PAW PRINTS

Dear Winfield Friends and Family,

Next week, all grade 2 students will be administered a standardized test called InView.

InView is comprised of five tests within three reasoning sections that reliably measure reasoning skills and abilities. Results help educators understand a child’s reasoning strengths and weaknesses and assists with adapting instruction to meet their needs and abilities and informs decisions for educational services. InView measures the reasoning abilities below:

• Verbal Reasoning Reasoning using words
• Nonverbal Reasoning Reasoning using patterns and diagrams
• Quantitative Reasoning Reasoning using mathematical concepts and skills

The following week, all Kindergarten and New To CPCSC grade 1 students will be administered a standardized screener called CogAT, a cognitive abilities test.

CogAT is comprised of three parts that reliably measure reasoning skills and abilities. Results help educators understand a child’s reasoning strengths and weaknesses and assists with adapting instruction to meet their needs and abilities and informs decisions for educational services.

CogAT measures the reasoning abilities by using analogies with pictures, numbers, and shapes. Reasoning with analogies asks students to identify similarities between 2 objects and use these similarities to create a second pair of objects that are like each other in the same way.

We encourage you to make every effort to have your child in school on these days and to refrain from scheduling any special appointments during the testing.

Thank you,

Jillian Alonzo, Principal

219-663-2287 ext. 19001 jalonzo@cps.k12.in.us

Are you looking for a way to help your children burn off some energy on Saturday nights?! Well you're in luck! For only $10, you can drop off your kids at Midwest Gymnastics for 2 hours! Be on the lookout for a flyer next week with all dates and times.

Next session is Saturday, November 6th from 7-9pm. You must pre-register a minimum of 2 hours prior to the event here: https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=512702

Search for the event: Winfield/Jerry Ross Fundraiser Open Gym

Thank you for your support!!

The second installment of the Textbook Rental Agreement was due on October 30th. You may log on to your Parent RDS account and make an electronic payment, or you may visit the school office to pay by cash/check. Reminder letters have been mailed to families who elected to make three payments. The final installment is due on November 30th. Please contact our treasurer, Mrs. Griffith, if you have any questions.

November

24-26- Thanksgiving Break

29- November Student of the Month Breakfast

December

TBD- Book Fair

15- 2nd grade Music Program @ 5:30 pm (Morey, Vickrey, Lachowicz)

16- 2nd grade Music Program @ 5:30 pm (King, Mains, Szypczak)

Every Friday second graders may visit the Ice Cream Cooler and purchase a treat for $0.75. Students may either pay with cash (exact change preferred) or use lunch money from their MealTime account.

Monday: Pizza

Tuesday: Taco or Nachos

Wednesday: Pasta w/Meat Sauce, Dinner Roll

Thursday: Cheeseburger & Tater Tots

Friday: Pretzel & Cheese

*Subject to change.

Our guidelines for illness are as follows:

• Keep your student home if they are not feeling well.
• Any student with a fever must return to school with a doctor’s note.
• Students with flu-like symptoms must be evaluated by a doctor and return to school with a doctor’s note or a negative COVID test.
• At this time masks are MANDATORY in our school buildings.
• Close contacts for COVID must monitor symptoms daily. Please notify us of any COVID related illness or close contacts in your household.
• Please contact our office with any questions related to when to keep your child home from school due to illness.

Do you have a child 4-5 years old who will attend Kindergarten next school year, in 2022-2023? Enroll in the CP Birth to School-Kindergarten Readiness program for FREE school readiness classes and learning opportunities! https://tinyurl.com/krenroll. Join us at our next class!

Follow us on Facebook https://tinyurl.com/CPBtSFacebook and Remind https://www.remind.com/join/cpbtskr!

For more information visit our website https://www.cps.k12.in.us/parent-information/birth-to-school-program or email Birth to School program coordinator Jamie Kalk at jkalk@cps.k12.in.us.

Officer positions available!

CAFE is looking for a Vice-President for Winfield, and an additional Treasurer.

CAFE is our robust Parent/Teacher/Community Member organization serving both Winfield and Jerry Ross Elementary schools. Learn more here: Winfield/Jerry Ross CAFE.

Follow Winfield/Jerry Ross CAFE on Facebook!

Jillian Alonzo, Principal ext. 19001

Kate Reeder, Assistant Principal ext. 19003

Amy Cholewa, Secretary ext. 19002

Anita Griffith, Treasurer ext. 19000

Lori Taylor, Nurse ext. 19081

Email: jalonzo@cps.k12.in.us
Website: https://winfield.cps.k12.in.us/
Location: 13128 Montgomery Street, Crown Point, IN, USA
Phone: 219-663-2287
Facebook: www.facebook.com/winfieldcpcsc