West Glocester Elementary School Newsletter
January 2014
Notes from the Principal
Keeping Track of Personal Items
It’s highly recommended that personal items
be labeled with a student’s name or initials. Hats,
gloves, even coats are sometimes tough for children
to keep track of. So that there is no mistaking
ownership, writing your child’s name on a label or
inner seam will help greatly!
Study Smart!
Start a habit. Encourage your youngster to
treat studying as a daily assignment, not just
something to be done the evening before a test. For
example, your child might study 15 minutes every
night for a spelling test on
Friday. After they finish
their regular homework, they
can spend a little time
reviewing notes and
handouts.
‘Teens For Jeans’ Drive runs from January 6February 1 2:
The 3rd graders at WGES are making a
difference with Aéropostale & P.S. and holding a
Teens for Jeans drive. They will be collecting used
jeans (good condition/all sizes) for homeless teens.
Each Aéropostale & P.S.store is paired with at least
one homeless shelter or charity in the community.
Ask your friends, family, & neighbors to help with
this great cause. Drop off location is the WGES
foyer in the Teens for Jeans bins. If you know any
local businesses, ask if they'll put a sign up and be a
drop off location for us. The drive will end on
February 12th.
A grand prize will be awarded to the school
that collects the most jeans! The prize includes a
$10,000 grant, Aéropostale & P.S. t-shirts, and a
party! $5K will be awarded to the top collecting
elementary school, middle school, and high school.
Anyone who wants to help with this drive, please
contact Kim Sanzi [email protected]. We will need
help hanging posters in the community and help at the
end of the drive counting the jeans and folding them
neatly in bins. And depending on how many we collect,
we may need a couple of cars to load up and drive the
jeans to the nearest Aéropostale location.
Dates to Remember
January 2 – Welcome back!
January 6 – Teens for Jeans clothing drive begins
January 7 - SIT meeting at 8:00 am in the computer
lab
January 17 – Community Lunches (gr 1&2 @11:30, gr 3
@12:10, gr 4 @12:15, gr 5 @12:15)
January 20 – Martin Luther King Day – NO SCHOOL
News from Room 40
Ms. Jordan’s classroom is eager to raise
money for Crohns and Colitis. Crohns and Colitis are
diseases that affect the digestive tract. There is no
cure for either disease. On
December 20th, we held a
fundraiser, and we asked students
to donate a dollar, and that dollar
might be the key to a cure! If you
donated a dollar, you could wear
your pajamas to school on that day!
Last year, Ms. Jordan’s class
raised money for Smile Train, and
they raised enough money for two
surgeries. Last month, we all wore purple and raised
$176.30 . We are hoping to have one event a month
for the rest of the year. If we raise about the same
amount of money each time, we will have raised
$1416.40 by the end of the year. Please donate to
our fundraiser!
Thank you very much.
By Ellie Heaney and Elijah Gouin
Happy New Year!!
Hot cocoa smells like chocolate. Caroline,
Sophia and Christian
Mrs. Sullivan’s Extra Credit! Sing our favorite
Christmas song, “Run Run Rudolph” and count how
many similes you hear.
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Second Graders Are As Proud As Peacocks
Mrs. Sullivan’s class has been writing up a
storm. We have recently learned a literary trick to
help us when we get stumped trying to describe a
thought. The trick is to use a simile. It will make you
smile too because similes are fun. Liam defines a
simile as comparing two things using the words like or
as. Here are some of our winter similes to enjoy.
 Snow angels are like fairies in the winter.
Isabella
 Skis are like skateboards. Lucas and Aaliyah
 Snowboards are as fast as lightning. Aidan
and Phoebe
 Snowmen are like real people. Brett and Ricky
 The sled is as fast as a horse. Gracie and
Caleb
 Snowflakes are like my starburst bracelet.
Abigail and Bianca
 Icicles are sharp like a crystal pillar. Brayden
 Icicles are as cold as snow. Lillian and Riley
 Snowboards are like flying snow. Wyatt
 Hot cocoa is like a warm fireplace. Brianna,
Talia and Brady
Toy Donations Needed
At this time of year when you may be wondering
where you will store the gifts that the holiday season
brings, we are hoping that you may consider donating
some of your gently used toys for use in our
schools. Teachers working with students with
disabilities are looking to gather a collection of toys
to be used as options for "choice time." Specifically
we are looking for some of the following types of
toys: Blocks, Lincoln Logs, Legos, Magnetic Toys,
Action Figures, Match Box Cars and/or Bristle Blocks.
If you have a donation, please bring it to your
child’s school and we will arrange for a pick up. Please
note that it is for the Northwest Special Education
Region. Alternatively, you can bring items to the
Northwest office at 23A Theodore Foster Drive,
Foster, RI. Thank you in advance for your assistance!