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THE JAMESTOWN WARRIOR
Melrose & Lawn Schools
January 16, 2015
LAWN PRINCIPAL
Nate Edmunds
401-423-7010
JSDNews on
Twitter
http://www.jamestownri.com/school
MELROSE PRINCIPAL
Carole Melucci
401-423-7020
SCHOOL CALENDAR
1/18
Sunday
1/19
Monday
1/20
Tuesday
NO SCHOOL
6:30pm
Robotics
1/25
1/26
1/27
1/21
1/22
Wednesday Thursday
1/23
Friday
3pm PTO Mtg
3:30 Boys
BBall game at
home
9am
Kindergarten
Field Trip
1/29
1/30
630pm
Robotics
1/28
8:30 am 7th &
8th grade trip to
Mystic Aquar.
3pm Prof
Dev.
5th & 6th grade
trip to Moses
Brown/Rooster
games
3:30 Girls
BBall Game
at home
6:30pm
Robotics
6:30pm
Robotics
6:30pm
Robotics
4pm 8th Grade
pasta dinner
1/24
Saturday
1/31
LINKS TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION
News and Information Links
“New Policy for School Parties”:
http://www.jamestownri.com/school/School%20Parties%20excerpt.html
School Links
All of the school information below can be found at the school website, as well as links to information from the School Nurse
and others. Please visit our website at: www.jamestownri.com/school/
Aspen Family Portal Link: https://ri-jamestown.myfollett.com/aspen/logon.do
Monthly School Calendar:
https://www.google.com/calendar/hosted/jamestownschools.org/embed?src=jamestownschools.org_6u9tnvb856llpd5e05dpc
b181s%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York&pvttk=9ae88a0168c9eea667e41ef6a70cbce7
Lunch Menu - Melrose School: http://www.jamestownri.com/school/Melrose%20Lunch.pdf
Lunch Menu - Lawn School: www.jamestownri.com/school/Lawn%20Lunch.pdf
School Calendar for 2014-2015: http://www.jamestownri.com/school/front/cal/2014-2015 Calendar.pdf
PTO: http://www.jamestownri.com/school/classes/pto/ptohome.htm
SELAC: https://sites.google.com/a/jamestownschools.org/jamestown-selac/home
NutriKids: https://www.mynutrikids.com/Login.aspx
Athletics: http://www.ripcoa.org/
School Nurse: http://www.jamestownri.com/school/front/nurse/nurse.htm
Community Links
Jamestown Education Foundation: www.jamestowneducationfoundation.org
Jamestown Philomenian Library: http://www.jamestownri.com/library/
Jamestown Parks and Recreation: http://www.jamestownri.net/rec/rec.html
Jamestown Teen Center: http://www.jamestownri.net/teen/teen.html
Jamestown Arts Center: www.jamestownartcenter.org
Jamestown School PTO
Next meeting – January 19, 2015
Melrose Library
Volunteers needed for Book Fair
Please email [email protected] if you can help.
Do you want to help out in your community, make a difference in a child’s day
and be a part of a rigorous learning community?
Jamestown School Department is looking for qualified SUBSTITUTE Teachers and Teacher
Assistants.
For more information contact Janette Warner @ 423-7020 x7
Do you only have a few hours in your day or know someone who does?
Substitute Bus Monitors are needed to assist and monitor students for Jamestown bus runs.
You must be available from 7:15 to 8:30am and 2:15 to 3:30pm
For more information contact Isabel Jepson @ 423-7020 x3
Lawn Co-ed Unified Basketball Team
We are looking for boys & girls for student Athletes and Partners to join our
Unified Basketball Team.
Games will be held between March and May 2015
The Lawn Team will play against other Middle Schools in East Greenwich,
North Kingstown, Newport and South Kingstown.
Special Olympics Unified Sports® combines people with intellectual disabilities (traditional Special
Olympics athletes) and without intellectual disabilities (called partners) on sports teams for training
and competition. In Rhode Island, Unified Sports® programs are offered in soccer, basketball,
volleyball, softball, golf, sailing, bowling, flag football, tennis, cross-country running, cycling, senior
sports and ballroom dancing.
