Philip R. Smith Elementary School

Thank you for another wonderful school year! Best Wishes to our Grade 5 students!!

Thank you to all of our parent volunteers for coming out on Tuesday to run the various Field Day stations. Without you, Field Day just would not be the same. Lauren Beeler does an amazing job organizing a fun day for students and families! We appreciate your flexibility with the multiple changes we had to make to our original Field Day date.

Orientation Slides:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jDaBjb69dJIOVoE9NGhOdse9P7DOeR4tx4CSF6W65jU/edit?usp=sharing

Nurse Information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bn_cHlPaAxdKx9vy5hOlmi4_e4NtVF7gDflvcBX9TCQ/edit?usp=sharing

Attendance Guidance:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sZ0q7DmfHREOXJkv-GL_q_rWrhEBuk7w/view?usp=sharing

Every summer it is important for students to engage in reading and practice their skills. The districts provides summer work and it can be found on the district website. Don't forget the Governor's Reading Challenge and the SW Public Library summer program. Please set aside some time (maybe 15-30 minutes 5x per week) to read and have students engaged in academics. This really does wonders to keep skills fresh. Lexia and Dreambox accounts will be available to students for the first part of the summer. As soon as we transition students from their current grade into the next grade they will lose access. The students and staff have worked so hard throughout the school year, I just don't want the students to lose ground over the summer.

We wanted to remind everyone that we still have the "Universal Stories" link available for students and staff to access. Take a look, it would be great for families to submit your story for our community to enjoy.

Here's the link...https://sites.google.com/apps.southwindsorschools.org/prs-universal-stories/home

All student bus information will be posted to your Parent Portal in mid-August. This will include the student(s) bus number, bus stop location, pickup time and drop-off time.

Additionally, the 2024-2025 Transportation Information Form (TIF) is now available for completion. A completed TIF is required for all SWPS students, except for Role Model POP children. This electronic form can be found by logging into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, located in the "Forms" section. If you have any difficulty in accessing your account, please contact the school's main office for assistance.

Bus stops are determined by this form therefore, it is extremely important this form is completed no later than June 30th to allow for the timely creation of the 2024-2025 bus routes. Please know this form can be updated and/or changed at any time however, no changes will be processed between the moratorium dates of 8/21/24 to 9/04/24. Please allow five (5) days to process any changes.

To avoid any confusion, only the 2024-2025 TIF will be available for completion after April 30th. If transportation changes are needed for the current school year or if you have any questions regarding the TIF, please email or call Marlene Pouliot, Transportation Coordinator, at mpouliot@swindsor.k12.ct.us or (860) 291-1252.

Nurse's Blog

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QoYcCkcavl8PlOhe7qdj66idT1cmvLoV9IW4z_DOjl8/edit?usp=sharing

Volunteer Registration: This is the newly revised Volunteer Registration form-In order to volunteer you must complete this form. If you have already completed it in the past and have been approved to volunteer, you do not need to complete it again. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-YY-42ZxOAK16oe0_MME6uberDFv5P_ubEefFX2knqcUmQQ/viewform