SEPTEMBER IMPORTANT DATES

9/22 - Open House 

9/27 - Picture Day

Aquidneck School Open House

Thursday, September 22

Last names A-K will attend 5-5:45

Last names L-Z will attend 6-6:45

To accommodate for parking and having a more relaxed in person open house we are splitting the school in half by last name. Last names A-K will attend 5-5:45. Last names L-Z will attend 6 - 6:45. We are looking forward to seeing all our families! 

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED SOON!  

To our Aquidneck Families 

Did you know that we are required by law to have 

15 practice drills a year?

We take our drills very seriously.

We are prepared, not scared.

 We will have our first fire drill this week.

 We will also have our first lockdown this month.

Students and staff are reviewing all safety procedures.

Our DRILL requirements for the year:

11 Fire drills (at least one per month)

2 Lockdown Drills 

2 Evacuation Drills

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Our teachers are working hard preparing our students

for all types of drills

In accordance with state law (§16-21-4, §16-21-5), all schools (public and nonpublic) in Rhode Island are required to perform 15 emergency drills that include fire, lockdown, and evacuation drills. At least one drill shall be conducted each month, and at least one out of every four must be obstructed drills. As part of the required 15 emergency drills, each school must conduct two evacuation drills and two lockdown drills. One lockdown drill shall occur in September and one in January.

A. L. I. C. E. stands for 

ALERT, LOCKDOWN, INFORM, COUNTER, EVACUATE. 

We have begun talking to students about what these words mean and what to do if there is ever a 

"dangerous someone" in our school. 

All Lockdown and ALICE drills are conducted in coordination with the Middletown Police Department.

We use the following book in all classrooms to introduce this concept.

 I'm not scared, I'm prepared...because I know about ALICE.

by Julia Cook

Aquidneck's Policy on

Birthday Celebrations

We feel every birthday is special, in keeping our wellness policy; we would like to celebrate your child’s special day without sugary snacks!  Here are some options:

• Send in a non-food item - stickers, pencils, erasers, etc. 
• Donate a book to the class in honor of your child's birthday. On your child's special day a member of his/her family may come in and read that book to the class.
• All Birthdays are announced on the morning announcements.  

OUR INVITATION POLICY-       

If you would like to distribute birthday invitations in school, please include ALL students, ALL boys or ALL girls. If you are only sending a few invitations out, please mail them

SEE-SAW INFORMATION

• Please download app to communicate with teachers
• Teachers will send you a code to sign up for their class
• Remember teachers will have 24-48 hours to respond to your messages during the work week.  Messages will not be answered on the weekend or holidays breaks.
• If you have an important message it is best to call the school, as teachers are not allowed to answer messages while teaching. Especially dismissal changes.
• If you have an emergency over the weekend please email or see saw the principal.  

DEAR PARENTS & GUARDIANS,

TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE MOST CURRENT HEALTH INFORMATION PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SHORT FORM FOR EACH STUDENT IN OUR SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME KEEP OUR STUDENTS SAFE!                                                                                                              NURSE ROSA