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CNG Primary School CCN: #10 - OCTOBER 13, 2023

#10 - OCTOBER 13, 2023

 

Dear Primary School Families,  

We would like to express our gratitude to all the families who attended the K4 BBQ and the K5, 1st, and 2nd-grade picnics. This provided an excellent opportunity for families to come together, engage in conversations, and build connections with one another.

This past week has been an incredibly enriching professional learning experience for all CNG faculty. We had the privilege to participate in some outstanding conferences.

We hope you are making the most of the break and taking the time to relax and have some fun.

Paula

Important Info

Parent University

Join us for an engaging and informative workshop designed to equip parents with essential tools to foster safe online experiences for their kids at home. In today's digital age, it's crucial to instill good habits early. We will cover topics like age-appropriate content, online privacy/safety, screen time, and more!

Topic: Digital Citizenship: Online Safety at Home 

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, October 18th
đź•’ Time: 7:15-8:15am
đź“Ť Location: MPR (Elementary Building)

Don't miss this opportunity to learn and connect with other parents committed to their child's online safety!

Pumpkin Halloween Icon

 

                                           CNG Halloween Guidelines 

       Parents will be able to decorate classrooms on Friday, October 20th after school. 

                                     

 

Halloween is fast approaching, and we are looking forward to fun festivities and creative costumes. We will celebrate on Friday, October 27th (HALF DAY) and students and teachers are welcome to dress up for the day. Parents are welcomed to join our CNG parade. This is the schedule for the day:

  • PS & ES: 7:00 - 10.45 am (buses leave at 11:00 am)

  • Parade: 9:00 - 10:30 am (Parents are welcome)

Classroom decorations:

Our classrooms hold seasonal parties (Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day) to allow children to celebrate certain traditions and to help them understand the cycle of the year. If you are asked to bring treats, please keep amounts reasonable and consider collaborating with others to provide a balance of nutritional snacks and a small amount of sweets. (Be sure to check with the teacher about any food allergies in the class.) Please refrain from sending sodas or other sugary beverages. 

When asked to help decorate, we ask that parents keep decorations simple and use recycled materials whenever possible. For safety, please do not block doorways or the hallway with decorations. We ask that you think in terms of keeping contributions simple and reasonably priced. 

Please note: For security reasons, it is not permitted to bring in outside entertainment such as clowns, magicians, dancers or other entertainers for classroom events. If family members have a talent to share during 'I Am Special' week, they are welcome to come and give a brief demonstration.

Halloween Costume Guidelines:

  • Students come to school with costumes on. It's impractical and disruptive for students to leave class to put on makeup or costumes.

  • For safety reasons, full head or face masks are not to be worn.

  • We are attempting to help our students become peacemakers. For this reason, no terrorist or guerrilla costumes, or ones that show violence, are allowed.

  • Similarly, please do not send your child to school with any sharp objects, fake knives, swords or weapons. Look-alike or fake weapons are never allowed at school.

  • No rollerblades, scooters, live animals, or skateboards are allowed.

  • Students need to be able to participate in all activities, so please dress suitably.

  • Spray cans need to be left at home (I.E., do not send cans of hairspray, makeup, hair color, fake blood, string, etc.).

  • Students need to be appropriate in their dress, which means no clothing with inappropriate messages or advertising.

  • No sexually suggestive outfits or costumes.

  • Be respectful of all religions, cultures and ethnicities. Costumes that use the cultural traditions of others (such as Native-American headdresses or turbans), oftentimes perpetuate negative and/or racist stereotypes (such as “hobos” or “psychos”). We encourage parents and teachers to talk through and help students understand what crosses the line. 

Schedule

CNG´s Lost & Found

Please look at this Lost & Found repository for misplaced items. If you identify something belonging to your child, email Laura at the Reception Desk (lauram.torres@cng.edu) with the item description and your child´s name and grade, and she will help coordinate pickup.

Classroom Disruption

We understand that families have children in different grade levels and that you are invited to various events. However, we kindly ask you to refrain from visiting your other children's classrooms during instructional time. This can disrupt the flow of a lesson, making it difficult for students to focus, and teachers may have to cut short or skip parts of a lesson due to interruptions. Thank you for your understanding!

Library

 

Dear PS Families,
Here are a few book recommendations for this week. Remember you are welcome to check books out from our library! if you have questions regarding our procedures, please contact me at mruribe@cng.edu .
Warm regards,
Mari Ro

Visit Our PS Library Catalog

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Days of the week

DAYS OF THE WEEK

  • Monday, October 16 (Day X) Holiday

  • Tuesday, October 17 (Day 4) 

  • Wednesday, October 18 (Day 5) 

  • Thursday, October 19 (Day 6) 

  • Friday, October 20 (Day 1) OODC 

Looking Ahead

OCTOBER

    18- Parent University: Digital Citizenship: Online Safety at Home (Time: 7:15-8:15)

    20- Halloween Classroom decoration-Parents (After school)

    26- PS  Assembly (Only for students)

    27- CNG Halloween (Half day)

NOVEMBER

    2- Coffee with the Counselors 

     8- Parent University

    17- Parent Teacher Conferences (No school for students)

   18-26- Thanksgiving Break

   30- PS Awards Assembly (Only for students)

Key Contacts

Paula PĂ©rez  PS Principal

Juliana Borrero   PS Associate Principal

Vanessa Gilchrist  PS Associate Principal


Silvia Smit  Administrative Assistant  ext.167

Ana Maria CalderĂłn  Administrative Assistant ext. 269

Office Cellphone: 316 472 7975

Parent Council information

K4: Vanessa Harrah 3102274931 

K5: Dayra Lizeth Diaz 3167404681

1st: Ivonne Manzur 3183098807

2nd: Layla Katime 3003255557

CWW

December:

11- Grade 1- Group A

12- Grade 1- Group B

February

8- Grade 2- Group A

15- Grade 2- Group B

March

14- K5- Group A

21- K5- Group B

April

4- K4- Group A

11- K4- Group B

 

Counselor's Corner

 

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.

Lina’s calendar link (K4-K5)

Nicolas’ calendar link (1st)

Veronica’s calendar link (2nd grade) 

Hello PS Families! 

For the third week of the month, we are sending some read alouds suitable for each grade level that will help you reflect on responsibility as a family. The following are links to read alouds in YouTube to each book:

We hope you enjoy these books as a family and reflect on how these characters show responsibility!

Sincerely,

Li, Nico and Vero

Colegio NUEVA GRANADA | www.cng.edu | Cra 2E No. 70-20 | Phone: (571)212 3511
Bogotá - Colombia

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