Clyde W. Needham Email Template

Dear Clyde W. Needham Families,

What a fantastic time we had on Tuesday, November 26th, at our 2nd Annual CW Needham Turkey Trot! The day was filled with fun, laughter, and community spirit.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to Edith Garnica, our Bridge Site Lead, and Lisa Chaves, Coordinator at Needham West, along with the incredible Needham West staff and students. Your hard work and creativity brought joy to our students and made this event truly special!

We also extend our deepest gratitude to our community vendors who generously provided amazing prizes for our students:

• Legacy Bakery – Delicious concha bread
• Burger King – Kid's Meals
• Safeway – Gift Cards
• Fiori's – Gift Cards
• The Corner Scone – Gift Cards
• Sprouts – Gift Cards
• SaveMart – Gift Cards
• Tony's Pizzeria – A Large Gift Basket

Many students took home these fantastic prizes as rewards for completing the most laps during the Turkey Trot or winning the raffle.

Thank you all for coming together to make this event a memorable one. Wishing all of our Needham Knights PEACE and BLESSINGS!

Warm wishes,
Sonja Renhult
Proud Principal
Clyde W. Needham Elementary School

Our ELAC (English Learner Advisory Committee) is an important part of our school community. The members of ELAC give suggestions to the school and the School Site Council for how to best serve the needs or our English Learner students. Currently, 68% of our student population are English learner students.

Please help us by attending an ELAC meeting in the future. Next meeting is on January 15, 2025!

ELAC Meeting Dates - Wednesdays 8AM - 8:50AM in our Library

January 15, 2025

February 26, 2025

March 12, 2025

Incentives for participating in ELAC Meetings

• You may bring your children to the meeting, daycare will be provided if necessary
• SNACKS for all attendees
• Each meeting will have a raffle prize for one lucky parent!
• students of parents who attend ELAC meetings will be awarded 5 PBIS Reward points
• students of parents who attend ELAC meetings will be called to the office to select a COOL PENCIL of their choice

ELAC members are ELECTED by parents of English Learner students. Voting for all nominations for ELAC will be Sunday, Nov. 10 - Tuesday, Nov. 12

Would you like to be a member of ELAC? - Please nominate yourself by filling out the ELAC Nomination Form

Thank you for helping us with ELAC by nominating yourself to become a member!

Dropping Off:

• All students arriving in a vehicle MUST be dropped off in our parking lot on Pleasant Avenue
• ONLY STUDENTS ARRIVING ON FOOT will be allowed to enter school at the Church Street Gate.
• Drop off time for grades 1-6 is 7:30 - 8 AM
• students may eat breakfast or walk the blacktop until school begins
• Drop off time for Kindergarten(K) and Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is 7:45 - 8 AM
• students may eat breakfast or walk in the kinder yard until school begins
• School begins for all students at 8AM

Picking Up:

• All students being picked up in a vehicle MUST be picked up in our parking lot on Pleasant Avenue
• Vehicle pickups will not be allowed at the Church Street Gate - this exit is for WALKING STUDENTS ONLY
• Pick Up time for grades 1-6 is 2:05 PM on regular school days
• 12:12 PM on Minimum School days
• Pick Up time for Transitional Kindergarten (TK) will be 11:50 AM every school day including minimum days
• Pick Up time for Kindergarten will be 11:50 AM on regular school days
• 11:50 AM on all minimum days
• For quarters 2-4, kindergarten students will be picked up at 1:20 PM on regular school days and at 11:50 AM on every minimum day

For more detailed info please visit Needham Elementary School's Drop Off & Pick Up page