1-7-2023

Dear Rippowam families,

Our first week of 2023 is done! It was great to see all the students back and ready for the school year. We are planning another Fun Friday event for Friday, January 27th and students will earn participating in this event through being to class on time and meeting behavioral and academic expectations. More information to come...

Holiday Hoops is rescheduled for Friday, 1/13

Students will have the opportunity to play or cheer each other on! This event, planned by our Physical Education staff, will feature student v student games as well as different contests that feature staff and students. Students will follow and activity schedule and the day will end with all students in the gymnasium for the Holiday Hoops event.

Lottery Applications for AITE Due on Tuesday, 1/17

Any 8th graders interested in AITE? The AITE Lottery Applications for incoming 9th and 10th graders are due no later than Tuesday, January 17 at 4:00 p.m. Please use this link to apply.

Final call for Boston Trip registration

The last day to register is January 25th! Please make sure you register your child, we need a certain number of students committed in order to make this trip happen at the lowest cost possible. Please email trip coordinator Emily Hadin at EHadin@StamfordCT.gov or call the main office for support with registration. Register by clicking HERE!

2nd Quarter ends on Friday, January 20th

Parents please check powerschool and your child’s google classrooms.

Updates about Ms. French’s reading class

We are continuing to cover Ms. French’s class using building-based substitutes while students continue using an online curriculum called CommonLit. Our Reading Specialist, Vinnie Laversa, has been meeting with individual students in the class to monitor and discuss progress on their work with Common Lit. CommonLit is a standards-based literacy program that support students where they are at and helps them progress towards ELA CCLS standards mastery.

If your child has Ms. French, they should have completed 14 CommonLit assignments. You can ask them to log on and see in the portal what they have completed. These grades are not synced to PowerSchool - only the final grade will appear on the Parent Portal in Power School.

The class will be graded P or F. There will be no numerical grades assigned. If you have any questions, you can reach out to me via phone or email.

Covid Positive Cases for the week ending 1/6/2023: 2

We will continue to report confirmed positive cases for our school community on a weekly basis. Our school nurse has free Covid tests available for students.

You may have noticed, but cases of flu, RSV, Covid and the common cold are on the rise. In addition, if your child is sick, please keep them home from school and contact a healthcare provider to determine the best way to treat your child. Testing may be appropriate for respiratory illnesses, including COVID, flu, and RSV. Remember, if you’re sick and need to be around others, properly wearing a mask can protect those around you from contracting a virus and developing an illness.

Best,

Kristina Colmenares

If you didn’t see the Superintendent’s weekly message, please click HERE.