Wow, the rain brought some chilly weather this week!! What a way to welcome in October. Fall is definitely in the air. Hoping everyone stays safe and dry this weekend!

Thank you again to our incredible PTA for hosting grade-level coffees and organizing the ice cream/movie night social last week. It is always so much fun to see our families outside of the school day.

Next week students will enjoy a special Hip-Hop assembly, brought to you by the PTA. The Hip-Hop dancers will incorporate the IB profile trait of COMMUNICATION - which will be the trait we will focus on during the month of October.

Make it a great weekend, ISD!

Welcome to ISD, SOFIA! Sofia joins us in grade 3 - we met her twin sister Leona in a s'more a few weeks ago! Sofia loves the color pink and is wearing one of the new ISD spirit wear items. Her favorite food is spaghetti - but don't put any sauce on it! Sofia loves cats and all her new friends at ISD. Maya, Victoria, Kyleigh, Makenzie, and Cora joined her for lunch on this rainy day.

Faaria, Katherine, and Mila got together outside of school and initiated a fundraiser to help the disaster survivors in Morocco. They raised $1700.00!!! We are so proud of them for taking action and involving the community to do good deeds!

Please remember that school doors open at 8:30. Due to supervision concerns, please do not drop your child off early. If you need before school assistance please let the main office know. Our childcare program through OGRCC is wonderful and they are always willing to support our families.

If your child attends OGRCC in the afternoon and you are changing their dismissal plan, please also notify OGRCC.

The window for DIBELS universal reading assessment opens on Monday 9/18 and closes on Friday, 10/6. All students in grades K-3 and students in grades 4 & 5 with reading goals on their IEPs will be taking this assessment. More information and details about the subtests given can be found here: DIBELS Parent Guide (English) or DIBELS Parent Guide (Spanish). As a reminder DIBELS 8 replaces STAR Early Literacy/Reading Assessment. This assessment will be administered three times per year.

You're Invited to a Series on Early Literacy Skills

Primarily for Parents and Caregivers of Pre-K through 2nd Grade Students

Students do not need a cellphone or smartwatch at school. However, if your child must have a cellphone or smartwatch for afterschool purposes, they should be left in backpacks and turned off/silent mode during the day.

Mrs. Firmender: dana_Firmender@greenwich.k12.ct.us

Ms. Key: safiya_Key@greenwich.k12.ct.us