Dear Parents and Guardians, WOW!! Summer is almost up-

on us!!

To our fifth graders moving on the middle school, we

wish you great success. Kelley School has prepared you well

for your future. Know that you will all be missed!

To our returning Kelley School kids, have a wonderful

summer! Once again, here is my “homework” for you:

Snap a Picture While Reading This Summer!!!

We all know the importance of reading over the summer. To

help encourage the kids to do just that, I am asking parents

and students to email picture of you reading over the sum-

mer! Sitting poolside, relaxing at the beach, curled up on a

rainy afternoon on the couch, anywhere at any time...ask

someone to take a picture of you with a good book. Teachers

will be asked to do the same. The goal is to have a wonderful

display of summertime reading in the lobby to welcome us

back to school! Pictures can be emailed to me at

mkahl@southingtonschools.org or to Mrs. Arduini at

carduini@southingtonschools.org. Thank you and Happy

Reading!

June, 2017

June

Dates of Interest

1 Gr. 1 Field Trip—

Beardsley Zoo

1 5th grade family picnic

2 Relay for Life—SHS 4:00

6 Last TD Banking Day

7 Gr. 5– Sturbridge Field

Trip

7 School Spirit Day

8 5th grade Math Fair

9 Field Day

12 Rain Date -Field Day

13 Kindergarten graduation

2:00

13 Gr. 4– Mystic Field Trip

14 Gr 2– Field Trip CT

Science Center

14 Math Olympiad Field Trip

to Boston

14 Wacky Wednesday–

Pajama Day

15 Volunteer Breakfast 9:30

20 Last Day of School!

9:30 Fifth Grade Awards

Recognition Program

Early Dismissal 1:30 pm

Fifth Grade

Recognition Ceremony Our Grade 5 students will be honored at a Recognition Cere-

mony on Tuesday, June 20th in the cafeteria. There will be a

video at 9:30 a.m. followed by the program at 10:00 a.m.

This program is a great way to celebrate our 5th graders’

years at Kelley School. All parents and siblings are invited

to attend.

Fifth Grade Picnic

On the last day of school, all fifth grade students will be attending a class pic-

nic sponsored by the Fifth Grade Recognition Committee. This will take place

after the Recognition Ceremony that morning. Attendance at the picnic is lim-

ited to the fifth grade students and staff only, along with parent volunteers

who will be assisting with picnic activities. We appreciate your understanding

and look forward to seeing you all at the Family Celebration on the evening of

June 1st.

Academic excellence continues for two former Kelley students. The PTO

sponsored two Scholarships, given to a student graduating from high school

and planning to attend a school of higher learning. Along with the require-

ments of being a former student at Kelley School, applicants were judged on

their contributions to the community. We are proud to announce that Kristen

Mathew and Michael Ricciardone were awarded the scholarship. Congrat-

ulations to these fine young adults and best wishes to them in their future pursuits.

Kelley School P.T.O. Book Scholarship

Wondering what is happening in the art room?

Visit our online classroom by clicking

http://5eyeswide.weebly.com.

Or check us out anytime by going to Ms. Szymanski’s staff

website page .

Planning Ahead…. First Day of School: Aug. 31st

PTO Meeting: Sept. 6th

Welcome Back Picnic: Sept. 8th

Open House: Sept. 13th

PTO Spring Book Fair

Our BOGO Book Fair was a great success thanks to all our Kelley families and staff. Our

grand total for the sale (including the $1,190.00 collected from the coin challenge) was

$8751.00. The figure for coin challenge reflects the $200 pledged to Teacher Appreciation

Week.

A heartfelt thank you to all the parents and grandparents who helped with the book fair and

to our custodians Mr. Lacombe and Mr. Spatafore for all of their help with fair set up.

Congratulations Ms. Sieruta!!

Please join us in offering heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Sieruta on her retirement! Ms.

Sieruta has been teaching Southington’s students for 37 years and made a lasting

impression on all of them! We wish her all the best as she makes plans to travel and

relax. She will certainly be missed here at Kelley School!

School Store The last day to purchase items at the school store will be Thursday, June

1st. Thank you to our volunteers Lisa Christensen, Heather Farr, Maureen

Vargas, Phil and Dolores Piscitelli and Dorothy Szletjer who helped run our

store every Tuesday and Thursday morning.

