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Important Dates
October 8 - Columbus Day,
school closed
October 16 -
Principal's Coffee,
Projects Room,
7 PM
October 17 - Principal's Coffee,
Projects Room,
9:30 AM
October 21 -
Run Against Hunger
October 31 - Halloween Parade
November 6 - CET Parent/Teacher Day Conferences,
no school for students
November 15 - CET Parent/Teacher Evening Conferences,
5:00 PM
November 22-23 - Thanksgiving Recess,
school closed
November 27 - CET School Picture Retakes
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CET Newsletter October 5,
2018
http://www.chufsd.org/schools/carrie_e_tompkins_es
Message from the Principal,
Mrs.
Kelly Maloney
Dear CET Families,
Happy Fall! Everyone seems to have adjusted to being back to school full-time; routines are in place,
the food service program is up and running,
and the Lost and Found is full! I hope that you were able to attend the Back to School Nights and meet your child’s teacher(s).
It is hard to believe that Parent-Teacher conferences will be taking place in a few weeks! A K12 alert will be sent out tonight at 7:00 pm informing you of how to sign up for your conference.
Teachers have been busy assessing students using a variety of tools.
All students have taken the STAR assessment (Early Literacy,
Reading and/or Mathematics),
a standardized computer-adaptive assessment,
that provides information about student growth and achievement.
Each assessment provides estimates of students’ skills and comparisons of students’ abilities to national norms.
These scores present a snapshot of achievement at a specific point in time,
and gives only one picture of how a student is doing in school.
All students take this assessment a minimum of three times during the school year.
Additionally,
teachers have begun to assess students in reading to determine their “just right” level,
or independent reading level.
Decoding,
fluency,
and comprehension skills are assessed using the Scholastic Next Step Reading assessment.
You can view your child’s STAR results on the eSchool Parent Portal.
As a reminder,
the eSchool Parent Portal is where you will also find your child’s report card and the results of the New York State grade 3 and 4 assessments.
Our before school math programs will be starting this month.
As I mentioned at Back to School Nights,
we offer before math programs for students in grades 2-4.
These programs begin at 7:30 am and are designed for children who enjoy math and like a challenge!
We have a new link on our CET homepage called “Digital Link/Tools”; it can be found under “Quick Links”.
Students can go directly to this link to access websites and on-line resources such as IXL,
RAZ-Kids,
and Type to Learn.
Your child will need to know their login and password.
Our third and fourth graders worked with local artist,
Joe Mullins,
this week on leaf and fish printing.
They will be coming home with these beautiful prints.
Thank you to our PTA for paying for this special program.
Third and fourth graders also began a new Physical Education unit-tennis! I had the opportunity to hit a few balls with some of them today!
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.
#CETelementary.
I hope that you are able to enjoy the warm weather this weekend! Be sure to get outside!
Warmly,
Kelly |
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News from the Assistant Principal,
Mrs.
Kerri Bianchi
October Activities CET has a very busy month ahead! First of all,
if you have seen your children come home with their paper “sneakers” please encourage your child to color their sneaker and bring it back to Ms.
Leslie with their $1.00 donation to the
Harry Chapin Run Against Hunger. The actual run will take place on Sunday,
October 21
st
with the1 Mile Fun Run beginning at 11:30 am near Veterans Corners. The coordinators of the run will provide a pizza party to the class that has the greatest participation in the Fun Run. Students have been practicing for the run during their PE classes. The run provides families with a great opportunity to get out and participate in a fun activity for a great cause. On Wednesday,
October 10
th
all CET students will attend an assembly on fire safety and fire prevention. Members of the Croton Fire Department will share information about fire safety and stress the importance of having two possible evacuation routes in the event of a fire. Students will have the opportunity to see one of the firefighters in full gear as well as see and hear their oxygen tank. The assembly will conclude with the students going outside to see and ask questions about the Engine Truck. All of the tools and equipment on the truck will be on display for the students to see. There will be plenty more to see and do at the Fire Fair on Sunday,
October 14
th
from 1-5 at the Harmon Fire House. Wednesday,
October 24
th
will be our annual district-wide Unity Day. Students will participate in a number of activities to promote unity and friendship here at CET.
We encourage all students to wear orange to show their unity and support for bully prevention.
Finally,
on Tuesday,
October 30
th
our students will learn about Halloween Safety with a visit from the Croton Police Department. Our Halloween Parade will take place on Wednesday,
October 31
st
at 1:00 pm at Spencer Field. We hope to see you there! |
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News from Robin Woolley,
School Counselor
We REACH for Character at C.E.T.!
As many of you know,
the REACH acronym stands for Respect,
Effort,
Acceptance,
Cooperation and Honesty.
These are character strengths that we expect everyone at C.E.T.
to show.
At the beginning of every year we talk to students about these character traits and review what each one might look like in various places around the school including the classroom,
hallways,
bathrooms,
lunchroom,
playground and on the bus.
This year we are trying something new to emphasize and develop these strengths in our students.
On September 28,
we met as an entire school in the multi-purpose room and talked about Respect.
This was the first of seven assemblies that are planned throughout the year.
We defined respect as “Thinking and acting in a positive way about yourself or others as well as thinking and acting in a way that shows others you care about their feelings and well being.” We focused on respecting yourself,
respecting others and respecting the school.
