The Ferrazzani Friday Update

What a week to be a WOLF!! This week our students continued to build relationships within their classroom communities, explored curriculum through diagnostic assessments, and really showed us what it means to be a member of CCSL Elementary! I want to thank all of you once again for your efforts this week is ensuring a safe dismissal during a very unexpected event on Wednesday. With your cooperation, communication, and dedication partnered with our amazing CCSL staff all of our students got home safely. Our students were open in talking through the situation and were happy to know how many people are here to support them!

Next week we are going to kick off our PBIS Incentive! All staff will be looking for students who are being a W.O.L.F (Working Responsibly, Owning Our Choices, Loving Learning, Friendship) Students will receive a WOLF Note from staff members and will be recognized within their classrooms for their amazing efforts! Each week, students will be highlighted on our WOLF Wall in the elementary hallway where they can see each other's WOLF notes and praise one another for their efforts. At the end of every month, there will be one student from each class who demonstrates all four core values recognized at an assembly! We are so excited to show off all the amazing work our students are doing and cannot wait to partner with you in making this happen!

Please take some time to review the student handbook for grades K-4. We will ask you to sign off on this when logging into PowerSchool to access your student's grades.

We’re excited to share a resource at our school: Wolfie’s Closet — a place where students in need can access free school uniforms and a limited supply of toiletries and non-uniform clothing.
Whether a student is in need of a uniform or a warm layer for the winter, Wolfie’s Closet is here to help with dignity and care.

How You Can Help:
We are currently seeking donations of gently used uniforms in good condition. If your child has outgrown their clothing, consider donating to support another member of our Wolf Pack!

Donations can be dropped off anytime in the entryways of the main office and high school during school hours.

As we get Wolfie's Closet up and running, we kindly ask that families reach out only if there is a real need, as our supplies are currently limited. But, please do not hesitate to reach out if you do have a need!

If your student needs access to our closet, please contact your Asst/Associate Principals or Counselor.

Thank you for helping us build a strong and supportive school community! 💚🤍

Questions? Please contact Sarah Meunier, Director K12 Guidance & SEL
smeunier@collegiatelowell.org

Our goal is to always make sure dismissal runs smoothly and safely.

• ALL Parent Pickup cars should be in the pickup lane (Right-hand drive, closest to the school)
• There should be no cars in the bus lane or parked in parking spots to pick up students
• All cars must pull up to the sidewalk to get students. Students will not be allowed to cross into traffic.
• All parents should remain in their cars to keep the flow of traffic moving
• Students will enter cars through the rear passenger side door.

If you need to change how your student is going home for a day, it needs to go through the front office by 2:00!

Students will also not be able to be dismissed after 3:00. If you need to pull your kiddo out early for an appointment please make sure it is before 3:00 and that the front office is notified earlier in the day.

A new standards-based report card format will be introduced in grades K-4 in the 2025-2026 school year. While parents and students in grades K-4 will continue to view report cards through Power School, the format will look different. Students in grades 3-4 will continue to receive a letter grade for each subject, but will also be assessed using state standards for each subject area, including specials. Kindergarteners will continue to be assessed using only standards. Teachers will assess students using the state standards to insure clarity and consistency in expectations across classroom and grade levels. The standards-based design will allow more detailed feedback aligned with specific learning goals for each of the subjects, thereby aiding parents, students, teachers and administrators to focus on growth and areas needing additional support.

It's that time of year again where we will be MAP testing! Students in K-4 will be taking the ELA, Language, Math. K-3 is also taking the Reading Fluency Session and grades 3 & 4 will also be taking Science. Dates are listed below in the Upcoming Dates Section.

Please make sure that students are present, on time, and ready to go! We recommend having a big healthy breakfast so that their brains and fueled and ready to work. I am so excited to see how much the students have grown compared to the Fall sessions.

For a more detailed explanation of what MAP testing is and why we use it, please see the image to the side.

K-8 Uniform

• Khaki uniform pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, or jumpers (hems no shorter than 3 inches above the knee)
• Forest Green polo shirt
• Forest Green or Black sweater, crewneck, cardigan, or vest with no logos or decorations other than CCSL Logo. Polo shirt must be underneath. No Hoodies!
• Closed-toed shoes (no crocks or sandals)

PE Uniform - this is only to be worn on PE Days!

• Forest Green or Black t-shirt or long sleeve plain or with school logo
• Forest Green or Black sweatpants or shorts plain or with school logo (no spandex)
• Sneakers

Uniforms can be purchased from anywhere as long as guidelines are followed. If you would like to purchase uniform with the school logo, please follow the directions on the school website.

• 9/8 - KG & Gr 1 Math MAP
• 9/9 - No School
• 9/10 - Gr 3 ELA MAP
• 9/11 - Gr 4 Language MAP
• 9/12 - Gr 3 Language MAP
• 9/15 - Gr 4 Math MAP
• 9/16 - Gr 3 Math MAP
• 9/17 - Early Release (Dismissal at 12:30)
• 9/17 - Gr 4 Science MAP
• 9/18 - Gr 2 Math MAP
• 9/19 - Gr 3 Science
• 10/3 - Progress Reports Published
• 10/13 - No School
• 10/22 - Early Release (Dismissal at 12:30)
• 10/31 - End of Quarter 1

Have the best weekend!!!

Mrs. Ferrazzani