Dragon Passport
Hats for HuskyThon
On March 6th Dragons are asked to donate a $1 or more and wear the hat of their choice in support of HuskyThon. All proceeds will go the the CT Children's Hospital.
Have you signed up for Conferences?
Conferences can be a helpful way to monitor your scholar's progress before the year is over. Use this time to learn more about the class, assignments, progress and get support. If you need help identifying which teacher's you should allocate your time to, please reach out to your scholar's counselor for support.
If you have not signed up yet, please use the link below!
Parent Advisory Meeting
Calling all Parents/Guardians! We want to hear your voice! Join us for our 2nd Parent Advisory Meeting on Wednesday, March 12th at 8AM on Zoom. This meeting is all about you and your opinions to various topics. We look forward to hearing from you!
https://crec.zoom.us/j/95123806947?pwd=1kSTxgeAXabu6GjWLecLaYkXl9Vr2O.1
Meeting ID: 951 2380 6947
Passcode: 025344
CREC SCHOOLS ART SHOW
Several of our Dragon's art work will be on display. This is a great event to support our fellow Dragons and other CREC students.
Parent Climate Survey
In order to accurately measure and improve our school’s climate, we will be administering a school climate survey to all members of the school community. The survey is designed to assess perceptions of school climate, including feelings about safety, relationships, learning, the environment, and communication within the school.
To complete the family survey, please go to this link: https://rezed.io/1PDH2D. Every parent who takes the survey will be entered into a weekly raffle to win a gift-card!!! After you've taken the survey, email Eleisha LeMay (ELeMay@crec.org) with your child's name, and you will be entered into the raffle!
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Your feedback is important to helping International understand and improve the specific climate issues in our school. All responses are anonymous.
All surveys must be completed no later than March 14, 2025. Results from the survey will be used to inform planning of future school climate improvement initiatives.).
FEBRUARY- PRINCIPLED
This month, the IB Learner Profile trait we are celebrated is principled. Principled individuals “act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. [They] take responsibility for [both] their actions and their consequences.”
In today’s world, it is critical for people to know what they value and how their values can guide their life choices and decisions. To support your IB learners as they develop as principled individuals, here are some ways to encourage ethical, informed decision-making at home:
Ask your student about what they value and believe in, and how their choices and actions should reflect these;
Share times when you acted with integrity and honesty with your student, and why it mattered that you did; and
Support your student to take responsibility for their own actions:
Help them as they take on new responsibilities: talk through their new role and ask them to think about how that could impact their other responsibilities
When they make a mistake, process through how they can take responsibility for their actions, and support them as they do so.
March's IB Learner Trait is Risk-Taker
MYP and DP: A Review of Formative vs. Summative Assessments
As we are just past the midpoint of the school year, we thought it would be a good time to review what we mean by formative and summative assessment. It is also critical that students consistently complete formative assessment so that they can succeed on their summative assessments.
Two quick definitions:
Formative assessment is assessment for learning.
Used by students to practice new skills and get feedback on what still needs to be worked on. Used by teachers to provide feedback on student progress and what they need to focus on and improve.
Formative assessment might include practice or rehearsal of skills students will need to perform on summative assessments.
Summative assessment is assessment of learning.
It is used to evaluate student achievement. In other words, it is what you probably know assessment to be: a way to measure how much a student learned during a period of study.
Summative assessments might include tests or papers, but they could also include projects, presentations, or other creative ways for students to convey their learning.
The most important aim of assessment is to support and encourage student learning and growth. If a student does not complete formative assignments, their teachers cannot provide feedback to help them improve performance. In addition, students who don’t regularly submit formative work are less likely to succeed on summative tasks. They don’t know the material or skills, have not developed the self-discipline to complete assignments fully, and have not given themselves the chance to feel good about progress they could have made.
In short, completing formative assignments is one of the keys to preparing for college and career success. Being consistent in work completion – and having high expectations for their own performance – is a trait of successful people. To quote Dwayne Johnson, “Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”
Spring Sport forms are live in FINAL FORMS!
Click the picture to access Final Forms, Full Schedules and More.
If you have sport questions or concerns please email:
Mr. Chaylyn Martin or Mr. Ryan Aeschliman
As a reminder:
High School Athletes MUST have a Q2 GPA of a 1.7 to practice and 2.2 to play. Middle School athletes MUST have a Q2 GPA of 1.7 to participate.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Co-ED Track and Field
Flag Football
Softball
Baseball
HIGH SCHOOL
Co-ED Track and Field
Boys Volleyball
Softball
Baseball
https://gofan.co/app/school/CT87733
Tickets are $5 per person
DROP OFF:
Families must ENTER FROM the BLUE HILLS AVE ENTRANCE. The Woodland Ave entrance is for buses only from 7:15-7:45 AM and 1:45-2:30 PM
PLEASE DO NOT PASS BUSES
EARLY PICK UP:
If you are picking up your scholar early, please be at the school no later than 1:30PM. Visitors will not be allowed in the building after 1:30PM to ensure the safety of our scholars.
- Doctor's appts during the day: If you are coming to pick up your scholar early, no need to call, please just come into the main office and sign your scholar out. We will call him/her from class upon your arrival!
PICKUP AFTER DISMISSAL:
As a reminder, we do not have after school care, and ALL scholars MUST be picked up no later than 3:00PM. And no later than 11AM on early release days. PLEASE CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE IF YOU ANTICIPATE A LATE PICK-UP.
CHANGE IN TRANSPORTATION:
- Contact the Main office before 12:30PM, this will give amble time to our Office staff to get the message to your scholar.
The main office lobby will be closed from 1:30-2:15 PM, with exceptions ONLY for emergencies.
Attendance Matters ALL YEAR LONG!
- The school day is from 7:30-2:05.
- Scholars missing school for 3 cores or more will be considered absent for the day.
- Attendance matters for all classes so if a scholar can only attend 1 or 2 cores for an excused reason, we highly recommend they do.
Scholars absent more than 10% of the school year (18 days) are considered CHRONICALLY ABSENT by the State. The first 9 absences are excused with parent communication to the school. Ten and over will require specific documentation for reasons listed in the handbook (located on our website).
High School Scholars: Loss of credit for a class can occur after 12 absences (Half Year Courses) or 24 absences (Full Year Courses). Please contact your Counselor to discuss how credit can be recovered.
Please remind your child of the importance of waking up early and being in school daily. If you need support and resources please contact Ms. Gibson at sgibson@crec.org or their school counselor (listed below).
Stay informed! Text YES to 67587
With the uncertainty of school closures, text messaging is the easiest and fastest way for the school to communicate with you. Receive text messages from the school for immediate access to what is going on!
- Important messages
- Upcoming Events
- Announcements
- School Cancellations and Delays
School Counselors:
Ms. Taylor Clarke- Grade 6 A-L and Grade 8
Ms. Tania Thibault- Grade 6 M-Z and Grade 7
Mr. Mark Field - A-L Grades 9-12
Ms. Monika Chudy - M-Z Grades 9-12
Administration
Mr. Ben Simon - Middle School Dean of Students
Mrs. Eleisha LeMay - Middle School Assistant Principal
Ms. Raynette Holmes - High School Dean of Students
Mr. Tom Craig - High School Assistant Principal
Mrs. Yesenia Hernandez - Principal