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Greetings from Central Office
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Superintendent Dr. Filippelli
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sollitto
CALLING ALL 8th GRADE STUDENTS!
WANT TO BECOME PART OF AN AMAZING TEAM? BECOME A SPARTAN.
OPEN HOUSE IS FEBRUARY 1ST; COME SEE WHAT ALL THE EXCITEMENT IS ABOUT.
BE MORE. BE INSPIRED. BE A SPARTAN!
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News from Hope Elementary School
Students receiving Positive Office Referrals!
The holiday season was a very busy time at Hope School. Our Student Council sponsored a food drive to support the Scituate community. We've already collected almost 900 food items this year! The Scituate Food Pantry is most grateful for our efforts. The Student Council also hosted their first toy drive. They joined forces with the Scituate Police Department to provide toys for local families less fortunate. A special thank you to Ms. Gauvin for serving as their advisor and coordinating the events throughout the year.
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Big thank you to Chief Delaere, SRO Parenti, and members of the Scituate PD for dropping off toys to help
Hope School families this holiday season.
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The Hope School Chorus held a festive performance at the State House to spread holiday cheer. They did such a wonderful job representing our school while bringing joy to others through the gift of song. Thank you to Mrs. Ethier for leading such a talented group of singers.
Our Positive Office Referral Program is still going strong with almost 200 certificates awarded since the first week of school! Everyone looks forward to Friday morning when we hold a schoolwide meeting to announce those students nominated by staff members for displaying acts of exemplary character over the course of the week. This positive behavior program has been so successful thanks to staff and students.
Hope School is excited to announce upcoming STEAM opportunities! STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. A special thanks to Ms. Shannon Donovan, our District STEAM Coordinator, for supporting this important initiative!
Congratulations to Mrs. Napolitano for receiving a $1,000 Spark Grant! Spark Grants are small, flexible grants designed to give classroom teachers with innovative ideas the resources they need to "spark" a love of learning. The grant will help fund the purchase of robot kits for our Vex IQ Robotics Club!
Rhode Island Foundation's Classroom Spark Grants are designed to help classrooms engage students through unique experiences and creative learning methods, and stimulate student interest in relevant educational topics. This project is made possible through the generosity of Letitia and John Carter.
Our PTA continues to provide tremendous support to our students and staff. They hosted many events over the last few months. Their Hope Enrichment Program strives to provide after-school activities like woodworking, sports, arts & crafts, and much more. Our parent volunteers also held a Scholastic Book Fair and Snowflake Shop. The fifth-grade field trip to Stadium Theatre's performance of A Christmas Carol was also made possible by our generous PTA.
Thank you for being a part of our school community. We look forward to sharing our Hope happenings in the future
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Mrs. Morel
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News from Clayville Elementary School
The first part of the 2017-2018 school year has gone by quickly! On behalf of Clayville School, I would like to recognize the unconditional dedication of our fabulous PTO members. Your ever present efforts raise funds to support Clayville School in many ways. The PTO covers the costs of buses for field trips, special classroom supplies, assemblies, and continuously supports our Technology Committee. Our PTO also plans events that create meaningful and special memories for our students. To date, they have sponsored and coordinated the Back to School Bash, Bake Sale @ the Scituate Art Festival, Trunk or Treat, Spirit Wear Store, The Holiday Shop, and Restaurant Nights. A special thanks to our PTO Board Members, Dena Linde, Abbie Groves, Laura Bard, Kelly Werbecki, and Tara Bergeron!
I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank our Clayville families for their generosity during the holiday season. Thanks to many of you, the annual Give a Gift drive was a HUGE success and helped support local families in need. I am truly thankful for a school community that enthusiastically contributes so much to our school. We are all filled with Wildcat Pride!
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Francis
Wildcat Highlights:
PAWsitive Office Referrals:
The Positive Behavioral Supports & Interventions (PBIS) committee is excited to announce the roll out of PAWsitive Office Referrals! PAWsitive Office Referrals can be earned by any student who has gone above and beyond in areas including respect, responsibility, effort, caring, inclusion, or honesty (our six core values!). These students will be recognized school-wide, have their picture displayed in our lunch room, and then get to bring their PAWsitive Office Referral home. The goal of the program is to validate the positive behavior going on throughout the school while building an even stronger partnership with our families.
Computer Science Week:
- ALL Clayville students participated in an "Hour of Code" as part of Computer Science Education Week, December 4-10th.
- Grade 1 and 2 students learned the basic concepts of programming through Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code via Code.org.
- Thank you to Mrs. LaRose and Mrs. White who attended the Hour of Code training to make this possible for our students!
STEAM Opportunities
- *Congratulations to Mrs. Bergeron for receiving a $1,000 Spark Grant! Spark Grants are small, flexible grants designed to give classroom teachers with innovative ideas the resources they need to "spark" a love of learning. The grant helped to fund the purchase of robot kits for our Vex IQ Robotics Club!
