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Monday Morning Message
January 8, 2024
About Us: Rainbow Elementary School
Principal: Mrs. Maria Stauffer
Assistant Principal: Mr. Jeff Kuciapinski
Attendance Office: (rbattendance@casdschools.org).
The mission of the Coatesville Area School District, rich in diversity and committed to excellence, is to create innovative educational experiences, which are funded by the taxpayers, supported by the community, delivered by dedicated teachers and administrators, to ensure all students will become responsible, contributing global citizens.
Research shows that attendance is critical to student achievement. We want to emphasize the importance of your student’s attendance in both a virtual setting and a brick and mortar setting. If your student is absent or you plan for your student to have an early dismissal, please email excuse notes to rbattendance@casdschools.org within three days of the absence.
Email: staufferm@casdschools.org
Website: https://www.casdschools.org/rainbow
Location: 1113 West Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA, USA
Phone: (610) 383-3780
Facebook: facebook.com/coatesvilleSD/
Twitter: @CASDRainbow
Rainbow Students Follow the Wildcat Code!
1.Be respectful
2. Be responsible
3. Be safe
This Week's Schedule Rotation
1/8 Day 4
1/9 Day 5
1/10 Day 6
1/11 Day 1
1/12 Day 2
January Lunch Menu
A Message from Mrs. Stauffer
Dear Rainbow Families,
Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2023, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There is so school for students and staff. Students will have a 12:30 early dismissal on Wednesday, January 17, 2023.
If you are family who drops students off in the morning, please do not allow your student to exit the car prior to staff arriving at Parent Drop Off. This assures that students are adequately supervised prior to parents/guardians leaving.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Maria Stauffer
Principal
Rainbow Elementary School
Message from the School Nurse
Dear Parents,
These winter months are cold and flu season, in addition to COVID-19. Chester County has seen a peak in influenza and RSV. It is a great time to remind our school community of the measures we take to keep students healthy and prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
· We reinforce the following with our students: wash hands frequently, eat healthy meals, drink plenty of water, get at least 8 hours of sleep per day, and stay home if you are sick.
In addition, we request that you, as parents, join us in keeping our school healthy by keeping your child home when he/she is sick. For example,
· Students are to be fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of fever reducing medication before returning to school.
· Students with vomiting or diarrhea are to be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school.
· Students with blisters and/or honey-colored crusts should remain home until cleared by a doctor or until after 24 hours of antibiotic treatment.
· Students with pink eye “conjunctivitis”/eye drainage may attend school once they have been on medication for 24 hours or receive clearance from a doctor stating it is non-infectious.
· Students with symptoms of or exposure to COVID-19 should follow the CDC Guidelines for Exposure and Isolation.
January and February are typically the months with the highest number of cases of illness. Notices of exposure to illnesses are not sent home in backpacks.
Instead, consistent healthy habits, remaining home when sick, and exclusion of ill students by school nurses are utilized to control the spread of communicable illness.
Thank you for reinforcing these healthy habits with our students. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our school nurse.
2024 Winter/Spring Garden Club
Please review the available slots in the link below and click on the button to sign up. Include the STUDENT NAME and GRADE in the signup slot, parent email, and parent emergency phone number. If you are signing up more than 1 child from the same family you need to fill out a separate slot for each child. Please do not put parent name. We need student name and grade level for attendance.
We will be meeting 1x per month. We are meeting on January 30, February 27, March 5, April 16, and May 14. You only need to sign up for the January 30th meeting and you will be a member of the Winter/Spring Garden Club. We are limiting Garden Club to 20 members.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up your CHILD. Thank you!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4EA9A92DA5F49-47027118-rainbow
If you have any questions or if you would like to be a parent volunteer for the Winter/Spring 2024 Garden Club, please contact Dr. Chrisman: chrismanj@casdschools.org
PTO Corner
Please join the PTO for the first PTO meeting of the new year in-person or online.
Thursday January 11, 2024 from 6 to 7 PM at Rainbow in room 100 and online via the zoom link.
Let your imagination soar! The yearly Rainbow Yearbook Cover Design competition kicks off now! Please submit your designs to the Rainbow PTO by January 26, 2024. Find all the specifics in the flyer below!
Interested in what the PTO is up to? Please connect with us on Facebook, Instagram @Rainbow_Elementary_PTO_CASD and through our PTO Website at https://www.runpto.com/u/casd_res_pto/
2023-2024 Code of Conduct and Technology Handbook
The purpose of the Elementary Discipline Code is to assist students in developing a positive attitude toward self-discipline, regular attendance and socially accepted behavior. The Elementary Discipline Code is intended to ensure that each student has the opportunity to benefit from the maintenance of a learning environment that is safe, conducive to learning and is free from unnecessary distractions. Below you will find a button for the Elementary Discipline Code. You can also access the Elementary Discipline Code by clicking here. Please review the document with your student
Title Information
Your child attends Rainbow Elementary School, which receives Federal Title I funds to assist students in meeting state achievement standards. Throughout the school year, we will be providing you with important information about this law and your child’s education. Please review the attachments informing you about your right to request information about the qualifications of the classroom staff working with your child.
In Case you Missed it!
Winter Benchmarking
For the month of January, the school theme is growth. Growth is about making progress. Progress looks different for everyone. Making progress toward your goal demonstrates growth.
Students will be taking the Winter benchmarks during the month of January. Teachers use student data to plan targeted interventions and enrichment.
Students in Grades K-5 will take the Acadience Math and Reading Assessments.
Students in Grades 2-5 will complete the IXL Diagnostic Assessment
It's a New Year! Check your Smoke Alarms!
If your family is in need of a smoke alarm, click the Red Cross button below to register for a free smoke detector.