The Cougar Chronicles

Shoe Drive

We've had a successful first week in collecting shoes for our fundraiser! So far, we've bagged up five total bags which is equivalent to 125 pairs of shoes and we've started a sixth bag as well! We are hoping by the end of the collection time we will be able to have 20+ bags!

Progress Reports

Progress reports will be issued by email on Friday, January 19th. If you do not receive your child's progress report, please check your junk/spam folder. If you still can not locate it, please contact the office.

PTO Meeting

The PTO meeting schedule for tonight has been rescheduled to next week, Tuesday, January 23rd at 6:00pm. See the link below.

5th Grade Committee

As we move into 2024, we are beginning to think about our end of the year activities, in particular, our 5th grade students moving up ceremony and Fifth Grade Fun Day. If you are interested in helping to organizing, planning, or fundraising, contact Jen Wheeler barnardcrandallpto@gmail.com.

We have an amazing Prudence Crandall Family, as a school we were able to raise $710 to donate to the the Somers Angel Tree Fund. As a district we raised over $5,000. As a resident of Somers, I know how much all of the small acts of kindness has meant to our community.

The Enfield Public Schools is now offering the ability to block YouTube from the school issued iPad. Please note, if you complete the survey to block YouTube, it will be blocked both at home and in school.

Please find the link below.

Note – it may take up to a week for the settings to go into effect after the survey is completed. This is also communicated to families at the end of the survey when it is completed.

Our first collection of Read A Thon envelopes was Friday, 1/12. All envelopes were returned to you in case you want to continue to collect pledges. The class that brings in the most donations will win an ice cream sundae party! Keep your eye on the bulletin board in the main hallway to see which class is in the lead. All proceeds go toward our One Book, Three Schools reading initiative which will take place in the spring. Thank you!!

Prudence Crandall is hosting our annual Literacy and Numeracy Winter Pajama Party on Wednesday, January 24th from 6-7pm. Some of the events will include, fireplace reading, marvelous math activities, delicious hot chocolate and a fabulous book swap. RSVP by clipping and returning the slip on the bottom of the flyer. Please contact the office if you need an additional flyer.

Attention 5th Grade families! We are looking for a few volunteers for our 5th grade committee! Please see the details on the flyer below. If you are interested, please contact Jen Wheeler at barnardcrandallpto@gmail.com.

We will hold our first meeting ASAP, virtually.

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, January 26th, 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.

01/19/24- Progress Reports Issued

01/23/24- Crandall/Barnard PTO Meeting 6:00 pm ***

01/24/24- Early Release- Staff Development

01/24/24- Literacy and Numeracy Winter Pajama Party 6:00 pm

01/25/24- Crandall Winter Concert 6:30 pm at Enfield High School

01/26/24- January Pride Assembly 9:30 am

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