tuesday s newsday at res march 5, 2019 vol. 18 19, issue ......school families. if you have thoughts...
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PreSchool & PreK parents should refer to letters sent
home by the teacher via their child(ren) for
timing of events. They may be different than noted for
Gr. K—4 in this newsletter. Thank you.
THIS WEEK: Tues., Mar. 5—Curriculum Committee
Meeting 6:30p—7:30p—JRMS
Community Rm
Tues., Mar. 5—Board of Ed Meeting
7:30p—JRMS Community Room
COMING UP:
Sat., Mar. 30-International Festival Tues, Apr. 9-Thurs., Apr. 11—Minimum Days Parent-Teacher Conferences Apr. 15-19—Spring Recess Tues., May 28—Spring Concert 7p Thur., May 30-Field Day Gr. 3/4 (rain date Jun 6) Fri., May 31-Field Day Gr. 1/2 (rain date Jun 7) Wed., Jun. 5-K-4 Art Celebration 4:30p—6:30p Wed., Jun. 5-Spring Concert 7p
TUESDAY’S NEWSDAY At RES
March 5, 2019
Vol. 18-19, Issue 25
In this issue of TN:
Conversation with the Principals
School Dismissal Reminder
PreS & PreK Dismissal News
Message from the Principal
Office contacts
Valid Photo ID is needed at all times
Reminder—no electronic devices
Lost & Found
Message from the Health Office
Save the Date—Art Celebration
PTA News
Followed by: Community Events
REMINDER: School Dism issal Manager (SDM) is set up in a w ay that gives parents the opportunity to list their child’s plans well in advance with recurring dismissal plans, or change plans right up until 1:30 pm (11:30 am on early dismissal days) daily. The office will not call parents to confirm their child’s activities. Students will be dismissed from the classroom according to their SDM plans as entered by parents before 1:30 pm (11:30 am on early dismissal days) daily. As always, if you have to change your SDM plan after the cut-off due to an EMERGENCY, please call the office. THANK YOU.
DEADLINE for TN material is Thurs., Mar. 7
Please email them as a PDF, if there are NO active links.
Otherwise, word or publisher format to [email protected]
(203) 938-2519 Ext. 304
Thank you!!
Please send your child with a warm coat, hat and mittens daily. Mittens are best to help foster independence. We try to get outside everyday even as the temperature gets colder. Label ALL items with your child’s name. Boots should be provided not just for snow but also for mud.
Dear Parents,
Please be reminded that toys, games, tech gadgets and personal items need to be kept at home so your child is not distracted and does not encounter issues with these personal items during the school day or on the bus. With the recent issues regarding the internet and child safety, we need to work together to ensure that items such as tablets, Apple Watches, cell phones, and any other devices which can access the internet are kept at home. Below is the policy from the RES handbook.
Toys, Games, Personal Items Students are prohibited from bringing items to school such as a Smart Watch, cell phones, Smart Phones, tablets, or other electronic devices. These items alter the learning environment and can be damaged or lost while at school. The school does not accept responsibility for personal items lost, stolen, or damaged at school. These devices are not permitted on the school bus unless arranged in advance with an administrator or teacher for a mutually agreed upon purpose.
At times certain “fad” items such as “Trading Cards” or “Fidget Spinners” cause interruptions to instruction or distractions in the cafeteria. When something such as this occurs, the school reserves the right to ask that children not use these items in school. Beepers, laser pointers, electronic devices, and cellphones are also not allowed in school. In no case will any personal communication evice be permitted for use that provides for a wireless, unfiltered connection to the Internet or which has the capacity to take photographs of any kind. Parental consent will be required if a classroom teacher allows the use of eReaders such as Kindles, Nooks, or other tablets. Toys and stuffed animals can cause a disruption to learning and conflict on the bus, cafe or playground. Children should not bring them to school.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call. In partnership for student safety, Natalie Hammond
Contact our office staff: By Phone: 203 938-2519 By Fax: 203 938-3251
Ms. Natalie Hammond, Principal [email protected]
Mr. Christopher Basta, Assistant Princiipal [email protected] Mrs. Cindy Twiss, Director, Special Services [email protected]
Mrs. Andrea Kirby, Supervisor, Spec. Svcs [email protected]
SUPPORT STAFF:
Mrs. Mary Burritt, School Secretary [email protected] Ext. 302 Registrar & Room Use
Mrs. Marilyn Caruso, Secretary, Spec Svcs. [email protected] Ext. 312
Miss Bobbie Granskog, School Secretary [email protected] Ext. 304 Budgets, Payroll & Tuesday’s Newsday
Mrs. Rachel Saluzzi, School Secretary [email protected] Ext. 301 School Dismissal Manager & Subs
Message from our Principal,
Ms. Natalie Hammond
Please
have a valid photo ID with you
EACH AND EVERY TIME you wish
to enter the school. We cannot
let you in without it. EVEN IF WE
RECOGNIZE YOU—please have
your ID handy.
