Dutemple Elementary Weekly Update

School Hours:

Doors open for breakfast: 8:20am

Instructional Day Begins: 8:35am

Instructional Day Ends: 2:50pm

Email: nruggieri@cpsed.net
Website: https://dutemple.cpsed.net/
Location: 32 Garden Street, Cranston, RI, USA
Phone: (401) 270-8104
Twitter: @DutemplePrinci1

While this is not the last week of school, this will be my final weekly update for the 2024-2025 school year. We have had another wonderful year at Dutemple and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for our learners.

There are only 7 days left in the school year and we still have a lot planned during that time.

Just a reminder, please rely solely on the communications coming directly from Cranston Public Schools.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns you can reach me at (401) 270-8104 or via email nruggieri@cpsed.net.

-Mr. Ruggieri

June 12th- Fifth grade field trip to Boston

June 16th- Kindergarten Celebration 12:30pm

June 17th- 5th Grade Walking out Ceremony 2:15pm

Congratulations to our June Students of the Month. This month. along with their certificate, each student received a gift card to Dairy Twirl, which is perfect with the weather heating up! Great job everyone!

Kindergarten:

Room 106: Gino Grinchell

Room 107: Gabriella Williams

Room 108: Esther Gonzalez

Grade 1:

Room 105: Joaquin Johnson

Room 110: Zel Lafo

Grade 2:

Room 06: Cailey Leveille

Room 08: Alexandria Miner

Grade 3:

Room 206: Mateo Melgar Giron

Room 207: Marlon Perez Silvestre

Grade 4:

Room 202: Lia Zamora

Room 210: David Melgar Giron

Grade 5:

Room 204: Isabella Garcia

Room 204: Zarai Tirado

On Monday, the graduating seniors from both Cranston West and Cranston East who attended Dutemple came to walk the halls one final time! This event is always both inspiring and exciting for our students. This year we had the Class of 2025 mingle and talk with the Class of 2037 (Kindergarten) after they walked the halls. Good luck and Congrats to all of this year's graduates

On Thursday we held our first annual, End of the Year PBIS Awards. This was an opportunity to honor students who were exemplary examples of our PBIS Ideals:

Show respect

Work together

Integrity

Make positive choices

We were also able to honor students who exited their MLL program and awards were given for music, library, art and physical education as well. Below are a few photos from the event.

Thank you to Mr. Cox, who was able to have track and field Olympian Craig Kinsley come and read to our students at Dutemple. It was a great experience and his visit was very motivating for our students. It was so kind for him to take his time out of his day to read and inspire our students.

Also, thank you Cranston Public Librarian for visiting and enlightening our students about the summer reading program the library has to offer. She was encouraging students to take this opportunity to participate in the competitive reading challenges.

Bradley Early Childhood Collaborative will be offering a FREE virtual parenting group for families with preschool age children (ages 3 to 5 years). This is an especially good opportunity for parents looking for ways to support their child’s transition to kindergarten in the fall. The group starts July 9 with weekly sessions from 8pm to 9:30pm on Wednesdays. We have found that this time tends to be most feasible for working parents; they can log on and participate after they have completed bedtime routines.

Interested families can call 401-793-8734 or can provide contact information on the QR code in the flyer.

I have attached the flyer below.

Calling all grown-ups who love a good time and a GREAT school year! Join us for our final PTO meeting of the year on Wednesday, June 11th at 6:30 PM in the school library. It’s the perfect chance to meet our brand-new board, hear what we actually do (hint: it’s more fun than it sounds), and find out how you can help make next year awesome!!

We’re looking for a few great volunteers—but don’t worry, we’re not asking for you to get a second full-time job. We’re talking one hour for the whole year. That’s less than a Netflix binge!! Come for the info, stay for the treats, and leave feeling like a PTO pro!

For more info, please email dutemple.pto@gmail.com

Dear Families:

It is that time to review the safety info to keep safe from tick diseases. Please check yourself and your children after outdoor adventures, especially in tall grass and woods. Check head to toe.

How do I properly remove a tick?

• Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers or a tick-removing tool, like a tick spoon.

• Grasp the tick as close to the skin as you can and avoid squeezing the tick’s body.

• Using steady, even pressure, pull the tick away from the skin. Be careful not to twist or jerk the tick when trying to remove it. This can cause the tick’s head to break off and remain in the skin, which can increase the risk of a minor skin infection.

• If you can’t easily remove the head with tweezers, don’t worry. Your body will naturally push out the remainder of the tick as your skin heals over time. “Embedded mouthparts do not transmit Lyme disease,” according to Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center.

• After removing the tick, wash the bite site and your hands with soap and water. Apply rubbing alcohol or antiseptic to the bite area.

• Before disposing of the tick, take a picture of it. This can help your health care provider determine what type it is and if there’s a risk of a transmitted disease.

When do I need to call a health care provider?

If a suspicious rash or flu-like symptoms develop within several weeks of removing a tick, it’s time to see a health care provider. Tell them about the recent tick bite, when it occurred and the place it likely occurred.

While a bull’s eye rash is a telltale sign of Lyme disease, it’s not the most common way a Lyme disease rash will present itself.

“Fever, aches, and abrupt and severe fatigue can be the main symptoms of acute Lyme,” according to the Johns Hopkins research center.

From the article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ticks-giving-you-the-ick-what-you-should--and-shouldnt--do-if-you-your-child-or-pet-get-bitten-215432433.htm

For more info: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/prevention/index.html

Stay Safe Out There!!

Nurse Sargent

We have a twitter account for Dutemple Elementary. This will be another way I will be able to communicate information to you all quickly. If you use twitter I recommend following me.

@DutemplePrinci1 is the twitter handle.