Francis T Bresnahan School New Parent Information Night

Francis T. Bresnahan School New Parent Information Night Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Welcome and Introductions Amy B. Sullivan, Principal Anne Doble, Assistant Principal Kristina Davis, Principal Gina Anderson, Team Coordinator

OFFICE LOCATIONS Amy B. Sullivan, Principal (Lower Administrative Wing) Kristina Davis, Principal (Upper Office Area ) Anne Doble, Assistant Principal (Upper Office Area) Gina Anderson, Team Coordinator (Lower Administrative Wing) Preschool and Kindergarten Lower Office Located at Door #2 (side of school) • Lori Morasse, Secretary • Gael Phillips, Receptionist Grades 1 -3 Upper Office Located at Door #1 (front of school) • Deann Boulay, Secretary • Elaine Le. Blanc, Receptionist Health Office Located in the Lower Lobby- 1 st Floor, Door #2 Nelson Lane, School Nurse Michelle Thivierge, School Nurse Cathy Riccio, School Nurse Leader

CLASSROOMS Preschool and Kindergarten: 1 st Floor Grade 1 and ½ of Grade 2: 2 nd Floor ½ of Grade 2 and Grade 3: 3 rd Floor Shared Spaces Gymnasium: 1 st Floor, Upper Lobby Library Media Center: 1 st Floor, Upper Lobby Cafeteria- 1 st Floor, Upper Lobby Art Room- 2 nd Floor, Room 222 STEM Room- 2 nd Floor, Room 235 Music Room – 3 rd Floor, Room 335

School Hours Program Hours Grades 1 -3 8: 20 a. m. – 2: 50 p. m. Full Day Kindergarten 8: 20 a. m. – 2: 50 p. m. Half Day AM Kindergarten 8: 20 a. m. – 11: 30 a. m. Full Day Preschool 8: 30 a. m. – 3: 00 p. m. 5 Day Extended Learning Preschool 8: 30 a. m. - 1: 00 p. m. 4 Day Extended Learning Preschool 8: 30 a. m. – 1: 00 p. m. Monday - Thursday Half Day AM Preschool 8: 30 a. m. – 11: 15 a. m. Monday - Thursday Half Day PM Preschool 12: 15 p. m. – 3: 00 p. m. Monday-Thursday

A RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM APPROACH “Creating safe, challenging and joyful schools” • Arrival and • • • Dismissal Time Bus Communities Teaching Recess Common Language Learning to Do Lunch Community Meetings Emphasiz ing social , emotion growth in al and aca a strong a demic nd safe sc hool comm unity

My hands are hanging by my side. I’m standing straight and tall. Voices off. Eyes ahead. I’m ready for the hall.

Clipper Values Respect Am I showing respect for myself? Am I showing respect for the rights and worth of others? Am I showing respect for school and community property? Am I showing respect for the environment? Am I showing respect for others’ views? Am I respectful in my written and spoken communication to others? Kindness Am I showing kindness by treating others the way I want to be treated? Am I showing kindness by promoting the welfare of others? Am I showing kindness by being patient with others? Am I showing kindness by acting with empathy and compassion?

Innovation Does my work stretch my understanding? Am I approaching problems in new and different ways? Are we advancing innovation in all areas? Do I foster and celebrate creativity in all of its different forms? Do I understand the purpose of innovative practice? Is the innovative practice rigorous as well as creative? Perseverance Do I know how to approach a problem without a clear answer? Am I willing to take risks? Do I recognize what is holding me back? Do I set goals for myself? Am I able to use strategies to overcome challenges? Am I doing my personal best?

Responsibility Do I accept responsibility for my actions and my words? Do I accept responsibility for contributing to my class or group? Do I accept responsibility for my personal growth? Do I accept responsibility for making ethical choices? Do I accept responsibility for contributing to my local or global community? Do I take ownership of my responsibilities? Reflection Do I think before I act? Do I give sufficient time for reflection before I take action? Am I willing and able to make change and act based on the feedback I receive? Do I value my own work and that of others? Do I have an understanding of my learning style, strengths and weaknesses? Do I define success in a variety of ways?

Recess and Lunch • There are 3 lunch and recess periods daily. • 10: 40 -11: 25 11: 30 -12: 15 12: 20 -1: 05 • Some classes will have recess before lunch and some • • • classes will have recess after lunch. All Full Day Kindergarten classes and 5 Day Preschool classes eat lunch in the cafeteria. 4 Day Extended Day classes have lunch in their classrooms. Grade levels are integrated for lunch. Grades 1 -3 have recess on the large playground. PK/K have recess on the fenced-in pirate ship playground.

