The Ferrazzani Friday Update

Welcome back CCSL Families and a HUGE Welcome to our new KG families and families of new students across 1-4. For those of you who have worked with me in the past, you know that I send a weekly newsletter to show you all the amazing things that are happening in the classes, shoutout students and staff, and give as much information possible about any upcoming dates. I am so excited to see how much our CCSL Elementary students will learn and grow this year. I cannot wait to continue to build relationships with all of you and support you and your student as much as possible! Let's have an amazing year Wolves!!

Please take some time to review the student handbook for grades K-4. We will ask you to sign off on this when logging into PowerSchool to access your student's grades.

Our goal is to always make sure dismissal runs smoothly and safely.

• ALL Parent Pickup cars should be in the pickup lane (Right-hand drive, closest to the school)
• There should be no cars in the bus lane or parked in parking spots to pick up students
• All cars must pull up to the sidewalk to get students. Students will not be allowed to cross into traffic.
• All parents should remain in their cars to keep the flow of traffic moving
• Students will enter cars through the rear passenger side door.

If you need to change how your student is going home for a day, it needs to go through the front office by 2:00!

Students will also not be able to be dismissed after 3:00. If you need to pull your kiddo out early for an appointment please make sure it is before 3:00 and that the front office is notified earlier in the day.

A new standards-based report card format will be introduced in grades K-4 in the 2025-2026 school year. While parents and students in grades K-4 will continue to view report cards through Power School, the format will look different. Students in grades 3-4 will continue to receive a letter grade for each subject, but will also be assessed using state standards for each subject area, including specials. Kindergarteners will continue to be assessed using only standards. Teachers will assess students using the state standards to insure clarity and consistency in expectations across classroom and grade levels. The standards-based design will allow more detailed feedback aligned with specific learning goals for each of the subjects, thereby aiding parents, students, teachers and administrators to focus on growth and areas needing additional support.

It's that time of year again where we will be MAP testing! Students in K-4 will be taking the ELA, Language, Math. K-3 is also taking the Reading Fluency Session and grades 3 & 4 will also be taking Science. Dates are listed below in the Upcoming Dates Section.

Please make sure that students are present, on time, and ready to go! We recommend having a big healthy breakfast so that their brains and fueled and ready to work. I am so excited to see how much the students have grown compared to the Fall sessions.

For a more detailed explanation of what MAP testing is and why we use it, please see the image to the side.

K-8 Uniform

• Khaki uniform pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, or jumpers (hems no shorter than 3 inches above the knee)
• Forest Green polo shirt
• Forest Green or Black sweater, crewneck, cardigan, or vest with no logos or decorations other than CCSL Logo. Polo shirt must be underneath. No Hoodies!
• Closed-toed shoes (no crocks or sandals)

PE Uniform - this is only to be worn on PE Days!

• Forest Green or Black t-shirt or long sleeve plain or with school logo
• Forest Green or Black sweatpants or shorts plain or with school logo (no spandex)
• Sneakers

Uniforms can be purchased from anywhere as long as guidelines are followed. If you would like to purchase uniform with the school logo, please follow the directions on the school website.

• 8/29 - No School
• 9/1 - No School (Labor Day)
• 9/2 - Gr 2 ELA MAP
• 9/3 - Grade 2 Language MAP
• 9/4 - Grade 4 ELA MAP
• 9/5 - KG & Gr 1 ELA MAP
• 9/8 - KG & Gr 1 Math MAP
• 9/9 - No School
• 9/10 - Gr 3 ELA MAP
• 9/11 - Gr 4 Language MAP
• 9/12 - Gr 3 Language MAP
• 9/15 - Gr 4 Math MAP
• 9/16 - Gr 3 Math MAP
• 9/17 - Early Release (Dismissal at 12:30)
• 9/17 - Gr 4 Science MAP
• 9/18 - Gr 2 Math MAP
• 9/19 - Gr 3 Science
• 10/3 - Progress Reports Published
• 10/13 - No School
• 10/22 - Early Release (Dismissal at 12:30)
• 10/31 - End of Quarter 1

Have the best weekend!!!

Mrs. Ferrazzani