

Cheetah Pride Press
Weekly Update January 19, 2024
Families,
BRRRR! It sure has gotten cold outside. Thank you for sending your learners to school with the appropriate winter gear. I know many of you are wondering how we decide whether or not to go outside. We make every effort to get fresh air and move our bodies during the school day. However, during periods of inclement weather, in the interest of safety, two things must be considered:
- Are students dressed appropriately? This includes the need for snow gear when applicable.
- Are the conditions safe? This includes temperature, wind chill, heat index, and surfaces covered in water, mud, and/or ice.
When considering temperature, wind chill, and heat index, we use a Child Care Weather Watch chart for guidance. This tells us whether the combination of temperature and wind chill/heat index is safe. If outdoor play is not advised, we stay inside. Since New England weather changes rapidly, we encourage you to continue sending your student to school prepared for outdoor play, even if the morning forecast doesn’t sound great. We’ll go out if we can!
Stay warm this weekend!
Joey & Andrea
Cheetahs In Action
Reading Online Text
Mr. Bauer Reading to his buddy
Listening to themselves read helps fluency!
Mrs. Evans' class used teamwork to create the MLK Jr. coordinate grid below.
Memorial Models
Memorial Models are chosen weekly by their teacher. These students have excelled all week in taking care of themselves, others, and things. The recipients will dine at a VIP table during lunch every Friday!
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Pawsitive Office Referral
A PAWsitive office referral is submitted when a staff member recognizes a student who is going above and beyond to exemplify one of our three school rules - taking care of others, taking care of self, & taking care of things.
Cheetah Council Spotlight
This is Ava.
Her teacher is Mrs. Haydu.
She is special because she has a dog.
Her favorite animal is a cheetah.
She wanted to be on cheetah council because she wants to help at school.
She loves school because she loves her vice principal.
Gym News
Hi everyone,
We hope you had a great Holiday vacation! As always, fitness, stretching, and exercising in PE class is always stressed and practiced, through our warm ups, and during the unit for that class.
In Grade PreK- Grade 1 we returned to cooperative and low organizational games for a week, stressing locomotor movements, mobility, spatial awareness, cooperation, sportsmanship, eye- hand coordination,and of course, fun! The children will spend time on the climbing wall basically every week as part of our warm up and curriculum! We will have some fun with scooters and the parachute to finish up January. We will begin our beach ball volleyball skills unit in Feb., with more about that unit in the next newsletter!
In Grade 2 and Grade 3 the students returned to their last week of our “basketball skills” unit and the “basketball shooting club”. We have many “clubs” throughout the year where the children have a chance to have some fun and “test/challenge” themselves with skills assessments for the many units and activities that we cover. The children did great, had some fun, challenged themselves, worked with their classmates, and had a really nice first week back!
The children will spend a lot of time on the climbing wall most every week as part of our warm up and curriculum, depending on the unit we are on! We played various dodgeball games, strategy type games, and will do scooters and scooter soccer, and use the parachute the last couple weeks of Jan. We will begin our beach ball volleyball skills unit in Feb., including our serving club and with modified games, more about that unit in the next newsletter!
Thanks for all your positive support of your children at home, they all work very hard in PE class. We are, and they should be, very proud of all that they try to do! The more we all move the better it is for us, the children really like doing active activities with their families, as they are always telling us!
Here's hoping for some more snow soon (if you are a snow lover!)!
Coach Ruel
Coach Boscarino
Save The Dates
January/February
1/22- Magical Monday
1/22- PTO 5:30pm at Memorial
1/22- BOE Meeting 6:30pm
1/23- Grade 3 Halfway Day
1/26- Cheetah Pride Assembly- Wear Your Cheetah Gear
Month Of February is African/American History Month
2/6- Tentative 100th Day of School
2/7- Global Play Day: Kindergarten
2/7- School Counselor Appreication Day
2/14- Valentine's Day
2/15- Brain Show
2/16-Prefessional Learning Day = No School For Students
Magical Monday Is Coming January 22nd
Grade 3 Will Celebrate Halfway Day
100th Day Food Drive
In celebration of the 100th day of school in early February, grade one students will be collecting the following items for the local food bank. We are hoping to collect 100 items of each! (Please do not send in canned vegetables as the food bank has an abundance of this items and limited storage space).
- Tuna
- Baked beans
- Oatmeal
- Coffee & Tea
- Peanut butter & Jelly
- Pasta & Pasta sauce
- Instance rice & Instant potatoes
- Mac and Cheese
- Soup & Canned meals (ex: Chef-boyardee)
- Snacks
We realize our goal is lofty, but the need in our community is great. If you are able to make a donation, please send it in BEFORE February 1st. Thank you for supporting our loving community here in East Hampton!
