Winters' Wildcat News

Please do not park in front of Winters on Central Ave. to drop your children off in the morning. Parent drop off and pick up should take place on Norfolk Street, and students enter and exit at door 3. Our buses need all the parking available in front of the school and the church as they arrive and wait to unload. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Through the donations of teachers and friends, Winters' clothing closet is stocked with children's clothing, shoes, coats, hats and gloves. If your child is in need of any of these items, please let Mrs. Surmeian know by calling the school, or by email at surmeianj@psdri.net.

https://surveys.panoramaed.com/ride/ridefamily/surveys, choose your language in the top left, Henry J. Winters School from the list, and then email Mrs. Surmeian, surmeianj@psdri.net, that you have completed it to be entered to win!

The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your student’s needs. Each item a student sees is individualized based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier questions. The purpose of this is not to give your student a score or grade, but instead to determine how best to support your student’s learning. Please see the video link below for more information.

Helpful Hints About iReady...

NO GRADES ARE GIVEN

TAKE YOUR TIME

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU

IT HELPS YOUR TEACHER
TRY YOUR BEST

We invite all students and staff to do something fun for the 100th day of school! You can dress up like a 100 year old person or decorate a shirt with 100 items! Do a Google search for fun ideas!

Each year, Winters celebrates reading week and our love of books with a spirit week and other exciting activities. This year's reading week will take place from Monday, February 28th through Friday, March 4th. Please see below for the schedule of events.

Students will select a word that will become a costume. You can choose any (school appropriate) word from a – z! It can be a word you know and love or, better yet, a new word that you can use to spice up your everyday writing and speaking.

There are only TWO RULES for making a costume:

1. Show your WORD on the costume.
2. Write the definition on the costume.

Google vocabulary parade for ideas!

On Tuesday January 25th, the Pawtucket Food Service program prepared butternut squash and bacon mac and cheese with local squash from Shartner Farms in Exeter, RI and parsley from Skydog Farm in Scituate, RI. The LFA program is made possible through a partnership with Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition and Farm Fresh RI. Each month students are given the opportunity to try something new from a local farm. Parent volunteers help to serve all the samples to the students during all three lunches! If you'd like to volunteer at future tastings, please email Mrs. Surmeian, surmeianj@psdri.net.

Upcoming LFA Taste Testings...

2/15/22, 3/22/22, 4/12/22, & 5/17/22

Students and staff in Pre K-12 schools or child care can schedule a COVID-19 test at any State-run site. Most State-run sites reserve some of their daily appointments for students and staff in Pre K-12 schools and child care. This process ensures that students and staff are able to get a COVID-19 test at their earliest convenience.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) encourages Pre K-12 school communities to use the following tips to help move through the process and safely return to school as soon as possible.

• Parents/guardians, students, and staff are encouraged to schedule an appointment online at portal.ri.gov to avoid long wait times on the Pre K-12 Test Scheduling line.

Students and staff without symptoms, who are identified as close contacts, except household close contacts, and aren’t exempt from quarantine are encouraged to follow the Monitor to Stay quarantine protocol, which allows students and staff to attend school in person and participate in school-related extracurricular activities during their quarantine period. Household close contacts are not eligible. In this case, they should conduct symptom screening and attest that: they don’t have symptoms for 5 days; wear a well-fitting mask for an additional 5 days; and follow quarantine guidance when outside school, as well as updated CDC guidance about masking.

2/2/22 - 2/11/22 - iReady Winter Benchmark Testing

2/7/22 - Semester 1 Report Cards

2/11/22 - 100th Day of School

2/21/22 - 2/25/22 - February Vacation

2/28/22 - 3/4/22 - Reading Week

3/14/22 - Educator Professional Day - Distance Learning Day for Students

3/15/22 - Progress Reports

3/31/22 - No School For Students - Parent Teacher Conferences

4/18 - 4/23/22 - April Vacation

A Title 1 Community School

Email: surmeianj@psdri.net
Location: 723 Central Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, USA
Phone: 401-729-6272
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