3/15/19

Hello Doolittle Families.
The letter below was emailed to all families yesterday and a hard copy will be sent home on Monday 3/18.

We are happy to announce that we are using a new version of PowerSchool that allows families to access their child's Report Card on line. Hard Copies of Report Cards will not be sent home.

Please read below:

Dear Families,

As you will recall, in order to more efficiently and effectively communicate students’
progress, Cheshire Public Schools will be utilizing a new version of PowerSchool which
enables us to share progress reports digitally.  These progress reports/report cards will
emain permanently archived in PowerSchool throughout the student’s tenure with
Cheshire Public Schools.  

Using the digital version of the progress report will ensure that parents have immediate
access to their child’s end of marking term grades. A digital progress report will eliminate
a hard copy getting lost or forgotten at school.  It also provides instant access to parents
who share child custody and eliminates the need for a paper copy to be mailed to a
different address.

Progress Reports will be released to Power School on Monday, March 18th after
10:00 a.m. Below you will find instructions on how to access your child’s report card in
PowerSchool.

To access a report, please log in to your PowerSchool account and click on the
Report Cards icon in the left-hand menu.  If you need help creating/logging into
your parent portal account, please see our Cheshire Public Schools PowerSchool
Parent Guide. If you have an account already and need to connect one or more
children to it, please contact each child's school directly for the access
code/password letter.

As we make this transition, should you need help accessing your child’s second
term progress report, please do not hesitate to contact the school’s main office.  
For families without email or internet access, we will gladly send home a hard copy;
just contact your child’s school and let them know.

Thank you in advance for your support as we make this transition.

Sincerely,

Donald F. Wailonis

Interim Assistant Superintendent

Cheshire Public Schools

3/8/19

Hello Doolittle Families,

REMINDERS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, March 11th, 6 - 7 pm - Nature’s Classroom meeting in
the All Purpose Room with 6th grade parents to discuss different
options for Nature’s Classroom and to hear all of your suggestions
and thoughts.

Tuesday, March 12th, 6 - 7 pm - Informational Family Math Night
to help you understand Cheshire Elementary math curriculum, and
to share some of the specific strategies that we do in the different
grade levels. For planning purposes, please RSVP HERE.  We want
to make sure that we have enough materials prepared.

Friday, March 15th - NO SCHOOL for students.

Tuesday, March 19th - Early dismissal for parent conferences.

Thursday, March 21st - Early dismissal for parent conferences.

Friday, March 22nd - Picture day!

Tuesday, March 26th - Early dismissal for parent conferences.

Doolittle Events Calendar

For Pictures - Check out Doolittle’s Twitter Page!

• https://twitter.com/SchoolDoolittle

3/1/19

Hello Doolittle Families,

Today we celebrated what would have been Dr. Seuss’s 115th birthday.
Students read and listened to Dr. Seuss books.

You can see pictures on our Twitter Page!

https://twitter.com/SchoolDoolittle

Teachers are working hard to plan a Math Night for Doolittle and Darcey
parents and students. It will be held on March 12th at 6:00pm. Please
use the link below to sign up so we know how many Families are coming.

Doolittle Math Night

Right after Math Night we will hold our March PTA Meeting at 7pm.

2/22/19

Hello Doolittle Families,

We held our monthly Fire Drill this morning. Although we had 5
substitutes in the building due to some professional development,
students exited the building orderly and quickly. Once outside we
use walkie talkies to communicate the whereabouts of students
and classes and were able to account for every student at Doolittle
in a matter of minutes.

Anytime we conduct a safety drill such as a Fire Drill, Lockdown
or Secure School drill there are first responders on hand to observe
and give us feedback. The first responders that were present today
will send us a report with feedback and we will use their suggestions
to make our drills run even more efficiently.

This Saturday 2/23 is the Discovery Expo! Students from across
Cheshire will be presenting projects in the areas of Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math.

More information at the link below:

https://sites.google.com/cheshire.k12.ct.us/cpsdiscoveryexpo/home

For Pictures - Check out Doolittle’s Twitter Page!

• https://twitter.com/SchoolDoolittle

2/15/19

Hello Doolittle Families,

Reminder - Cheshire Public Schools are closed Monday 2/18 for
Presidents’ Day and Tuesday 2/19 for February Break.

Our Town Meeting today was great. Our Town Meeting theme
every February is Kindness. Our MC’s introduced each spotlight
and kept the meeting rolling. Members of the student council
shared about a leadership conference they attended. Students
of the Month were recognized. Students read poems about

kindness and and shared artwork.

For Pictures - Check out Doolittle’s Twitter Page!

• https://twitter.com/SchoolDoolittle

2/8/19

Hello Doolittle Families,

A few folks have expressed concern over the parent parking lot during
dismissal. If you pick up your children up after school please have
patience and obey traffic laws. Police have been informed of the
concerns and have followed up with the drivers of vehicles that have
parked on the grass or sidewalk. I am working with our facilities crew
to extend the fence or place barriers along the Oak Avenue entrance
to prevent cars from parking on the lawn or sidewalk.

I also strongly encourage parents who are picking up their students to
use the Parent Pick Up Procedure instead of signing their child out
as a walker. It is much more safe and secure.

Students following the parent pick up procedure walk in an orderly line
to the gym and wait there for parents to get them. Students who are
listed as walkers by their parents are allowed to leave the building on
their own to walk home.

If you are driving to school to get your child please use the parent pick
up procedure and meet your child in the gym. I ask that you not try to
meet your child in the parking lot.

If you have questions or concerns about our Dismissal procedures,
please call the office at 203-272-3549.

I greatly appreciate everyone’s efforts to ensure that our dismissal
runs smoothly and safely each day.

For Pictures of the week - Check out Doolittle’s Twitter Page!

• https://twitter.com/SchoolDoolittle

2/1/19

Hello Doolittle Families,

I hope the Groundhog will NOT see his shadow tomorrow and that
we will have an early spring!

Many students have been talking about the SuperBowl this weekend.
The Super Bowl offers a great opportunity to talk about good
sportsmanship. At school especially later in the year as we prepare
for Field Day, we encourage students to root for their team and not
root against the other team. We also encourage students to be
respectful of the other team whether they win or lose.

Using Math Strategies: