I hope you're having a great start to summer! This SMORE contains "All Things Summer." If you are looking for your child to keep his/her Reading and Math skills sharp, please refer to the suggestions below. They are only suggestions. There is no mandatory summer work, except to have FUN!! However, to avoid the "summer slide," taking advantage of some Reading and Math activities. In just a few short weeks you will hear from me again regarding important information about the start of the 23-24 school year. Recently, we have received calls about report cards. Please be reminded that you are able to view your child's report card via the Parent Portal on Infinite Campus. Frenchtown also has a new website: https://fes.trumbullps.org/ Please bookmark this and save to your favorites!

If you would please take a minute to answer a few brief questions regarding communication from school. Your input matters and we want to make sure we are communicating effectively with our parent community. Please complete for each child.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZQT4tse3Gct6wr2GCN6PenhrOu59u0EENW6YTBgT2lqoZmg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Frenchtown is very fortunate to have a full-time Assistant Principal for the 2023-2024 school year. Ms. Molloy will join the Middlebrook staff full time and below I have included the press release from Dr. Semmel introducing Dr. Randi Petersen. We are excited to have her join the Frenchtown Community.

Dr. Martin J. Semmel, Superintendent of Schools, is pleased to announce that Dr. Randi Petersen has been appointed to the position of Frenchtown Elementary School Assistant Principal starting August 14, 2023.

Dr. Petersen has extensive classroom and leadership experience at the elementary level, most recently as Interim Assistant Principal for the Manchester Public School System.

She received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Hartford, Sixth Year Degree in Educational Leadership, Master of Science Degree as a Reading/Language Arts Specialist and Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Southern CT State University.

Dr. Petersen has been described as someone who demonstrates exceptional skill and deep commitment to improving the quality of education for all students as well as a person who has the experience, thoughtfulness and knowledge to be an impactful educational leader.

Upon learning of her appointment as Assistant Principal, Dr. Petersen conveyed that “I am honored to be the next Assistant Principal of Frenchtown Elementary School. I look forward to working with Ms. Prisco, teachers and families to achieve outstanding outcomes for all of our students”.

Dr. Petersen will be a welcome addition to the Frenchtown Elementary School community.

Congratulations to Dr. Petersen!

Below is a letter that was sent to families from the Office of Teaching and Learning. Included is

our 1st Selectman’s Reading Challenge for students entering Grades 4 and 5, as well as our

Governor's Summer Reading Challenge for all our students, K-12. Record the number of books read in a reading log as your child reads throughout the summer. Every book counts for the Governor’s Challenge and your home school. Schools with the highest participation and number of books read will be recognized by the state.

Your child can go online to the TPS website and look for the Summer Reading 2023 electronic log, or you can access it through the link below.

● Please submit the Summer Reading 2023 electronic log at the end of the summer to enter your book totals.

See link below for more details

Below you will find links to Trumbull Public Schools Summer Math and Summer Reading Overviews. Please review them and continue to encourage your child to have a positive approach to learning even in the summer. It helps to build good habits for school and beyond. A visit to the library to select new books, a trip to the beach collecting and counting seashells or journaling about a hike in the woods are all strategies that can keep those skills sharp while enjoying some fun family time. You will also find the link to Summer Enrichment information that can help to guide you throughout the summer.

We continue to accept new registrations for Kindergarten. If a new family moves into your neighborhood please share this information with them.

Trumbull Public Schools' Supervisor of Mental Health, Krystina Dawson, M.S.Ed., shared some parent-friendly training opportunities available this summer.

Please use the link: Parent Resources for more information.

Dear Frenchtown Parent/Guardian,

I hope that you and your family are having an enjoyable summer! In preparation for the start of the 2023-24 school year, I wanted to send a quick reminder that medications and subsequent forms need to be renewed each school year. If you have not seen your child’s provider to have these forms completed, please call them as soon as possible to schedule an appointment or make arrangements to collect the completed form(s).

Medication drop-off will be by appointment only. Appointments are available on 8/24-25 and 8/28. Medication must be dropped off directly to me; I cannot accept medication brought to me by a student or their teacher. Please click here to make an appointment: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/selfsched?sstoken=UUcwVGlzb2t0bFhWfGRlZmF1bHR8NTU3YTA5NDg5OWFiZDVjODM1NTk3NDNmMjU1NjE0ZDQ If you are unable to make an appointment, please contact me via email so we can discuss other available times.

The health and safety of every student at Frenchtown is my top priority. If your child no longer needs rescue medications at school, please contact your child’s provider and ask for written documentation, then submit it to me so I can update your child’s record. Without submitting this documentation or the rescue medication, your child will not be able to attend field trips during the school year.

These reminders are to help ensure a smooth transition back to school for your child. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. I hope you enjoy the rest of the summer!

Best,

Nurse Kim

Kim Siemon, MSN, RN

School Nurse

Frenchtown Elementary School

(203) 452-4228

Below are links to the Medication Authorization Forms for the upcoming 2023-24 school year.

Medication and Health forms link: https://www.trumbullps.org/departments/school-health-services/student-health-forms

Back to school information link:

https://www.trumbullps.org/departments/school-health-services/back-to-school-information

Medication Authorization Form

Asthma care plan

Food allergy medication form and care plan

REMINDER:

Completed Medication Authorization Forms and medications must be brought to school before the first day of school, Tuesday August 29, 2023. School nurses do not have summer hours and will return 3 days prior to students’ first day as stated above.

You are able to view your child’s information online via the Trumbull Public School’s website using the Parent Portal section of our online student information database, Infinite Campus.

Incoming parents without a Parent Portal ID and password, click the link below, then click "Campus Parent", then "New User?".

Upon receipt of the registration form you will receive, via email, notification of your log-in information.

Infinite Campus Portal

As we move closer to the fall, please take the time to fill out the TPS volunteer form for the 2023-2024 school year. All individuals seeking to volunteer in the Trumbull Public Schools must fill out and sign this “School Volunteer Security Check” form prior to beginning volunteering. The form must be completed annually. No person whose name is listed on the Department of Children and Families (DCF) Child Abuse and Neglect Registry or who is registered as a sex offender under state or federal law may volunteer in any District schools. Failure to provide complete or accurate information on this “School Volunteer Security Check” form will disqualify an individual from volunteering in any District school. A volunteer is defined as an individual, other than an employee, who works with the students at any of the Trumbull Public Schools.

If you plan on volunteering, please fill out this form. Please keep in mind, every cell of this form needs a response in order to be processed. If a cell does not apply to you, please indicate N/A. We thank you in advance for volunteering! 😊

Follow Frenchtown on twitter and see what students and staff are up to! @FrenchtownElem

https://twitter.com/FrenchtownElem #frenchtownwolves

Please visit the website for potential openings, in particular, paraprofessional positions in the district.

The Trumbull Public Library has a wonderful summer reading program. Miss Elise has created a video to introduce for grades K-5. Click on the General Video first, then click on your specific grade level to find out some great new books to read over the summer!

General Intro Video to Summer Reading (15 minutes)

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

August 28th - Meet the Teacher Day

August 29th - First day of School for Students

September 4th - Labor Day - No School

September 7th - Back to School Night

September 14th - PTA Meeting; 7:00 PM

September 20th - Picture Day

September 25th - Yom Kippur - No School

September 27, 28 and 29th PTA Sponsored Scholastic Book Fair (Volunteers Needed)