The Wolves Weekly Update
September 3rd, 2023
Hello!
For those of you that don't know me, my name is Ryan Rafanelli and I am the new principal at E.T. Wyman Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year. I am extremely excited to be joining the Wyman school community and to work with community members this upcoming school year! Before coming to Warwick, I was most recently an Assistant Principal at Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry. Prior to that, I was a social studies teacher in several districts over the past eight years. As a lifelong Warwick resident and Warwick alumnus, I am very excited to be back in Warwick and I am eagerly looking forward to the upcoming school year.
This past Thursday, we hosted kindergarten orientation for incoming kindergartners and a principal meet and greet. It was great getting to meet all the parents/guardians and scholars that were able to attend. For those of you who were unable to attend, please see below for further information in regards to morning arrival/afternoon dismissal procedures, important announcements and upcoming dates.
Together as a team and entire school community, we will be able to collaborate with each other and ensure equitable outcomes and success for all of our scholars! I look forward to a great year ahead and hope that you all are enjoying the last few days of summer and this beautiful Labor Day Weekend. We will see everyone on Tuesday September 5th for the first day of school. Have a great rest of your weekend!
Respectfully,
Ryan Rafanelli, M. Ed.
Principal
E.T. Wyman Elementary School
E. T. Wyman Elementary Arrival/Dismissal Procedures
School Hours
School Begins - 8:45AM
School Dismisses - 2:55PM
8:25AM Drop Off Time & Locations:
Before School:
Breakfast is served in the all purpose room from 8:25 until 8:40. Breakfast Service ends at 8:40.
School yard Supervision begins at 8:25. There is no supervision prior to 8:25; therefore no student should arrive at school before 8:25.
School begins promptly at 8:45. Students who arrive after 8:45, must get a late slip from the office and register their lunch choice.
Students who arrive after 9:30 can choose between: Fun Lunch or Sunbutter and Jelly.
Students who walk or get driven to school should enter the yard at the gate on Parkside Drive.
Students who are driven to school, may be dropped off at the gate in the parking lot .
Students who ride the BUS or VAN will be dropped at the front of the building on Columbia Avenue and walked to the back.
Parents may walk their child onto the blacktop to assist their student with arrival.
During School:
It is very important that your child attends school for the entire school day. Please schedule appointments for before or after school.
Your child is required by law to attend school regularly. Consistent attendance will increase your child’s chances to achieve academic success. If your child is going to be absent, please alert school and provide a doctor’s note, if applicable, upon his/her return. District Attendance Policy.
When visiting, dropping off late, or picking up before 2:55, please use the front entrance and sign in at the office. You will be asked for a picture ID and your child will be notified that you are here.
2:55 PM Dismissal Procedures:
Bus students will be brought to the all purpose room to line up for the school bus. Each bus will be called by bus number over the public address system. All children who ride a bus will take the bus home unless a note in writing requesting otherwise is sent to the classroom teacher.
All walkers exit the building through one of the three back exits leading to the back parking lot and hard top play area, and are dismissed by their teachers to parents / guardians who are allowed on the blacktop during school dismissal. Students will only be dismissed to parents / guardians unless a note in writing requesting otherwise is sent to the classroom teacher.
All walkers are to use the crosswalks. Please note the locations of the crosswalks and the drop off and pick up procedures. Please park only in areas where you can safely and legally park. Parking along the treeline or the fence next to the blacktop is prohibited, as this is a fire lane.
There are crosswalks in the following locations around the building:
Corners of Pleasant View Road and Parkside Drive.
Across Parkside Drive from the basketball court gate.
Student pick up for walkers and those carpooling/ride sharing:
School staff need to be aware of those you have designated to pick up your child(ren) from school either as a walker or by carpooling/ride sharing, and these adults must be listed on your student’s emergency contact list in Aspen as someone designated for pick up.
Bus Stops and Riding the Bus:
Students must remain in their assigned seats and face forward at all times.
Students failing to follow the safety guidelines for riding the bus will not be allowed to continue riding the bus. Parents/Guardians will be contacted of the infraction and will be required to provide their own transportation to and from school from that day forth.
