Try Lacrosse Clinic

Burrillville Middle School Gym

2300 Broncos Highway, Harrisville, RI 02830

Wednesday, 2/22 at 6:30 PM

This is a great way for those thinking of playing to give the sport a try.  All ages are welcome and the only equipment needed is sneakers. 2nd Time Around Sports will be on hand with new and used lacrosse equipment.  For more info please contact Northern Club Lacrosse @ northernclublax [at] hotmail [dot] com or Joanne Forti @ 40triplets [at] gmail [dot] com.

Fall 2011 NECAP results will be sent home with students to their parents on Thursday, February 16, 2012.  We are very pleased with our students' performance.  Our student achievement continues to rise in Reading, Math and Writing.  A joint effort combining curriculum-based instruction, research-based strategies, strong home/school connection and differentiation of instruction is keeping our focus on increased student proficiency.  Please refer to Mrs. Arnold's Curriculum website for more detailed information, districtwide.

Congratulations to our School Spelling Bee Champion, Jarrod Dube, from Mrs. Monica Maroney's grade 5 classroom.  Jarrod will represent Halliwell Memorial School at the District Spelling Bee to be held at NSMS on February 10.  Best of luck to Jarrod!

The SurveyWorks! Parent Survey window has been extended to March 3, 2012. Information about the survey is located at the SurveyWorks Help Desk between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 1-877-787-5725 or surveyworks [at] wested [dot] org.

See the attached New Year's message from the NSPTO.  The note from Mrs. Dubois, PTO President, includes details about several upcoming PTO-sponsored events!

Family Movie Night at NSES, Fri., Jan. 20, 6:30-8:30

PBRUINS Night, Fri., Feb. 17, 7:05

Family ice Skating Night, Tues., Febf. 21, Smithfield Ice Rink, 4-6:00

Family Fun Night at NSES, Thurs., March 22; more details to come

Father/Daughter Dances, Mother/Son Dance and Mother/Son Bowling Event; more details to come

Attachment: 

PTO new year's message.pdf

Winter Bus Routes have been posted and will begin on January 3, 2012. Click here for further information.

School Bus Transportation

**IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ.**

Children are the responsibility of their parents/guardians until such time as they board the bus and after the student leaves the bus at the end of the day.

Dear Parents,

Although many of you are aware of the following important practices, the following serious reminders have to do with the safety and security and your supervision of your child.  Pelase attend to the following reminders.  Thank you.

Children are the responsibility of their parents/guardians until such time as they board the bus and after the student leaves the bus at the end of the day.

Please know that this is a very important safety matter for you as parents.

What this means is that it is up to the parent/guardian as to whether they need to be at the bus stop when their child boards or departs int he afternoon. It is not up to the bus driver or the school district to decide if you need to be there.

A) Student that disembarks at a stop by themselves at a single "house" or person stop:

Kindergarten through Grade 5

we will not drop the student off at a SINGLE DROP OFF STOP without seeing a parent or guardian. This also includes an adult that the driver may have never seen before at this single stop even if the child knows the person. The driver will continue on route.  You will be contacted before last drop off as to whether we will return child to stop; or for you to pick your child up at one of the elementary schools.

Exception-Parent notifies the school or terminal manager of a requested change to this protocol.

B) Student disembards at a "plat" or neighborhood stop with many other children:

Kindergarten students!

1) It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to be at a stop if they so choose when their child disembarks the bus with other students.  This includes parents waiting in cars.

2) In this situation, it cannot be the driver's responsibility to know or be responsible to "dismiss" a kindergarten student to a particular "approved" adult whether present or in a waiting vehicle in a group stop situation.

3) That being said, our drivers tend to "notice" what typical conditions for a kindergarten drop off are and use good judgment and common sense.  They may contact the terminal and inform them of the circumstances.  If no parent or guardian is at the bus stop when an adult is typically there, they may keep the child and continue on route and communicate with the terminal manager ont he situation.

C) What to do when your child does not arrive at the stop.

First, stay calm.  Occasionally, for various reasons, children may still be at school, on a different bus, or remained on the bus {see above|.  Contact your child's school to inform them.  If you cannot get through, contact First Student at 766-9208.  If either line is busy, keep trying until you get through.

Each time household information changes (ex. address, household phone, cell phone), the attached Updated Household Information Form must be completed with the updated information and signed by the parent and forwarded to the school office.  School personnel do not have access to changing household information without the completion of this form and the signature of the parent/guardian.  In order for our school staff to reach parents/guardians efficiently (especially in case of emergencies) it is essentional that we have the most up to date household information in our student information system.  Thank you for your help in keeping our student information up to date!

Attachment: 

Household Info Update 05-27-09 Final.pdf

In order to keep all our students safe, a signed parent note must be received by the Principal's Office in order for a student to be picked up instead of riding the bus home.  Parents may send in a note indicating that their child will be a pick up for the entire school year.  If your child is allowed to walk home or ride a bicycle to and from school, the school also requires a signed parent note permitting this.  As stated in the Student Handbook (link located under "Parents" above), any change in student transportation must be accompanied by a signed parent note. 

Our staff is vigilant to be sure our students are released to only authorized family members for their safety.  You may be asked to show ID to verify who you are.  When we have substitute teachers or staff in this role at the pick up line, they are more apt to require ID verification for your child's protection.