Email: avachon@cpsed.net

Website: https://gladstone.cpsed.net

Location: 9 Beachmont Avenue Cranston, RI 02905

Phone: (401)270-8081

Facebook: Gladstone Elementary School

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

Our March Calendar Raffle has officially ended. Thank you to all of the families that participated! We hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Our RICAS ELA testing begins next week. We will be testing on Tuesday, April 1st and Wednesday, April 2nd. Please be sure that students are arriving on time to school every day. Try to avoid scheduling appointments during state testing. Students should be getting a good night's sleep every night. We know that they are prepared and they will work their hardest on the state assessment.. ​

Good afternoon Gladstone @ Barrows families,

There is NO SCHOOL Monday March 31st in honor of Eid al-Fitr.

Thank you to all of the families that participated in our family curriculum night. We hope that you enjoyed the event and learned some fun new educational games to play at home. We really enjoyed being together and spending time with you. We would like to give a shout out to our amazing staff members for creating the activities for the event and making the night one to remember.

Cranston Public Schools needs your support! Here is the information about the Cranston Public schools budget. Please join us for the April 8th City Hall meeting for CPS budget.

Here is a family support/how to for accessing different elements on a virtual day

If you are dropping students off and picking up at school you CAN NOT park on Beachmont Avenue between the NO PARKING signs. This interferes with our buses. If you are dropping off a student and getting out of the car on Netherlands, please ensure you are NOT blocking the neighbors driveways.

As of right now we do have a waiting list and we are not accepting any more students at this point in time. All students who are in the after school program will have to be picked up by 5:15. If for any reason your child is unable to attend the after school program you need to notify the main office by 12:00 or send in a written note. Please remember to communicate with us on talking points for the after school program. Using this group we will send you important information about that program.

We will ONLY have afterschool this coming week on Tuesday and Thursday due to Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday.

Dear Families,

Survey ends Monday March 31, there is still time to be entered into our raffle to win a giftcard. To take the survey,

visit: bit.ly/ridefamily. Choose your school from the dropdown list.

Thank you

Here are the steps to complete the survey:

Step 1: Visit bit.ly/ridefamily

Step 2: You have now accessed the family survey. There is a drop-down menu in the top left-hand corner: select English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

Step 3: Click where it says select and look for your child’s school in the drop-down menu. Once you find the school, click on “Take this Survey.”

Step 4: For each question, select the answers that best apply to your experience and beliefs. Once finished, click “Submit,” and you are done!

Estimados padres:

Usted podrá completar esta breve encuesta en línea o en papel, entre del 21 de enero al 31 de marzo.

Para tomar la encuesta, visite: bit.ly/ridefamily

Muchas gracias.

Primer Paso: Visite bit.ly/ridefamily

Segundo Paso: Ya ha accedido a la encuesta familiar. Hay un menú desplegable en la esquina superior del lado izquierdo: seleccione Español (Spanish).

Tercer Paso: Ahora presione el botón “seleccione” y busque la escuela de su hijo/hija en el menú desplegable. Una vez que encuentre la escuela, presione "Responder Esta Encuesta".

Cuarto Paso: Para cada pregunta, seleccione las respuestas que mejor se apliquen a su experiencia y creencias. Una vez que haya terminado, presione el botón "Enviar", ¡y listo!

*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.

*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 send a refillable water bottle to school with your child.

* Please review the district family involvement policy as well as our parent engagement plan.

Eid a l-Fitr- NO SCHOOL

Parent/Teacher Conferences- 4/2

April Vacation - 4/14-4/18

(Grades 3-5 ONLY) Gladstone Glow Dance- 4/25

Thank you to all of the families and teachers that attended our meeting on Wednesday. Please be sure to join us April 9th virtually for our next meeting. Hope to see you all there!

Please join our Parents and Teachers of Gladstone Page on Facebook!

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.

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.