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Pamela Kealey, Director of Food Services Overview of the Chartwell’s Lunch Program

Welcome to Newburyport Public Schools Food Services

An introduction to your child’s lunch experience: � Every child is assigned a 4 digit Pin number which they use to purchase lunch. � Your child’s teacher will provide the Pin number to each student on the first day of school. � Your child will enter their 4 digit Pin number into an easy to use Pin Pad at the cash register. � This pin number can always be found in the online Aspen Family Portal and is identified as the POS Pin � This number will remain the same as long as your child is a student in the Newburyport Public School system 21

Free/Reduced Lunch Program � National School Lunch Program � Applications will be sent home with your child on the first day of school or can be found at anytime on the district website. � Program is income based and can be applied for anytime during the school year if circumstances change. � If you receive a letter prior to the start of the school year indicating you qualify for free lunch you do NOT need to fill out an application. � Contact Food Services Department with any questions. 22

Breakfast Program � Breakfast Program will start on 9/17/18 at the Bresnahan School � $1. 75 Full � $. 30 Reduced � Research supports what educators and school officials see every day in our nation’s schools: a well-nourished child who starts the day with breakfast is more likely to be at school, a better learner, and willing to participate in the classroom* *Imberman, S. and Kruger, A. (2012). THE EFFECT OF PROVIDING BREAKFAST ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM AN IN-CLASS BREAKFAST PROGRAM. [ebook] Cambridge, MA: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH. Available at: http: //www. nber. org/papers/w 17720. pdf [Accessed 19 Aug. 2018]. 23

Manage School Lunch Payment Online! Head to www. myschoolbucks. com to view your child’s transactions and pay your bill! 24

Or Pay Through the My. School. Bucks App! Place your screenshot here Available for Both Apple and Android Devices 25

And View the Menus Through the Nutrislice App! Download for both Apple and Android devices, and simply search your school district! Place your screenshot here 26

Thanks! Any questions? You can find me, Pamela Kealey, at: 978 -465 -4460 pkealey@Newburyport. k 12. ma. us 27

Special Education Team Coordinator Gina Anderson ganderson@newburyport. k 12. ma. us http: //www. newburyport. k 12. ma. us/District/Departme nts/Special-Education/index. html

The Big Yellow School Bus Salter Transportation: 978. 462. 6433 Lee Lamkin, Director of Transportation Bus passes are in the process of being mailed home. AM ROUTES PM ROUTES All Kindergarten students must be picked up from their bus stop by a parent/guardian/or adult designee who must show the parent/guardian pass to the bus driver on a daily basis.

Arrival 8: 05 -8: 20 AM – Kindergarten – Grade 3 Bussers All buses arrive at the front of the building at Door # 1 (High St. Entrance) ▪ Each bus is assigned a Bus Leader a teacher who lead the effort in improving bus behavior and build community among bus riders. ▪ Bus Leaders will board the bus when it arrives at school each morning. ▪ Bus Leaders will greet children, review expectations for entering the school, and check in with the bus driver. ▪ Students will enter the building at Door #1 by the Grades 1 -3 Office. Kindergarten students will proceed to the gymnasium to meet their teachers and line up by class the first few weeks of school. Grades 1 -3 students will proceed to their classrooms using the stairwell next to the gymnasium. ● Please have children ride the bus the 1 st day of school to get used to the routine. ▪

Arrival 8: 05 -8: 20 AM – Kindergarten – Grade 3 Walkers ● Walkers (students literally walking or biking to school) should enter the school at the front door #1. ▪ Kindergarten students will proceed to the gymnasium to meet their teachers and line up by class the first few weeks of school. ▪ Grades 1 -3 students will proceed to their classrooms using the stairwell next to the gymnasium. ▪ Bike racks are located at the side of the school near Door #2 and in the back of the school behind the playground.

Arrival 8: 05 -8: 20 AM –Kindergarten – Grade 3 Riders ● Students who are driven to school by a parent are RIDERS. ● Drop off is on the side entrance of the school accessible only by North ● ● ● ● ● Atkinson St. Please enter the driveway and proceed to the side of the building. Take a left at the last entrance to enter the drop-off queue. Once in the drop-off area (alongside the sidewalk at the side entrance of the school), pull all the way forward towards Murphy Ave so that cars can be stacked the full length of the sidewalk. Students dropped off in the queue should be able to independently exit from the vehicle. Students may only exit on the passenger side. Once in the queue, you must wait for a staff member standing close to the Murphy Ave. exit to signal that cars may exit. There are barriers preventing cars from trying to circumvent cars in front of them in the queue. Please remain in the drop-off lane at all times. To exit, please proceed straight to Murphy Ave. to take a RIGHT only on Low St. OR Take a left at the end of the queue and proceed around the back of the parking lot to exit back onto North Atkinson St. Only a RIGHT turn will be allowed onto North Atkinson St.

