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THE JAMESTOWN WARRIOR
Melrose & Lawn Schools
January 23, 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
1/25
Sunday
1/26
Monday
1/27
Tuesday
1/28
1/29
Wednesday Thursday
3pm Prof
Dev.
2:40 pm
Lawn
Yearbook
Mtg
3:30 Girls
BBall Game
at home
6:30pm
Robotics
6:30pm
Robotics
6:30pm
Robotics
1/30
Friday
1/31
Saturday
8:30 am 7th
&8th gr field
trip to Mystic
Aq.
9am - 5th
grade trip to
Moses Brown
4pm 8th Gr
pasta dinner
Start of
Melrose Book
Fair during
School hours
2/1
2/2
2/3
2/4
BOOK FAIR
8 am – 1 pm - Lawn
During School Hours
– Melrose
th
3pm Faculty
Mtg
6:30pm
Robotics
Gr 5-8 6 pm
Spelling Bee
Melrose Muti
Purpose Room
6:30pm
Robotics
6:30pm
Robotics
2/5
5-8pm
Melrose
Book Fair
and Ice
Cream Social
2/6
2/7
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 – February 11th
Melrose Library
3pm
Volunteers needed for Book Fair
Please email jamestownrepto@gmail.com if you can help.
Technology Help Needed
Technology Advisory Committee
Parents are being sought to work on this committee in conjunction with teachers and the
school technology staff. The tasks involved may include
annual maintenance and updates to the district technology plan, participating in
discussions related to the use of technology in education and learning and evaluating
new education related equipment and applications. Experience using technology in the
workplace would be beneficial. Meetings will be several times per year.
Parents interested in serving on this committee please contact Samira Hakki
at hakki.samira@jamestownschools.org or 423-7020 x115
Warrior Editor
A new volunteer is needed to manage the schools’ weekly newsletter, “The Warrior” each week.
Please contact Lisa Wholey at wholey.lisa@jamestownschools.org
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 duva.ken@jamestownschools.org
Nick Alfred Alfred.nick@jamestownschools.org
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
Medication administration, including prescription and over-the counter, shall be
administered in accordance with a written order from a licensed health care
provider. This includes, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Tums, Benadryl and cough drops.
Please review your Aspen demographics. IF you have a change of address or
phone numbers, please notify Ms. Moretti (Melrose) or Ms. Saul (Lawn) office so
they may update your changes.
Flu like symptoms have been reported in both schools - respiratory and stomach flu
like illnesses.
If your child is sent home with a fever during the school day, CDC and RI
Department of Health recommend your child stays home for a full 24 hours and be
fever free.
Scoliosis letters will be sent home to students in grades 6,7, and 8 who have not
had a physical this year and/or whose provider did not record screening results.
Should you wish your child not to participate in this screening, there is a section to
fill out and submit to NURSE only before 1/30/15.
Re-screenings are continuing for students who did not pass vision or hearing
screens earlier this year. I will notify you only if your child did not pass the rescreen.
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.