West Kingston Elementary School

Weekly Newsletter for March 19, 2008
IMPORTANT DATES… Mar 21 -- Good Friday, NO SCHOOL Mar 24 – Spring Picture Day Mar 25 – School Comm Mtg, HS Lib, 7 pm Mar 28 – Chorus to perform at Providence Bruins Apr 8 – SK Performance Festival at BRMS Apr 8 – School Comm Mtg, HS Libr, 7 pm Apr 9 – 3rd Quarter Ends Apr 10 – Boys Night Out Bowling Apr 14-18 – Spring Recess, NO SCHOOL Apr 22 – School Comm Mtg, HS Libr, 7 pm Apr 23 – Report cards go home Apr 30 – Gr. 4 to Providence/State House SPRING PICTURES… An order form went home. Only those students who return the order form will have their pictures taken on March 24th. CARES… Thanks to a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation, CARES has new computerized signing-in at Wakefield School, Matunuck School, West Kingston School and soon Peace Dale School. Please follow these instructions for all volunteers and visitors. We have a laptop computer on the office counter. TO SIGN IN 1. Touch mouse pad to light up computer screen. 2. Click: “VOLUNTEER Box” or “VISITOR Box” 3. If you are a volunteer: Start typing your last name; it will Highlight; CLICK IT. (IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST, CLICK on the “BACK Box,” lower right corner, and sign in as a Visitor.) CLICK in “NEXT Box.” CLICK in “PURPOSE Box” and scroll down to select your reason and CLICK. CLICK in “NEXT Box.” If there is a printer, wait for your badge to print. 4. If you are a visitor: CLICK in “NAME Box” and type your name: First then Last. CLICK in “NEXT Box.” CLICK in “PURPOSE Box” and scroll down to select your reason and CLICK. Soon we hope to have a printer that will print a name tag for you. DON’T FORGET TO SIGN OUT This is important for School Safety and to inform Schools and CARES how many volunteer/visitor hours are spent in our schools. TO SIGN OUT 1. CLICK in “VOLUNTEER Box” or “VISITOR Box” (whichever you used to sign in). 2. Find your name in the Drop Down Box and CLICK it. 3. CLICK, “DONE Box.” PENNIES FOR PATIENTS… Pennies for Patients will end tomorrow. Last week with your donated coins, the school was able to raise $252.40 for children struggling with cancer; combined with the week before we have a total of $514.56. It is amazing how quickly spare change from each child can add up. What a wonderful way for our children to see what they can do to help another child. Thanks so much for all of your support! SALT VISIT… Our visit by the State SALT team is over and we are awaiting their report. The report will reflect the strengths they saw in learning & teaching while visiting, and also highlights areas that we can focus on to make WK an even better school. The report will be posted on the RIDE website in a few weeks. Thanks to the faculty and staff for their hard work in preparing for the visit and a special thanks to parents Tricia Angeli and Lisa DeMaria for their help before and during the visit. PTO NEWS… Boys Night Out Bowling Thursday, April 10, 6-8 pm @ Old Mountain Lanes Boys, be on the lookout for the flyer with more details. It will be a great night out with the adult of your choice and lots of fun bowling with your classmates. Questions, call Deb Sprague at 792-9131. Yearbook Meeting March 24 in the WKES Library @ 7:30 pm All are welcome to help put together a great book of memories for all the students. We are looking for photos of every 5th grader as a baby or toddler. Send them to school in an envelope addressed to the PTO Yearbook Committee. The students will not be able to get the photos back. School Store The School Store will be open tomorrow. Grades 1, 3 & 5 will be able to shop. Comic Book Club For 4th & 5th Grades Only!!! We will meet in the library for 4 weeks and create a comic book. A copy will be left in the library for the school and each student will receive a copy. Limit of 20 students. We meet Mondays from 3:00-4:00 Cost: $30 (covers instruction, materials and printing costs.) Financial Aid is available. ------------------------------------------------------ Please allow my child, ___________, to participate in the Comic Book Club on March 24, 31 and April 7 and 21. Emergency Phone # ______________ Signature ______________________ BATTLE OF THE BOOKS… Congratulations to all fourth grade students who participated in last week’s Battle of the Books. Team “Book Battlers” was the winners. The following West Kingston students represented our school: Harrison K.¸ Sophia B., Molly C.¸ Morgan F., Fiona F., Jessica I., Sophia L., Samantha M., and Owen T. READ-A-THON… A fundraiser Read-a-thon was organized by Jackie K., Emma P., and Matthew M. to support the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island and was able to raise $300. Good job! PBIS… The following students were recognized for following the West Kingston Hawk’s Expectations. Congratulations to: Erich L., Harry K., Luke S., Sarah L.¸Dylan Q., James C., Timur K., Stephanie B., Praeh C., Hanna Y., Olivia P., Parker S., Myshon C., Yejin K., Luke M., Kate D., Sasm C., Erich L., Abby C., Colin M., Dennis A., Kara W., and Ryan H. Thank you for helping WK School be a respectful school. On Fridays we pull 5 names from all of those students who were recognized for the week and they are then able to pick a prize from our prize box. They were: Samantha K., Sam C., Kara W. Joey H., and Joe G. KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND SCREENING… Kindergarten Registration & Screening will take place on April 8, 9, 10, 22, 23 & 24. 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 and 1:15 pm. It will take place at the Neighborhood Guild, located at 325 Columbia Street. Please call the South Kingstown School Department at 360-1307 or 360-1308 to schedule your appointment. If you or someone you know has a child who will be 5 by Sept. 1 and plans to attend kindergarten, please call and set up an appointment. URI SOCCER ACADEMY… April School Vacation Academy (April 14-18) 9 am-12 noon, boys & girls ages 5-12. For more information, go to: http://gorhody.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/uri-m-soccer-body.html or call 874-2560.
· West Kingston Elementary School · 3119 Ministerial Rd · West Kingston RI 02892 · (401) 360-1130 ·

