Concord Elementary School

Newsletter

Inside this issue

Helpful Holiday Links................ 2

Toy Drive Update ..................... 2

Important Reminders ............... 3

ABC Recognition ...................... 4

School Attendance ................... 5

Starting School On Time........... 6

Social Media............................. 6

Upcoming Events

12/20-1/3—Winter Break—NO SCHOOL

1/6—Staff Institute Day— NO SCHOOL

1/7—Classes Resume

1/17—Second Quarter Ends

1/20—Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday—NO SCHOOL

1/23—Second Grade Music Program 7:00 p.m. at Concord Elementary School

1/24—Report Cards Issued

Principal’s News It is already December. With cold weather coming, please

remember to send students dressed in appropriate clothing. We

try to get the students outside for recess each day to get some

fresh air and exercise.

We enjoyed talking with you during parent/teacher conferences

and value the time you give us as we work together to help the

students learn and grow. We thank you for your feedback

regarding your child(ren)’s progress and the completion of our

parent/teacher conferences survey. Please feel free to contact us

if we can be of further assistance.

As a reminder, it is very important that students come to school on time each and every day. Students who start the day on the right track and on schedule feel more comfortable in their classrooms and are able to take advantage of every learning opportunity. Beginning of the day morning meetings are essential to the students’ development and assist in building positive relationships with peers.

Our school day begins at 8:00 a.m. That means students should be in their classrooms and ready to learn by that time. Our school doors open at 7:40 a.m., students go to lockers and classrooms at 7:50 a.m.

On behalf of the Concord Elementary School staff, I would also

like to wish you and your families a safe, healthy, and wonderful

holiday season.

Thank you,

Laura Anderson, Ed.D.

Concord Elementary School Principal

November & December 2019

To the amazing Concord Elementary School Community:

We wanted to share how thoughtful and generous our students and families have been

during our Concord Elementary School Holiday Toy Drive. Our school was able to supply

toys for needy families in our community as well as make donations to Toys for Tots.

These gifts will bring lots of joy and happiness to children and families during the holiday

season. Additionally, our Concord Elementary School staff held a “wrap” party after

school, where all gifts were then packaged with care. This toy drive allowed our students

to demonstrate empathy for others and show acts of kindness that ultimately make our

world a better place.

We appreciate all your efforts and am positive that much cheerfulness will be experienced

with your gifts. Thanks again Concord Elementary School for always being so fantastic!

Helpful Holiday Links: Are you looking for ideas for educational gifts this holiday season? Check out the links below for some suggestions for toys and books. Toys By Age

Toys for Young Children

Books for Kids Grade Kindergarten through Five

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Bus Reminder

During good weather, we ask

that you give the bus drivers a

five to eight minute window to

their normal pick-up and drop-

off time.

During inclement weather,

please allow the drivers an

eight - 13 minute window.

In the event of any

emergencies or extreme

schedule changes, you will be

notified via phone, text or

email.

**Please be sure that the

office has the most up-to-

date contact information**

Lost & Found

Our Lost and Found is

overflowing with items! If

you believe that you or

your child(ren) are

missing an item, please

have them check in the

Lost and Found. We have

coats, jackets, hats,

gloves, lunch boxes, and

other small items.

Anything that is not

claimed by the end of

the day on Friday,

December 20, will be

donated to a local

charity. Thank you!

Winter Weather Reminder

As winter approaches, please remember that our students at

Concord Elementary School are fortunate to have Physical

Education class every day. It is important that the students

bring their gym shoes each day so that they can safely

participate. Without proper shoes (rubber soles, no heels, and

either laces or Velcro straps) the students cannot join in the

activity and must walk the perimeter of the gym instead to

meet their daily exercise needs. Please be sure that your child

is bringing gym shoes to school each day, or consider leaving a

pair in your child's locker so that it is one less thing to

remember. Thanks for your support in keeping all of Concord

Elementary School's students healthy and active all year long.

