Dear Parents of Julian Curtiss students,

We had a busy but successful week at JC with the highlight being our Veteran's Day Assembly. Our students learned about the meaning of Veteran's Day and every class participated in showing our Veteran's their gratitude with cards, posters and different forms of art work. A special thank you to the Veterans that participated in our assembly today.

Robert Gruber - US Air Force

Grandfather of Noah Cooper in 1H

Hugh Martin Pender IV

Uncle of Steven and Olivia Basler in Pre-K

Chris Rushing - US Marine Corp

Father of Tigerlily Rushing in 2M and LouLou Belle Rushing in KC

Timothy Tynan - US Navy

Grandfather of Claudia Tynan in 1S and Paul Tynan in 5S

Earlier in the week we held math night at Julian Curtiss. Mr. Michael Reid, Math Program Coordinator, came to present to our parents and then families played math games with their children. There were lots of take home goodies and a few raffle prizes. Stay tuned for Literacy night in January.

Please make sure to do the following this weekend::

1. Parents in grades k-3 should check their child's back pack for their Dibels Assessment Report and read the section on Dibels in this newsletter.

2. Sign up for the Turkey Trot and mention Julian Curtiss

3. Check out the presentation below that was delivered to parents on Math Night.

4. Have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Trish McGuire and Matthew Hartigan

Big Ideas Login:

tinyurl.com/gpsbigideas

Video of how to log in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwP0wbCtfU0

IXL Login:

ixl.com/signin/greenwichps

Email: first name.last name@greenwichschools.org (ex. john.smith@greenwichschools.org)

Password: Student ID# (ex. 001099652)

DIBELS Score Reports

For families with children in grades K-3 and grades 4-5 with reading goals on their IEP, DIBELS Home-Connect report will be sent home in student folders Friday, 11/10/23. DIBELS is GPS’s universal reading screening assessment tool that measures early literacy skills aligned to the five pillars of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The Home-Connect report reviews the skills your child was assessed from September 18 through October 6 and makes suggestions on things you can do at home to support their continued progress as a reader. These scores are a baseline for students and their progress will continue to be monitored in the winter and spring. If you have questions about your child’s scores, please reach out to your child’s teacher or building administrators. For more information about DIBELS, please read the parent guide in English or Spanish.

Good afternoon,

See below for some information about a new Fresh Mobile Pantry that will be offered on a monthly basis out of Stamford through Filling in the Blanks. This information has been shared with all of the Social Workers, so they are aware and can pass the information along as well. Feel free to share in your newsletters as you see fit.

Filling in the Blanks recently received a donation from the Shonda Rhimes Foundation, which was put towards a Fresh Mobile Food Pantry! This mobile pantry is accessible to anyone who is interested, no referral, connection to FiTB or pre registration necessary. The mobile pantry will park at Cloonan Middle School in Stamford the third Saturday of the month from 9am - 11am. If you have families who are interested, encourage them to get there as close to 9 as possible so they have more options to choose from. There will be a registration table set up upon arrival where parents will be asked for their name, address, email and phone number.

The next date is:

Saturday November 18th

Cloonan Middle School

11 W North Street, Stamford, CT

9am - 11am

*December date ~ To Be Determined*

All absences must be called into the main office. We realize some parents prefer to email the teacher but we miss messages that way. Please ALWAYS call the absence in at 203-869-1896. Thank you for your cooperation!!

Full participation in the Turkey Trot is a long standing tradition at Julian Curtiss. We truly believe in supporting the Greenwich Alliance for Education that has provided many wonderful grants to JC over the years. In addition, it is a competition amongst the 11 elementary schools and Julian Curtiss ranks as one of the highest rates of particpation every year. Please join the tradition and sign your family up for the race. If you don't run your submission still counts!! You can support the Greenwich Alliance and JC either way.

Mr. Hartigan and Mrs. McGuire will be there with members of our families. Please come with members of your family. SIGN UP BEFORE NOVEMBER 1ST AND GET THE DISCOUNTED RATE! LET'S WALK TOGETHER!!

Let's go EAGLES!! The school with the highest participation rate wins $500 for gym or recess equipment!

Our 13th Annual Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, November 25th is only one month away. Register now to save! Adult prices go up next Wednesday, November 1st. School Competition is ON!

The Greenwich Alliance for Education is the only nonprofit that supports and benefits the Greenwich Public Schools and its 9000+ students/families and 1000+ educators. This year the Alliance will fund over $500,000 in programming and scholarships. Key programs include Reaching Out Grants, Tuning In To Music and AVID SUCCESS.

The Turkey Trot is our largest fundraiser; please support our efforts by making a 100% tax deductible donation.

You can 1) make a general donation to the Alliance, 2) search "Fundraisers" to support Turkey Trot participants fundraising on our behalf, 3) sign up to become a fundraiser, ask friends & relatives to sponsor your run and help raise additional monies for the Alliance.

Lace up those sneakers the Turkey Trot is happening soon!

The 13th Turkey Trot 5K Race & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, November 25, 2023. Sign up today to help our school win with the most participants!

We love the Turkey Trot because it is a community-wide & family-friendly race that supports our community partner the Greenwich Alliance for Education and is SO MUCH FUN!

Registration costs $15 for children (13 and under) and $40 for adults.. $50 on race day (November 25). Register at https://greenwichalliance.org/turkey-trot-2023/

November

November 4: Krispy Kreme Fundraiser rescheduled. Starts at 8 am

November 7: Election Day No School -Election Day Bake Sale at Julian Curtiss

November 8:Family Math Night Fun for the whole family 6 pm

November 10: Veterans Day - School is in session

November 22: Early Release

November 23-24 Thanksgiving Recess

November 22: Early Release Day 12:45 pm dismissal

DECEMBER:

December 4: Early Release Day for Report Card Conferences

December 5: Early Release Day for Report Card Conferences

December 6: Full Day of School, Evening Report Card Conferences

December 11: JC Winter Concert 6:30 pm

December 22: Early Release Day

December 25-January 1: Holiday Recess

January 2: Return to School