Gladstone Community Message # 14

Email: avachon@cpsed.net

Website: https://gladstone.cpsed.net

Location: 9 Beachmont Avenue Cranston, RI 02905

Phone: (401)270-8081

Facebook: Gladstone Elementary School

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you. This season is a time to reflect on the many blessings in our lives, and I feel so fortunate to work alongside such a wonderful community of students, parents, and staff.

I am incredibly thankful for the hard work, kindness, and dedication you all bring to our school each day. Your support and involvement make our school not just a place of learning, but a place of care, collaboration, and joy. It is because of families like yours that we are able to create an environment where our children can grow, thrive, and discover their full potential.

As we take this time to pause and appreciate the blessings in our lives, I hope you find moments of peace, joy, and connection with your loved ones. May your holiday be filled with warmth, laughter, and many happy memories.

Thank you for being an essential part of our Gladstone school community. Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Amy Vachon

Good afternoon Gladstone @ Barrows families,

There is No School Thursday November 28th & Friday November 29th for Thanksgiving break.

Please sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences on December 18th from 3:30-5:30pm.

With the weather changing 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.

*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.

Gladstone is in need of TISSUES! If you can donate a box to the school, we would greatly appreciate it!

11/28-11/29 - NO School Thanksgiving Recess

12/11 - PTG Meeting @ 5:00

12/12 - Santa Story Hour

12/18 - Parent Teacher Conferences

12/23-1/1- WINTER BREAK

Our Gladstone Swag is back !!! Go to www.spiritwear.com

1. Go to the fundraising tab

2. Then click on find my e-store

3. Then find Gladstone PTG Everyone will need to REGISTER and then LOGIN before they are able to place items into their shopping carts.

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION OF YOUR ORDER PLEASE Call : 866-583-6886

Thank you to all of the families and teachers that attended our meeting on Wednesday. Please be sure to join us on December 9th for our next meeting.

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.