ETES WEEKLY DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
Good Evening Families,
We hope you enjoyed a restful long weekend! If you are receiving this email for the first time, welcome to our weekly digital communication email list. Each week you will be receiving an updated newsletter, keeping you informed of our weekly events. We hope you find these newsletters helpful in keeping your family informed, however you may unsubscribe at any time, if you wish. You can expect these emails every Tuesday and you can expect any paper flyers or forms to go home with your students backpacks every Tuesday afternoon. At ETES, we believe that a strong partnership between home and school is important to the success of our students, and keeping our families well informed is key to a successful school community.
THIS WEEK: Sept 6th-9th
First Day of School for Students in Preschool and Kindergarten: Thursday, September 8 2022
Students and families are invited to our Open House events before the start of school. This is an opportunity for our students and their families to meet their teachers, classmates, and learn what to expect for the upcoming school year! We can't wait to see you then!
Open House PreK & K: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Including: Mrs. Teixeira’s 2nd Grade Class
* Our PTO will be hosting a 'Popsicles & Play' event after each Open House beginning at 5:30. Weather permitting, the event will take place on our blacktop/field area to the right of our building. Students will be given a popsicle and families will have an opportunity to mingle and get to know other families within their grade level.
MAP & DIBELS TESTING
Benchmark testing will begin this week for our students in grades 1-4. These assessments are simply to support your teachers in providing baseline information in reading and math. The data we receive from this testing will help to inform our teachers of what skills your child is currently bringing to school. This will help inform their instruction to start the year.
Headphones: Some of these assessments have an audio portion in which students will be asked to listen and respond to. We have a small quantity of headphones available here at school. If you have an extra pair of headphones (with cord not bluetooth) that your student could bring to school, we encourage you to pack them in your child’s backpack. Place them in a ziplock bag and label the bag with your child’s name.
Nurse & Health Updates
You will find notices with helpful information from our Nurses, Kianna Tavares and Erin Predwandowki going home with your students this week. Due to the Monday holiday, you might find these forms come home on Wednesday or Thursday. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, September 14th is our first Parent Teacher Organization meeting for the school year. The meeting is from 6:30-7:30 pm in our library and is open to all. Come join us and help us plan fun and exciting events and activities for our students and teachers!
- Tuesday, September 20th Taunton House of Pizza is donating 20% of your bill to ETES. Please mark your calendars and make it a special Pizza Night
- Friday, September 30th The Ned Show will be presenting to our school. This is a fun and interactive assembly that will take place during the school day for students only. Students will learn about having a positive growth mindset. More information will be shared as the date approaches.
- Wednesday, October 5 is School Picture Day. Flyers and forms will be sent to families at the end of September.
School Hours & Important Things to Know
School hours are 9am-3:15pm. Families transporting their children must drop off their child at the gymnasium door (E11). A map and more information regarding drop off and pick up has been attached below in our News and Announcement Section.
- Drop off may begin at 8:45am. Students are not permitted into the building before that time.
- Students arriving after 9am must be brought to our main office and need to be signed into the school by an adult.
Breakfast is provided to all of our students free of charge If they would like breakfast, students can report to the cafeteria upon their arrival each morning before heading up to class.
Our school day ends at 3:15 each afternoon. To help with traffic and congestion on Steven's Street, we will be having a staggered 'Drive Up, Pick Up' process. If you plan to transport your student each day, please see times and pick up information in our News and Announcement Section below.
IMPORTANT *** All families should fill out the Student Pick Up and Release Permissions Form in the News and Announcement section below. This form will provide our staff with details on who you will allow to pick up your student(s). This will also help us generate car pickup lists for students who are picked up regularly at dismissal. Filling out this form will help us make the process quicker and more efficient. It also ensures that we safely dismiss your student(s) to only approved persons that you have selected. Please complete this survey no later than September 2nd.
To find out more information regarding transportation, you can visit the districts transportation webpage here.
Stay Connected
Our News and Announcements section below houses forms, flyers, and digital surveys both from ETES and the district. Please check the space below frequently, as this is where you will find our monthly school calendar, lunch calendars, and important documents!
Again, we hope you find these newsletters helpful in staying informed! You can find more information on our school website and social media platforms. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! To give us your permission to use your students photos, please fill out the digital media release form attached in our News and Announcements section.
If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact our school. We are always happy to help you in any way that we can.
Warm regards,
Mrs. Nichols, Principal
Mrs. Dalessio, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Emard, Assistant Principal
