Gladstone Community Message #5

Email: acorsolatos@cpsed.net

Website: https://waterman.cpsed.net

Location: 722 Pontiac Avenue Cranston, RI 02910

Phone: (401)270-8013

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

Good afternoon Gladstone @ Waterman families,

This Tuesday October 1st is picture day!

There is no school on Thursday October 3rd in honor of Rosh Hashanah.

Last week we started our school store fundraiser! Students have been very excited about receiving their huggers. Here is what you need to do for your child to receive a hugger.

1. Go to SchoolStore.net and sign up using the School ID: 274268

2. Send the provided emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your student. Every email sent helps your student's school meet its fundraising goal, so if you have a phone contact, asking to use their email can help boost your student's SchoolStore program.

3. Return your students envelope with the student prize code for your child to get their awesome participation prize.

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 401-270-8013.

If you are dropping students off and picking up at school you CAN NOT park on Mapleton Avenue this interferes with our buses. If you are dropping off a student and getting out of the car please park on Tennyson Road.

*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.

*Please send a refillable water bottle to school with your child. It is still very warm outside and we want to ensure all students are hydrated.

* 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 review the district family involvement policy as well as our parent engagement plan.

* Please review the Gladstone Title I information provided at Open House.

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

October 1st - Picture Day

October 1st- Trunk or Treat Candy Donations Begin

October 3rd- NO SCHOOL- Rosh Hashanah

October 14th - NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day

We will be hosting our first PTG meeting on October 2nd at 2:15. The meeting will be virtual, please use this link to sign on to the 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.