#1 - AUGUST 9, 2024
Dear Primary School Families,
As we prepare to embark on another exciting school year, we want to extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you to Primary School. We hope that you and your family have enjoyed a restful summer and are ready for the adventures this year will bring. As we write this, our dedicated teachers and staff are already on campus, busily preparing the classrooms and grounds for the first day of school on Tuesday, August 13th. We hope you and your child are just as excited as we are to start the school year. Thank you in advance for your participation and support this year and for joining us in our unified school vision: Educating the mind, strengthening the body, and developing character for leadership and service for the world of today and tomorrow.
Please open the PS section for some important upcoming dates and information. If you need additional information or have any questions, you can call the PS office at 212-3511 ext. 167.
Here’s to an AWESOME new school year as we work together to make our school a great place to work and learn each day!
With lots of love,
Paula, Vane, and Juli
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Tuesday, August 13th is our first day of school. Students will not have lunch at school on this day. Lunch will begin on Wednesday, August 14th.It will be a half day for PS students ONLY. You will need to make arrangements if students have siblings in other buildings. Please remember to arrive at your designated time. If you arrive too early, you will have to wait. Also, please remember to be patient. The first couple of weeks of drop off and pick up will be hectic. We need to follow our 4 Core Values and treat the staff with Caring and Respect. Practice takes time. Students riding the bus will be leaving at 12:00pm. These will be our dismissal times for students being picked up at the gate. For the first day of school, please make sure to let your child's teacher and Silvia ps_attendance@cng.edu or ssmit@cng.edu know that you will picking up your child, so we can issue a gate pass. If your children have older siblings in Primary School, please come at your oldest child's dismissal time. K4: 11:45 K5: 11:50 G1: 11:55 G2: 12:00
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SCHEDULE School begins daily at 7:00am. Students who arrive after 7:05 are recorded as tardy, so please be on time. Primary School and Elementary School is on a six-day schedule throughout the year. The PS and ES website, along with weekly teacher newsletters, will inform parents which day Specialist classes will be taking place. Regular attendance is very important. Please make appointments outside the school day or during school holidays. |
PARENTS ON CAMPUS Due to the heavy flow of people coming in and out of school during drop off and dismissal, parents are allowed to come on campus from 8:30- 1:30pm. |
INGRESS/EGRESS (ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL) BASICS PS students will be dropped off/picked up at the Main Gate. PS staff members are ready to greet your child and walk them to their classrooms. Drop off will begin at 6:40am. There will be no Primary School supervision for gate drop-off before 6:40am, so please make sure not to come before that time. Please send your child with a name tag and their classroom teacher´s name the first weeks of school. If you are permanently picking up your child, please write your child´s name on a sheet of paper (placard) and place it in your car windshield. |
GATE DISMISSAL TIMES Kinder 4 : 2:05 pm Kinder 5 - 2nd : 2:15 pm PS gate dismissal will be through the front gate. If your children have older siblings, please come at your oldest child's dismissal time. |
PERMANENT GATE PASS If your child is going to be picked up at the gate every day, please come by the Primary Office to pick up a "PERMANENT GATE PASS" for which the office needs a 2.5 x 3 color picture of your child. Again, please ensure that your child is picked up promptly when the school day or activity ends. You will need both the placard in your windshield and the permanent gate pass with your child's picture. Gate Passes - Please make sure to let your child's teacher and the office ps_attendance@cng.edu or ssmit@cng.edu know before 11:00 AM if you will be picking up your child at school when they normally ride the bus. |
STUDENTS WHO RIDE THE BUS Transportation – Any questions regarding transportation of your child to CNG should be addressed in the transportation office. Phone 212-3511 ext. 120. transportation@cng.edu. Students who ride the bus will also be accompanied by adults to their classroom. Please make sure to send your child with a name tag, bus number and classroom teacher the first week of school. No bus passes will be issued in August. Bus passes will begin in September. |
SCHOOL UNIFORM PS students are allowed to wear the PE uniform every day. Please make sure to label everything. This is the CNG uniform dress code poster for your reference. |
