It was a beautiful week and students were able to take full advantage of their outdoor time! In grade 3, students and the lunch monitors played in the leaves and enjoyed their time playing together. We had another successful round of Tuesday Trivia and our first and second place winning teams in grade 4 and grade 5 continue to take the lead. If you haven't started listening yet, the podcast is linked at the bottom of this page and the news is a quick but entertaining six minutes long.

Students in grade 5 shared information about their Human Rights Candidates over the morning announcements in preparation of the the school-wide "Meet the Candidates" and vote on Monday, November 4. The winning candidate will be on display at the Suffern Library! More info about this to come!

In PE, students are getting ready for the 48th Cross-Country Race on November 2 at Suffern Middle School. Start time is 9AM and registration is 8:30AM. Students should wear Suffern BLUE in grades 2 - 5 from SES and MES!

Take a look at the upcoming events happening next week. Red Ribbon Spirit Week and Fall Festival (wear costumes!). Please remember that masks are not allowed and students should not bring any costume accessories that are imitation weapons. Also, blow-up costumes and anything that is difficult to walk up and down stairs in, should also be avoided. Finally, please do not send in any food or anything to go home with students (trick-or-treat bags, for example). Thank you!

Last but not least, please consider participating in our Trailblazer (career) Day on Friday, December 6th! We would love students to learn from you!

Please see the PDF link below for the October 28 - November 1 spirit days!

https://www.redribbon.org/

🎃October 31 is our IN-SCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL for students! Students may wear costumes! Please be sure students can walk up and down stairs safely in their costumes. Also, if there are any accessories that are not appropriate for school (or could be considered scary), students should leave those home as well. Finally, for safety purposes, we cannot allow students to wear masks.

https://www.yanjep.org/program/musiquita/

1. Please remind your child that recording and/or taking pictures of others is not permitted on school grounds or on school transportation. Phones should remain in backpacks.
2. Suffern Central School District has a Wellness Policy. Please review it in the handbook linked below. Food sent in or brought in for classes will not be distributed or sent home with students.
3. Cell phones are NOT permitted during lunch or recess and should not be used anywhere on school grounds. If your child has a phone, they must leave it in their bag and keep it off. If we collect cell phones during the day, they will be brought to the main office and have to be picked up by a parent/caretaker at the end of the day or the following day.

If you email Dr. Ivey, please also include Mrs. Eileen Lomei, secretary, and your child's teacher. This will ensure that your communication has been received and will be addressed. If there are any health issues/concerns that you would like to share with Nurse Cooper, please be sure to include the teacher on the communication as well (if you feel the teacher should also know).Finally, if you are emailing your child's teacher about a change in pick-up or absence, please also include our secretaries.

Thank you!

The contents below include books, articles, podcasts, blogs, etc., that I have found interesting and want to share. All of the books, etc. that I share are things I have read with the lense of an educator and a parent. I hope that you enjoy exploring them and please share any suggestions you may have with me as well! I will update this throughout the year and add your suggestions! Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Dr. Ivey