Hello Families!
I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! The school building feels so empty without students, and I can’t wait to see everyone back here in September! Please read below for a few updates, and expect to hear more in the coming weeks:
NEW SCHOOL-DAY HOURS
Mondays 8:00-2:20
Tuesday-Friday 8:20-2:40
Please go to the procedures page for the most current arrival/dismissal information.
AFTERSCHOOL
We are switching to a new afterschool platform. The afterschool club catalog will be published next month, and registration will open in mid-August. More information on afterschool will be released in the next couple of weeks.
PROGRAMMING
Last year, we had wonderful feedback about our Media Arts program and we are looking forward to continuing our Media Arts partnership with Ms. Eaton this year! We will have updates about music programming and grade-specific enrichments to share soon.
2023-24 CLASS PLACEMENTS
We will be reaching out in late August with your child’s class placement. Our teachers put a lot of thought and care into creating new classes, taking many factors into consideration. We are confident that all of our teachers will provide safe and nurturing classroom environments, and that our students will connect with their new teachers and make new friends in their new classes. We are unable to accommodate parent requests regarding class placement unless there is a documented safety concern.
REMIND
We will continue to use Remind for direct communications from the school. We will populate our 2023-24 classes in Remind after we have sent out class assignment letters in late August. We recommend that you download the Remind app if you haven’t yet.
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CONTACTING THE SCHOOL OVER THE SUMMER
If you have questions or concerns over the summer, please reach out to Tanica or Leila through Remind or by email.
FALL CARNIVAL - SAVE THE DATE
WE’RE TURNING UP THE FUN ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL
Join us as we kick off the new school year with a Fall Carnival on Saturday, September 23rd from 12pm-5pm. It’s going to be HUGE. There will be tons of fun activities for kids, families, and friends including music, bounce houses, rides, games, and treats! (If we can convince anyone to sit in it, maybe a dunk tank?) You won’t want to miss it.
To make this event a success, we need volunteers. A LOT of volunteers. Please reach out to PTA or grace.ciaccia@gmail.com if you’re interested in planning or volunteering on the day of the event.
Reminder: ALL proceeds from the event go directly to the PTA to help fund in-school enrichments (like music and chess!), assemblies (more author visits!), recess coaches, after-school opportunities and all the amazing things you help the PTA make possible for our kids.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
The deadline for ordering Edukits is August 1 - the kits will be delivered to your home and we will let families know when you can deliver them to the school before Sept. 7. If you are not ordering an Edukit, you can view the supply lists here. It is important to us that all of our students feel prepared for the first day of school - if your family is experiencing financial difficulty, please reach out to Tanica for help with school supplies.
NEW FAMILIES ONLY
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