Weekly Newsletter for March 19, 2008

IMPORTANT DATES…
Mar 21 -- Good Friday, NO SCHOOL
Mar 24 – Spring Picture Day
Mar 25 – School Comm Mtg, HS Lib, 7 pm
Mar 28 – Chorus to perform at Providence
                Bruins
Apr 8 – SK Performance Festival at BRMS
Apr 8 – School Comm Mtg, HS Libr, 7 pm
Apr 9 – 3rd Quarter Ends
Apr 10 – Boys Night Out Bowling
Apr 14-18 – Spring Recess, NO SCHOOL
Apr 22 – School Comm Mtg, HS Libr, 7 pm
Apr 23 – Report cards go home
Apr 30 – Gr. 4 to Providence/State
               House

SPRING PICTURES…
An order form went home. Only those students who return the order form will have their pictures taken on March 24th.

CARES…
    Thanks to a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation, CARES has new computerized signing-in at Wakefield School, Matunuck School, West Kingston School and soon Peace Dale School.
    Please follow these instructions for all volunteers and visitors. We have a laptop computer on the office counter.

TO SIGN IN
1. Touch mouse pad to light up computer screen.
2. Click: “VOLUNTEER Box” or “VISITOR Box”
3. If you are a volunteer:
Start typing your last name; it will
Highlight; CLICK IT. (IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST, CLICK on the “BACK Box,” lower right corner, and sign in as a Visitor.) CLICK in “NEXT Box.”
CLICK in “PURPOSE Box” and scroll down to select your reason and CLICK.
CLICK in “NEXT Box.”
If there is a printer, wait for your badge to print.
4. If you are a visitor:
CLICK in “NAME Box” and type your name: First then Last.
CLICK in “NEXT Box.”
CLICK in “PURPOSE Box” and scroll down to select your reason and CLICK.
Soon we hope to have a printer that will print a name tag for you.

DON’T FORGET TO SIGN OUT
This is important for School Safety
and to inform Schools and CARES how many volunteer/visitor hours are spent in our schools.

