Weekly Message from 
North Canaan Elementary School
April 12, 2024 

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You can read this week’s message and any of the previous Weekly Messages on the NCES website:  Click here to read.

Upcoming events:
●	April 15-19		Spring Recess
●	April 22 			Nature and art activity after school (grades 4-6) until 4:30pm
●	April 23  	   		Recreational activity after school (grades 4-6) until 4:30pm
●	April 24-25		Science Assessment for grades 5 and 8 only
●	April 24-25   		Kindergarten Registration for children born in 2019
●	April 25  			STEAM activity after school (grades 4-6) until 4:30pm 
●	April 26      		Earth Day courtyard clean-up for grades 6-8 beginning at 2 pm
○	Students may wish to bring work gloves.
             (Grades PreK-5 will be celebrating Arbor Day.)
●	April 26  			Regional Dance at Lee H. Kellogg, 6-8:30pm, Permission Slip 
●	April 27  			PTO Bingo Night: Doors open at 5 pm. Games begin at 6 pm.
●	April 29 			Board game activity after school (grades 4-6) until 4:30pm 
●	April 30, May 1-2	SBAC ELA/Literacy for grades 3-8
●	April 30  			Recreational activity after school (grades 4-6) until 4:30pm
Additional May and June events will be added.
●	May 1 			PTO meeting, 6:30 pm (optional virtual meeting link)
●	May 7  			National Iron Bank, Student Banking Day
●	May 7, 9, 10		SBAC Math for grades 3-8
●	May 14 			Board of Education meeting, 6:30 pm
●	May 17 			Walk, Bike, or Roll to School at 8 am
●	May 22 			Spring Arts Celebration, 5-8 pm
●	May 31                              Salisbury Central School 8th grade Dance, 6-8:30 pm, Permission Slip
●	June 10 			8th Grade Graduation at 6:30 pm

UPDATED CALENDAR CHANGE (after the inclement weather day last week)
●	 1 pm dismissal days:  Monday, June 10th
                                                  Tuesday, June 11th 
                                                  Thursday, June 13th (last day of school) 
●	Full day of school:     Wednesday, June 12th 

Summer Mountaineer Experience: Registration is open for students currently in grades 5-8 to participate in this summer program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, July 8-19. Link to Registration Form  (Spanish Translated Form and Portuguese Translation.)  Students will learn leadership skills, social emotional skill development, and teamwork through outdoor activities (canoeing, paddle boarding, swimming, rock climbing, hiking, stream walk) and indoors activities (Flying Cloud, Agriculture and Technology Center, Art Garage, digital printing STC, yoga.)

Summer AHA enrollment link:  If you are interested in enrolling in Summer AHA, please take a few minutes to open the link and read the top of the form, which will only be open for two weeks. All families, even those currently enrolled in AHA, are required to complete the form if they wish to enroll for the summer.

Our school-based health center is opening April 23rd!  The following packet of forms went home with each student before conferences: School-Based Health Center Overview and Forms. You can complete the forms at any time and send them with your child to school.

State Assessment Schedule for Families 2024:  The annual state assessments will begin after April vacation. Please take time to read the letter and enter the dates into your calendar so that students will be prepared on testing dates.  Thank you, as always, for your support.

7th & 8th Grade Regional Dance at Lee H. Kellogg School 
Friday, April 26, 6 - 8:30 pm.
Admission is $5 on the night of the dance. Refreshments will be sold separately.
Click the following link to complete the online permission form: Permission Slip. 

Grumbling Gryphons has many exciting opportunities to offer:  Please read below:
●	Celebrate Earth Day with Grumbling Gryphons on April 27th.
●	Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children’s Theater on April 28th at Noble Horizons.
●	Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children’s Theater Arts Camp at Rumsey Hall School, July 15th - 18th.
●	Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children’s Theater Annual Art Camp, July 29th - August 3rd.

Hotchkiss School has many events to share.  Please read below:
●	Learn to Play Chess: Click the registration link to enroll your child, ages 8-12.  All player levels are welcome. Enrollment is limited. 
●	Hotchkiss students are also offering soccer and lacrosse clinics for 4th-8th graders, an exciting math program for 3rd-6th graders and an interactive music class for 1st-5th graders.

The student lunch price will increase to $3.20 (an increase of  $.10) beginning in the 2024-2025 school year to be in compliance with the federal requirement as calculated through the paid lunch equity tool.  I am still going to do all I can to secure free lunches for next year.

Happy Spring Break!
Dr. Roy
NCES Principal