Daily Announcements

Child Identification Program ("C.H.I.P.")
Saturday, February 27, 2010
9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Spaulding Auditorium
Hosted by Suffield Freemasons & Rotary Club of Suffield
 
This is "the most comprehensive program  for child recovery and identification" designed to give families a measure of protection against the ever increasing problem of missing children.  This program is offered FREE by the generosity of the Connecticut Freemasons and Rotary Club of Suffield. Free program materials: Recorded interview, fingerprinting, toothprints and cheek swab will be given to parent or guardian for safe keeping. Call school office for more information.

Friendly Reminder
Grade 1 Tradition Registrations are due Friday, February 12th!

Kindergarten Registration Night for the Class of 2023
It's kindergarten registration time for children who will be five years old by December 31, 2010.  Our Parents Only event will be Wednesday, February 24, 2010.  Registration begins at 6 p.m. and the Orientation program begins at 7p.m.
Registration packets will be available February 1st and can be picked up in the school office or at your local preschool. 
We look forward to seeing you!

Grade 2 Traditions
Pizza Bingo Night!
6 p.m.  Friday, February 26th.

SAVE THE DATES!
PTO 2010 Variety Show- Friday, April 30th         5:30-8:30 p.m.
Theme: Improving Our World
Presentation Night - Wednesday, March 10th 3:00-7:30 p.m.
Dress Rehearsal- Wednesday, April 28th, 3:00-7:30 p.m.
All events will take place at Suffield MIDDLE School.
 

Outdoor Recess
We love to play in the fresh air!  Students go outside for recess unless it's raining or the temperature is below 20 degrees.  Please have your child bring boots, snowpants, etc. so they may enjoy playing outdoors comfortably. 
Please remember to label your child's belongings.  
We have 1036 mittens, 1036 boots, 517 coats....

Looking for your child's classroom web site? 
Here's a few easy steps to follow from the Spaulding Homepage.
-Under Directory
-Select Class Pages
-Type teacher's last name in class name block
-Double click on teacher's name

DIGITAL BACKPACK
We're going green!  We have a digital backpack for parent information. Please click below on the blue backpack.  Announcements are updated on Wednesdays.
 
 
No lost papers! Information at your fingertips! 
It's THAT simple! 

School Hours
Grades 1 & 2
8:25 - 3:05
Pre School and
Kindergarten
8:25-11:10 and 
12:20-3:05
 
Grade 1 Lunch
11:45-12:08
Grade 2 Lunch
12:08 - 12:35

Developmental Characteristics
of Four to Eight Year Olds
open Power Point attachment
Characteristics of 4-8 year olds.ppt
Check out the great information and resources on the Spaulding School Psychologists website. 
To view their page click on:
- Groups
-Departments
-School Psychologist
  scroll down to view resources

Keep Your Skills Sharp

We encourage learning to continue throughout the whole year, click here to access educational resources and websites!

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 9
Kindergarten celebrates 100th Day
Student Banking Program
Wednesday, February 10
Gr. 2 Curriculum Night Snow date
Thursday, February 11
Student/Staff Sock Hop
Sunday, February 14
Happy Valentines Day

Weather

Today, 2/8/2010
High: 29 Low: 16
Mostly cloudy
4% chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow, 2/9/2010
High: 34 Low: 17
Mostly sunny
9% chance of precipitation.