TO SIGN OUT
1. CLICK in “VOLUNTEER Box” or “VISITOR Box” (whichever you used to sign in).
2. Find your name in the Drop Down Box and CLICK it.
3. CLICK, “DONE Box.”

PENNIES FOR PATIENTS…
Pennies for Patients will end tomorrow.    Last week with your donated coins, the school was able to raise $252.40 for children struggling with cancer; combined with the week before we have a total of $514.56. It is amazing how quickly spare change from each child can add up. What a wonderful way for our children to see what they can do to help another child. Thanks so much for all of your support!

SALT VISIT…
    Our visit by the State SALT team is over and we are awaiting their report. The report will reflect the strengths they saw in learning & teaching while visiting, and also highlights areas that we can focus on to make WK an even better school. The report will be posted on the RIDE website in a few weeks.
    Thanks to the faculty and staff for their hard work in preparing for the visit and a special thanks to parents Tricia Angeli and Lisa DeMaria for their help before and during the visit.

PTO NEWS…
Boys Night Out Bowling
Thursday, April 10, 6-8 pm @ Old Mountain Lanes
Boys, be on the lookout for the flyer with more details. It will be a great night out with the adult of your choice and lots of fun bowling with your classmates. Questions, call Deb Sprague at 792-9131.

Yearbook Meeting
March 24 in the WKES Library @ 7:30 pm
    All are welcome to help put together a great book of memories for all the students.
    We are looking for photos of every 5th grader as a baby or toddler. Send them to school in an envelope addressed to the PTO Yearbook Committee. The students will not be able to get the photos back.

School Store
The School Store will be open tomorrow. Grades 1, 3 & 5 will be able to shop.

Comic Book Club
For 4th & 5th Grades Only!!!
We will meet in the library for 4 weeks and create a comic book. A copy will be left in the library for the school and each student will receive a copy. Limit of 20 students. We meet Mondays from 3:00-4:00
Cost: $30 (covers instruction, materials and printing costs.) Financial Aid is available.
------------------------------------------------------

Please allow my child, ___________, to participate in the Comic Book Club on March 24, 31 and April 7 and 21.
Emergency Phone # ______________
Signature ______________________

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS…
Congratulations to all fourth grade students who participated in last week’s Battle of the Books. Team “Book Battlers” was the winners. The following West Kingston students represented our school: Harrison K.¸ Sophia B., Molly C.¸ Morgan F., Fiona F., Jessica I., Sophia L., Samantha M., and Owen T.

READ-A-THON…
A fundraiser Read-a-thon was organized by Jackie K., Emma P., and Matthew M. to support the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island and was able to raise $300. Good job!

PBIS…
    The following students were recognized for following the West Kingston Hawk’s Expectations. Congratulations to: Erich L., Harry K., Luke S., Sarah L.¸Dylan Q., James C., Timur K., Stephanie B., Praeh C., Hanna Y., Olivia P., Parker S., Myshon C., Yejin K., Luke M., Kate D., Sasm C., Erich L., Abby C., Colin M., Dennis A., Kara W., and Ryan H. Thank you for helping WK School be a respectful school.
    On Fridays we pull 5 names from all of those students who were recognized for the week and they are then able to pick a prize from our prize box. They were: Samantha K., Sam C., Kara W. Joey H., and Joe G.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND SCREENING…
    Kindergarten Registration & Screening will take place on April 8, 9, 10, 22, 23 & 24. 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 and 1:15 pm.
    It will take place at the Neighborhood Guild, located at 325 Columbia Street. Please call the South Kingstown School Department at 360-1307 or 360-1308 to schedule your appointment.
If you or someone you know has a child who will be 5 by Sept. 1 and plans to attend kindergarten, please call and set up an appointment.

URI SOCCER ACADEMY…
April School Vacation Academy (April 14-18)
9 am-12 noon, boys & girls ages 5-12.
For more information, go to: http://gorhody.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/uri-m-soccer-body.html or call 874-2560.

· West Kingston Elementary School · 3119 Ministerial Rd · West Kingston RI 02892 · (401) 360-1130 ·