Unified Sports® is particularly successful in school settings, creating an inclusive environment where
everyone benefits. Special education students experience new social opportunities and make new
friends they may not have otherwise. Their non-disabled peers learn valuable lessons of character
development and may serve as mentors. Many parents and siblings also find that Unified Sports®
offers a new way to spend time together and meet other families.
For more information contact
Ken Duva [email protected]
Nick Alfred [email protected]
A Message from Student Assistance:
Did you know Rhode Island has the highest rate of marijuana use in the United States?
Ever wonder how to handle those tricky kid questions about marijuana? The issues
continue to get more complicated and confusing as some states move to legalize or
decriminalize marijuana use.
It's important to remind young people that despite marijuana politics, it's never a good idea
for THEM. To help with some of the tricky questions, you can download a free pamphlet
that has some great suggestions.
As always, you're welcome to call me or set up a visit, I'm your Student Assistance
Counselor at Lawn. I'm available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. All services are
confidential.
Free pamphlet:
http://www.rosecrance.org/teens-weed/
Sincerely,
Sue Davis, Student Assistance Counselor
THE JAMESTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
is proud to offer Melrose students in
Grades 1-4 the magic and joy of beginners chess instruction from
Chess Master Connections (CMC) with World Champion Chess Teacher
Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
and his gifted colleagues
Jorge and CMC make learning chess fun!
Thursday, January 29th – Thursday, March 26th
Thursdays
2:35-3:25
8 week session: $50
CMC will provide a free tournament
entry pass (worth $30) to every child to
participates in the program.
Please return registration forms to Maggi
FOR MELROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN Grades 1-4
Subsidized by Jamestown Education Foundation
We are excited to have Master level chess instructors from Chess Master Connections (CMC) offering
chess instruction, for beginning levels of learner and chess player.
The life skills of winning and losing well, creating a plan and following it, focus on your own and your
opponent’s
actions, and the importance of creativity are all masterfully imparted throughout their teaching.
World Champion Jorge Sammour-Hasbun and his master level colleagues and gifted teachers
deliver chess instruction programs which are dynamic, thoughtful and FUN!
Classes start Thursday,
January 29th
2:35-3:25
Please return completed registration form to
Melrose School office by
$50.00
For any questions please contact:
CMC program coordinator Yaneth Zamora at [email protected]
PROGRAM REGISTRATION
Child/ren’s name(s) Parent name(s) _______________________________________
Email (please include this) _______________________________________________
Home phone __________________________________________________________
Cell ________________________________________________________________
Grade ______________________
Teacher:__________________________________________________
Emergency contact name/phone/cell ___________________________
We ask that children bring a snack for themselves that they may eat before chess starts (peanut-free, if
possible).
Allergies/Special Requirements _______________________________________________
Who will pick up your child (provide cell phone #)? _____________________________
Late Bus _________ Extended day program? _________
Yes______ Please add my family to CMC’s mailing list
No _________Do NOT add my family to CMC’s mailing list
MELROSE SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE JAMESTOWN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
WINTER 2015 – 2:35-3:25
Thanks to the very generous support of the Jamestown Education Foundation and funding from the Jamestown School
Department, our after school programming will continue with many exciting offerings.
Pick up is at 3:25
Registration must be on the attached Registration Form and sent to the school office.
There are limits on class sizes.
Programs will are filled on a first come-first served basis. However, those students who have not been accepted
for an activity in the previous session will receive priority.
Fee waivers are available by calling Maggi in the Melrose School Office.
If your child needs special accommodations, please contact Maggi in the Melrose School Office.
Please do not select programs with this information sheet – use attached Registration Form
DAY
PROGRAM
GRADE
WEEKS
Monday
Strings: Emily Anthony, Instructor. Limited to 8 students. Introduction to
Strings focuses on getting to know the violin through fun games, songs, and
movement. Students will use existing school violins to learn the parts of the
instruments and the proper way to hold both the bow and the violin. (No rental
necessary.) Location: Music Room. January 26-March 23rd. PICK-UP IS AT
3:15. NO LATE BUS.
Karate: Chick Gavitt’s Ichiban Karate Studio. Limited to 20 students.
Location: ½ Multi-Purpose Rm. Location: Multi-Purpose Room.
