We launched our new school website last month. The website is in addition to this newsletter, and our current website, which includes posting from our Facebook page and our school calendar. The hope is that you will find information that you are looking for in any and/or all of these sources.

New website address:

https://sites.google.com/epschoolsri.com/silver-spring-elementary-sch/home

Under the direction of our Music Teacher, Mrs. Davey, students have recorded themselves playing the recorder or other instruments. We hope you enjoy them, as they did a great job!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GdJWb-0l8afZMM9Tpdlp4klvASNi5xFHabmz-qBGPKM/present

Students are able to access i-Ready over the summer months!

We encourage our students to continue to learn and build upon their reading and math skills. As students have been doing during this school year, we are challenging our students to continue to pass two lessons a week.

Students who participate in this i-Ready challenge will be entered to win prizes upon return to school in September!

Keep up the great work!!

East Providence Public Library challenges ALL AGES to keep reading during the summer!

Check out their video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4qIqHN5SlY

2021 - 2022 School Hours starting in September are as follows:

Elementary: 8:40 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Middle School: 7:55 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

High School: 7:25 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Students and parents/guardians are invited to

meet his/her teacher(s)

Tuesday, August 31st from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

at Silver Spring Elementary School

Teachers will be available to meet students and their parents/guardians, record basic information such as if the student will be picked up after school each day or take the bus, and other information the teacher and/or the students' parents/guardians feel is important to share.

This event will be held outdoors in the school yard.

Each student will be offered a frozen treat!

We look forward to starting the new school year together!

Students will receive a post card, in late August,

with the name of his/her teacher!

The first days of school for elementary school children are as follows:

Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5: Thursday, September 2nd

Kindergarten: Tuesday, September 7th

Students are to report to locations as follows:

Kindergarten: Door No. 9

Grade 1: Door No. 10

Grade 2: Door No. 9

Grade 3: School Yard - Path to the left

Grade 4: Door No. 7

Grade 5: School Yard - Main Path

Room 15: Door No. 4

Room 20: Door No. 6

The following are school supplies that students will need for the new school year, by grade. Student Supplies' Lists can also be found on https://www.teacherlists.com/

Kindergarten

• Box of crayons (24 pack, Crayola preferred)

• Box of pencils (Ticonderoga #2 preferred)

• 2-3 Erasers (not pencil top, please)

• Pack of Expo dry erase markers

• 2-3 Glue sticks

• Student scissors

• Headphones (NOT EARBUDS)

• Box of Tissues

• Clorox disinfecting wipes

• Hand Sanitizer

**PLEASE: NO NOTEBOOKS OR PENCIL BOXES, THEY WILL NOT USE THEM! ALSO, PLEASE BE SURE TO LABEL HEADPHONES WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME**

Grade 1

• 1 personal hand held sharpener

• 3 Packs of 12 #2 Ticonderoga Pencils (pre-sharpened welcomed but not required)

• 4 Boxes of Crayons (8 pack only)

• 1 Package of 12 Crayola Colored Pencils

• 4 Glue Sticks

• 1 Package of Expo Dry Erase Markers

• 1 One-inch hard covered 3-ring binder with durable clear view

• 2 One-subject notebook (wide ruled)

• 2 Plastic Pocket Folder- Yellow

• 2 Plastic Pocket Folder- Blue

• 1 Package of three Pink Pearl Erasers

• 1 Pair of headphones (no earbuds)- Please label headphones.

• 1 Box of Gallon Sized Ziplock Bags

• 1 Box of Sandwich Sized Ziplock Bags

• 2 Containers of Clorox Wipes

• 1 Boxes of Tissues

• 1 8 oz. Hand Sanitizer

**Some items will need to be replaced as they wear out or are depleted.

Grade 2

• Crayola colored pencils

• Box of 24 Crayola crayons

• Pre-sharpened No. 2 pencils

• Personal pencil sharpeners

• Package of erasers

• Highlighters - green, yellow, pink

• Expo dry erase markers

• Glue sticks

• Student scissors

• Composition notebook

• 2 plastic pocket folders - red, blue, yellow & green

• One subject notebooks - wide-ruled

• Zipper pencil cases

• Headphones (no earbuds)

• Boxes of tissues

• Container of disinfecting wipes

Grade 3

• Headphones

• 1 box of crayons (24 crayons maximum)

• 3 two pocket plastic folders

• 1-MARBLED COMPOSITION notebook. It should have a THICK cover sewn in binding.

• 2 large erasers

• Glue sticks

• Good pencil sharpener (with attached container to collect shavings)

• 2 dozen Pre-sharpened Ticonderoga Pencils (no decorative ones)

• Package of dry erase markers

• Dry erase eraser

• Pair of scissors

• Pencil box, LARGE Important so they use their own materials, not share.

For the Classroom

• Large bottle of Hand Sanitizer (used daily) or provide individual size for your child to be replenished as needed)

• Large box of Kleenex

• Disinfecting Wipes

Grade 4

• Pair of good quality headphones

• Five 1-subject wide-ruled notebooks

• 4 or 5 plastic folders (color coded to match the 6 notebooks if possible)

• Package Crayola colored pencils

• Small Package of crayons (no more than 24)

• Package of glue sticks

• 2 packages plain TICONDEROGA pencils

• Pencil sharpener

• Pencil box for personal supplies

• 2 pens (any color except red)

• Pair of scissors

• Small Package of Pencil Top Erasers

• Personal size squirt bottle of hand sanitizer

• Box kleenex

• Clorox wipes for cleaning desks (cylinder type container)

Materials are for individual student use only. They will not be shared.

Please have supplies labeled with the student’s name before they come to class. Thank you!

Grade 5

• Pair of headphones

• 1 2” three ring binder

• 4 1 subject notebooks

• 4 different colored folders

• Pkg. (24) of #2 pencils (not decorative)

• Pkg. of colored pencils

• Pair of scissors

• Pkg erasers that go on the ends of pencils

• Pkg dry erase markers (very important)

• Pencil box or zipper pencil case

• 4 different colored highlighters

• Big box of Kleenex

• Bottle of hand soap

• Container of disinfecting wipes (cylinder type)

Don't forget to Register for Kindergarten

Medical Authorization Form Below

Our Silver Spring Family has been hard at work on chromebooks and earning Silver Spring Stars! We are proud of our students and staff.

After reflecting on the 2020-2021 school year we realize we also need to focus on self-care.

What is self- care?

Self care is taking care of yourself so you can do your best each day. When we are hungry, tired or sick, we are not at our best. We want to feel amazing when we wake up each day. We want to treat our friends and family well. We want to pick a hobby, subject or sport and master it. We will be successful when we take optimal care of ourselves. Check out these seven habits for Successful Silver Spring Stars!

Seven Habits for Successful Silver Spring Stars

1. Follow Routines- AM and PM- below

2. Kind to self & others (Remember, mistakes help us learn)

3. 9-12 hours sleep

4. Family time- connect/check-in

5. Eat Healthy

6. Hydrate

7. Exercise

Because of the great response to the Feinstein Jr. Scholar Golden Ticket promotion, Mr. Feinstein has decided to continue drawing winning numbers through summertime school vacation!

Winning numbers will continue to be announced every Monday on WPRI Channel 12 during their prime time 4:30pm news program and repeated the following day on our Facebook and Virtual Club right up until the end of August.

So, check your ticket each week to see if you and our school are winners! If you have a winning ticket, hold onto it until the start of school in the fall and present it to Mrs. Avila then. What an exciting moment that would be!