11/23/16

Hello Doolittle Families,

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to pause and reflect on all the good things in our lives.

Taking time to talk about things you and your family are grateful for, is good for kids.

Helping children focus on the positive and be mindful of what is right with their lives, builds on their natural resilience and perseverance.

Helping children humbly appreciate their individual strengths, talents and accomplishments helps them build an authentic sense of self esteem.

Picture of the week:

Doolittle School is home to a unique family of Black Squirrels!

11/18/16

Hello Doolittle Families,

Happy American Education Week!

Our American Education Week has been very busy. Parent visits throughout the week seemed to go very well. These visits are a great opportunity for parents to get a peek inside their child’s classroom and get a sense of how the classroom runs as well as see some of the expectations and routines that teachers have. Also these visits serve as another opportunity to support communication between families and school.

The PTA ice cream social on Tuesday was a lot of fun. Many families turned out, despite the rain. Students seemed to have a great time eating ice cream and shopping at the Book Fair.

Speaking of the Book Fair, EVERYONE at Doolittle School is grateful to the PTA and all the volunteers who worked during the week to provide this awesome experience for our children. The book fair always motivates students to read and gets books in their hands!

On Wednesday night, Mr. Solan hosted the Superintendent’s Awards Dinner. Students are nominated for the Superintendent’s award based on their service to others, community service and positive leadership. Each year Doolittle School nominates one Fifth Grader and one Fourth Grader to receive the award. It was great to see that in addition to our two nominees at least four students from Dodd and Cheshire High School were Doolittle Alumni.

Last night, Thursday 11/17, at the Board of Education Meeting, Doolittle’s own Kristina Veilleux received the School Partnership award for all she does for our school as a PTA member, Instructional Assistant and, most importantly, Mom.

Also last night Mr. Shawn Parkhurst was appointed as our new Assistant Superintendent.

Picture of the Week:

Book Fair!

11/11/16

Hello Doolittle Families,

Happy Veteran’s Day!

At our Town Meeting this morning, in addition to our usual spotlights, students sang patriotic songs and heard from our Assistant Principal, Mrs. Susan Lessard, who served in the first gulf war; Desert Storm.

At our Town Meeting students also had a chance to say goodbye to our School Counselor, Tamara Kelly. Today was her last day at Doolittle School.  Mrs. Kelly has taken a position in the Wallingford School System. She has made a positive impact on our school and we all wish her the best in her new job.  

We recently completed the hiring process for our new Counselor and hope to have her start very soon. In the meantime, Teri Averack, our current School Psychologist, will be filling in. Mrs. Averack has been a staff member at our school for a number of years and knows many students. If you ever have concerns about your child’s social-emotional well being, please feel free to call the Doolittle office.

Next week is American Education Week

As part of our celebration, families are formally invited to visit their child’s classroom at the times below:

Grade 1 - Wednesday, 11/16  from 12:30-1:30

Grade 2 - Thursday, 11/17 from 9:00-10:00

Grade 3 - Tuesday, 11/15 from 10:00-11:00

Grade 4 - Thursday, 11/17 from 9:30-10:30

Grade 5 - Tuesday, 11/15 from 8:30-10:00

Grade 6 - Wednesday, 11/16 from 8:30-10:30

• The PTA Book Fair will be in the All-Purpose Room during the week.
• The PTA will hold its annual Ice Cream social on Tuesday 11/15.

Picture of the Week:

Our Veteran’s Day Mural - created by Doolittle Students - is now hanging in the

Waterbury V A.