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PreSchool & PreK parents should refer to letters sent home
by the teacher via their child(ren) for timing of events.
They may be different than noted for Gr. K—4 in this news-
letter. Thank you.
THIS MONTH:
COMING UP:
Wed., Jun. 5, K-4 Art Celebration 4:30p—6:30p Wed., Jun. 5, Spring Concert 7p, Orchestra Mon., Jun. 10, K Water Day Fri., Jun. 14, Last day of School Fri., June 14, Gr. 4 Stepping Up Ceremony Redding Community Center—11a
TUESDAY’S NEWSDAY At RES
June 4, 2019
Vol. 18-19, Issue 38
In this issue of TN:
TN Deadline
Always have a Photo ID with you
Message from the Principal
Office contacts
Art Show Celebration
Conversation with the Principals
Field Day Update
Library Books Due June 7
Summer Academy Registration
PTA News
Followed by: Community Events
DEADLINE for material for the LAST ISSUE of TN for the 2018—2019
school year is due:
Thurs., June 6, 2019
Please email them as a PDF, IF NO active links.
Otherwise, word or publisher format to bgranskog@er9.org
(203) 938-2519 Ext. 304
Thank you!!
Please have a valid
photo ID with you
EACH AND EVERY
TIME you wish to
enter the school. We cannot let
you in without it. EVEN IF WE
RECOGNIZE YOU—please have your ID
handy. We thank you for keeping our
students and school safe!!
Dear RES Families, I look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming end of year events. Your children are proud to show off all they have learned this year. Whether it an end of year class performance, writing celebration, Stepping Up ceremony, concert, or art show, we hope you enjoy celebrating your children’s many successes with us. In partnership, Natalie Hammond
Contact our office staff:
By Phone: 203 938-2519 By Fax: 203 938-3251
Ms. Natalie Hammond, Principal nhammond@er9.org
Mr. Christopher Basta, Assistant Princiipal cbasta@er9.org Mrs. Cindy Twiss, Director, Special Services ctwiss@er9.org
Mrs. Andrea Kirby, Supervisor, Spec. Svcs akirby@er9.org
SUPPORT STAFF:
Mrs. Mary Burritt, School Secretary mburritt@er9.org Ext. 302 Registrar & Room Use
Mrs. Marilyn Caruso, Secretary, Spec Svcs. mcaruso@er9.org Ext. 312
Miss Bobbie Granskog, School Secretary bgranskog@er9.org Ext. 304 Budgets, Payroll & Tuesday’s Newsday
Mrs. Rachel Saluzzi, School Secretary rsaluzzi@er9.org Ext. 301 School Dismissal Manager & Subs
Message from our Principal,
Ms. Natalie Hammond
Please be reminded to follow all traffic rules while driving in our parking lots and areas around RES. People have been observed not stopping at posted stop signs and exceeding speed limits when driving through our parking areas. Thank you for working together to keep RES safe.
Conversation with the Principals
Wed., June 5, 2019 at 8:30a RES Café
TOPIC: Avoiding the Summer Slide
With Toni D’Agostino, Early Intervention Specialist
Cathy Grimes, ILA Specialist
Melissa Null, Math Specialist
Followed by the PTA Meeting
You are Cordially Invited to the Redding
Elementary School Kindergarten-4th
Grade Art Show Celebration!
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Redding Elementary School Cafeteria, Redding, Connecticut ~ All
Are Welcome!
Refreshments: We are looking for Volunteers! Please email Mrs.
Holden, bholden@er9.org , if you would like to volunteer to bring
bottled water, a healthy snack, or cookies for this fun event, or if you
have any questions.
Thank you so much!
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PTA Email: respta4kids@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RESPTA/ Website: www.resctpta.org/
Current & Upcoming
June 5 PTA Meeting + Talk on
Preventing Summer Slide
June 6
Future of Education
Series at Mark Twain
Library (Part 3)
June 10 Kindergarten Water Day
June 12 PTA Family Social at
Prospector Theater
June 14 Fourth Grade Stepping
Up Ceremony
June 14 Last Day of School
Use Amazon Smile for Your
Father’s Day Gift Purchases!
If you’re planning on using Am-
azon for Your Father’s Day gift
purchases, make your pur-
chase via the RES PTA’s Ama-
zon Smile program! Select RES
as the organization you’re sup-
porting, and a portion of all
sales made from smile. ama-
zon.com will benefit the PTA.
It’s a win for dad, and the Red-
ding kids he loves!
Check Me Out!
Kindergarten Water Slide sponsored by RES PTA
When RES’s Kindergarteners slide down this fabulous water slide on Water Day,
know that YOUR efforts made it possible! Because of your ongoing donations and
support for our fundraisers, the RES PTA was once again able to sponsor the enor-mous water slide that makes Water Day
one of RES’ most memorable events. Thank you for your support for our stu-dents. Give yourselves a pat on the back!
Shout Outs & Celebrations
RES PTA NEWS YOU CAN USE!
June 4, 2019
Photo credit: Erika Vibbert
RES PTA News You Can Use!
Wonders Abound on the RES Grounds
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They’re Here! $5,000 of New Library Books Purchased with PTA Grant!
The RES Library was the recipient of a major grant from the PTA early this year
to update their book collections with a focus on diversity, world cultures, history,
and the sciences. Check them out now in the RES Learning Commons! A small frac-
tion of these titles are pictured below.
PTA President Sarah O’Dell provided a full tour of these new books on our Face-
book Page, which you can view here: http://bit.ly/RESPTALibraryGrant
Each new book from this purchase will be outfitted with a special
bookplate to mark it as a PTA gift. THANK YOU to everyone who
has donated to and participated in PTA fundraising efforts. Your
contributions are what make school enrichment and enhancements
like this possible!
Dollars and $ense
We’re All Ears
Your feedback matters! Let us hear your views about the year we’ve had at
our RES PTA survey, at http://bit.ly/RESPTA2019Survey
RES PTA News You Can Use!
Wonders Abound on the RES Grounds
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RES 3rd Grade Odyssey of the Mind Team Took on the World!
From May 22-25, RES’ 3rd Grade Odyssey of the Mind team traveled to Michigan State University to
compete at Odyssey World Finals! The team was made up of William Miller, Max Anstett, Emily
Screwvala, Bodhi Mond, and Allie Humphrey, and was coached by William’s mom, Jen Miller. They competed in Division 1, for students in 3rd-5th
grade.
This was the first time in several years that an RES team has made the trip to the Finals. While many
teams are coached by professionals and qualify for Worlds year after year, this was the first year of
involvement in Odyssey for most of this young RES team, and their parent coach!
The four-day event kicked off with an Opening Cere-
mony at a 10,000-seat arena on MSU’s campus. In the days that followed, competitors visited a Crea-tivity Festival and International Festival on site. Com-
petitors stayed in on campus at MSU, and swam in its Olympic-size swimming pool during their down-
time. On the final day, RES students celebrated the end of their competition year alongside thousands of other participants at a massive dance party.
The team partnered with a Swiss team that attends the International School of Geneva, eating meals with their Swiss counterparts and cheering each other on
during competition. The teams traded pins and ex-changed gifts - chocolates from the Swiss team and
maple candies from Warrups Farm from the Redding team. One of the highlights of the kids’ experience was being surprised by a welcome of silly-string
from their parents as they completed a portion of their competition.
See more from their amazing adventure at:
http://bit.ly/RESatWorlds2019
RES Pride
The team emerges in a hail of silly string.
The RES Team with their Swiss counterparts
Opening Ceremonies
The team independently created their own costumes, props, and set.