ePack #8

Dear Families:

It looks like we're getting ALL of the rain now we should have gotten during the summer! I would like to thank all of the parent volunteers we have had lately in our classrooms and at the Book Fair.  We appreciate your time!

Compliment Cards:  We are very close to the magic number of 200 compliment cards distributed to students this month.  Students will be able to vote for the type of "Spirit Day" they would like to have on Monday, October 31st.  

Parent/Teacher Conference Forms:  These are due back on Monday, October 31st. Please contact the school if you need another form.  

Title I Family Night:  An invitation was sent home home about this event.  Please return your invitation by Monday, October 31st.  We hope to see you!

Reminders:  There is no school on Tuesday, November 8th due to Professional Development Day and again on Friday, November 11th due to Veterans' Day.  

PTO Meeting Notes:  If you were unable to attend our meeting this past Monday, the notes are posted in the PTO section of our web page.  

Dental Visit:  Our grade one classrooms were visited by "Buddy the Beaver" and our friends from the Pediatric Dental Healthcare office this week!  Ask your child about what they learned.  

Postings:  We will be sending home hard copies this week on Friday.  The digital versions of the hard copies will be posted in the ePack before the weekend.  

That's all for this week!  Enjoy your weekend.

Mr. Gaudette




Picture from Mrs. O'Brien's and Mrs. Valeri's classroom (courtesy of @1VORoom201).

ePack #7

Dear Families:  

I attended the MassCUE conference at Gillette Stadium for the last two days with Mrs. Brems, Mrs. Silva (Gr. 5) and Mrs. Bolton from Community School.  A few other North Attleboro staff members attended, as well.  I would like you to know that Mrs. Mary Rego Perry, ELC Director and Associate Director of Special Education, covered Community School in my absence.  I am looking forward to bringing some new ideas back to our school!

School Photos:  Reminder that School Picture Day is tomorrow, Friday, October 21st. Please make sure your child remembers his/her order form.  

Halloween Book Fair Party:  I sent out a Remind message about this earlier this week. The party, originally scheduled for this Friday night, was cancelled by the PTO due to lack of volunteers.  Sorry! Hopefully, we can try something in the spring.  

PTO Meeting: This has been rescheduled to Monday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m.  

Grade 3:  Our third graders will be visiting the Richards Memorial Library on Monday, October 24th.  

Parent/Teacher Conference Forms:  These were sent home recently.  Please return them to school as soon as possible.  

Scholastic Book Fair:  Thank you very much to Mrs. McHoul and all of our volunteers for making the Book Fair possible the last few days!  

That's all for now.  Have an enjoyable weekend!

Mr. Gaudette

ePack #6

Dear Families:

We had two assemblies on Tuesday to kick off our Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS).  I'm sure you have heard of our "compliment cards" by now.  Children earn a compliment card for exhibiting positive behavior.  For example, a child may earn a card for helping a fellow student pick up a set of papers he/she dropped or for using excellent manners in the cafeteria. Each time a student earns a compliment card, a star is earned for the student's classroom comet poster.  50 stars = reward for the classroom.

Students can also earn a "Golden Compliment Card" for doing something "above and beyond".  We added another layer to our PBIS this year - if the school earns 200 stars by October 31st, the school earns a "spirit day".  We are looking forward to handing out many more compliment cards!

Soup and Cookie Fundraiser:  Forms for this fundraiser are due tomorrow!  Thank you very much for your support!

Parent/Teacher Conferences:  Sign up forms were sent home today.  Some teachers may not have gotten to their mailboxes to send them home today, so you will get the form tomorrow.  Please return your form as soon as possible.  The deadline to return the form is October 31, 2016.  

School Picture Day:  This takes place on Friday, October 21st.  Picture order forms were sent home today.  Again, if you did not receive it today, it will be sent home tomorrow.  

PTO:  Our next PTO meeting is Monday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m.

Reading Logs:  Most students are not turning in their weekly reading logs.  Completing these logs is not an optional homework assignment.  It is very important that the logs are completed so children continue to improve their reading skills.  

New Mobile Laptop Cart:  I am happy to announce that our Technology Department is just about finished with our new laptop cart.  Once this cart is completed, we will have two mobile labs for our students to utilize.  

That's all for now!  Have a great weekend.

Mr. Gaudette 

ePack #5

Dear Families:

Effective Tuesday, October 11th, the Community School doors will remain locked until 8:05 a.m.  As stated in our Student Handbook, arrival begins at 8:05 a.m.  Although I asked parents not to drop off children prior to 8:05 a.m. at Open House, the practice continued. The children are not supervised until 8:05 a.m. per the teachers' contract.  Once the doors open at 8:05 a.m., the children may proceed to either the gym or to breakfast.  8:05 a.m. is the arrival time for the Amvet, Community, ELC and Roosevelt Schools.  Thank you for your understanding.  

Walk to School Day:  Our annual Walk to School Day was well-attended!  Thanks for walking with us last Wednesday.  Big thanks to Nurse Burke for organizing this event.  

Recess:  Unfortunately, we've had some rough play at recess lately.  This weekend, I purchased some recess buckets for the children to have access to more equipment at recess.  Thanks to Mrs. Garrott, P.E. teacher, for assisting me with this project.  I am hopeful with more things to play with at recess, the rough play will decrease.  

MCAS Results:  If you have a current grade four or grade five student, you received your child's MCAS results from last spring.  Please read these reports carefully.  

PTO Meeting:  Our next meeting is Monday, October 17th at 7:00 p.m.  

Stop & Shop Card:  Please see the posting in this week's ePack regarding registering your Stop & Shop card to benefit our school.  It's very easy to do!  

That's all for now!  

Mr. Gaudette

Walk to School Day - Wednesday, October 5, 2016