January 26th-March 9th. $20.00 per student. NO LATE BUS.
Yoga: Nancy Escher, Instructor. Limited to 10 students. Children will
improve strength and flexibility. They will also learn self-respect and respect for
others with the practice of fun postures, group games, and basic anatomy. Class
will include fun music and allow kids to sing, draw and play yoga as they learn
how to focus and center themselves. Location: Learning Support Classroom.
January 27th-March 10th. . $20.00 per student.
Hip-Hop: Talent Factory Performing Arts Center. Limited to 15 students.
Students will learn basic hip-hop choreography. Location: ½ Multi-Purpose Rm.
January 27th-March 10th. . $20.00 per student.
Mandarin: The program focuses on developing student’s interest in Chinese
language and culture by integrating language and culture contents in the form of
interactive and hands-on activities. Location: Computer Lab.
January 27th-March 24th.
Arts & Crafts: Faith Ucci, Instructor. Variety of arts and crafts focusing on
winter. Limited to 12 students. Location: Rm. 2-2. January 28th-March 11th.
Robot Exploration: Phil Capaldi, Evan Tuttle, Instructors. Limited to 8
students. Build and program robots using the LEGO Mindstorms ev3 kit. Each
student will have the opportunity to build and program a robot.Location: Rm. 3-1.
January 28th-March 11th.
Floor Hockey: Joe Ucci, Instructor. Students will continue to improve their
development of floor hockey skills which are taught in PE class. Location:
Multi-Purpose Room. January 28th – March 25th.
Handball: Jay Juhnowski, Instructor. Location: ½ Multi-Purpose Room. This
course will introduce students to the game of handball. The game follows some
of the rules of baseballs but instead of hitting a hardball with a bat students will
be hitting a bouncy ball with their forearm or fist. From that point on the rules of
baseball apply. Limited to 16 students. January 29th-March 26th.
NO CLASS MARCH 12TH.
Art: Lisa Tobin, Instructor. Limited to 10 students. "The Medium is the
Magic" - Each week the class will explore the artistic application of a different
medium. We will create Egyptian icons from salty dough, wire sculpture, using
model magic clay, fanciful masks of paper mache and so much more!
January 29th-March 12th. $20.00 per student.
Chess – See Attached Flyer for Additional Information
K-2
8 weeks
1-4
6 weeks
2-4
6 weeks
2-4
6 weeks
1-4
8 weeks
1-2
6 weeks
3-4
6 weeks
3-4
8 weeks
3-4
7 weeks
K-1
6 weeks
1-4
8 weeks
Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
Thursday
LAWN AVENUE AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
WINTER 2015
2:40-3:25
REGISTRATION FORM
● Pick –up is at 3:30
● Be sure your child is in the appropriate grade for programs selected (refer to program descriptions).
● Please select how your child will get home should they be accepted.
● Reminder: There is no late bus on Monday or Friday
● Students may sign up for one program per day.
● Parent/Guardian signature is required
Sessions begin the week of January 26th
Please return this form to the school office by, January 23, 2015
Student Name:________________________________________________________________________
Grade: __________ Teacher: ____________________________________________________________
Check Here
Day
Program
Pick up @ 3:30
Tuesday
Intramural Sports 5th/6th Grade Students: Floor
hockey, polo, basketball, volleyball, pickle ball
and more….
Approx.start date: 1st week in February. Will depend
on completion of Basketball Season
Rock Climbing 2:40-5:30
Rock Spot in Wakefield. Participants will get all
needed equipment, 4 weeks of instruction, 1 1⁄2
hours per week, during which gym staff will belay.
Last 2 weeks are for unstructured climbing. Limited
to 12 students. Cost per student is $50.
(Scholarships upon request to Mr. Edmunds. This
program is in collaboration with the Rec. Dept. &
sponsored by JEF) Starts 1/28.
Transportation will be
provided by the
Jamestown Recreation
Center
Wednesday
Late
Bus
Walker
The Attached form Must be completed and returned
with a check to be added to the group.
Thursday
5th Grade Math Enrichment
Thursday
Art Club
Thursday
Intramural Sports
7th/8th Grade Students: Floor hockey, polo,
basketball, volleyball, pickle ball and more….
