TUESDAY'S NEWSDAY - ISSUE 5
September 28, 2021
From the Principals
Dear RES Families,
Many thanks for your support of our PTA sponsored SPIRIT WEEK last week. As we work to build a close community in all classrooms, grade levels and subject areas at RES, such school-wide efforts are meaningful and fun for students and staff. Everyone enjoyed sharing in the creativity and pride in belonging throughout the week. We will continue with spirit days throughout the year. Please be sure to see the PTA Newsletter and the many events they have planned for the RES community, and please join our PTA.
Our Pinwheels for Peace celebration for students has been scheduled for the rain date, September 29, due to the predicted rain for today. If students worked on designing pinwheels at home, please be sure to send these into school tomorrow.
Remember our Picture Days are planned for next week, October 6, Grades 1 - 4, and October 7, Grades Pre-K - K. Students will take individual photos, and composites will be used to create a class photo this year to support our physical distancing efforts.
Thank you -
Sharon Weirsman, Interim Principal and Joe Amodio, Assistant Principal
Mark Your Calendar
Wednesday, September 29: Pinwheels For Peace (rain date prevails based on forecast)
Thursday, September 29: Gr. 4 Garden Club - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuesday, October 5: Gr. 4 Garden Club - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tuesday, October 5: Redding BOE Meeting 7:30pm, JRMS Community Room
Wednesday, October 6: Picture Day (Grades 1-4)
Thursday, October 7: Picture Day (Preschool & Kindergarten)
Thursday, October 7: Gr. 4 Garden Club - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, October 8: Staff Day, NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 11: Columbus Day, NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, October 13: Virtual RES PTA Meeting 7:00pm via ZOOM
Thursday, October 14: Gr. 4 Garden Club - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Click the link to access the 2021-2022 School Year Calendar
FIRST VIEW App (Transportation update)
If you are having problems with the First View app for bus transportation updates, it is possible there were some changes to the route or the timing of your child's pick-up or drop-off.
First View is updated ONCE A WEEK on Wednesday nights. IF the app dropped your child's pick-up or drop-off information or shows "no services," you need to go into the app and re-add the pick up or drop off stop. App users may be disconnected from a stop they’re following, if it’s moved in our system manually to another route, another location and/or the stop time is changed. If any of these things happened, then that’s why you may have lost the PM service or AM service.
The transportation changes have finally started to level off now that we are 14 days into our school year. Hopefully, this will be your final tweak with the app. You can also reach out to the First View support team at support@firstviewapp.com or directly from the app by selecting the envelope icon.
Thank you.
Grade 4 Fall Gardening Club
We are grateful for the overwhelming response we had for this program. It filled up in two days. The club will be offered again in the spring to Grade 4 students.
Thank you.
NEWS FROM OUR HEALTH OFFICE
Health Office Updates:
- The students are doing a great job wearing masks! It is still warm outside and they do often get sweaty after recess and PE, so please send a couple extra masks to school with your child.
- Please monitor your child(ren) for any signs and symptoms of illness. Please keep students home if they are sick and/or if they have a temperature above 100.0 F. Report absences in School Dismissal Manager and/or email the nurse.
- Please report all POSITIVE COVID tests immediately to the school nurse and the district coordinator at covid@er9.org and jconnolly@er9.org. If you have any questions about this or the protocols please call 203-938-2519 ext. 309. Also notify the nurse if your child is identified as a close contact of someone with covid outside of school.
- Students should also have a change of clothes at school or in their backpack in case of spills or accidents. We do not have extra clothes in the health office.
Jennifer Connolly
RES School Nurse
Phone: 203-938-2519 ext. 309
Email: jconnolly@er9.org
CAR TAGS FOR DISMISSAL
There are 3 backpack tags that can be used for siblings either now, or later as your family grows. IF you lose one or do not have enough, please consider making copy of that tag to match your car tag number and affix to your child's backpack.
Information regarding our dismissal procedure is available in our summer mailing located on our website at www.reddinglementaryps.org Please refer to our handbook.
Thank you -
Important Reminders
Arrival & Dismissal
Parents/Guardians who are dropping off students in the morning, or picking up students in the afternoon are asked to remain in their vehicles during this process. We will have staff on hand ready to support during these transition times. If you are dropping off your child in the morning please be sure their mask is on and backpack is ready BEFORE you pull up to the drop off location, so that we can quickly and safely transition kids out of vehicles and into the building.
IF your child needs extra help getting in / out of your vehicle, please park your car in an available parking space to assist your child, and please walk them to the curb. This will help move our car line along more swiftly.
RES Visitors
Due to the current health and safety precautions in place, we are limiting visitors in our building to essential business only. If you need to come to the school to pick up your child, please be sure you have a government issued ID on you for entry each and every time. Even if we recognize you, we will ask for your ID. This is our policy.
Traffic Safety
Please be reminded to follow all traffic rules while driving in our parking lots and around RES, including stopping at stop signs and adhering to the speed limit. Cars may not travel into the bus loop during arrival and dismissal.School Dismissal Manager
If there are changes to your child's dismissal plans, remember to log in to School Dismissal Manager to update with the new plans before 1:30pm or 11:30am on an early dismissal. A reminder that 'bus' is the default for all students. Distribution of a student pick up number tag, or the data from the summer survey does not automatically inform us that your child is a pick up. RES relies on our daily SDM report as to what your child is doing at the end of the school day.
DROP OFF SAFETY
Contact Us
Joseph Amodio, Assistant Principal - jamodio@er9.org
Email: sweirsman@er9.org
Website: www.reddingelementaryps.org
Location: 33 Lonetown Road, Redding, CT, USA
Phone: 203-938-2519
Twitter: @RESRedding
OFFICE CONTACTS
Office hours for Special Services is 7:30am - 3:00pm during the regular school year.
SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Ms. Jennifer Del Conte, Director, Special Services
Ms. Michelle King, Administrative Assistant to Director of Special Services
mking@er9.org Ext. 313
Mrs. Jennifer Hankla, Supervisor, Special Services
Mrs. Marilyn Caruso, Secretary, Special Services
mcaruso@er9.org Ext. 312
Office hours for the main office is 7:30am - 3:45pm during the normal 10-month / 180 day school year.
SUPPORT STAFF:
Miss Bobbie Granskog, School Secretary
bgranskog@er9.org Ext. 304
Budgets, Payroll & Tuesday’s Newsday
Mrs. Komal Kulkarni, School Secretary
kkulkarni@er9.org Ext. 302
Registrar & Enrollment
Mrs. Rachel Saluzzi, School Secretary
rsaluzzi@er9.org Ext. 301
Assistant to School Principals
School Dismissal Manager & Subs
OTHER FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS:
Nurse Connolly — Ext. 309
Library— Ext. 343
Kitchen — Ext. 346
You will find a complete list of telephone extensions and email addresses for our staff on our website www.reddingelementaryps.org
Tuesday's Newsday Material Deadline for NEXT WEEK is
Thank you.