As a reminder breakfast service begins at 8:40am. On June 30, 2022 the free breakfast and lunch waiver provided by the state ended. The Meal Benefit Expiration and Grace period will end on Thursday, September 29, 2022. This means that students that were free/reduced for this month and have not applied to receive the continued benefits will now be charged for the full meal price. All families, regardless of status, will need to complete the lunch application. We still need 108 families to complete their application. It is important that all families complete the lunch application. This helps with our Title I funding, resources and activities. It can help provide discounts on resources and activities for teachers and students. Information on how to complete your form can be found here. You can also contact the main office or see the district website if you have questions.

Meal Application English (Printable)

Meal Application Spanish (Printable)

Your October Newsletter has been posted! This month you will find information about how to register for weekly food assistance from our food pantry, upcoming events hosted by Title I, cyber safety resources from our School Resource Officer, and more.

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Cyber Safety and Security

Parent Guardian Resource for Digital Wellness

Norwood School 2022-23 Family Engagement Policy

FY23 Home-School Compact Norwood

Warwick Cares Program

Should I Report To School

Aug/Sep COVID Newsletter

Students in grades 1 - 5 will continue their Beginning of the Year diagnostic assessments reading. These assessments are done so that we can better plan instruction to meet students' needs. These assessments will also guide students learning in their iReady My Path. Please see below for further information.

iReady BOY Diagnostic

Diagnostic Purpose:

Our students will take both a math and ELA diagnostic on the iReady platform to provide the best diagnostic data to inform instruction.

• Purpose of Diagnostic Video (English)

• Purpose of Diagnostic Video (Spanish)

Diagnostic Information:

Testing Window: The window for the diagnostic will be from September 13-September 30 (see Kindergarten window below)

Diagnostic Length: The length of the diagnostic by grade level:

• Grade K: This window will open on October 17 - November 18

• Grade 1: Two 20 to 30 minute sessions

• Grades 2-5: Two 40 to 50 minute sessions

This diagnostic provides us much information about what students can do and what they need support with in math and reading. The results of the diagnostic are used by the school and teacher to plan the whole class, small group and individualized student instruction. The results are also what are used to develop students' My Path on iReady. Students should be completing a minimum of 50 minutes each week in their individually designed My Path for both Reading and Math to see learning growth.

It is important that students put in their best effort so that we can plan appropriately for their learning. You can find some resources regarding the assessment here: https://i-readycentral.com/familycenter/

Please refrain from requesting an early dismissal for your child after 2:45pm. The dismissal process begins at 3:00pm and it becomes very difficult for us to fill an early dismissal request once the process begins.

Students will be marked absent, no matter the reason, if they are not in school.

If the absence is COVID related it will be entered as an excused absence.

It is important that the Aspen Family Portal is updated with correct address and contact information. Students can only be released to emergency contacts listed in the Family Portal so please make sure this is updated. You can find more information about the Family Portal on the district website here. Using the WPS Family Portal (PDF) WPS Family Portal (direct link)