Gladstone Community Message # 31

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

Field day shirts are now on sale. If you would like to purchase one please complete this flier! Fliers were sent home this week. If you need an additional one please let your child's teacher know!

Today we celebrated our students who had perfect attendance for the month of March. We had 88 students who had perfect attendance! Keep up the good work everyone! Can't wait to see how many students we have next month!

We will have RICAS makeups all next week. We will begin RICAS math testing on Tuesday, April 28th and Thursday, May 1st. Please be sure that students are arriving on time to school every day. Try to avoid scheduling appointments during state testing. Students should be getting a good night's sleep every night. We know that they are prepared and they will work their hardest on the state assessment.

Good afternoon Gladstone @ Barrows families,

There is NO SCHOOL April 14th-18th. We will see all students on Monday April 21st! We wish you all a safe and happy April break!

Cranston Public Schools needs your support! Here is the information about the Cranston Public schools budget.

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

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.

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.

*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.

April Vacation - 4/14-4/18

(Grades 3-5 ONLY) Gladstone Glow Dance- 4/25

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