Approx.start date: 1st week in February. Will depend
on completion of Basketball Season
Continuing Strings
Previous experience required
Please note: Parents will be responsible to obtain
instruments on their own. Parents will also be
responsible for transportation.(A Late Bus is not
provided on Friday’s)
Friday
Parent Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________
Contact Information: ___________________________
______________________
_____________________
Home
Work
Cell
The Jamestown Schools After School program is funded in part by the contributions from the Jamestown Education Foundation (JEF). To
stay informed on our work and how you can support JEF, please join our mailing list by checking YES below. Thank you.
____Yes, I would like to join the JEF mailing list.
MELROSE AVENUE AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Winter 2015
2:35-3:25
REGISTRATION FORM
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Pick-up is at 3:25
Be sure your child is in the appropriate grade for programs selected (refer to program
descriptions).
Please select how your child will get home should they be accepted.
Students may sign up for one program per day.
Parent/Guardian signature is required.
Fee waivers are available by calling Maggi at the Melrose School Office – 423-7020, ext. 102.
Sessions begin the week of January 26th
Please return this form to the School Office
Student Name: ___________________________________________________________
Grade: ____ Teacher: ____________________________________________________
Check Here Day
Program
Pick
Up at
3:25
Late
Bus
Monday
Strings (Gr.K-2) – PICK UP IS AT 3:15
X
Monday
Karate (Gr. 1-4) *
X
Tuesday
Hip Hop (Gr. 2-4) *
Tuesday
Yoga (Gr. 2-4) *
Tuesday
Mandarin (Gr. 1-4)
Tuesday
Arts & Crafts (Gr. 1-2)
Wednesda
y
Wednesda
y
Thursday
Thursday
Robot Exploration (Gr. 4)
Thursday
Chess (Gr. 1-4) **
YMCA
After School
Hockey (Gr. 3-4)
Art (Gr. K-1) *
Handball (Gr. 3-4)
*There is a $20.00 fee for Karate, Hip Hop, Art, and Yoga, - cash or check to Jamestown School.
** There is a $50.00 fee for Chess
Parent Signature:
___________________________________________________________
Contact Information: ___________________
Home
___________________
Work
________________
Cell
The Jamestown Schools after school program is funded in part by the contributions from the Jamestown Education
Foundation (JEF). To stay informed on our work and how you can support JEF, please join our mailing list by checking YES
below. Thank you.
___Yes, I would like to join the JEF mailing list.
1174 Kingstown Rd
Peace Dale, RI 02879
Jamestown School District
After-School Multi-Week Climbing Adventure
Rock Spot Climbing is offering a 4 week after school program. Students will have 4, two-hour long
sessions facilitated by our dedicated instructors with a curriculum based on introducing and building
climbing and safety skills from week to week.
Duration: 6 week session begins January 28th.
Cost: $80 per climber or $100 w/ Membership for the duration of program. *Jamestown Education
Foundation will Supplement the cost of the program to make the cost $50 per climber not including
membership
Registration Deadline: January 23rd
Sessions
Sessions with Instruction
January 28th, February 4th,
11th, March 4th, 11th and March
18th
3:00PM-5:00PM
All participants must have a
waiver, which can be
completed electronically at
www.rockspotclimbing.com
Membership (if added)
January 28th to March 18th
Unlimited Climbing w/Gear
10:00 am to Midnight
*Sessions have a Maximum class size of 20.
Students can add on a membership for the duration of the session for an added fee of $20. If students
who choose to add on a membership during the session they will have the added benefit of Unlimited climbing at any of our three locations 10:00AM-Midnight 7 days a week!
15% off any item over $5 in our retail stores.
Two free guest passes per month (Can be used to bring first time visitor for free, does not include gear
rental)
15% off scheduled group visits (Birthday parties, Scout Troops, etc)
Free Yoga Classes
Student Name
Parent’s Name
Student Age
Contact Phone
Check made out to the “Jamestown School Department”
Online Waiver completed
Grade
Contact E-mail
Volunteers needed for Scholastic Book Fair
The Lawn School Book Fair will take place February 2nd – 6th. Volunteers are needed each
day. The shifts will be from 8:15am- 10:30am and 10:30am – 12:45 pm. Please email Lisa
Tuttle at [email protected] if you can
help.
