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 is under way. You can ALL continue to purchase the calendar raffles, there are still 22 prizes left to win! How the calendar raffle works; we will randomly pull out one name on each day of the month. If your name is pulled you receive the gift card that was assigned to that day. On Friday's we will pull 3 names. One for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The school will notify you that you are the winner and you can decide if you want to come and pick up the calendar raffle in person or we can send it home with your student. We would like to wish everyone good luck!

Good afternoon Gladstone @ Barrows families,

Cranston Public Schools needs your support! Here is the information about the Cranston Public schools budget. As we receive more information we will be sharing it with you. There will be some budget meetings happening with the city during the month of April. Once we have those dates we will communicate this to you.

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

We would really appreciate you sending your students to school with winter coats. We do go outside all year (weather permitting) so it is very important for students to have a coat.

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 401-270-8080.

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.

We also had a very special assembly this week. The NED Show! Ned taught our students about Mindset and how to keep on trying when things get difficult. Students will be able to purchase Yo-Yo's next week at the school.

We are off to a great start in our after school programs. We are currently partnered with Mrs. Hartley for our students to learn Yoga! 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.

Dear Families,

You can take the short survey online between January 21 and March 31. 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.

PTG Meeting - 3/12 at the Senior Center 5pm

Gladstone Green Spirit Week (more details to come)- 3/17 to 3/21

Spring Pictures- 3/26

Family Curriculum Night at Gladstone- 3/27 (5:00-7:00 pm)

Eid a l-Fitr- NO SCHOOL

Parent/Teacher Conferences- 4/2

If you are still interested in grabbing a T-shirt or sweatshirt for your student. Please fill out the form attached and send in the money!

Thank you to all of the families and teachers that attended our meeting on Wednesday. Please be sure to join us March 12th for our next meeting. We are meeting in person at the Cranston Senior Center. 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.