Gladstone Community Message # 9
October 2024
Gladstone @ Waterman
Email: acorsolatos@cpsed.net
Website: https://waterman.cpsed.net
Location: 722 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: (401)270-8013
Facebook: Gladstone Elementary School
Message from the Principal
Our Gladstone team has made it through year one in our transition to Barrows and Waterman. This was not any easy move for any of our students, families, or staff but we survived and are moving forward! Our goals this year are to continue to improve our social-emotional initiatives and our strategies and instruction to improve our students’ academic achievement. We have prioritized students' academic and social emotional skills so that they are prepared to succeed in their futures. Our goal is to promote a safe school environment that is based on respect, kindness, and high academic achievement. We also strive to provide fun and enriching opportunities for our students, such as field trips and school events that involve our parents’ participation. In addition to our focus on SEL and student achievement we are working on building our knowledge of and comfort in 21st Century Learning Environments. This includes flexible seating, changing the traditional classrooms, and PBL. These changes will prepare us for a smooth transition to the new Gladstone! We are not only a team at Gladstone, but we are also a family. Together, our dedicated staff and remarkable students are proud to be Gladstone Elementary School Huskies!
Amy Vachon
Gladstone Trunk or Treat 2024
Thank you to all our families and our PTG for making this event a huge success!
Gladstone Steel Beam Signing
Friday, October 25th was a special day for all Gladstone students and staff. We took a field trip from Waterman to Barrows and had many special guests join us for a steel beam signing for the NEW Gladstone school. This beam will be installed directly over Mrs. Vachon's office. This event moves us one step closer to us moving into our new school!
Weekly Message
Good afternoon Gladstone @ Waterman families,
Today our students went over to Barrows for a beam signing event for New Gladstone. Our students really enjoyed this special event and were very engaged throughout it.
Thank you to all of the families who decorated cars and donated candy to our Trunk-or-Treat event! We are very excited to see all of you tonight! Families please be advised that if your child is not in school we do not allow them to attend after school events such as Trunk or Treat. This does not impact early dismissals.
Our handbook permissions are now going to be completed through ASPEN. Here is a guide to help you through the permissions in ASPEN. If you need help logging in to ASPEN please call the main office 401-270-8013.
If you are dropping students off and picking up at school you CAN NOT park on Mapleton Avenue this interferes with our buses. If you are dropping off a student and getting out of the car please park on Tennyson Road.
Reminders
*Please arrive on time for school. We are only serving breakfast to students from 8:35-8:50am.
*Please make sure your students know if they ride a bus or are getting picked up. All dismissal changes need to be entered into this form by 2:00.
* Please do not park in our staff parking lot. We have limited parking and only enough parking for our staff. If you need assistance with your child in the morning please contact the school and we will try our best to accommodate.
*Please send a refillable water bottle to school with your child.
* We will NOT dismiss to someone who is not on the emergency care card and we will NOT dismiss without a written note if a student is leaving early. Please return lunch applications and Parent Compacts as soon as possible.
*We are NOT dismissing students after 2:30pm.
* Please review the district family involvement policy as well as our parent engagement plan.
Tissue Donations
Gladstone is in need of TISSUES! If you can donate a box to the school, we would greatly appreciate it!
Upcoming Events
October 28th-Nov 1st - Halloween Spirit Week
October 28th-Nov 1st- Book Fair
October 31st - Aramark Food Tasting (this is voluntary for our students)
November 1st - Grade 4 Field Trip
November 5th - No School - Election Day
November 7th & 8th - Bus Evacuations
For our upcoming spirit week students are not allowed to dress up in costumes. This is to ensure the safety of all participating.
Parents & Teachers of Gladstone
Please join our Parents and Teachers of Gladstone Page on Facebook!
Family Center/COZ Partnership
Our Family Center Liaison is Grace Swinkski: gswinski@cpsed.net
The Family Center/COZ works directly with all Title I schools in the district. Title I is based on the free/reduced lunch population. We provide help & guidance with resources for you & your family. We also sponsor family events both in the schools and in the community. Our office is open year round, please reach out with any questions 270-8078.
Please join our Facebook Group!
We have a Facebook account for Gladstone Elementary School. This will be another way we'll be able to communicate information to you all quickly. If you use Facebook we recommend that you follow us.