The Melrose Book Fair will take place
school hours and February 5th from 5pm –
Family Night.
Please email Amanda Bridges at
Casey at [email protected] if you can help.
January 30th and February 6th during
8pm for the Fair and Ice Cream Social
[email protected] or Deb
Thank you!
New Warrior Editor Needed
A new volunteer is needed to manage the schools’ weekly newsletter, “The Warrior” each
week. Please contact Lisa Wholey at [email protected].
ART ROOM NEWS
Wish List for the Melrose Art Room
Newspapers
Tissues
Styrofoam egg cartons
Sincerely yours,
Jan Kraus
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 9th, 2015
7:00 PM
Band members are asked to arrive at school by 6:30PM.
5th Grade Band Concert at the Lawn School
SATURDAY JAN 17TH: Flu/Tdap clinic wil be held at Richmond
Elementary. 190 Kingstown Road in Wyoming. 10am-1pm.
Various influenza like illnesses (ILI) have cropped up in both schools. Staff are becoming ill
as well.
Influenza A begins with a fever and can last up to 5 days. Other ILI have presentation of
stomachaches, fatigue and not associated always with fever or vomiting.
Please call out with symptoms so I can share with you the illness of the week. My lines are
confidential. My extension @ Melrose is 109 and @ Lawn is 209.
RIDH recommend that your child stay home a full 24 hours fever free without use of
medications. This is to prevent your child from picking up another virus or spreading the
illness to others.
LAWN School
Arrival and Dismissal
Procedures
Morning Arrival: (8:00-8:10)
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Buses will drop off students on the Watson Avenue side of the building.
Cars will drop off students near buses on the corner of Lawn and Watson Avenue.
In order to ensure the safety of all students, do not drop off students in the faculty
parking lot.
Walkers and bikers will go directly to the courtyard using the sidewalk.
Afternoon Dismissal: (2:40)
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Buses will pick up students on the Watson Avenue side of the building.
Cars will pick up students on Lawn Avenue.
Walkers will exit out of the front door.
Bikers will use caution at all times and obey the rules of the road.
Notes:
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If you need to come into the building during drop off or pick up, please park on Lawn
Avenue.
During inclement weather, the arrival and dismissal procedures will remain the same.
Students will report to designated areas inside the building.
If your child arrives after 8:10, park on Lawn Avenue and use the front entrance.
Thank you for your support in ensuring the safety of all of our students.
Melrose School Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Morning Arrival (8:00-8:15)
· Buses will drop off students at the main entrance of the building.
· Cars will drop off students at the Arnold Avenue entrance.
· Walkers will go directly to the playground area.
· Preschoolers will drop off at the front door.
Afternoon Dismissal (2:35)
· Buses will pick up students at the main entrance of the building.
· Cars will pick up students at the Arnold Avenue entrance.
· Walkers will exit out the front door.
· Preschoolers will exit from the front door.
Notes
· We encourage all eligible students to ride their assigned bus.
· Students who walk exit from a different place than those who are picked up by car.
Please keep your child’s teacher informed of changes in dismissal plans.
· If you need to come into the building during drop off or pick up, please park on Melrose
Avenue on the west side of the street (as designated by signage). There will be no
parking in either lot at any time during arrival or dismissal.
· During inclement weather, the arrival and dismissal procedures will remain the same. For
arrival, all students will report to the Melrose Multipurpose Room.
· If your child arrives after 8:15, use the front entrance, park in either the side or front lot,
and sign your child in at the office.
Thank you for your support in ensuring the safety of all of our students.
Melrose School
Morning drop off coverage
begins at 8:00 a.m.
Melrose Car Safety
Listed below are the procedures for parents of students in Grades K-4 to follow for car safety
at Melrose School.
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If you drive your vehicle to school, the safest method for pick up
and drop off is by the playground on Arnold Avenue.
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If you choose to park on Melrose Avenue, children should use the sidewalks
and crosswalks and cross the street with an adult. Holding your child’s
hand would also increase safety.
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Park on the west side of Melrose Avenue.
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Be cautious and drive slowly when approaching the school during arrival
and dismissal times.
Thank you for your cooperation.