NES SECOND NEWSLETTER

Volume 2| September 2018

Your bi-weekly news & updates

Please send back all the required forms that were sent home the first week of school.

These are important papers that need to be updated and signed by parents.

***Please email ctudino@nssk12.org if you have not yet received your dismissal cards so we may verify.

Attendance Works

One of our goals this year is to ensure that every student attends school regularly and on- time. Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student's academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Here are a few statistics to share:

*Children chronically absent in kindergarten and first grade are much less likely to read at grade level by the end of 3rd grade.

*By 6th grade, chronic absence is a proven early warning sign for students at risk for dropping out of school.

For more information, visit the link below.

Attendance Works

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PTO First Event of the year! Sundaes on Sunday

Date-Sunday, September 23rd

Time-1pm to 3pm

Rain date is Sunday, September 30th

Sundaes on Sunday -this Sunday, September 23rd!

Narragansett Elementary School will be participating in Start with Hello , a program that teachers students grades 2-12, the skills they need to reach out to and include those who may be dealing with chronic social isolation and create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school.

Start with Hello Week, September 24-28th , is the roll out week for the year long initiative.

During this week, students grades 2-4 will be watching the launch video during lunch.

Each month Mrs. Marcotte will implement an activity, chosen from the Start with Hello Planning Guide, the first week of each month. You can access the planning guide at https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/startwithhelloweek.

The activity overview will be posted in the bi-weekly parent newsletter at the beginning of each month. Please help empowering our children by supporting the activity at home and in the community.

If you have any question please let me know.

Thanks for your support, Mrs. Zaborski azaborski@nssk12.org

Sandy Hook Promise: Start with Hello Week Link

New Staff Welcomed at last School Committee Meeting:

pictured left to right:

Spanish-Emma Catanzaro

Preschool-Jillian Potter

Special Education-Victoria Moore

Special Education-Katie Degnan

Grade 1- Michelle Haskell

Grade 3- Hillary Black

Principal-Gail Dandurand

not pictured:

Special Education-Nicole Tavarozzi

School Psychologist-Tara Reddington

Literacy Consultant-Patricia Winters

Teacher Assistants:

Rebecca Ansaldi

Amy Lamb

Sida Hyde

Nerson Santiago Jennifer Yee

Grade 1- Parent Night: September 27th 5:30-6:30pm

Pre-K - Parent Night: October 4th 5:30-6:30pm

(Mrs. Souchette's Grade 2 make up parent night is September 27th 5-6pm

*Please note- K and *2-4 already had their parent nights :)

FLU CLINIC-Thursday, November 8th Pier School

Flu Clinic Consent Form

NES PTO Meeting-September 27th Arturo Joes

NES PTO Fall Enrichment Starting October 1st

Narragansett Elementary School Vocabulary Initiative

Vocabulary is a significant predictor of reading comprehension. "Indeed, one of the most enduring findings in reading research is the extent to which students' vocabulary knowledge relates to their reading comprehension>" (Osborn and Hieber, 2004)

We will continue with our monthly vocabulary calendars. Each month a new calendar will be sent home. I will announce the word of the day with the definition during morning announcements. A suggestion for "at home" practice would be to hang the calendar on your refrigerator and discuss the word of the day with your child, challenge them to use the word in a sentence, or model using the word yourself :)

Flag Football

Narragansett Parks and Rec Fall Program

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