Concord Elementary School students participate in Physical

Education and Fitness at Recess (FAR) activities daily. Please be

sure students are dressed properly and have necessary coats,

hats, gloves, scarves, boots, snow pants, etc. for the weather

conditions.

We consult the weather station to determine the temperature

and wind-chill factor. If the wind-chill factor is below zero and/

or the temperature is below 15 degrees, the children do not go

outside. If it is sleeting, extremely windy, snowing excessively, or

simply too wet or messy, indoor recess is determined.

While children are outside, we monitor changes to the weather

and if we need to bring the children back into the building we

will communicate with the supervisors using the two-way radio.

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A Note from the Office

Gym Shoe Reminder

As the weather begins to get colder, we are seeing more

students down in the office for chapped lips. Please feel free

to send in chap stick labeled with your child’s name to keep

in their backpack.

Kindergarten

Avani Pandit

Kayvonn Marshall

Amari James

Nedas Simkus

Olivia Jankovsky

Alexander Nakovski

Burhanuddin Chathiwala

Mark Poliavok

Liam Tirona

Mackenzie Ralston

Dominic Mantucca

Karmina Grigaite

Genevieve Hyla-Reinholtz

Rita Kaczor

Maria Karimi

Santiago Lamas

Charlotte Reinecke

Sarina Kapur

Victoria Fernandez

Clementine Billingham

First Grade

Agnes Song

Chase D’Andrea

Amatullah Badruddin

Logan Jaehn

Aubrey Lyall

Abigail Pilafas

Luke Duggan

Vedant Pandey

Christian White

John Kelly

Victoria Kirov

Rayan Najjar

Leonid Donevski

Jyoti Kapur

Cael Mayweather

Zach Adams

Maya Delurgio

Claire Slaybough

Willow Riha

Nikolay Minchev

Zach Jarvis

Monika Bakas

Irini Marzouk

Calire Wagner

Second Grade

Manoela Bosiljanova

Michaela Emanuele

Maya Thompson

Jimmy Hetue

Nicky Krych

Kayla Quillin

Lyla Cook

Maya Herrera

Clayton Joyce

Calvin Tanouye

Addison Wells

Anna Leopoldo

Mario Mantucca

August Ruffolo

Third Grade

Ibrahim Shah

Cole Schmidt

Hannah Rouw

Hanna Gilarska

Skylar Herbert

Isabel Hilsen

Aiden Balderas

Eshaal Chaudhry

Ethan Cius

Madisyn Petralia

James Oakes

Gabrielle Mietus

Sandra Kaczor

Anthony Kirov

Beckett Kuntz

Adriana Gambill

Nikolina Gluscevik

Luca Leon

Fourth Grade

Amanda Chen

Kaneez Syed

Miabella Porro

Andrew O’Rourke

Henry Bretthauer

Grady Nicol

Paulina Mikutavicius

Mateo Marin-Padilla

Emileigh Gallagher

Shashi Murphy

Nathan Kneller

Connor Caldwell

Mason Ghrist

Kylee West

Warren Watkins

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Principal’s ABC Recognition The purpose of this program is to recognize and support students for demonstrating our

school beliefs in strong Academic performance, good Behavior and Character. The following students were chosen by their teachers for the months of November and December

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Starting School On Time Is Important! As part of their daily routine and learning process, it is critical that students attend school

on a regular basis as well as be on time.

The beginning of the day is so very important for learning to occur in a positive,

developmentally appropriate manner. When a child is consistently tardy, it is disruptive

not only to your child, but to the other students and the overall learning environment.

Please ensure that your child arrives at Concord Elementary School in time for their

classes no later than 7:55 a.m. each day. The car rider line starts at 7:40 a.m. each day

and is always moving so that the students can get to class on time. Once in a while, due

to weather or unsafe road conditions, the Concord Elementary School staff intentionally

slows down the car rider line to help ensure the safety of everyone. When this occurs, no

students are recorded as tardy for that day.