Clayville School now offers two new after-school STEAM enrichment clubs:
VEX IQ Robotics Club
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- For students in grades 4 and 5, run by our own technology committee!
- Students build and train robots using learned coding skills
Computer Science Enrichment Club:
- For students in grades K-3, run by Ms. Donovan and Scituate high school students in the NEED club
- Students learn about energy in a variety of forms and will make a culminating video using our Green Screen!
Skype with Author Sandra Markle:
Clayville students and staff had an awesome Skype session with author, Sandra Markle! The Skype meeting took place on Thursday, December 7th, from 2:00-2:30 p.m. In preparation for the Skype students received two free books written by Sandra Markle - "What If You Had AnimalEyes?" and "What If You Had An Animal Nose?." During the Skype, Ms. Markle demonstrated fun at-home, science experiments, gave students a tour of her book room, and answered questions asked by our students. It was a wonderful and memorable experience for all!
This unique event was purchased using "Scholastic Bucks," which were earned from the fall book fair. Thank you Mrs. Medici for making this event possible!
For more Clayville news, please visit our January Newsletter by clicking the link below:
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News from North Scituate Elementary School
Positive Office Referrals
Congratulations to these recipients of
Positive Office Referrals!
Students receive these awards for EXEMPLARY behavior in the following categories: self-control, citizenship, hard work, attitude, responsibility, courage, team work and honesty. Any adult in the building may choose the recipients. Grade levels are color coded: 5th Gold, 4th Silver, 3rd Bronze, 2nd Stardust, 1st, Jupiter (red) and Kindergarten Sapphire. Students will also be able to decorate a star. These stars will be displayed in the showcase in the hall adjacent to the cafeteria. These certificates are presented to students on Friday mornings immediately following announcements.
Spotlight on North Scituate School Educator
This month we shine a spotlight on Mrs. Scucces, our fourth grade teacher. Please read below for more information on Mrs. Scucces.
Schools attended: University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College-Fellow of Rhode Island Writing Project and Columbia University Teachers College-Summer Institute for Reading and Writing Workshop
Teaching experience: Saint John the Evangelist grade 2, Hope Elementary School grades 3 & 5, North Scituate Elementary School grade 4
Types of assessments and progress monitoring tools used in classroom: Fountas & Pinnell, DRA, other reading level assessment; STAR Assessment; IXL; District and SSD Writing Rubric
Focus skills for Mrs. Scucces' 4th Grade class: Independence, Math: multi digit multiplication, long division, ordering fractions with unlike denominators, Writing: write a 5 paragraph essay with an introduction, conclusion, and a body with text supported evidence, Reading: analysis, synthesis, inference of texts & reading beyond literal comprehension
Mode of communication with families: weekly newsletter
Favorite book: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Favorite food: Italian
Favorite season: Autumn
Favorite things to do: Spending time with her family, traveling and dining out
Mrs. Scucces is a co-chair of the district writing committee and our school Feinstein coordinator.
Additionally, Mrs. Scucces has been a cooperating teacher and an educational clinician for both student teachers and preservice teachers in conjunction with Providence College since 2013. Her classroom is featured as a model classroom in Providence College's training video for those teachers that are new to hosting student teachers.
"Working with preservice teachers has made me a better teacher. I have honed in and fine tuned my own pedagogy."
-Jennifer Scucces
News from Mrs. Schiappa
Goal Setting
A new year is a nice opportunity to reflect on the past year. Take time to think about what you tried, learned and accomplished last year. It is also a great time to set goals for the coming year. There are many reasons why setting goals are important. Setting goals helps us to focus on a specific target. Without goals, we tend to become scattered in our thoughts and actions. Goals direct our minds toward achievement and success. Goal setting improves our everyday actions and decision making. Goals also provide us with a sense of purpose towards a particular skill or talent.
Once you have decided on a goal, think about each area and develop a plan to obtain that goal. A personal goal for each person is good but also consider having a family goal. For example, sitting down for dinner all together, having a family game night, trying new foods, or family reading night. After developing your goals post them in a place where you will see them daily.
Happy Goal Setting!
Mrs. Schiappa
School Psychologist
Enjoy Some Pictures from NSES!
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News from Scituate Middle School
You may have heard the term "blended learning" and wondered what this looks like in your child's classroom. Blended learning is a teaching strategy that involves blending technology and traditional teaching techniques. As an example,our teachers have been utilizing Google Classroom and integrating technology with instruction. Here are pictures of an ELA Blended Learning lesson on Charles Dickens.
Students go into Google Classroom to get the assignment
The teacher has prearranged groups
Students have a task at each group/station which they work collaboratively on while the teacher goes to every group to check for understanding and give feedback.
We are very proud of our teachers learning and employing new teaching strategies which are not only aligned to the Common Core Standards but to the ISTE standards for educational technology.
