#37 - MAY 24, 2024
Dear Primary School Families,
Last Wednesday, we had the opportunity to experience the incredible Innovation Showcase. It was amazing! We are now excited to announce that next week is Family Day! Please check the PS section for the exact dates. We look forward to building our wonderful school community with you. This event is a special opportunity for students, parents, and school staff to come together and create lasting memories.
See you next week,
Paula
PS Family Days
We are excited to remind you that grade-level Family Day is coming up. The meeting point for the event will be the classrooms at 12:30 PM, and then you will go to the playground for the picnic. Additionally, please note that there will be no cafeteria lunch available for students on that day, and the idea is for everyone to share the food.
Family Day is a special event designed to strengthen the bonds between the school, students, and their families. It fosters a sense of community by bringing together students, parents, and school staff in a fun and engaging environment. We look forward to celebrating this day with you and creating memorable experiences together.
These are the dates:
Monday, May 27th: K4
Tuesday, May 28th: K5
Wednesday, May 29th: 1st grade
Friday, May 31st: 2nd grade
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Condor Activities-End of Semester Presentations
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PLACEMENT This is the time when families begin to wonder about classroom placement for next year. In this letter, you will find our Student Classroom Assignment Protocol. We truly believe this protocol is a necessary and vital characteristic for creating a school environment that is equitable and thriving. Our configuration model is focused on equity. Whereas in the past, we tried to honor parent classroom assignment requests, this practice resulted in unbalanced classrooms in some grade levels, and created tension within our community. Primary School’s assignment policy is a class configuration model based on the following factors, and formed through collaboration with general education classroom teachers, co-teachers, specialist teachers, counselors, and instructional coaches:
This policy is based on the belief that all of our teachers have gifts and talents to meet the needs of every child at CNG. Your child’s current teacher knows your student’s instructional strengths, social and emotional needs, which students they work best with, or students from whom they need to be separated. As a school, we do not make these decisions lightly, and all of our decisions are based on this belief. Ultimately, we believe our children are adaptable, will thrive and develop resiliency in any environment, and will make friends wherever they are placed. Again, these decisions will be based on ensuring a balanced and equitable distribution of students across the grade levels. We will not be honoring any individual placement requests at this time, so please do not reach out to staff with those placement requests. We also want to emphasize to you that in this process, it is the administration who are making the final decisions. Thank you for your understanding and trust. We truly appreciate your support. |
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PS Parent University Topic: Digital Citizenship: Online Safety at Home Presenter: Cramer Peterson Here is the LINK to the resources. |
Dear PS Families,
We wanted to share some exciting news with you regarding the outcome of our recent Used Book Fair. Thanks to your generous contributions, we've collected enough money to invite three very special guests to speak to the children about the power of books and the importance of reading.
We are thrilled to announce that for our K4 students, we will be welcoming Paula Ríos, whose stories promise to ignite the imagination of our youngest learners. For K5 and 1st grade, we have the honor of hosting José Alberto Gutierrez, affectionately known as El Señor de los Libros .
His journey from humble beginnings to creating a community library is a testimony to the transformative power of literacy. Lastly, for 2nd grade, we are excited to welcome Antonia Sanín, who will captivate our students with tales of her beloved character Detective Equis and his thrilling adventures.
Their dedication to promoting literacy is truly inspiring, and we believe their visits will deeply resonate with the children. We hope that these events will educate, inspire and reinforce the importance of our efforts in supporting literacy initiatives.
At the end of the Summer Reading Recommendations, you may find the books by these authors should you wish to continue this journey at home and have the books signed by the authors on the following dates:
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June 6th |
K5 & 1st Grade |
José Alberto Gutiérrez |
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June 11 |
K4 |
Paula Ríos |
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June 12 |
2nd Grade |
Antonia Sanín |
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding these visits.
Warm regards,
Mari Ro and Margie
DAYS OF THE WEEK
Monday, May 27 (Day 6)
Tuesday, May 28 (Day 1)
Wednesday, May 29 (Day 2)
Thursday, May 30 (Day 3)
Friday, May 31 (Day 4)
MAY
27- K4 Family Day (12:30)
28- K5 Family Day 12:30)
29- 1st Grade Family Day 12:30)
30- Awards Assembly (Students only)
31- 2nd Grade Family Day (12:30) & Last Day for PS Athletics and Condor Activities
June
6- G1 Field Trip to El Planetario
7- OODC & G1 Field Trip to El Planetario
11- G2 End of Year Assembly (only for students)
11-14- Spirit Week (More info coming soon)
13- PS Field Day (House T-Shirts/hoodies)
14- Last Day of school-Half Day
Paula Pérez PS Principal
Juliana Borrero PS Associate Principal
Vanessa Gilchrist PS Associate Principal
Silvia Smit Administrative Assistant ext.167
Ana Maria Calderón Administrative Assistant ext. 269
Office Cellphone: 316 472 7975
Gate Passes
Gate passes sent to the PS office or teachers after 11:00am will not be accepted. Making last minute changes is very difficult for teachers and students.
Thank you for your understanding.
ps_attendance@cng.edu
If you need to schedule a meeting with your child’s counselor, please use the following links where you can find their availability. Please contact them directly if you need immediate support or if their availability does not meet yours.
Veronica’s calendar link (2nd grade)
Hello PS Families!
For the fourth Friday of the month, we are sending some gratitude sing-alongs and other fun activities you can enjoy as a family to reflect and celebrate this months’ value. Enjoy!
We hope you enjoy celebrating and singing together with your families!
Sincerely,
Li, Vero, and Nico