Grade One Teachers
Spirit Day
Nurses News
Dear Families of Memorial Elementary Students,
This is an important update! We are asking for your assistance in helping keep our school healthy and safe. We have been experiencing a surge in stomach bug, coughing, strep throat, pink eye and fevers as well as several covid cases. If your child tests positive for covid or any illness, please inform the nurse office asap as we track all illnesses. Positive covid cases should stay home for 5 days and can return on day 6 as long as it has been 24 hour fever free without medication. It is also encouraged to wear a mask for days 6-10 while at school.
We have also recently had several food items brought in to share in classrooms. Please be aware that non food treats are encouraged. If food items are brought into school for sharing, it needs to be store bought, prepackaged and made in a nut free facility and the school nurse must be notified at least 24 hours in advance.
Please consider the following guidelines, provided by the school nurse, for sending students to school:
- Consider keeping your child at home for an extra day of rest and observation if he or she has any of the following symptoms:
- Very stuffy or runny nose and/or cough
- Mild sore throat (no fever, no known exposure to strep)
- Mild headache and/or stomachache
- Fatigue
Definitely keep your child at home for treatment and observation if he or she has any of these symptoms and remember the 24 hour rule:
- Fever (greater than 100 degrees. May return to school after 24 hours of no fever WITHOUT fever reducing medications)
- Vomiting (Even once. Must wait 24 hours after last vomit episode to return to school)
- Diarrhea (Must wait 24 hours after last episode to return to school)
- Chills
- General malaise or feelings of fatigue, discomfort, weakness, and/or muscle aches
- Frequent congested, wet, or croupy cough
- Lots of nasal congestion with frequent blowing of nose
- redness and discharge from one or both eyes
To help prevent the flu and other colds, please remind your child(ren) about good hygiene habits:
- Wash hands frequently
- Do not touch eyes, nose, or mouth
- Cover mouth and nose when sneezing/coughing and then wash hands
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
Often when a child awakens with vague complaints (the way colds and flu begin) it is wise to observe your child at home for an hour or two before deciding whether or not to bring them to school. Your child should be physically able to participate in all school activities on returning to school. Keeping a sick child at home will minimize the spread of infections and viruses in the classroom. We use our nursing assessment and judgment when students come into the nurse office and make calls home as we deem necessary. Thank you in advance for helping to make this year at school as healthy as possible.
*Please also update emergency contact information! In case of an emergency or in instances where your child needs to be dismissed from school, it is extremely important that we be able to reach someone on the contact list. We have also been having trouble with parent voicemail boxes that are full and we are unable to leave a message.
Please also make sure to have a spare change of seasonally appropriate clothing for your child to keep in their cubbies!!
Remember to notify the nurse's office if your child has been diagnosed with any illness (or injury). The nurse tracks illnesses and will send a note home to the class if there are 2 or more cases in the classroom. If your child has an injury that has activity restrictions, please share with the nurse's office so we are aware and can notify appropriate staff members. We want to keep our students healthy and safe and your cooperation is needed to do so. We appreciate your assistance.
Kindly,
The Health Office Team,
Nurse Katie and Miss Michelle
Please contact your child’s pediatrician first. If unable to be seen, here is a list of
local walk in/urgent care locations if unable to be seen by pediatrician:
CVS Minute Clinic, East Hampton 866-389-2727
ProHealth Extended Hours, Glastonbury 657-5940
Middlesex Health Urgent Care, Middletown 860-358-4170
Colchester Urgent Care 860-531-9749
Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
Safe School Climate
The East Hampton Board of Education and the school community as a whole promote a secure and productive school climate, conducive to teaching and learning that is free from threat, harassment, and any type of bullying behavior. Therefore it shall be the policy of the Board that bullying and/or teen dating violence committed against a student by another student is prohibited. The Board believes that a school environment in which students feel safe, supported, engaged and helpfully challenged is optimal for learning and healthy development. The Board seeks an environment in which students and adults feel socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically safe; an environment that is free of harassment, intimidation, teen dating violence and bullying. Our website provides links to various policies and reporting forms including our Safe School Climate Plan. Hard copies are also available in our main office. If at any point you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to building administration for further assistance.
Attendance Matters
Please note
When considering the number of absences your student has accrued, keep in mind that a student must be present for 195 minutes in order for the day to count! When bringing your student in late, or signing them out early if they have not been in school for a 195 minutes the day will be recorded as an absence.
Memorial School Attendance email:
memorial_attendance@easthamptonct.org * there is an _ between memorial and attendance!
Covid Protcols
Students, parents, and community members have access to an anonymous tip line on the front page of the school district website to report self-concerns, mental health concerns of a friend, or concerns of violence. Simply click here or view on the website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/.
Memorial School's Profile of a Graduate
Memorial Elementary School Contact Information
Email: jbauer@easthamptonct.org
Website: https://www.easthamptonps.org/o/memorial-school
Location: 20 Smith Street, East Hampton, CT, USA
Phone: 860-365-4020
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ehmemorialschool