Celebrate the Eclipse and National Schwa Day with Sunglasses!
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RowaytonElementary SchoolApril 7, 2024
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Celebrate the Eclipse and National Schwa Day with Sunglasses!
Rowayton will recognize two great events next week by wearing eye gear!
Monday, April 8: Eclipse
Earlier today, Norwalk Public Schools shared some information about the Solar Eclipse taking place on April 8. The district has provided special solar eclipse glasses for all of our students so that they can view the eclipse safely. Students will receive their glasses on Monday and bring them home to keep for continued safe viewing after school. All classes will be learning about the eclipse and celebrating this memorable event in different ways. Please look out for a communication from your child’s teacher on any special events that day.
Thursday, April 11: National Schwa Day
A schwa is a sound in the English language that we use every day. It is the most used sound in the English language when reading, writing, speaking, and listening! The schwa is the sound that we produce when we say words that have an unstressed syllable. It makes a word sound more relaxed. To mimic a cool and relaxed feeling, we are encouraging all students to wear sunglasses at school on Thursday, April 11. Students are welcome to bring sunglasses from home and wear them throughout the school day.
Save the New Date for Parents Night Out
Join us on Friday, May 10th for a guaranteed night of fun with your friends from 7pm-11pm at Skipper's Hall at Cove Marina.
TWO BANDS will be there with live entertainment: Funke Your Face and Old School 203
TWO FOOD TRUCKS will be there for your stomachs: The Last Taco Stand and Planet Pizza
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
**Please Uber or carpool.
https://www.rowaytonpta.org/parentsnightout
A Message from Our One School, One Book Team on a New Project!
Hope you’re all enjoying Wishtree! We have another fun project for you. We’ve included two colorful paper shapes to take home. Use your imagination and create a house. This house should represent you. It can be the house you live in or a house that represents your culture & heritage or even your dream house! Be creative! You can use the shapes anyway you’d like, maybe a house with a roof or an apartment building. Feel free to add paper for a bigger house or cut the paper any shape you’d like. Don’t forget details like windows and doors. Use any materials you’d like: paint, glitter, fabric, crayons, ect. Bring your houses back to school next Tuesday April 9th and we’ll hang all them altogether to create a neighborhood!
Don't forget to keep up with your reading and optional activities. You can find read alouds on our school website under the activities tab.
https://res.norwalkps.org/activities/one-school-one-book
AdventureswithElvis
Security Duty
Wishing Second Graders Good Luck Before NWEA
Bonding with Mr. Richard
GT Program Parent Recommendations
The parent recommendation window for students CURRENTLY in Grades 3-5 will open on April 1 and close on April 12. If you are interested in recommending your current grade 3-5 student for the gifted and talented program, please fill out the parent form HERE for the English version and HERE for the Spanish version. Students currently in the program DO NOT need to reapply or be recommended. Students CURRENTLY in second grade will participate in a grade-wide screening at the beginning of their third-grade year. More information on this process will be sent in the fall. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Mendez, the Gifted & Talented teacher, at mendezj@norwalkps.org or through Parent Square, Jennifer Mendez.
Save the Date for the 2024 Rowayton School Carnival
Save the Date: Rowayton School Carnival 2024
Friday, May 3rd + Saturday May 4th (raindate Sunday May 5th)
Mark your calendars, prepare your special no-rain ceremonies, and get ready for a weekend to remember1
Want to join the committee? We are looking for two more Rowayton School parents to join the lean and mean carnival committee. Email co-chairs Amy Esparza and Liz Slutzky at Amy.Paden1@gmail.com and lcslutzky@gmail.com with interest.
Interested in volunteering at carnival? We will be sending a Sign Up Genius around to all families with plenty of opportunities to help out. Thanks in advance!
When can I buy my bracelets? Ticket sales will open online in early April and in person the week leading up to carnival.
Get pumped. It’s all for the kids.
Cell Phone and Communication Device Policy
Students are not to use their cell phones or communication devices while at school. This includes smart watches, wireless earbuds, wearable tech, or any device that allows messaging and/or calls. These devices are not allowed in any learning spaces within the school including but not limited to the gym, library, cafeteria, bathrooms, recess areas, and classrooms.
If a student is found to be carrying or using a device during school hours, the device will be confiscated for parent or guardian pick up in the main office. Office hours are 8:00am -4:oopm Monday through Friday when school is in session.
If your student needs to have a device for communication outside of school please follow the following procedure.
1. Turn the device completely off before entering school
2. Secure the device in a backpack before entering school
*The school is not responsible for any lost or stolen devices.
Save the Date
April: Color of the Month is Green
April 8: Eclipse Activities
April 10: No School for Eid al-Fitr
April 11: Schwa Day - wear sunglasses!
April 12: Bash the Trash Assemblies
April 15 - 19: No School for Spring Recess
April 22: Walk or Bike to School
April 22 - 26: Wellness Week
April 29: Two Hour Early Dismissal