Riders Entering the School Students should enter the school at the designated door for their floor: Door 4 3 rd Floor Door 3 2 nd Floor Door 2 1 st Floor • Door 2: 1 st floor students (closest to the offices. ) • Door 3: 2 nd floor students (middle door) • Door 4: 3 rd floor students (closest to Murphy Ave. ) All staff members are on duty in the morning and stationed at designated areas (crosswalks, entrances, stairwells, corridors, etc. ) to greet students and supervise arrival. We will also have a transition team available to help students to their classrooms during the first few days of school. All kindergarten and grade 1 students will wear their name tags given to you during the Meet and Greets. All kindergarten students will be escorted to the gym upon arrival where kindergarten teachers will be waiting for them. Entrance doors are blue

Preschool Arrival- 8: 30 a. m. & 12: 15 p. m. ● There is no drop-off area or queue for ● ● To park- enter at 2 nd/middle entrance to lot preschool-aged students. All preschool students arriving by car must park in the main parking lot (North Atkinson side entrance). Please enter the parking lot at the second entrance. The 1 st row of parking spots will be designated as visitor spots for parents. There is no parking for visitors in the driveway area. These spots are assigned to teachers. Please escort your child across the crosswalk to Visitor Parking 1 st Row ● Door #2 Miss Sue AM/Miss Samantha ● Door #3 Miss Karen & Miss Jessica, Door 2 Miss Sue AM, Miss Samantha Miss Sue PM ● Door #4 Miss Giovanna & Miss Tanasi ● A teacher will meet your child at their designated door. Door 4 Miss Giovanna & Miss Tanasi Door 3 Miss Karen, Miss Sue PM Please use crosswalks

Dismissal: Kindergarten – Grade 3: 2: 50 p. m. Bussers, Boys/Girls Club, Y Afterschool Program • Kindergarten bussers will be escorted to the gymnasium and greeted by their bus leader who will escort them to the bus. • Grades 1 -3 Bussers and Boys/Girls Club to Door #1 • Y Afterschool to the cafeteria

Dismissal: Kindergarten – Grade 3: 2: 50 p. m. Riders • • All students picked up by a car will be dismissed through the side entrances. Every student will be assigned a pick up door: Door #2 Door #3 (Middle Door) (closest to offices) All 1 st and 2 nd graders with no younger Door #4 All kindergarteners siblings and 3 rd graders with a sibling (Murphy Ave) and any 1 st, 2 nd or st or 2 nd grade but not kindergarten. in 1 rd All 3 graders 3 rd grader with a with no kindergarten younger siblings Once your child is assigned a door, this will be their default door all year even if there dismissal may change on a given day.

Riders continued… • • • Please follow the same procedure as the morning. Enter from North Atkinson St. , proceed up the driveway and enter into the queue for pick-up at the curb alongside the side entrance. Display your placard with your last name which will be given to you at the Meet and Greets on August 30 th. Placards will be color-coded by what door your child(ren) are assigned to in order to expedite the pick-up process. Door 2=Yellow Door 3=Pink Door 4 = Blue Please pull all the way up in the queue so that we can fit as many cars as possible. Please roll down your window and tell a teacher who you are here to pick up. Teachers will call students via walkie-talkies from their pick up doors. Please be patient we will be taking attendance and checking off each student as they are picked up to ensure they are being dismissed to the correct person. Wait until a staff member closest to Murphy Ave. signals for your car to exit. Remember right turns only from Murphy Ave. onto Low St. and from the driveway to North Atkinson St.

Walker Dismissal. Kindergarten- Grade 3: 2: 50 p. m . ● Walkers will be dismissed through Door #1 at the front of the building. ● Parents escorting their children should wait for them on the ramp by the flagpole. Please refrain from waiting for your child directly in front of Door #1. A staff member will check off students as they are dismissed to parents. ● Walkers can walk down the driveway towards North Atkinson St. or out the front of the school towards High St. ● A walker is considered a student who is physically walking home from school and not being picked up in a car. ● Please do not park on the abutting streets and attempt to pick up a walker. This will cause great dissention with our neighbors and abutters. If you are picking up in a vehicle, your child is considered a rider and you must drive onto school property and either enter the pick-up queue or park in a visitor parking space to dismiss your child.

