Dutemple Elementary Weekly Update

School Hours:

Doors open for breakfast: 8:20am

Instructional Day Begins: 8:35am

Instructional Day Ends: 2:50pm

Email: nruggieri@cpsed.net
Website: https://dutemple.cpsed.net/
Location: 32 Garden Street, Cranston, RI, USA
Phone: (401) 270-8104
Twitter: @DutemplePrinci1

Happy Friday Everyone-

For those of you who are new to us, I send this newsletter out weekly. There is also always a link to this newsletter on our website. Please rely solely on the communications coming directly from Cranston Public Schools.

Here is a link to our parent portal.

Here is a link to the district's family literacy page.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns you can reach me at (401) 270-8104 or via email nruggieri@cpsed.net.

-Mr. Ruggieri

November 11- No School (Veterans Day)

November 19- 5th Grade Field Trip to Gillette Stadium

November 20- PTO Dress Down Day (Mismatch/Wacky Day)

November 26-27- No School (Thanksgiving)

Congratulations to our October Student of the Month winners!

Kindergarten:

Room 106- Rowan Perez

Room 108- Isabella Sanchez Peralta

Grade 1:

Room 107- Danell Avila

Room 110- Wolfson Crossman

Grade 2:

Room 06- Socheta Chen

ROom 08- Elias Sanchez

Grade 3:

Room 206- Liam Travassos

Room 207- Jayce Alves

Grade 4:

Room 210- Gilliany Hernandez

Grade 5:

Room 204- Joseph Caldarone

Room 205- Annabelle Scheer

Get ready to give THANKS and get CRAFTY! Keep your eyes peeled for a flyer coming home soon with all the details about our next PTO event— FRIENDSGIVING! Join us Friday, November 20th after school for a crafting extravaganza! It’s going to be a whole lot of gobble-worthy fun!

It’s that time of year, where we may need a little help at Thanksgiving. If you or someone you know could benefit for some food assistance please reach out to the Family Center at 401-270-8078. Please see the attached flyer below.

We are excited to announce that Bwana Iguana was here on Monday for a full school assembly.

It was a great show, there were many reptiles running around and I may have hid in my office for an hour or so...

A special thank you to The Feinstein Foundation for providing this assembly free of charge to our students!

Dear Families:

If your family members have not gotten their flu vaccinations yet, it is a good time to do it now. The beginning of flu season is here, and we do not want anyone to get sick!

Safety from the flu isn’t immediate, however. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and for you to become protected. It’s possible for someone to get the shot and then catch the flu before immunity kicks in. But you will never get the flu because of the shot. The vaccine is made with a dead virus.

The flu is most threatening to the very young, the elderly, and people with underlying illnesses or medical conditions. However, the illness can cause severe symptoms in people of any age. Even healthy children and adults are at risk of complications from the flu.

You’re not just getting the flu shot for yourself but also for everyone around you. As more people get vaccinated, it becomes less likely that influenza spreads. This concept is called "herd immunity." You can’t pass along a virus if you never get it yourself.

Please get your flu vaccine to reduce the spread and keep us a healthy school!

Thank you!

Nurse Sargent

We are once again partnering with the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation. Your child will be bringing home a Feinstein card that gives them access to many activities throughout Southern New England. Some include free admission to Mystic Aquarium and the Providence Children's Museum. They have also just added the Asian American Pacific Islander History Museum to the list!

If you are interested to learn more about the program this is the foundation's website: https://feinsteinfoundation.org/