Summer Reading

Children in all grades should participate in

the Southington Summer reading program.

In collaboration with the Governor’s Reading

Challenge all elementary schools are partici-

pating in this joint reading program. Please

find the grade level reading lists on the

Southington Public Schools website:

www.southingtonschools.org .

TD Banking Day

A reminder to parents and students

that a representative from TD Bank

will be at Kelley School on Tuesday,

June 6th. This will be the last banking

day for the school year. Students may

bring money to school to be deposited

into their account.

To Parents of Children Who Take Medication at School

If your child has medication in the Health Office, please plan to pick up your child’s

medication by the end of the last day of school. All medications will be properly de-

stroyed if not picked up following the termination of the order or during school

hours on the last day of school.

Congratulations to Juliet Murphy, a third grade student in Mrs. Manware’s class on win-

ning the Grand Prize art project for the CHET Dream Big competition. She was an hon-

oree at a private celebration with our state treasurer Denise Napier.

Notice Regarding School Physicals

No student entering pre-school, kindergarten, grade 7 and grade 10 or

when entering from out of state or country, may start school without proof

of the following prior to the first day of school: physical exam completed

within one year of the start date of school.

News from the Library Media Center

We honored the following Birthday Book Club members:

May 2—Tyler Poutouves

May 3—Daniel Campolo

May 24—Brandon Jenkins

May 25—Shayla Cassidy

May 25—Claire Orfitelli

May 26—Niko Martino

May 29—Collin Griffin

May 31—Zack Adams

June 3—Tessa DeAngelo

June 3—Julia Hurley

June 9—Arianna Shukla

June 9—Katie Reilly

July 11—Jasen Hurley

July 29—Emma Drechsler

July 29—Leo Drechsler

July 31—Mason Bandish

August 2—Jessica Lombardo

August 14—Chloe Ariyavatkul

Happy Birthday from Mrs. Newland, Mrs. Grodizicki, Mrs. Folcik and all your friends at Kelley School!

Lunch Money Borrowed

As the school year comes to an end with lots of activities, please keep your child’s lunch account up to date. If your child will be transferring to another Southington School, their lunch account will follow them. Any money left in your child’s account on the last day of school will be there when we resume school in August.

Also keep in mind that any student who has borrowed lunch money and has not paid it back will not receive their report card until funds are paid. This policy was established by the Board of Education. Students who have outstanding accounts on the last day of school will be reported to the Board of

Education.

Our first Career Day was a phenomenal success. Thank you so much to our parents who came in to speak to the kids about their careers. Feedback from students and staff was overwhelmingly positive! We hope this will be an annual event! Thank you also to our PTO

volunteers who helped the morning run smoothly!

Art for A Cause kids decorated 20 tote bags with cheerful pictures and kind words.

The bags were filled with all sorts of toiletries, books, games, coloring books and stuffed animals. The bags were donated to DCF in New Britain who will gift them to children in need, to give them some comfort and items to call their own during

difficult times.

The Wee Deliver program ended in May. Many letters were sent through Wee Deliver dur-

ing the school year. A big thank you goes out to all participating students, third graders who

helped this year, and especially to the volunteer parents from third grade who helped out

weekly with guiding the students through the sorting, canceling and delivery of mail.

Thank you to: Melanie Fortin, Heather King, Laurie Lombardo,

Deb Simonson and Maureen Vargas.

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Procedure for Tick Removal

Ticks may carry serious infections and must be completely removed. Do NOT handle ticks

with bare hands. Always wear disposable gloves when exposed to blood and other body fluids.

Wash the tick area gently with soap and water before attempting removal.

*conduct a full –body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all

parts of your body upon return form tick-infested areas. Parents should check their children

for ticks under the arms, in and around the ears, inside the belly button, behind the knees,

between the legs, around the waist, and especially in the hair.

* examine gear and pets. Ticks can ride into the home on clothing and pets, then attach

to a person later, so carefully examine pets, coats and day packs.

* tumble cloths in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after

you come indoors.. If clothes are damp, additional time may be needed.

