Cornwall School News

Message from the Principal

One gorgeous, early morning this week, Seth took a breathtaking photo of Cornwall School. When he shared it in our staff chat, he commented that "our happy little school" was "looking like a Bob Ross painting." It gave me warm fuzzies, to quote a former kindergartener, now 2nd grader. As we close our third (short) week of school, our happy little school is feeling safe, joyful, thoughtful and kind.

With gratitude,

Nadya

Important Dates

Fri, 9/18, Flynn Theater Presents "Playing Fields", free event (see below)
Mon, 9/21, No School, Yom Kippur Holiday
Wed, 9/23, FOCS potluck and Back to School Night (5:30 - 7 pm)
Wed, 10/7, Early Release (12:50 pm)
Fri, 10/9, Harvest Fest (see volunteer opportunities from FOCS)
Thurs, 10/22, Teacher conferences
Fri, 10/23, No School
Fri, 10/30, School Pictures

Back to School Night and FOCS Potluck

Wednesday, September 23, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Please join us in welcoming the 2026-2027 school year with our annual family potluck & back to school night! It’s a wonderful way to reconnect with old friends, meet new Cornwall School families and staff, and learn more about Friends of Cornwall School (FOCS).

Teachers will open their classrooms for Back-to-School Night after dinner, from 6-7pm.

Potluck food assignments by grade are below. Please label dishes with a name for easy return, tape an ingredient card to each dish for people with allergies (peanut free please), and no crock pots due to lack of outlets to plug them in.

Kindergarten: Dessert

1st– Dessert
2nd– Side Dish
3rd– Side Dish
4th– Main Dish

5th– Main Dish

We are asking for some help with this event, please check out this link to sign up!

We look forward to seeing you!

Reminders and Useful Bits

Snack: All students need to pack a snack each day.

Shoes: All students need inside and outside shoes. We have many extras at school! Please help support the messaging that we need to change our shoes because the grass it wet and sometimes muddy.

State law re: child passenger safety

Each year, schools are asked to remind families about state safety laws regarding children riding in passenger cars.

Children under 8 must ride in a harnessed car seat or booster
Children under 13 years of age must ride in the back seat.

All children at Cornwall School are under 13, and, according to state law, must be riding in the back seat. There are reasonable exceptions to this for trucks without a back seat, of course.

August/September Menu

Bus Routes

Snapshots

First Grade

This week, first grade finalized the language of our very own classroom rules: be kind, be safe, take care of the environment, and do hard things. First graders have already shown that they are ready to shine in these areas. We see kind first graders when they listen carefully to their classmate's math thinking. First graders are safe when they control their bodies during our movement breaks so that everyone has their own space. We're seeing students care for the environment by cleaning up choice time toys and dropped food. This week, first graders did a very hard thing-- they read quietly and independently for 10 whole minutes straight! To celebrate their practice paying off, they opened the classroom library and chose new, exciting books!