1/30/19

Vigil for Anjelita

Friends and family of Anjelita Estrada have organized a Vigil for Friday February 1st at 6pm on the Town Green. If weather is bad, the vigil will be moved to the church parish hall. 

1/11/19

Informational Forum for Doolittle Parents

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

7:00-9:00 pm, Doolittle School Gymnasium

Parents are invited to Doolittle School for a night of information and support as we
continue to cope with the tragic passing of Anjelita Estrada.

Administrators and Mental Health Staff will attend the forum, including:
- Christa Saraceni, School Psychologist
- Heather Pach, School Psychologist
- Michelle Piccerillo, Cheshire Human Services
- Jeff Solan, Superintendent
- Tracy Hussey, Director of Pupil Personnel Services
- Russ Hinckley, Principal Doolittle School

At the Forum we will:
- Review the steps that were put in place to support students, families and staff
- Provide an overview of Social and Emotional Learning at Doolittle School
- Explain the practices that are in place to address Bullying
- Share information and resources about suicide, including warning signs
- Provide contact information for District and School administrators and support staff for
parents to bring individual comments, concerns and questions
- Provide the opportunity to schedule individual meetings with local and school mental
health professionals to address any concerns for your child

We believe this night will be informative and helpful to Doolittle Families.

Many thanks for your continued support.

12/21/18

Hello Doolittle Families,

I wish you all a wonderful Winter vacation and many blessings and

much happiness in the new year!

We had a wonderful Town Meeting this morning. Students sang

holiday songs and received all their classroom gifts from our

amazing PTA.

We will return from our December break on Wednesday,

January 2nd.

12/14/18

Hello Doolittle Families,

Report Cards came out on Monday. We have a new program for our
Report Cards. From now on Report Cards will be available to parents
electronically. We will email them in March and then in June parents
will be able to access their child’s report cards through powerschool.

Our Winter Concerts this week were wonderful.

On Monday, December 17 at 7pm in the gym is our Band and
Strings concert.

Chorus Concert!

11/21/18

Happy Thanksgiving to all Doolittle Families!

I hope you have many opportunities to discuss all the things for which
you are thankful with your children. Having kids focus on the good
things in their lives helps them develop their ability to persevere and
maintain a positive attitude when challenges arise.

Statements of Thanks in Third Grade:

11/16/18

Hello Doolittle Families,

What a busy week.

Our Veterans’ Day Town Meeting on Monday was excellent. Students
sang a number of patriotic songs and were riveted by Warrant Officer
Jone’s speech.

Our huge “Thank you Veterans” banner, signed by all Doolittle students,
is hanging in the West Haven VA.

Our American Education Week activities were great. Many thanks to all
the parents who came to visit classes during the week. It was a shame
we had to cancel the Ice Cream Social on Thursday evening but it was
definitely the right call. On Wednesday night we honored two wonderful
Doolittle students at the Superintendent’s Awards Dinner.

SAVE THE DATE!!! Internet Safety Presentation by Scott Driscoll at Dodd Middle School – The mission of Internet Safety Concepts is to help families learn about being safe while using the Internet and other technology. The Internet can be a fun and educational place, but if not used properly or with safety in mind, it can lead to some very serious and dangerous situations.  There is a presentation for parents only in the evening on Monday, December 3 in the Dodd Cafeteria from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.  The presentation aims to teach everyone how to make smart choices while using the Internet and today’s technology.  Parents, please mark your calendars for this extremely informative presentation. Please click here for Scott Driscoll’s Internet Safety Concepts website.  The Dodd PTA is sponsoring this event so it is free for parents.

11/2/18

Hello Doolittle Families,

American Education Week is November 12 through November 16.

Parents are invited to visit their child’s classroom at the following times:

• Grade 1 - Wednesday, 11/14  from 12:30-1:30
• Grade 2 - Thursday, 11/15 from 9:00-10:00
• Grade 3 - Tuesday, 11/13 from 10:00-11:00
• Grade 4 - Friday, 11/16 from 9:30-10:30
• Grade 5 - Tuesday, 11/13 from 8:30-10:00
• Grade 6 - Wednesday, 11/14 from 8:30-10:30

On Monday, November 12 we will celebrate Veterans’ Day with a
rousing Town Meeting featuring patriotic songs, messages of
gratitude to veterans and we will hear from a Doolittle parent who
is currently serving in the Army. 3rd grade is running a school-wide
community service project collecting extra Halloween candy to send
to troops. Our school will be creating a large poster, thanking
veterans, that will be hung at the Waterbury VA.

The TRUNK OR TREAT last Friday was SO much fun!

We had over 250 kids attend!