*If the clothes require washing first, hot water is recommended. Cold and medium tem-

perature water will not kill ticks effectively. If the clothes cannot be washed in hot water,

tumble dry on low heat for 90 minutes or nigh heat for 60 minutes. The clothes should be

warm and completely dry.

* Follow the directions using the “TICKED OFF” tick removal tool or disposable

tweezers.

* Grasp the tick as close to the skin surface as possible and pull upward with steady,

even pressure.

* Do NOT twist or jerk the tick as this may cause the mouth parts to break off. It is

important to remove the ENTIRE tick.

* Take care not to squeeze , crush or puncture the body of the tick as its fluids may

carry infection.

* After removal, wash the tick area thoroughly with soap and water.

* Apply a sterile bandage or Band-Aid type dressing.

* Wash your hands.

Ticks can be placed in a pill bottle with a cap and given to the parent/legal guardian. The

parent/legal guardian can bring the LIVE tick to the Southington Health Department and send

it to the CT Agricultural Station for testing. This must be requested by the parent/legal

guardian and can only .

Full information form the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/avoid/on_people.html

The Counselor’s Corner with Miss Cipes, School Counselor

Kelley School: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

Flanders School: Tuesdays and Thursdays

This Month’s Topic: The Difference between

Temper Tantrums and Sensory Meltdowns

Many people think the words “tantrum” and “meltdown” mean the same thing, but they do not. While tantrums and melt-downs can look the same to an outside observer, the internal experience prompting such behaviors is quite different. Knowing what constitutes a tantrum and sensory meltdown can help you learn how ways to respond to your child that will provide a maximum amount of support.

A tantrum is an outburst that happens when a child is trying to get something he/she wants or needs. Some children with learning and attention issues are more prone to tantrums, as they have greater difficulty coping with strong, uncomfortable feelings. During tantrums children express their feelings in inappropriate ways (such as yelling, crying or lashing out). Be-haviors displayed during tantrums are usually purposeful (i.e. for attention or to get one’s way) and children in the midst of a tantrum usually have some control over their actions. Tantrums stop for one of two reasons: a child gets his/her way, or a child realizes that he/she won’t get what he/she wants by acting out.

A sensory meltdown is a reaction to feeling overwhelmed. Sensory meltdowns happen when there is too much sensory in-formation for a child to process. Examples of triggers for sensory meltdowns might be too much noise (an amusement park, a loud concert, etc.), too many things to think about (a long-term school project a child cannot decide on a topic for, a menu with too many items to choose from, etc.) or too many emotions happening at the same time. During meltdowns sensory information floods a child’s brain, creating a “flight or freeze” response that causes irrational behaviors such as yelling or hitting.

To tame tantrums, acknowledge what your child wants without giving in. Make it clear that you under-stand what your child wants (“I can see you want dessert.”), then help him/her see that there is a more appropriate behav-ior that will work (“When you are done yelling, calmly tell me what you would like.”).

To manage a meltdown, help your child find a safe, quiet place to de-escalate, or change the amount of sensory input. Rem ove your child fr om the situation, if possible, and pr ovide a calm , r eassuring presence without using too much language. The goal is to reduce the amount of input coming in, not provide more.

Box Tops

Congratulations Mrs. Moriarty’s class for submitting the most Box Tops for the

month of May ($33.80) and moving into the second place spot. The current

classroom totals are as follows:

Miss Pitino $206.10

Mrs. Moriarty $203.80

Miss Moutela $181.80

Miss Bianchini $138.30

Mrs. Sadowski $109.30

Miss Ranno $ 95.90

Mrs. Potamis $ 87.30

Miss Dezio $ 85.90

Mr. Herman $ 82.40

Miss Sieruta $ 82.10

Mrs. Raczynski $ 80.60

Mrs. Risser $ 78.40

Mrs. Lasbury $ 78.00

Mrs. Kelly $ 76.40

Mrs. Manware $ 70.90

Mrs. Szymanski $ 70.20

Mrs. Bottiglieri $ 50.70

We have collected $1,778.10 in Box Tops so far this year. Our final collection

date for the 2016-2017 school year will be Friday, June 9th. A summer collec-

tion bag will be sent home with each student the week of June 12th. Thank you

for supporting this very successful PTO fundraiser.