Veterans Memorial Elementary

Attention Families! Important letter from Rhode Island Department of Health-RIDOH and Rhode Island Department of Education - RIDE: RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL VACCINATION EVENTS FOR CHILDREN AGE 5 TO 11. If you have questions, this Monday at 6 pm, the RI Department of Health will host a virtual event on Facebook where pediatrician Elizabeth Lange and RIDOH Medical Director James McDonald will provide more information. Link to join the event(English session) https://bit.ly/3bLofxl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Español: ¡Atención familias! Carta importante del Departamento de Salud y El Departamento de Educación de RI: EVENTOS DE VACUNACIÓN EN LAS ESCUELAS DE RHODE ISLAND PARA NIÑOS DE 5 A 11 AÑOS. Si tiene preguntas, este lunes a las 7 pm, el Departamento de Salud de RI tendrá un evento virtual en su página de Facebook donde la pediatra Carla Martin y la Vice-Gobernadora Sabina Matos darán más información al respecto. Enlace para unirse a la reunión en Español: https://bit.ly/3kdXmGW

Congratulations to all the parents who graduated from our Leadership Academy today. We are VERY proud of each one of you. Looking forward to seeing you in action collaborating together to improve our schools. #CFEXCELLENCE #CFEMPOWERMENT Felicitaciones a todos los padres que se graduaron hoy de nuestra Academia de Liderazgo. Estamos MUY orgullosos de cada uno de ustedes. Esperamos verlos en acción colaborando juntos para mejorar nuestras escuelas. #CFEXCELENCIA #CFEMPODERAMIENTO

Our Family And Community Engagement Team (FACE)has been providing a Family Leadership Academy for parents and guardians of the Central Falls School District the past six weeks. Yesterday, they had the pleasure of welcoming Councilwoman Tatiana Baena, Councilman and Board of Trustees member Hugo Figueroa, and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, Sonia Grace for a conversation about how they got involved in the community, what they’re most proud of, and advice for our newly engaged leaders. We are proud to have 22 members of the Academy who will be graduating tonight at 5pm! Nuestro Equipo de Participación de la Familia y la Comunidad (FACE, por sus siglas en Inglés) ha estado proporcionando una Academia de Liderazgo Familiar para los padres y tutores del Distrito Escolar de Central Falls durante las últimas seis semanas. Ayer, tuvieron el placer de dar la bienvenida a la Concejal Tatiana Baena, al Concejal y miembro de la Junta Escolar, Hugo Figueroa y a la Vicepresidenta de la Junta Escolar, Sonia Grace, para una conversación sobre cómo se involucraron en la comunidad, de qué están más orgullosos y consejos para nuestros recién comprometidos líderes. ¡Estamos orgullosos de tener 22 miembros de la Academia que se graduarán esta noche a las 5 pm!

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week! ¡Semana Nacional de Prevención del Envenenamiento por Plomo! For more information on lead prevention, visit the City of Central Falls website: https://www.centralfallsri.gov/lead Para obtener más información sobre la prevención del plomo, visite el sitio web de la ciudad de Central Falls: https://www.centralfallsri.gov/lead City of Central Falls, RI Childhood Lead Action Project RIHousing Rhode Island Department of Health Check out our Superintendent Stephanie's video: https://www.facebook.com/centralfallsschools/videos/872008980157338/

Culture Day is Friday, October 15! Come to school dressed in clothing that represents where you or your family are from to recognize the rich influence of history, culture, and achievements of everyone in the Central Falls Schools Community!

College access and military recruitment events. https://fb.watch/8tAYpIyswb/

BROKEN CHROMEBOOKS: We have learned that some of the Chromebooks that were given to families this week were broken. On Saturday, March 28 at Veterans Elementary school from 10am to 1pm, you can bring a broken device and receive a different one. You must bring the broken device with you. To ensure everyone’s health, please only have one person from your family come. We will be following the guidance of social distancing and require everyone to be 6 feet apart and have only 10 people at the location at a time. We ask that if your last name begins with A-M please come between 10am and 11:30am and if your last name begins with N-Z please come between 11:30am and 1pm. Saturday we will also be attempting redeliveries for grades 2nd-8th. Please note there are no additional Chromebooks or hotspots available. If you need wifi, please call COX about their 2 FREE months at 888-234-3993. If you have support questions, including username and password, please email cf-technology@cfschools.net.

Teachers are superheroes everyday and how they have shown us new ways to support students in this transition are just further examples of #CFEducatorExcellence and how #CFSDgoestheDISTANCE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES FOR COLLABORATING AND KEEPING THE LEARNING GOING!

Mayor Diossa reached out about joining as many distance learning classes as he could to connect with students. Here is his message: #CFgoestheDISTANCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP7pJW2TrhE

Tuesday and Wednesday we will be distributing Chromebooks. Please visit our website for more details: https://www.cfschools.net/article/217412. Best, Dr. Toledo

CFSD Students, Families, Educators: We know you are just getting started but we'd love to see your DISTANCE LEARNING in action! Post a picture of you learning or teaching from home! #CFSDgoestheDISTANCE https://www.facebook.com/206247833606213/posts/534254270805566/?d=n

Familias, recuerden que la escuela comienza de nuevo mañana. ¡Vamos por el 100% de asistencia para todos los 3,000 estudiantes de CFSD! Families, remember school starts again tomorrow. Let’s go for 100% attendance for all 3,000 CFSD students!

¿Sabía que su distrito escolar tiene una aplicación móvil? ¡Hay una aplicación para eso! ¡Puedes ver este video (https://bit.ly/39vG3Ky) sobre cómo obtener 'TODO el Distrito Escolar Central Falls' en tu bolsillo! Mantente conectado con nosotros!

Did you know your school district has a mobile app? There is an app for that! You can watch this video (https://bit.ly/2Q6pFs6) on how to get 'EVERYTHING Central Falls School District' in your pocket! Stay connected with us!

There is a 2 hour delay for Central Falls Schools. There will no Pre-kindergarten AM session. Hay un retraso de 2 horas para las escuelas de Central Falls. No habrá sesión de AM de prejardín de infantes.

A flu clinic will be held at Veterans Memorial on Wednesday, October 9th from 4pm to 6pm and is open to anyone 3 years of age or older. No pre-registration required. There is no out of pocket cost for ANYONE. For more information, call health information line at 401-222-5960.

Monday August 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. free haircuts will be available for Central Falls students at Calcutt Middle School. You must register your children by sending a message to 401-617-9128 or 401-617-8645.

Do you know parents of 4th and 5th graders who would like to visit Calcutt? We would love to show them around. Check out the details and give us a call.

"I want to be where the people are. I want to see, see them dancing." -Karaoke at VETS kicks-off a week of rallies in preparations for the upcoming ACCESS tests. Kudos to our awesome TA Vikki Soares for jumping in to help out with Ariel's famous tunes.

A La Batalla con los examenes A.C.C.E.S.S. Vea este video con detalles de como nuestros padres de estudiantes pueden ayudar. https://youtu.be/Ec8g57LadyA