ePack #34

Dear Families:

It sure felt like summer the last few days!  Please provide your child with a water bottle (label with name) for school on very hot days.  We want to make sure the children are hydrated as some of our rooms get pretty warm.  I hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!  Please remember that there is no school on Monday, May 30th.  

Memorial Day Ceremony:  We had a school-wide Memorial Day celebration this morning in the auditorium.  Mr. Leahy, our music teacher, did a great job leading the children through their patriotic songs!

Friday, June 3rd:  Please remember that there is no school for kindergarten students only due to parent-teacher conferences.  

PTO Meeting:  Our next PTO meeting is Wednesday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m. 

Moving?:  Please notify the office if you plan on moving so we can maintain updated class lists for next year.  Thanks!

Thank You:  Please note a thank you letter from Mrs. Burke in today's ePack.  

Gr. 1 Author's Tea:  Our first graders did a great job yesterday!  Thank you for attending!

Have a nice weekend!  Happy Memorial Day!

Mr. Gaudette

Mr. Leahy leading students in song - Memorial Day Celebration
May 27, 2016

ePack #33

Dear Families:

I am happy to report that the spring MCAS testing is over!  Our students worked very hard on these assessments and I am hopeful that their efforts will pay off for them.  We do have a few make-up tests to complete tomorrow and Monday.  

Moving Letter:  If you have plans to move in the near future, please return the moving letter we sent home in hard copy form recently.  Thank you. 

Author's Tea:  Grade One families are invited to Community School on Wednesday, May 25th at 1:00 p.m. to listen to their child's writing.  

No School:  There is no school on Monday, May 30th, due to Memorial Day.  

Very short message this evening and only a couple of postings in tonight's ePack.  

Enjoy your weekend!

Mr. Gaudette

ePack #32

Dear Families:

I hope you have been enjoying this perfect spring weather!  It has been very busy at Community School with MCAS, Walk to School Day, field trips and the Book Fair!  We have a pretty full ePack message this week, but only a couple postings.    


Moving Letter:  Please note that we sent home a hard copy letter to all families today regarding moving.  If you have no plans to move, please disregard the letter. However, if you do have plans to move and will not be attending Community School in the fall, please return the form.  There is also one posted in today's ePack.  

Title I After School Program:  Our final day for this program was yesterday, Wednesday, May 11th.  We will follow up with a Connect Ed phone message as an additional reminder.  

MCAS:  Our fifth and fourth grade students worked very hard this week on the math MCAS. Grade 3 will take the math MCAS on Monday, May 16th and Tuesday, May 17th.  Grade 5 will take their science/technology MCAS on Wednesday, Math 18th and Thursday, May 19th.  

Grade 3 Field Trip:  Our third graders will be taking a field trip to Sturbridge Village on Wednesday, May 18th.  

Grade 2 Field Trip:  Our second graders will be taking a field trip to Capron Park Zoo on Friday, May 20th.  

Daughter Dance:  Our Daughter Dance will take place at Community School on Saturday, May 14th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Book Fair:  I would like to thank all of the volunteers for setting up, running and breaking down the Scholastic Book Fair.  I appreciate the effort!  

Walk to School:  Mrs. Burke certainly picked a perfect day to Walk to School yesterday! We had approximately 100 students participate.  Thank you to all of the parents and staff members who joined us!  

Gift Card Fundraiser:  Just a reminder that our gift card fundraiser is due tomorrow, Friday, May 13th.  All checks should be made out to Community School PTO.  

Walk to School Day - May 11, 2016
Photo courtesy of Ms. McFall

ePack #31

Dear Families:

I hope you are managing through all of this raw and rainy weather!  Even with the soggy weather, we managed to squeeze in some trips this past week - Mrs. Buckley's class went to the Little Red Schoolhouse, Mrs. Dunphy's class went on their Tour of the Town and both grade one classrooms visited Roger Williams Zoo today.  Thank you to the PTO for their support and to all of our chaperones! 

MCAS:  MCAS testing is starting again on Monday as our grade five students will kick things off. Please make sure your child gets a good night's rest and a good breakfast!  You can find the full schedule here.  

End of the Year Events:  I will send home a hard copy of all of the end of the year events. Please look for that information early next week.

Scholastic Book Fair:  This will take place on Wednesday, May 11th and Thursday, May 12th.  Your child's classroom schedule is posted in today's ePack.  Thank you to all of our volunteers who will make this Book Fair possible!

Walk to School Day:  This was rescheduled to this upcoming Wednesday, May 11th.  We will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Bank of America.  Please join us.  Thanks to Mrs. Burke for organizing this event!

Tour of the Town:  3B and 3MP will take their Tour of the Town on Wednesday, May 11th. Have fun!

School Council:  The School Council will have their next meeting on Thursday, May 12th at 3:15 p.m.

Daughter Dance:  Please remember that the Daughter Dance is scheduled for Saturday, May 14th at 6:00 p.m. at Community School.  

Friday, May 6th is National School Nurse Day.  Special thanks to Community School Nurse, Marie Burke, for taking care of our students!

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Gaudette