The Cougar Chronicles

No School

Just a reminder, there is no school on Friday, March 29th for Good Friday. Have a great weekend, it looks like the sun may make an appearance!

Lost and Found

Traditionally this the the time of the year that the lost and found pile tends to grow the most. Please remind your child to bring home whatever items they wear to school in the morning.

Dessert for Dinner

Attention 5th grade parents, tomorrow, March 26th, is the last day to sign up for Dessert for Dinner. Please use the QR code below to sign-up. As a former 5th grade teacher, Dessert for Dinner was one of my favorite events.

Help Wanted

The nurse is looking to replenish her supply of extra clothes. If you have any gently used clothes, size Youth Medium or larger, that you would be willing to donate, please send it in with your child. Thank you in advance.

No School- April 2nd

At the February 27th Board of Education Meeting, the board approved canceling school on April 2nd due to the Primary Elections being held at multiple buildings across the district. The calendar on the district website now reflects the change.

April PTO Meeting

The April PTO meeting has been moved to Tuesday, April 23rd. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Duperre, Mrs. Marchese, Mr. Graham (Barnard) and Ms. Hayford (Barnard), will be facilitating a parent focus group in regards to Enfield's development of their Vision of a Graduate. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes. Please consider joining. I will attach the meeting link as we get closer to the date.

Upcoming Dates:

March 26th- March PRIDE Assembly

March 29th- No School- Good Friday

A special shout out to all of our talented Crandall musicians who participated in the 25th Annual EPS String Fest at Enfield High School on Friday, March 22nd.

Congratulations to our 4 Nutmeg Award readers. Lydia, Olivia, Cece, and Natalie earned a special lunch with Mrs. Meers for reading ALL 10 2024 Nutmeg Award Winning books. Great job and keep reading!

Wednesday, April 17th, 6-7 at the Enfield Public Library on Middle Road, ( rain date 4/18). We will unveil the Intermediate One Book, Three Schools 2024 book and author!

Come out and participate with staff and students from all 3 Intermediate schools! We will have fun, Interactive stations that reflect the themes from the book. More information to come. Be on the lookout for the flyer which will go home soon!

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 8

Make sure you are always using positive mindfulness.

Parent Link

https://blissfulkids.com/mindfulness-exercises-for-kids-squish-and-let-go/

Our shoe collection is up to 61 bags of shoes….that is over 1,525 pairs of shoes! Way to go Crandall Cougars! We will continue to collect shoes this week and next week with the last day to bring in shoes being Thursday April 4th. Let’s see if we can reach a new goal of 70 bags by the time we are done!!

Here are the current standings for which classroom will win the pizza lunch for Field Day! (as of 3/25)

Grade 3

1st place- Room 8

2nd place- Room 6

Grade 4

1st place- Room 15

2nd place- Room 16

Grade 5

1st place- Room 21

2nd place- Room 24

Almost to the finish line, keep up the great work!

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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, April 26nd, 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.

03/26/24- Crandall/Barnard PTO Meeting 7:00pm**Rescheduled**

03/26/24- March PRIDE Assembly 1:30pm

03/28/24- 5th Grade Dessert for Dinner 5:30pm

03/29/24- No School- Good Friday

04/02/24- No School- Primary Voting Day

04/08/24-04/12/24- No School- Spring Vacation

04/17/24- One Book 3 Schools Kickoff at Enfield Public Library 6:00pm

04/19/24- Grade 5 Purse Bingo 5:00pm

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