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Last Updated March 14, 2010
School Closing Flyer
School Report Night - Tuesday, March 16
Save the Date for Community School's Annual Report Night, to be held on Tuesday, March 16th as part of the regularly scheduled CSA meeting. School Report Night provides all families with an opportunity to learn more about the NECAP assessments and an analysis of our school results. We will also share the action steps that our School Improvement Team is taking to ensure that learning continues to improve for all students in our school.
The Agenda was recently sent home, a copy can be found here.
Spirit Week is HERE!!!!
Spirit Week returns to Community School the week of March 15-19. In keeping with our tradition, each day we will have a different theme:
• Monday - SPORTS JERSEY DAY - Wear your favorite team jersey or wear your own team’s jersey if you participate in a sport.
• Tuesday - WACKY TUESDAY - Wacky clothes and hair rule, be creative!
• Wednesday - LUCKY IRISH DAY - Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the wearing of the green.
• Thursday - HAWAIIAN DAY - Dress in bright, tropical colors.
• Friday - COMFY COZY DAY - Come to school in your comfortable clothes…cozy flannel pajamas or sweat pants (for safety reasons PLEASE leave your slippers at home).
Many great activities and games are planned throughout the week! Volunteers are needed during all lunches. If you would like to help contact information is found in this flyer.
Jump Rope for Heart Health Fair - March 9-10
The Physical Education Department at Community School is proud to announce our annual Jump Rope for Heart Health Fair. The fair will take place in March on Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th. This yearly event promotes physical fitness, a healthy lifestyle, and the value of community service to the students and families.
There will be a variety of stations including jumping rope, tae bo, step aerobics, rock wall climbing, healthy snacks, and much more. Come one, come all. Parents, relatives and faculty are invited to attend the fair.
All participants’ sponsor forms and donations are due by Friday, March 19, 2010. If possible please convert all cash to a check(s) payable to the American Heart Association.
More information and the classroom schedule can be found in this letter that was recently sent home.
If you did not receive or have misplaced your donation envelope, the information to raise money online can be found here and the Participant's Sponsor Form can be found here.
Family Math Nights
Community School invites you to join us for Family Math Nights.
This Parent-Child event will be an evening of mathematics fun and learning for all. Come do interesting math activities and problems with your child and enjoy yourself with other families and teachers from Community School.
Please pre-register for planning purposes.
We ask that you bring only your children in the appropriate grades that evening.
Kindergarten & Grade 1 - Thursday, March 11
Grade 2 & Grade 3 - Thursday, March 18 - Registration Form - Return by Friday, March 12
Grade 4 & Grade 5 - Thursday, March 25 - Registration Form - Return by Friday, March 19
It's a Spring Fling!
All Daughters and their guests are invited to the annual Community School Daughter Dance. This memorable event will take place on Friday, April 9, 2010, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Cumberland High School.
All details can be found in this invitation being sent home this week.
Pasta for Pennies
From March 8 to March 26, Community School will be participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Pasta for Pennies® program.
Pasta for Pennies provides an opportunity for children to raise funds to support the efforts of LLS to find cures for blood cancers - leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin disease and myeloma. You may not realize how important spare change is in search of cures for cancer. But, it is. In fact, millions of children participating in School & Youth Programs raised millions of dollars last year! All denominations of coins, cash and checks are accepted.
More information can be found in this letter that was recently sent home.
Hearing Screening - March 22
A reminder from Mrs. Wharton, School Nurse:
The technicians from the RI School for the Deaf are scheduled to do hearing screenings on all K-3 children and new students in grades 4 and 5. They will visit our school on Monday, March 22. Parents will be notified if a child does not perform adequately for the screening.
Please contact Mrs Wharton with any questions.
C.L.E.A.N. Children’s Learning and Enrichment in the AfterNoon
Children’s Learning and Enrichment in the AfterNoon is a CSA sponsored self-funding program which offers enrichment programs after school from 3:30 until 4:30 p.m. Classes meet once per week.
A description of the Spring program can be found here. Look for the registration form to be sent home in the coming weeks.
Children's Safety Letter
Many complaints regarding arrival and dismissal have been lodged and we need your support and cooperation. People have phoned with concerns about safety. Please take a few moments to review this memo reminding everyone of the traffic flows during arrival and dismissal of our students. Your child's safety is important to us!
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