Preschool and Half Day AM K Dismissal 11: 15 a. m. (PK) 11: 30 AM (K), 1: 00 pm (PK), 3: 00 pm (PK) To park- enter at 2 nd/middle entrance to lot • Bussers will be dismissed at their departure time from Door #1 at the front of the building. Visitor Parking 1 st Row • Riders and Walkers will be dismissed at their departure time from the side of the building. If you are picking up your child in a vehicle, please park your car in the front row in the parking lot and walk to your assigned door to sign out your child. Door 2 Miss Sue AM Miss Samantha (11: 15 a. m. ) Door 3 Door 4 Miss Tanasi (1: 00 p. m. ) Miss Giovanna (3: 00 p. m. ) Half Day K: 11: 30 a. m. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Gershuny & Mrs. O’Malley Preschool: Miss Karen (1: 00 p. m. ), Miss Sue PM (3: 00 p. m. )

2018 -2019 Newburyport PTO Co presidents: Vice President: Treasurer: Assistant Treasurer : Communications: Secretary: IT: Multicultural Chairs: Solen Moriety, Erin Bergeron Amanda Bugli (temporary) Pam San Antonio Shannon Cormier Amanda Bugli Nicole De Pena Brooke Welch Aly Aiello Joanna Fernandes Andrea Eigerman Pre. K/K: Molin: Melissa Potter Amy Le. Blanc Nock: Alex Coir Aly Aiello Katie Suchecki Nicole Page

Volunteer Registration Please complete the Bresnahan School Volunteer Program Registration form for each student at the Bresnahan school and return it to the office. Click here for the electronic version of the form. Hard copies of the form are also available in the offices.

CORI Fingerprinting Any type of volunteering Volunteering for the lunch room, playground, or an overnight field trip. *monitored contact with students, adult employee present *direct and unmonitored contact with students Bring the completed CORI FORM along with your Book an appointment with Morpho. Trust at driver license to the Administrative Assistant at our www. identogo. com school office. Select MA as your state Select “Online Scheduling” Enter your name Agency/Sector: select "Pre. K - 12 th Grade Education (ESE) Application type: select “All other school personnel” Confirm your choice. You will need to enter a Provider ID: Bresnahan School 02040005 Valid for 3 years No Fee Does not expire $35. 00 Fee

Clipper Fun Day Thursday, August 23 rd Meet Classmates Meet Clipper the Sea Dog Touch a Bus Visit the Cafeteria Explore the Playground Preschool pirate ship playground Kindergarten larger playground 9: 00 -10: 00 Miss Sue Simon’s AM Class: Green Dinosaur Mrs. Carroll’s Class: Blue Whale Miss Sue Simon’s PM Class: Red Balloon Mrs. Gershuny’s Class: Purple Mitten Miss Sam Maguire’s 4 Day Ext Learning Class: Yellow Sun Mrs. O’Malley’s Class: Goldfish Mrs. Herzig’s Class: Green Sneaker 10: 30 -11: 30 Miss Karen Sullivan’s 4 Day Ext Learning Class: Purple Cat Miss Giovanna Foster’s 5 Day Ext Learning Class: Blue Star Miss Tanasi Fahey’s Full Day Class: Green Frog 10: 30 -11: 30 Mrs. Bouchard’s Class: Red Leaf Mrs. Duguie’s Class: Yellow Bird Mrs. Ouellette’s Class: Orange Pumpkin Mrs. Beeler’s Class: Green Apple

Opening Schedule Preschool and Kindergarten Parent and Student Visitation Day: Thursday, August 30 th Preschool and Kindergarten students and their parents are invited for a special visit. On this day you will be able to meet your child’s teacher for the first time, explore the classroom, and learn about basic classroom and first-day procedures. 8: 30 -9: 00: 4 Day AM and 4 Day Extended Preschool Programs 9: 00 -9: 30 : 4 Day PM, 5 Day Extended and 5 Day Full Day Preschool Programs 10: 00 -10: 45 : Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Gershuny, Mrs. O’Malley, and Mrs. Beeler’s Kindergarten Classes 11: 15 -12: 00 : Mrs. Bouchard, Mrs. Duguie, Mrs. Herzig and Mrs. Ouellette’s Classes First day of school for Kindergarten and Preschool students: Tuesday, September 4 th

Thank you for attending tonight Stay connected! School Website: bresnahan. Newburyport. k 12. ma. us Facebook: https: //www. facebook. com/Francis-TBresnahan-Elementary-School 197221217054919/ Twittter: @bresnbpt https: //twitter. com/bresnbpt