Student volunteers gave examples of each.
As part of our school counseling program and social emotional learning curriculum,
I will be visiting each classroom over the next few weeks to do a lesson with students about being respectful to yourself.
In addition,
teachers and staff will be reinforcing the character strength of respect by incorporating it into classroom discussions and lessons,
as well as by providing positive reinforcement and giving out “Caught being Good” stickers at lunch/recess and in the hallways when students exhibit respectful behavior.
What can you do at home to reinforce being respectful? Here are a few resources that may help:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-power-prime/201001/parenting-respect-starts-home
https://educateempowerkids.org/self-respect
https://www.empoweringparents.com/article/do-your-kids-respect-you-9-ways-to-change-their-attitude/
Upcoming assemblies and lessons will address the character traits of Empathy,
Acceptance,
Perseverance,
Cooperation,
Responsibility and Reflection.
Have a great weekend! |
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News from the CET PTA
We would like to thank all the CET parents who have already signed up to become CETPTA members.
We have used the funds to sponsor Movie night,
pay for Lice Check,
replenishing the recess toy supplies and paying for the teachers’ back to school breakfast .
If you have not signed up to become a member this academic year yet,
please go to www.cetpta.com to sign up.
If you need to make a change or add one or more days of lunch service for your child?
Go to
http://www.tinyurl.com/CETPTALunch
to place your order.
You can pay online (there is a small processing fee for this convenience) or follow the instructions to pay by cash or check.
If you child has an existing order but wishes to:
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Increase the quantity of food (e.g.
increase pizza slices,
chicken fingers,
or quesadillas)
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Make a change (e.g.
change from pizza to chicken fingers)
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Cancel all or part of their lunch order.
You can submit the “Changes or Refunds” form or email CETLunch@gmail.com with your child’s name,
grade,
and the requested change.
(Note: You can view available options on the order form at
http://www.tinyurl.com/CETPTALunch
,
but please do not place a new order on this form if you need to make a change.
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News from SEPTA
The Croton-Harmon Special Education PTA (“CH-SEPTA”) is looking to buy some cool new clothes for kids while supporting education initiatives that promote learning for all types of abilities. Next week, October 8th-15th,
we’ve paired with the awesome and much-loved Tea Collection brand for their fundraiser with the “School Days Campaign”.
Visit the website
TeaSchoolDays.com and use the code SDF18CROTONHARMON to receive 15% off plus free shipping.
We receive 15% proceeds from each purchase! Please feel free to pass this along to family and friends and spread the word... The Croton-Harmon Special Education PTA (“CH-SEPTA”) is organized to bring parents,
teachers,
students and administrators together to promote the best education solutions for students of all abilities in a spirit of collaboration,
inclusion and recognition of strengths within each child.
We welcome all new members who would like to support this mission - whether it be through membership,
volunteering at special events,
lending your expertise,
or sharing resources.
To join,
please visit
https://sites.google.com/a/chufsd.org/chsepta or contact
chsepta@gmail.com. Would like to become a member? Please fill out this attached membership form (it's a fillable form) and send it back to the school with your child or mail to the address on the form.
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News from Christine Martins,
School Nurse
Hand-Washing Hand-washing is one of the best (and most over-looked) ways of helping to prevent the spread of germs.
Talk to your child about the importance of washing their hands. Explain to them how if their hands are dirty,
or have “sick germs” on them,
they might accidentally end up putting those “sick germs” in their bodies when they eat,
or rub their eyes,
or scratch their nose
Remind your child to wash their hands when:
- They are visibly dirty
- Before eating,
touching,
or preparing foods
- After using the bathroom
- After coughing or blowing their nose
- After (and before!) visiting a sick friend or family member
- After playing outside
Keep in mind however,
that following these guidelines might not always be possible. For example,
if your child is coughing or blowing their nose during a lesson,
it would be disruptive to your child and the rest of the class for him/her to go wash hands after every time they wipe their nose. In instances such as these,
it would be better to have your child wash their hands after or in between lessons.
Practice proper handwashing techniques with your child at home:
- Turn on the water (warm or cold; hot is not necessary!)
- Get some soap (any kind)
- Scrub hands,
away from the running water,
for 20 seconds (about as long as it takes to sing “Happy Birthday” twice). Be sure to wash all surfaces of the hands including wrists,
in between fingers,
and around and under fingernails.
- Rinse well with water
- Dry hands with paper towel
- Turn off the water faucets with the used paper towel
Check out this quick,
30 second video from the CDC (Center for Disease Control): https://www.cdc.gov/cdctv/healthyliving/hygiene/wash-your-hands.html |
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Updating You and Your Child’s Information in the K12 Alerts System
To be sure we have the most up-to-date information for you and your child,
you may access K12 Alerts by either logging on to the CET Homepage where you will find “Parent Portal/K12Alerts” or by accessing the Croton-Harmon School District’s Homepage and clicking on “Parent and Resident Portal/K12Alerts”.
Once you log in to the K-12 Alert System,
you will be able to make any necessary changes to your or your child’s information
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If you have any questions please contact Denise Cuomo,
914-271-4793,
ext.
4200. |
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