IMPORTANT DATES…
Feb 16 – Kaleidescope Presentation, 9 & 10
Feb 19-23 – Winter Break, NO SCHOOL
Feb 27 – Sch. Comm. Mtg., 7 pm, HS Library
Mar 2 – Feb. Student Recognition Assemblies
Mar 2 – Spirit Day! Pajama Day!!
Mar 6 – SC Wellness Sub-Comm.Mtg, 3:30
SKSD
Admin Bldg.
Mar 13 – Sch.Comm. Mtg, 7 pm, HS Library
Mar 15 -- Town Council/Sch Comm Budget
Work
Session, 6:30 pm, Town Hall
Mar 17 – PTO Meeting, 7 pm
Mar 22 – Musica Dolce, 10 am
Mar 26 – Spring Pictures
Mar 27 – Sch. Comm. Mtg, 7 pm, HS Library
Mar 30 – Mar.Student Recognition Assemblies
Please note: Due to our special performance by the Kaleidescope Theater on Friday, the Student Recognition Assemblies and Spirit Day will be on March 2nd, instead of Feb. 16. Spirit Day on March 2nd will be “pajama day”. Wear your PJ’s and enjoy a great book!
GREAT NEWS…
We have received the school summary data from the Oct 2006 NECAP tests
and West Kingston School once again is a High Performing
School. Individual student reports will
be available soon and will be mailed home.
FOOD FOR JONNYCAKE CENTER…
A reminder that we are still collecting items such as boxes of cereal, juices,
baked beans, jars of spaghetti sauce or canned spaghetti or ravioli. Please
send the much needed items to the office. Thank you!
THANK YOU FOR DONATION…
Thank you so much to the David Brown family for their very generous
donation to the school to purchase recorders for the music department.
DAFFODIL ORDERS…
A reminder for the American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days, coming
our way for the first week of spring. Everyone’s tired of
winter by now, so get ready for spring by ordering a bouquet of beautiful
daffodils or a Bear and a Bunch to support the American Cancer Society. A
bouquet is just $7, a Bear and a Bunch $25, or $20 for a Gift of Hope,
to support the fight against cancer while giving bouquets of daffodils
to cancer patients in our community.
Clip below and place your order by February 27th.
___ Bouquet(s) of daffodils @ $7 each = _________
___ Bear and a Bunch @$25 =
_________
___ Gift(s) of Home @ $20 each =
_________
Student’s Name _____________________________
Teacher ___________________________________
Make checks payable to the American Cancer Society. Return
to the office.
PTO NEWS…
After School Art Club
The second class of the February session will be held after vacation
due to the snow day on 2/14. Class will be held on Wednesday, Feb.
28th from 3:05-4 pm. Prompt pick up is appreciated. This
month’s theme is Landscape Design.
Spanish Classes
Look for a backpack flyer coming home soon for the registration of the
next session.
Yearbook
Our yearbook is being assembled and your photos are needed. Thanks
to Mary Daly and Deb Sprague for their dedication to this project. The
deadline for photo submission is approaching, so get yours in soon. Digital
photos can be e-mailed to Deb Sprague at michaelsprague@cox.net. Thanks
to those who recently sent in photos!
PTO Meeting
Thanks to all who attended our meeting this month and special thanks
to our middle school volunteer babysitters and to Tricia Angeli for
supervising babysitting in the gym. Our next meeting will be
Tuesday, March 13th at 7 pm.
Matty Hatty Day
We’ll be celebrating Matty Hatty Day – a fundraiser
for the Matthew Siravo Memorial Foundation on Feb. 28th at 8:50 am. The
students will dance for 10 minutes in the hall outside their classroom. The
students can wear a hat while they’re dancing in honor of Matty. This
foundation was established for Epilepsy research in honor of a 5 yr old South
Kingstown boy who died from complications due to epilepsy. The area children
wear hats and dance in celebration of Matthew’s birthday. Pledges
they collect are donated to the foundation.
Pledge envelopes and flyers were sent home this week. Please
send yours in on the day of the event when you wear your silly hat for a great
cause.
Thanks to Celeste Ferguson and Tonia Hassell for chairing
this activity.
Box Tops for Education
We are pleased to announce that we’ve just received a check for
$781 from BoxTops for Education! Please continue to clip and send
them in. They certainly do add up!! Thanks to Holly Foley
for her continued efforts on this project. Please send yours
in via backpack express to the office. Thanks to all who have been
clipping!
Cultural Arts Assembly
The PTO will sponsor another cultural arts assembly this Friday, 2/16. The
Kaleidescope Theatre will present “I’m Special” to
all WK students at 9 & 10 am performances. Thanks to Marybeth
McGreen for continuing to schedule great programs.
ART NEWS…
Congratulations to Hannah L., Abby H., Bridget M., Matthew J., Lea N.,
and Alexa P. These students have artwork in the 23rd Annual Children’s
and 21st Young Adults’ Art Exhibition at the Hera Gallery in
Wakefield. This is a wonderful show, and the work will be on
display until March 3. The Hera Gallery hours are Weds.-Fri.,
1-5 pm, Sat. 10-4 pm. Please check out the great artwork!
HAZARD PRESCHOOL…
The School Department has announced openings in the SK Inclusive
Preschool Program for the 2007-2008 school year. This program was
originally designed to serve SK preschool children with special needs. It
is now an inclusive program available to all SK preschool children. It
is located at the Hazard School.
Children applying for the program must be SK residents between
the ages of 3 and 5, and must successfully complete a Child Outreach Screening. A
monthly tuition is charged for all children accepted. There are scholarships
available for families that qualify. Parent transportation is required
to and from school. Children must be toilet trained before their entrance
into school.
Child Outreach Screening will take place Mar 2 and Mar 16. A
lottery, including all eligible children, will take place on March 30th.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in the preschool
program or have additional questions, please call 360-1221.
ENROLL NOW FOR KINDERGARTEN!!
South Kingstown School Department
Kindergarten Registration and Screening
Dates:
April 3, 4, 5
April 10, 11, 12
April 24, 25, 26
Please Note:
Appointments are 45 minutes long and may be made at the following times:
9:00 am/9:45 am/10:30 am/11:15 am/1:15 pm/2:00 pm
Kindergarten Registration and Screening will take place at the Neighborhood Guild located at 325 Columbia Street.
Please call the SK School Dept at 360-1300 extension 1307 or 1308 to schedule your appointment.
*Child must be age 5 by September 1, 2007*
At the time of registration, please bring:
- Child’s birth certificate. No copies please.
- Proof of residency (may be in the form of a current mortgage payment, lease, rental payment, utility bill or tax bill).
- A certified copy of current immunizations, dates must include day, month, year of each dose administered and must be signed by physician or his/her designee.
- You will not be able to register your child if you do not bring their up-do-date immunization records with you.
- The school nurse will inform you about boosters that are needed.
- If your child had a 5-year physical exam, please obtain a form from the school, have it completed by your physician and bring it in the day of registration.
- If there are custody/guardian issues, please bring the appropriate paperwork.