The Principal's Pen

A big thank you to Mother Nature for providing us with three glorious weather days that helped support us in welcoming back our students!

All signs point to having another incredible and productive school year at Julian Curtiss. Our skilled and devoted staff has planned, prepared and welcomed our students. Our enthusiastic office team has registered new families, ordered needed materials and updated student files. Our hard working custodians have spent the entire summer cleaning the facility. And, our much-appreciated PTA provided an awesome welcome picnic, provided volunteer opportunities, and are offering other exciting events and programs throughout the year. We are indeed a happy and caring community with the common goals of promoting a high-level of learning in a respectful and safe environment.

If you have not had the time to review all of our Back to School Information please review it this weekend at https://jcs.greenwichschools.org/

We will be opening the cafeteria for students in grades K-5 who would like to eat breakfast at school. Students who are signed up may come at 7:30. Children being dropped off for breakfast should be dropped off at 7:30 in order to leave enough time to eat their breakfast prior to going to their classroom at 8:00. Families are required to sign up in advance for this program.

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This year Julian Curtiss will continue to make parents partners in their child’s education. Our first step will include teachers making a 15 minute phone call or arranging a Google Meet with each of their student’s families. Our teachers want you to know who they are, and they want to know their students’ family too. Your knowledge of your child will help their teacher know the student faster, and can be the beginning of 2-way sharing to support your child throughout the year. It may take a month for all calls to be completed, but be on the watch for this call and be ready to share about the student you will both be supporting this school year!

Dear JC Families,

Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! I am so excited to spend another year with all of you and your children. I want to take this opportunity to review a few things and provide the newest information regarding the district’s illness protocols.

Illness and COVID:

The district has released its latest COVID and illness guidelines which you can find on the GPS website or by clicking on this link: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1661350941/greenwich/z2eoxmsii2jhfuysjv4b/Guidelines_for_Childhood_Illness_and_COVID.pdf I am happy to answer any questions you may have regarding these protocols.

Permission to treat:

This form allows us to treat your child in the event of an emergency. You will find it in your Friday Folder today. If you haven’t already, please fill this form out, sign it, and return it to school on Tuesday. https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1658413492/greenwich/aj8qcxr0z4rhqrjoeisd/PermissionforTreatment2022-23.pdf

Health forms:

Please send in any outstanding health forms ASAP. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/School-Nursing/Forms/HAR3.pdf

Medications:

If your child requires medications that need to be given here at school please let me know so I can provide you the correct forms to give your health care provider so we can do so. We are unable to give any medications or use any over the counter medications, topical creams or ointments, or eye drops without an order from your doctor.

Visiting the Health Office:

Please stop at the front office before coming to the Health Office. In an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy, it’s best to make sure there are no sick children in the health office before we allow healthy parents in!

We are so happy to have all of you as part of our JC community. Please do not ever hesitate to call or email with any questions or concerns. I am always happy to help.

Best Wishes,

Theresa McIntosh, RN

Public Health Nurse

Julian Curtiss Magnet School

Please join us for our annual Kindergarten Ringing In Ceremony on Friday, September 16th at 9:00 am on the side field. The entire JC student community will join us to welcome our new learners, so please mark your calendars. The ceremony will be brief - no longer than 30 minutes.

At the end of the ceremony, there will be a brief time for parents to take photos of the children. They will then accompany their teachers back to the classroom.

My name is Katherine Murphy, and I am the long-term substitute for Giulia Sanford. I specialize in teaching elementary strings, having graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a Bachelor of Music in Education in 2007. My primary instrument is violin, but am proficient on all string instruments. I am eager to show third, fourth and fifth grade orchestra students how to be confident string players during group lessons and ensemble rehearsals! When I am not busy as a teacher, I like to pursue other interests, such as learning foreign languages, learning to sew, and taking adult ballet classes.

Hello JC Families!

I'm Meredith Odinak, the new school social worker. I look forward to getting to know you all and supporting your child and your family. I am a resource for your family to help connect you with:

-outside counseling

-after school programming

-programs and services at the Department of Human Services

-food and clothing donations

If you have additional needs let's work together to get your family support.

During the day I will be supporting students with social and emotional learning through:

-push-in lessons in the classroom

-small groups

-individual counseling

Please reach out by phone or email to let me know how I can best support your child and family.

meredith_odinak@greenwich.k12.ct.us

(203) 869-1896 x3371

Meredith Odinak, MSW

she/her/hers
Social Worker | Julian Curtiss

(203) 869-1896 x3371

Please make sure to ALWAYS call the office when your child will be absent from school. Call 203-869-1896!

Our goal is to have 100% of our families in School Dismissal Manager. If we do not have plans for dismissal the student will have to be sent to the office and a phone call home. If you are having difficulty using School Dismissal Manager please contact Lisa Maniscalco or Pati Guza at 203-869-1896.

Email: Trish_McGuire@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Website: https://jcs.greenwichschools.org/
Location: 180 East Elm Street, Greenwich, CT, USA
Phone: 203-869-1896

September

5 No School Labor Day

14: General PTA meeting 8:30am

16: Kindergarten Ringing In Ceremony 9 am

19-23: Penny Wars

23: School Photo Day

30: Family Fun Night 5:00-7pm

26 No School Rosh Hashanah

October

5 No School Yom Kippur

13 6:00-7:30 PM Open House

20 United Nations Day Parade

26 Early Release Day for Students