Welcome Back! We hope you enjoyed your summer and spent time with those you love. This is a monthly newsletter posted on the 1st of each month during the regular school year. You will find upcoming dates, events or information in regards to school-wide activities or polices/procedures. The newsletter is linked on our website, Instagram, Facebook & sent via Remind. We do our best to put all school information in the newsletter!

September 2nd - No School

September 9th - 11:00 a.m. PTO Meeting (all are welcome)

September 16th - 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting

September 19th - 5th Grade Patriotic Program at the Rupert Square

September 19th - Treat & Trinket Sale $1.00

$1 on Thursdays if your child wants to wear a hat. All proceeds go back to the school to help with supplies, field trips, and other opportunities for our students.

Next Month...

• October 3rd - School Picture Day 8:00 a.m. (12:15 p.m. for PM Kindergarten)
• October 10th - Parent Teacher Conferences 3:00-8:30 p.m.
• October 11th - Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00-12:00 p.m.
• October 31st - Halloween Parties & Parade

You can download the app by visiting your mobile device's app store. The app is a quick, easy way to access information about our schools. Watch this short video tutorial with a quick overview of the app.

Occasionally students wish to observe his/her birthday at school. Each teacher has his/her own policy concerning this activity. However, there are some general guidelines we all follow:

· Food treats are permissible, but interruption of the school program should be kept to a minimum.

· Food treats need to be individually wrapped and prepared commercially.

· Please avoid red punch or frosting.

· Please do not provide gum.

· Please do not pass out invitations to private birthday parties at school. We do not want to have any student feel left out, so it is more appropriate to do this privately.

· Please do not send balloons to school.

Breakfast is served from 7:15 a.m.-7:35 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Breakfast is no longer free to all students. Please communicate with your child if you wish for them to eat breakfast at school.

The first bell rings at 7:40 a.m. A student is tardy after the 7:45 a.m. bell. Please make sure your child is dropped off to school on time. We will release students at 2:45 p.m. for pick (out front) and busses are in the back. Please see the detailed picture below for guidance and procedures on pickup.

Kindergarten:

AM Session: 7:45 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

PM Session: 11:30 a.m.- 2:45 p.m.

*There is no lunch options provided for kindergarteners.

*If your child attends AM session kindergarten, they are welcome to eat breakfast for a fee, or please fill out a Free & Reduced form to see if you qualify.

Take a minute to review the pick-up and drop off procedures. We have added our Kindergarten procedure for AM Pickup!

Free & reduced applications will be provided on paper or online. You are welcome to pick up a paper copy at registration or at the school office. The online link is provided below. There will be NO free breakfast for all students this year. Please make sure you communicate with your child if you want them to eat breakfast. If they decide to go through the line, they will be charged.

Prices for Students:

Breakfast: $2.25

Lunch: $3.00

We would love to have you join us for one meeting or all. If you didn't make it to Back to School Night and are interested in signing up for a holiday party in your child's classroom, please email acequiapto@gmail.com.

We have a few classrooms that need some more parent volunteers! Thank you!

How will you know what's possible if you don't try?

This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped.

Written by New York Times best-selling author Kobi Yamada, this captivating book celebrates the way failure is the just the beginning of the journey. With alluring black-and-white illustrations and a powerful message, this beautiful tale is about how failure has so much to offer—lessons that help us learn, grow, and discover all the amazing things we can do.

We try our very best to communicate with you through all different formats in hopes one works for you! If you aren't following along- please do! We can't wait to show you everything that goes on behind the school doors.

We post lots of pictures throughout the month to show you what is going on at school. If you would not like to have your child in a picture/video that could potentially be posted to our social media websites - please let the office know. If we don't hear from you, we will assume you agree.

Thank you-