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Weekly Newsletter

April 28, 2023

Primrose Pandas are Respectful, Responsible and Safe

Dear Primrose Families, 

BPS Wellness Expo is finally here! This began as an idea from the special education task force teams at Primrose and Nayatt and has grown to a district wide event. We are grateful that BEF has partnered with us to bring so many wonderful community and statewide agencies and local talent together for this event.  There will be activities for you to enjoy with your children and many health and wellness resources available. This is not a drop off event.  I hope to see you there with your family.

For all the Mom, Grandmothers and significant women in our lives-I hope you enjoy this special weekend-Happy Mother’s Day!

Educationally yours,

Coleen Smith 

News from the Nurse: Normal hearing is important for every child’s success at school. Rhode Island School for the Deaf will be conducting the hearing screen at Primrose School for students in Kindergarten through Grade 3 on Tuesday, May 16th.  Grade three students will be screened only after completing the RICAS assessment that day. 

Hearing screenings are required by the RIDOH School Health Regulations. This is not a consent form. However, if you do not want your child to participate in the screening, please email me at  carlsonj@barringtonschools.org.

It is important we are aware of any factors that might affect your child’s performance on the screening. Please read at the following questions:

  • Has your child had tubes inserted during the past 6 – 8 weeks? 

  • Is your child currently under the care of an ENT?

If you answer YES to any of these questions, please contact Mrs. Carlson, School Nurse by email: carlsonj@baringtonschools.org  before the screening date.

I will notify you if your child has difficulty with the screening. If you have any questions about the hearing screening, please contact Luz Adley at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf Audiology Center (401) 243-1022.

Thank you,

Jennifer Carlson,  RN

Our weekly Tournament of Books Matchup continues. We've reached the final round of the Elite Eight. 

Only one will advance to the Final Four!

Elite Eight

Gibberish:

 

VERSUS

The Sun is Late and So is the Farmer:

 

Consider the plot, characters, theme, and illustrations to help you choose your favorite! Vote by 5/21/23 at https://forms.gle/paKVAjTudfbi... 

Please use the  voting link to help decide which book should go onto the next round of our competition. It can be found at the top of the library website at www.missokane.com or below. Happy Reading!

Full Bracket: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18iXIUaV_HbTH5uchFfVPPGAOyKlvqQLM/view?usp=share_link 

Dates to Remember:

Link to BPS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging resource for May

  • May is Haitian Heritage Month

  • May is Jewish American Heritage Month

  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month

  • May is South Asian Heritage Month

  • Speech and Language Awareness Month

  • May 13-BPS Wellness Expo-10-2 @ BMS

  • May 16 & 17-RICAS grade 3 Mathematics

  • May 19 Primrose Art Show and Family Fun Night

  • May 21-HMS Tough Tiger Obstacle Course

  • May 30-Bike Safety and Repair Day

PRIMROSE PTO 

Primrose Hill Family Fun & Arts Night - May 19

Join us for Family Fun & Arts Night on Friday, May 19, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. This is a great event for the whole family to check out your kids' artwork, enjoy outdoor games, and have some delicious food!

This fun event is a fundraiser to support our incredible teachers and the work in our schools through the Primrose Hill PTO. You can purchase bracelets to participate in games for $10 each and additional donations are appreciated.

A few notes:  

  • We have a limited number of free bracelets available, please speak to Mrs. Smith if this is helpful to your family.

  • Please help us volunteer! Sign-up for a timeslot to help us with activities, set-up, or clean-up. It takes a lot of hands to pull off an event for our entire school community. 

  • Do you know a vendor looking to share information about programs for students? We're looking for event sponsors from $100-$300, please see the flier for details

  • Questions? Please email primrose.hill.school.ri.pto@gmail.com.

PTO Website: Please take a quick moment to log into the PTO website and opt into the family directory at https://www.primrosehillpto.org/directory. With all they have planned, it is a great idea to visit this site weekly to get updates and see how you can participate in upcoming events.

The Tough Tiger Obstacle Race 2023 is coming up soon, May 21st! It is a huge PTO fundraiser event for Hampden Meadows School.  Joining us for this special day is one great way to get to know more about the Hampden Meadows community.

We cannot have such fantastic events without the help of our incredible volunteers!

Please consider signing up for any time you can using the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/g...

Any questions reach out to the PTO at: hampdenmeadowsptoboard@gmail.com

THANK YOU!!!

Tough Tiger Team