SCHOOL SUPPLIES Please send the school supplies with your child throughout this week. Don't send everything at the same time, so they don't have to carry so much weight. Please make sure to label all supplies. |
SNACK AND LUNCHES For a snack your child should bring healthy food. As a general rule, please send a lunch box for his/her snack that includes a beverage, and a couple of food items. Please avoid sending packaged junk foods with high sugar content. If you enroll your child in cafeteria food, hot lunch will be provided for them. Otherwise, please make sure to include lunch in their lunch boxes. |
WATER BOTTLES Please make sure to send a water bottle with your child. They will be able to refill it during the day. |
TRANSPORTATION IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Bus Passes and Party bus service will begin on September 1st. |
CATHOLIC RELIGION DEPARTMENT Catholic religion classes will take place during afterschool activities (2:15 - 3:15 pm). The following are the schedules for each grade level: Monday: - Third Grade: Preparation for First Communion (Mandatory attendance) Tuesday: - First Grade Wednesday: - K4 (Starting in January) Thursday: - Third Grade: Preparation for First Communion (Mandatory attendance)
To sign up for the class, please follow the same process and dates as for afterschool activities on SchoolsBuddy. Registration will be open from August 13th to August 19th. If you have any questions, reach out to Jessica Ortegón Kalil, Catholic Religion Coordinator: jortegon@cng.edu |
WE ARE FAMILY! We are not just a school, or a community. We are a family. A family that laughs together in the easy times, enjoys seeing each other, becomes the best version of ourselves in other times, and most importantly grows stronger and more connected with adversity. This year, we will continue to make a big emphasis on inclusiveness for all families. Please be thinking of ways that you can reach out to families new to the school or to those whom you don´t know well at your child's grade level. Your efforts in reaching out to others will help to make CNG an inclusive environment for all. BEGINNING OF THE YEAR REMINDERS Here are a few reminders to make sure your children have the best school year possible:
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DAYS OF THE WEEK
Monday , August 12
Tuesday, August 13 (Day 1) Half Day - Noon Dismissal
Wednesday, August 14 (Day 2)
Thursday, August 15 (Day 3)
Friday, August 16 (Day 4)
AUGUST
13- First Day for students- Half day
13-19 - Co-curricular activities, Majon & Catholic Religion online registration period
16 - All School Welcome Assembly (K4 parents are welcome to come)
22- PS Welcome Assembly (Only for students)
30- PS/ES Open House- No School for students
SEPTEMBER
2- PS Athletics & Condor Activities Begin
6- K4- BBQ
13- 1st Grade Picnic-OODCD
20- PS/ES PD Day-NO school for students
27- K5 Picnic
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
The First Weeks of School
By: Paula Pérez
The first weeks of school can be challenging for everyone. Children have been hearing about coming into the “big school” for quite some time. They have been creating lots of expectations and imagining thousands of things in their little heads. Parents are also anxious; they have also created many expectations and imagined thousands of things in their big heads.
But when the first day arrives… many of the things we have imagined and expected are different. For many children and parents school looks great, exciting and fun but for some, things are not quite as they imagined and it gets kind of scary. Don’t worry if this is your case, I promise things will get better (for you and your child).
What to expect in the first weeks of school (remember every child is different and we can expect a wide range of behaviors which are absolutely normal). Sometimes children who had a great first week of school tend to have trouble the second or third. This is also normal. Nevertheless, if you feel there is something wrong with your child please don’t hesitate to contact me. Here are some typical behaviors in children.
Children entering the classroom or leaving home in the bus without even saying good-bye to mom and dad.
Children having a hard time with good-byes and not wanting to stay by themselves.
Children having tantrums in the morning, before coming to school or as soon as they arrive.
Children saying the night before they don’t want to come to school.
Children saying on the weekend “I want to go to school today”.
Some children arrive home feeling very excited; telling parents about their new friends, the first words they learned in English, and all the wonderful things that happen throughout the day.
Some children prefer to have their own private setting at school and not to tell parents much about school. This is perfectly normal. It is important to respect your child’s decision and not pressure him or her with questions.
Some children have nightmares. This is also typical of this age and we have to give them some time.
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