Cucinella Weekly Wrap-Up #16

Week Sixteen:

Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024! As we bid farewell to the festivities and welcome the new year, it's with great excitement that I extend a warm welcome back to Cucinella Elementary School. Returning to school after the holiday season marks the beginning of a brand new chapter filled with opportunities for growth, learning, and new adventures. I trust that each of you had cherished moments with family and friends, and now we're ready to embark on the second half of the school year.

In our first week back, the halls were buzzing with excitement as the students shared stories of their time away from school. Our dedicated teachers were excited to get back into the routine of school and continue nurturing and inspiring our students' curiosity as we continue to work through the yearly curriculum.

As we reunite in our classrooms, let's embrace this opportunity for new beginnings, friendships, and discoveries. Let's support one another, celebrate achievements, and create lasting memories together. Here's to a fantastic start to the new year! I look forward to an exciting and productive trimester ahead, filled with learning, laughter, and memorable moments.

I also want to take a moment to give a brief update on reassignments within our SRO population. SRO Adam Feitcher will now be working at Long Valley Middle School. We want to thank Officer Feitcher for all his help over the past two years here at Cucinella, you will be missed. Thank you for everything you did around the building to help our students and staff! In his place, we welcome aboard Sgt. Jim Burns who will now be the SRO at Cucinella for the remainder of the year. Sgt. Burns has spent his first week getting acclimated to Cucinella by meeting students and staff. If you see Sgt. Burns around the campus, don't forget to say hello!

We appreciate your ongoing support, and stay tuned for more exciting events and updates from Cucinella! If you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me at cperruso@wtschools.org.

Christopher Perruso

Principal

RELATED ARTS SCHEDULE: Monday starts our Related Arts schedule on a DAY 5.

• 1/8 BAC School Spirit Day- Wear Cucinella gear or Red, White, and Blue

• 1/8 PTO General Meeting 7PM @ Cucinella Library

• 1/15 School Closed- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• 1/16 Yearbook Sale Launch

• 1/19 PTO Sponsored Snowball Dance Fun Night

• 1/23 SEPAG Meeting, In-Person and Virtual : https://meet.google.com/hwq-gqrp-zqs

• 1/30 Responsible Use of Technology Assembly for Parents @ LVMS PAC 7:00PM

Online Kindergarten Registration for the 2024-2025 SY, is now open!

If you are the parent/guardian of a child eligible for kindergarten, or know of any township residents with eligible kindergarten children for the 2024-2025 school year, please note the following:

• Child must be 5 years of age on or before October 1, 2024 – no exceptions.

• Child’s original birth certificate showing that he/she is five years old on or before October 1, 2024.

• Four (4) proofs of residence. One (1) of the following; deed or a rental/lease agreement and three (3) of the following; property tax bill, voter registration card, drivers license, homeowner insurance bill or utility bills.

• Immunization records for measles, mumps, rubella, DPT, polio (including one dose of DPT and polio vaccine on or after the child’s fourth birthday), varivax, hepatitis B, and HIB vaccinations.

Register ONLINE HERE.

Should you have any questions, you may contact the school your child will be attending.

• Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School - (908) 850-3161

• Flocktown-Kossmann Elementary School - (908) 850-1010

• Old Farmers Road School - (908) 876-3865

At anytime, enrollment forms can be downloaded from our website by clicking HERE.

What is SEPAG?

It stands for "Special Education Parent Advisory Group" and it's a group of parents and educators collaborating to enhance various special education programs in the school district and beyond.

Who can join us?

• Caregivers of those receiving special services
• Caregivers of general education students
• Former students from our school district that received special services

When is the meeting?

DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 7PM

LVMS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

In person or join the virtual link here: https://meet.google.com/hwq-gqrp-zqs

For more info, read this flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YxsJuVwt7bSbIyxWjgDAybGDzIeBSk8z/view?usp=sharing

-Yearbook sale to launch next week. Keep an eye out for flyers near the end of the week.

-Attention 5th grade parents, the yearbook is still in need of toddler pics of your kid between the ages of 1 and 3. Please submit the photos to Liz Schwartz by January 16th.

You may submit your photos to emschwartz624@gmail.com

-We apologize for any inconvenience that the upload site has caused. Thank you to those that have submitted so far.

Help us begin our recycling initiative with Terracycle! Labeled bins will be located within the main vestibule inside the school. We will begin by collecting Spin Master toys including used toys and packaging from newly purchased toys from the holidays. Find all the Spin Master's brands that we can recycle here: https://www.spinmaster.com/en-US/brands/

All toys from this company can be recycled in addition to all packaging (plastic bits, zip-ties, blisters, cardboard, clamshell cases, inner packaging).

For any questions please reach out to Lindsey Mason (lindseymason.m@gmail.com). Items to be recycled can be brought to school as early as MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH. Thank you!

For our graduating 5th graders, get ready for the middle school and show your LVMS Panther pride with a "We Are Panthers" T-shirt. For more information or to purchase one, click here: https://www.wtschools.org/o/lvms/article/1387460

Registration for 2024 track & field is now open for both the Youth Program (ages 9-15) and Clinic Program (ages 5-8)! You can find out more about both programs using the links on our homepage.

The fee for the season is $100. We are a non-profit, volunteer organization. All payments go to the program.

Please register using the link below. When you begin the registration process from the website, you will be prompted to create a TeamSnap account if you do not already have one (it is free and easy to set up your TeamSnap account).

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions:

longvalleytrack@gmail.com

201-919-8152

Best regards,

Long Valley Track & Field

PickUp Patrol has been in effect for the past year and we are very happy with the positive feedback we have been receiving from the community. PickUp Patrol is used not only for drop off and pick up procedures, but also for recording your child's absences.

Please click here to review how to use the program to record absences.

Click here for more information about Pickup Patrol

If you have not received a "Welcome" email with details on how to download the app and set up your account, please contact our school secretaries and ask for a new one to be resent. If you have not downloaded the app or set up your account yet, please do so as soon as possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the secretaries, Mrs. Deanna Dargel or Mrs. Boomi Varathrajan.

If your child is missing something - coats, sweatshirts, hats, water bottles, etc. - please remind them to check our ever-growing lost and found. It is currently overflowing with items. The lost and found is located inside the cafetorium, near the water filling stations. We are happy to help students if they are looking for something in particular. Please notify either your child's teacher or the main office secretaries if you need assistance.

Nellie's News Flash: Click here for this week's version of Nellie's News Flash.

Next General Membership Meeting:

Monday, January 8th @ 7pm

BAC Library

Memberships 2023-2024 School Year

PTO Memberships for the 2023-2024 School Year are still available! Follow the MemberHub link below to pay for a Family or Staff Membership. We are looking forward to another fantastic year!

https://www.cucinellapto.com/membership

Email: cperruso@wtschools.org
Website: https://www.wtschools.org/o/bac
Location: 470 Naughright Road, Long Valley, NJ, USA
Phone: (908)-850-3161