Warmest Regards,
Dr. Napolitano
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News from Scituate High School
Attention 8th Grade Families Spartan Move-Up Night
February 1, 2018
All Scituate 8th Graders and their families are encouraged to attend an evening of getting to know Scituate High School. Families will attend a presentation by Principal Hassell in the auditorium from 6:30-7:30 PM.
● Learn about our academic and extracurricular programs
● Learn about our RIDE approved CTE programs
● Preview Scituate Graduation requirements for the class of 2022
Attend our Course Selection Fair
Immediately following the presentation. 7:30-8:30 PM
8th graders and their families will have the opportunity to visit each high school teacher, talk to high school students and experience hands on lessons in the gymnasium!
Scituate Engineering Students Made International News!
We are so grateful for the gift that our Academy of Engineering students along with Ms. Donovan gave to Ms. Mancini and her son Ollie! The story not only made it across the USA, it was posted across the world! See the link below for some of the articles and coverage including the front page of the Providence Journal, News Channel 10 and 12, The Washington Post, and the New York Times, to name a few!
Full International Coverage of Ollie's Prosthetic Limb Project
CLICK HERE
Mr. Hassell
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News from Northwest Special Education
The new Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) ensures that ALL students participate in state assessment.
This Spring all students in Scituate will participate in state-wide assessment programs. We recognize that these assessments are critical to the continued growth of the district to reflect the high level of achievement and growth for our students and to inform our teaching practices. Students participate in state assessments in one of three ways:
- The general assessment (RICAS, SAT/PSAT, and the new RI Science Assessment).
- The general assessment with accommodations to meet a specific learning needs.
- Alternate assessments (Dynamic Learning Map-DLM) limited to students with significant learning differences.
Students who take DLM assessments are instructed and assessed on Essential Elements (EEs). EEs are grade-level-specific expectations linked to what all students need to know and prioritized for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. EEs are related to college- and career-readiness standards for students in the general population.
Think of the learning map model as a common road map. Although students may share a common destination, they often begin their journeys from different points on the map. The learning map model helps parents and educators guide students to success by showing them where a student is now, where the student has been, and where the student is going. That is, the learning map model helps parents and educators identify a student's current knowledge and skills, see how the student has developed over time, and look forward to more advanced academic content the student can learn next.
In short, the learning map model helps us see beyond where students are today to show us how they can get to where they need to go.
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Scituate School Committee
Our next School Committee meeting is scheduled for February 13th at 7 PM in Town Council Chambers. Please join us! During the meeting, we will recognize two outstanding Scituate authors for having their original works published.
Middle School Teacher Jill Fague's memoir is entitled
This Unfamiliar Road
High School junior Lindsey Catanzaro's novel is entitled
Finding Harmony
School Committee Members can be reached via email addresses below:
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News from School Maintenance and Facilities
Welcome to our new Director of Facilities, Mr. Robert Corrente. He begins his duties in February. Please be sure to give him a warm Scituate welcome!
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Faces in the Crowd
Each Scituate School Department Newsletter will provide information on district employees that you may see out and about. This edition's "Face in the Crowd" is dedicated to our Middle/High School Guidance Director, Ms. Kaitlin Hitchings.
Ms. Hitchings comes to Scituate Middle and High School
as the Director of Guidance after serving in the same position at The Prout School in Wakefield. Prior to that, she was a 6th grade and music teacher at St. Patrick's School in Rockville, MD. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Catholic University in Washington DC, and a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Trinity University.
Kaitlin's passion for education of young people brought her to travel to Montrouis, Haiti for the first time in 2010. She has continued to travel frequently to support the work of the school system there, and visit the children she has come to love as her own. When she is not at school, Kaitlin loves skiing, musical theatre, the beach, and spending time with her family. Even in just a few short months, Kaitlin has hit the ground running and is a perfect fit for our amazing school community!
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News from the Scituate Prevention Partnership (SPP)
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A Message from our
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club
The High School SADD students are bringing the "STICKER SHOCK" project to Scituate in time for the Super Bowl.
The Sticker Shock Project is designed to reach adults who might purchase alcohol legally and provide it to minors. Stickers warning about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors are placed on all multi-packs of beer, alco-pops, and other alcohol products that might appeal to underage drinkers.
The impact of the stickers is increased by media coverage of the event and by the signs that are displayed by participating retailers.
The project represents a partnership between youth, retailers, concerned parents and community members, prevention professionals, and law enforcement with the goal of educating potential furnishers, raising public awareness about underage drinking, and strengthening the deterrent effect of the law against providing alcohol to minors.
The SADD students are proud to partner with Scituate Liquor Shoppe and Johnston Fine Wine & Spirits.
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Employment Opportunities
The Scituate School Department has several open positions. Click the "SchoolSpring" link below and search key word "Scituate".
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