Weekly Wrap-Up #34
Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
Can you believe the first week of May is already behind us? The year is just flying right by and so much is happening at BAC! This week we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week! It's an opportunity to thank the amazing staff we have here at Cucinella! Our teachers are second to none and they make Cucinella the amazing place it is! Join me in celebrating the staff this week by showering them with acts of gratitude and appreciation!
This upcoming Wednesday, May 10th, is National School Nurse Day! It's a day that we come together as a nation to honor the field of school nursing and the daily efforts of school nurses to ensure all students’ wellbeing and safety. I would be remiss if I did not bring to attention the efforts of our amazing nurse Mrs. Jessica Ewer! Nurse Ewer does it all and deserves all the gratitude showered on her, thank you for everything you do for our school!
This past week saw the start of NJSLA testing. Our 3rd-5th grade students completed the math portions over the course of the week. This upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday, students will take the ELA portion, and on Thursday and Friday, the fifth grade students will take the Science section of the test. Make up testing for absent students will start over the course of the week as needed.
Parents can find more information HERE including parent resources, tutorials, sample items, and practice tests. If you have any questions about the upcoming testing, please feel free to reach out.
Please be sure to send your children to school with their chromebooks charged as well as their headphones. Testing will start promptly after homeroom, so please be sure to get to school on time!
Looking Ahead:
Mondays in May- Staff Dress Down Days- 11th Hour Animal Shelter Fundraiser
Week of May 8th- Teacher Appreciation Week!
Monday, May 8th- PTO School Spirit Day- Wear your Cucinella Gear or Red, White, and Blue.
Tuesday, May 9th- Board of Education Meeting- 7:30PM @ LVMS PAC
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 9th-10th- NJSLA ELA Testing for Grades 3-5.
Wednesday, May 10th- National School Nurse Day
Thursday-Friday, May 11th-12th- NJSLA Science Testing for Grade 5.
Monday, May 15th- PTO General Membership Meeting 7:00 PM @ BAC Cafeteria
Tuesday, May 16- TaG Showcase Night 6:30 PM @ BAC Cafeteria
May 16-19- Kindergarten Homeroom Concerts 9:15 @ BAC Cafeteria
May 23-25 1st Grade Homeroom Concerts 8:30AM @ BAC Cafeteria
RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE: Monday starts our Related Arts schedule on a DAY 4.
Looking forward to another great week,
Christopher Perruso
Kindergarten Round Up- June 5th and 6th
Attention parents of our incoming Kindergarten students, if you have registered your child for kindergarten, we will be holding our Kindergarten Roundup on Monday & Tuesday, June 5th & 6th. Shortly, you will be receiving an email with a sign-up genius link where you will be able to pick your date and time to attend the roundup. The roundup will last approximately an hour and fifteen minutes. There will be two session, one at 8:30 and another at 11:00. During this time, the incoming students will participate in a variety of activities with our Kindergarten staff. These activities help us to learn more about them as students and individuals.
While the students are off having fun with their teachers, the parents will be meeting with Mr. Perruso, Mr. Serfozo, Mrs. McCool, and Nurse Ewer so that we can provide you with an overview of Kindergarten and additional information you may need as your child embarks on his/her journey into education! We are looking forward to seeing you.
More information will be coming out shortly!
2023-2024 Kindergarten Registration
Lost and Found
Nellie's News Flash
Click here to get a copy of the newest issue of Cucinella's PTO's "Nellie's News Flash".
ABSENCE PHONE LINE IS PERMANENTLY SHUT DOWN, USE PICKUP PATROL FOR ABSENCES!
The next step of integration is we now exclusively use PickUp Patrol for recording your child's absences. Please click here to review how to use the program to record absences.
The absence line which was previously used to record absences has now been disconnected.
Our secretaries and nurse are no longer checking phone messages for absences. This information is now handled exclusively through the PickUp Patrol app. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to integrate this new attendance management system.
If you have not downloaded the app or set up your account yet, please do so as soon as possible.
Click here for more information about Pickup Patrol
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the secretaries, Mrs. Deanna Dargel or Mrs. Boomi Varathrajan.
Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School
Email: cperruso@wtschools.org
Website: https://www.wtschools.org/o/bac
Location: 470 Naughright Road, Long Valley, NJ, USA
Phone: (908)-850-3161