We thank you for keeping our
students and school safe!!
UPDATED CLOTHING NEEDS FOR OUR HEALTH OFFICE. Specific items that are
essential are: Girls long or short sleeved T-shirts that fit
Girls in grades 1—4.
No boys clothing are needed at this time.
Please bring clean clothing to our health office, or drop off in the vestibule with
a label for HEALTH OFFICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Please be reminded to follow all traffic rules while driving in our parking lots and areas around RES. People have been observed not stopping at posted stop signs and exceeding speed limits when driving through our parking areas.
Thank you for working together to keep RES safe.
The RES Lost and Found is overflowing! The lost and found is
located in the RES Cafeteria. Please feel free to stop in any time and look for your
child’s belongings or ask your child take a peak. Remember to label your child’s
clothing so it gets returned to you.
We will be donating unclaimed clothing to our health office, and then a local charity if not picked up.
Ask your children to check too. THANK YOU.
SAVE THE DATE: There will be a Kindergarten - Gr. 4 Art Celebration with Mrs. Holden on Wednesday, June 5 in the RES cafeteria from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM. Mrs. Holden will be sending out more information closer to the event.
REMINDER: Students are prohibited from bringing items to school such as a Smart Watch, cell phones, Smart Phones, tablets, or other electronic devices. These items alter the learning environment and can be damaged or lost while at school. The school does not accept responsibility for personal items lost, stolen, or damaged at school. These devices are not permitted on the school bus unless arranged in advance with an administrator for a mutually agreed upon purpose.
Please remember to create an absence
or tardy for your child(ren) in SCHOOL
DISMISSAL MANAGER (SDM). Our
nurse is spending much of her morning
calling parents to check on students
who are home sick. This report helps
her manage the process, and we know
your child is home safe. You do not
need to call our nurse, if you use this
tool.
We appreciate your help. Thank
Conversation with the Principals
Wed., Mar. 6, 2019
8:30a RES Café
TOPIC: Restorative Practices
Followed by the PTA Meeting
RES PTA NEWS YOU CAN USE!
Current & Upcoming
Shout Outs & Celebrations
March 5, 2019
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PTA Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RESPTA/ Website: www.resctpta.org/
Ongoing Pajama + Book Collection Drive
Mar. 6 Monthly PTA Meeting, 8:30 am
Mar. 7 Weekly Thurs. PM Parenting
Classes Begin (10 wks)
Mar. 7 Lunchtime Music w. Scott Smith
Mar. 8 In-School Visual Arts Event with
artist Rob Mars
Mar. 26 Author Visit by Deborah Freedman
Mar. 30 International Festival
Click on Any Underlined Text in this Doc to Link to Event Details, Sign-ups, Tickets, Videos, and More!
PJ and Storybook Donations - Thanks + Still Time to Donate!
Thanks once again to our PTA Community Outreach Chairs Nicole Lilley and Megan Micola who helped kick off our pajama and storybook donation drive last week, and to
ALL the families and RES staff who have donated to this important effort so far.
Our partner organization is the Pajama Program, which helps facilitate comfortable and stable bedtime routines
for children in temporary housing situations.
If you have not yet donated to this effort, there’s still time
to bring your books and PJs to the RES office!
Check Me Out Parenting Course Evening
Sessions Begin Thurs. 3/7!
There’s still time to register for
the 10-week Parenting Course led
by Leslie Cohen-Rubury, LCSW.
The first evening session will be
Thurs. 3/7, 7:30-9 pm at RES. This
course is FREE for PTA members!
Register today!
RES PTA News You Can Use!
From our PTA President
Important School Issues at the Town and State Levels - Stay Informed!
