The Cougar Chronicles

Valentine Day

As we start planning for Valentine's Day, please be aware of some of our school guidelines. If you are sending cards in with your child to pass out with classmates, please make sure that all the students in the class are represented. Also, we are aware that many students have allergies and/or food restrictions, we will be sending all candy and snacks they receive with their cards home, this will allow you, as the parent, to decide what your child may or may not eat. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Lost and Found

Is Prudence Crandall opening up its own boutique? Nope! It's just our ever-growing Lost & Found by the school's main entrance. Please take a look at the pictures on Class Dojo to see if anything belongs to your child. If you recognize an item or two, please send a message to your child's teacher so that they can send them down to collect their belongings.

Social Media and Internet Safety Presentation

The Enfield Public Schools will be offering a Social Media and Internet Safety Night on February 6th at JFK from 6:30-7:30pm to parents of students in grades 3-5. CT State Trooper First Class Officer James White, the CT State D.A.R.E Coordinator, will deliver an interactive presentation to serve as a powerful call to action discussing responsible choices online, regardless of the app, game, or platform that student use. He will providing tips for parents on how to properly manage and supervise your children's social media usage. Please see QR Code or link below.

https://forms.office.com/r/tpqmXxDjU8

Upcoming Dates:

February 6th- Internet Safety Night @ JFK 6:00

**The link below has been updated (🤞).

Do you want to help create a positive behavior system for home to help the students of Crandall be more successful? Calling all parents who would love to be part of this team. The goal is to match our school’s P.R.I.D.E. behavior system. We will meet to collaborate and create this system for parents to implement at home. Please fill out the following form if you are interested in joining this committee to develop this great resource. We will plan to meet once a month virtually and/or in person until our task is complete. ​

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https://forms.office.com/r/80jWSfPv0m

Please see the items below, the key was lost last week and the glasses have been in the office for a few weeks. Let the office know if you recognize these items.

In the month of February and March we will be talking about healthy habits during our community building time. Coach Silkowski will be giving tips on our morning announcements with a focus for each week.

Healthy Habit Week 1

Make sure you are getting 10 hours of sleep! 😴

Parent Information

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/signs-of-exhaustion-in-children/

Mrs. Chamberlain would like to remind all families when their student’s class has physical education so they can be prepared with appropriate footwear. During the winter, when wearing boots to school, please remember to pack sneakers to change into for P.E. class. Thank you for helping your student to be prepared!

We would like to thank our Crandall families for their generosity and support for our 2024 Read-a-thon. This year we raised a total of $4,719.61!! It truly is an honor to be part of such a giving school community. Crandall Rocks!!

1st place- Room 8- $626.00

2nd place-Room 2- $573.00

3rd place- Room 6- $537.46

Tickets are available now through the day of the game.

https://springfieldthunderbirds.formstack.com/forms/henrybarnard_prudencecrandall

Crandall families: Girls on The Run is back this year! All girls in grades 3-5 are invited to register. Mrs. Soule and Mrs. Stephanie are the Head coaches. We will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-5:00PM beginning February 27th. If you are interested- PLEASE apply for the scholarship! The information is self-reporting, and no financial documentation is required.

Only 15 girls can join this year, so register as soon as possible.

Reach out to Mrs. Soule: jsoule@enfieldschools.org or Ms. Stephanie: stullock@enfieldschools.org if you have any questions!

Registration is still open!! Please consider attending.

Please use the QR code or link below to RSVP for the event. Learn about trends, strategies, and techniques to monitor your child's online activity. This presentation is open to all parents of students in grades 3-5.

https://forms.office.com/r/tpqmXxDjU8

Keep those shoes coming!!! Help us reach out goal of 1000 pairs collected!!!

In the first three weeks of our shoe drive, the Prudence Crandall community has collected approximately *750* pairs of shoes! The fundraiser will continue to run through the first week of March, and the funds will be used to support having another successful Field Day at the end of the school year! I wonder if we can aim to collect another 200 pairs this coming week! Thanks for the support, keep collecting!

The Enfield Public Schools is now offering the ability to block YouTube from the school issued iPad. Please note, if you complete the survey to block YouTube, it will be blocked both at home and in school.

Please find the link below.

Note – it may take up to a week for the settings to go into effect after the survey is completed. This is also communicated to families at the end of the survey when it is completed.

Attention 5th Grade families! We are looking for a few volunteers for our 5th grade committee! Please see the details on the flyer below. If you are interested, please contact Jen Wheeler at barnardcrandallpto@gmail.com.

We will hold our first meeting ASAP, virtually.

We have Prudence Crandall T-Shirts available (Youth Medium, Youth Large, Adult Small, and Adult Mediums. Please send in $15 cash in an envelope with your students name, t-shirt size, and room number.

Per district attendance procedures, attendance letters will be sent out for all absences, excused or unexcused, following this schedule:

5th absence – 1st Letter

9th absence - 2nd Letter

10th absence – 3rd Letter

Additional letters will be sent after every 5th absence. (ex. 15th, 20th, 25th)

Regardless of the content of the letters, if the majority of absences are excused as defined in the student handbook, we will most likely not reach out unless there are a large number of absences.

If the majority of the absences are unexcused as defined in the handbook, an administrator will be reaching out to offer available support to make sure your child comes to school on a regular basis.

The Prudence Crandall School Store will be open Friday, February 23rd, during all lunch waves. All of the items will be between $1 and $3. Please see below for the merchandise list.

Items for $1.00

Bookmarks

Sunglasses

Bracelets/necklaces/rings

5 color pens

Highlighters/markers/pens/pencils

Sticky notes

Erasers

Scrunchies

Mini rubix’s cube

Gibbets (2)

Small notebooks

Mochi

Items for $2.00

Pencil bags

Squishy

Putty

Key chains

Kinetic sand

Sport ball squishy

Big eye pop it

Tech decks

Slime

Lego

Rubix’s cubes

Fidget spinner

Items for $3.00

Draw string bag

Water bottle

Pop it balls

Light up pop tubes

Infinity cubes

Banana/carrot fidget

Arrival- Drop Off

Students will be dropped off at the back of the building, follow the cones on the right-hand side. All 3rd grade students will be dropped off at the first door, 4th grade students will be dropped off at the second door and 5th grade students will be dropped off at the third door. All parents/guardians will remain in their cars. Follow the path around the building to exit.

Dismissal- Pick Up

Students will be dismissed from the back of the building, follow the cones on the right-hand side. Please make sure your car tag is visible for the staff. All 3rd grade students will be picked up at the first door, 4th grade students will be picked up at the second door and 5th grade students will be picked up at the third door. All parents/guardians will remain in their cars. Follow the path around the building to exit.

02/06/24- Internet Safety Presentation- JFK 6:30pm

02/16/24- No School- Staff Development

02/19/24- No School- Presidents Day

02/20/24- No School- Staff Development

02/20/24- Crandall/Barnard Virtual PTO Meeting 6:00pm

02/26/24- February PRIDE Assembly 1:30 pm

03/04/24- Spring Pictures

03/08/24- Report Cards Issued

Email: aduperre@enfieldschools.org
Location: 150 Brainard Road, Enfield, CT, USA
Phone: (860) 253-6466