Many in our RES community have asked about the pending school regionalization bills in the news, CT Senate Bills 457, 738 and 874,
and House Bill 7150, which are currently under consideration.
Our Redding Board of Education formally came out against two of
these state-level regionalization proposals earlier this month (read the Board’s letter to our state representatives here).
On Feb. 27, I attended a legislative breakfast sponsored by CT PTA that was at-tended by our State Senator, Will Haskell, and other lawmakers. I shared with Sena-
tor Haskell an important message from our membership: when considering legislation that impacts schools, we must first listen to our educators at all levels, and our
school families. If you have thoughts on these bills or other pending legislation sur-rounding our schools, you can email Senator Haskell and our House Representa-tives, Raghib Allie-Brennan and Anne Hughes. They want to hear your thoughts.
Additionally, Redding's budget process is well underway, and there is much work ahead locally -- you are encouraged to share your thoughts on our schools with your BOE and BOF representatives during this important process!
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Speaker Toni D’Agostino Will Explain Restorative Practices at RES
Along with schools across the USA, RES is moving towards a Restorative Practices
approach to improving school climate.
Restorative practices is an emerging field that studies how to strengthen
relationships between individuals as well as social connections within communities. It
allows for a shift in practice that results in a culture that is inclusive, builds fair
process into decision-making practices, and helps students learn to address the
impact of their actions.
Curious about what this means for students at RES? Join us on Weds. 3/6 at 8:30 am!
If you can’t be there in person, we will live stream the talk and meeting on our
Sneak Peeks - March 6 PTA Meeting - Join Us!
Event Preview - International Festival on 3/30!
Sirius Coyote -Music of Las Americas
This year’s International Festival on March 30 will bring
the whole world to Redding’s doorstep as we celebrate
One Town | Many Stories!
Some of the stories that we will explore at this year’s
Festival are the enchanting rhythms and powerful folk-
lore of contemporary and ancient America. Sing, clap,
and dance along with Sirius Coyote on a musical jour-
ney from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to the North
American Plains and Woodlands.
Help Wanted!
Bulletin Boards Celebrating Art and World
March is bringing two opportunities for RES fami-lies to flex their creative muscles and provide help
for just an hour or two in producing displays for upcoming PTA events. If you’ve wanted to get in-
volved but don’t have a lot of time, this is a great way to do it!
The International Festival is coming on March 30!
Contact Maisie Wallick to join the team that is cre-ating 3-D bulletin boards to support this festival celebrating RES’ global connections. This work is
happening this week, so get in touch today!
After our Guest Artist event with Rob Mars on 3/8,
art teacher Becky Holden will create a display of the artwork that students create with Rob. Contact Ms. Holden if you would like to help her celebrate
and display the artwork created on this special day. Join in, create connections, and enhance the spirit of RES!
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RES PTA News You Can Use!
In Focus
Have Your Best Photos
Work on this year’s Fourth
Grade yearbook is underway,
and we need YOUR photos from
school events!
We’d like to show this year’s
Fourth Graders at:
The Color Show
Field Days
The Kindergarten Show
Concerts
Classroom Parties, &
other special school events
throughout their years at RES.
If you have some great shots
to share, email them to:
or upload them to
http://bit.ly/ReddingYearbook
RES PTA News You Can Use!
And the Winners Are...
Congrats to All the RES Winners of the PTA Reflections Contest, and
Thank You to All Entrants!
Primary Visual Arts:
Winner: Jillian Hsu, Amazing Superheroes
Runner-Up: Ethan Hsu, Rosa Parks
Primary Literature:
Winner: Lilly Merritt, Dog Heroes Around Us
Runner-Up: Kathleen Stuart, Friends are
My Heroes
Intermediate Visual Arts:
Winner: Katie Parkin, Look Deep
Runner-Up: Allie Humphrey, One Little Thing
Intermediate Literature:
Winner: Anna Page Pilato, My Hero -
Charles Page Evans
Runner-Up: Alessandra Costello, Heroes
Save Us
Intermediate Film:
Winner: Alisen McTague, Heroes Are...
Intermediate Dance:
Winner: Sophia Weatherill, Sophia and
Jenna’s Dance
Special Artist Category for Visual Arts:
Winner: Christian Hotakov, Super
Almond Milk
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