Goshen Center School Weekly News
March 16, 2023
Glow Night GCS students and their families had a blast at Glow Night that was sponsored by the GCS PTO. |
Thanks Mr. Leary and Mr. Kulesza for all that you do. |
Life in the Library In addition to checking out books each week, students engage in activities that encourage them to problem solve, collaborate and take on new challenges. In the Book Stacking Challenge, groups were given 4 pieces of paper and several pieces of tape to build a structure that could hold the most amount of books without toppling over. In the younger grades, students worked in groups to build the longest paper chain using one sheet of construction paper, scissors and two glue sticks. Not sure which is the harder challenge, planning and building the chain or figuring out how to delegate responsibilities and share limited supplies! We often use Keva Blocks to explore various engineering concepts. 4th and 5th graders worked in groups to build graduated ramps with the goal of getting their ball to roll and bounce from one structure to the next.
To help students become familiar with books in the library and practice using call numbers to locate titles, we had a friendly competition called Find The Book Race. Students drew cards and went head to head to find a book from a certain nonfiction section, a particular author, or a title starting with a certain letter. Getting the students to move around the library, helps increase their awareness about what resources we have and sparks their interest in future books to borrow. In addition, students are learning that reading isn’t necessarily a sedentary or solitary activity. |
REGION 6 FOOD SERVICE UPDATE Free School Meals for All Students Will Resume Beginning March 1st through End of 2023 School Year
Effective March 1st Free Meals for All Students will resume through the end of the school year. One school breakfast and one school lunch meal per school day will be provided at no cost. Second/additional meals will be charged at the price below: Elementary Breakfast $1.85 Breakfast Reduced $ .30 Elementary Lunch $3.00 Lunch Reduced $ .40
Payments for second meals and Ala Carte purchases may be made as follows:
Please complete a Free & Reduced Meal Application if you believe you qualify. Students who qualify for Free & Reduced Meals may be eligible for other benefits throughout the school year unrelated to food service. Free & Reduced Meal Applications can be found on the school website under Food Services or on the link here: Application ** Important note: Effective Oct. 1st family income limits have been changed for SNAP benefits. If your children qualify for free school meals or milk, you might also qualify for SNAP. Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: SNAP Information.
Questions related to School Meals may be directed to Becky Tyrrell, Food Service Director at EdAdvance at Tyrrell@EdAdvance.org or 860-567-0863 ext. 1148. |
BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP. |
C e l e b r a t e Y o u r A r t i s t !  Dear GCS Families: Students have created beautiful designs in Art classes in partnership with Square 1 Art as a GCS PTO fundraiser to benefit enrichment opportunities. Coming home in early March will be your child’s custom catalog featuring their artwork. Products can be ordered online or a paper form. The Goshen Center PTO earns profit from every order. One cool thing, is students will receive is their artwork on stickers, which are free. All online and paper order forms must be turned into the Main Office by Monday, March 20th, payable to Square 1 Art (No late orders can be accepted.) THREE EASY WAYS TO ORDER KEEPSAKES
A thank you to Jen Rodrigue for being the coordinator for this project. If you have any questions on the ordering process you can reach out to Jen at jenem00@yahoo.com. Thank you! Mrs. Sweet |
SYNC Weekend Food Bags The Church of Christ Congregational continues to provide weekend food bags each Friday of the school year to those who request to receive them. The food bags will contain non perishable food items for breakfast and lunch meals, for both Saturday and Sunday, as well as snacks. Beginning on March 17th, we will be including more families in our program. Only the church’s Pastor, who will also serve as the parent liaison, will be aware of recipients. Please fill out this form by March 3rd to enroll. SYNC Sign Up form If you have any questions please email Pastor Sara, pastorsara.goshenchurch@gmail. com. |
Regional School District #6 is conducting Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year. Children must be 5 years of age on or before January 1, 2024 to be eligible for Kindergarten enrollment for this fall. Please call the appropriate school office listed below for any questions. Information as well as printable and online forms can also be found on the appropriate schools websites. Susan Cupo @ Warren School 860-868-2223 ws.rsd6.org Jacquelin Hamilton @ James Morris School 860-567-7420 jms.rsd6.org Sherri Contadini @ Goshen Center School 860-491-6020 gcs.rsd6.org |
Hello Families, Spring is right around the corner! One of my favorite activities/ lessons to do in the springtime is to hatch chicks. I am very excited to be able to bring this experience to Goshen Center School this year. It’s a great way to teach life cycles to young children and to bring some fun and excitement into the classrooms as well. The incubator will be set up in a centralized location and teachers will have the opportunity to bring their students to watch and learn about the process and life cycle of a chicken. I am looking for families that already have chickens (and a rooster) who would like to donate some fertilized eggs to put in the incubator. I will need about 9 eggs. I am also looking for some families interested in adopting the baby chicks about a week after they hatch. More than likely, not all of the eggs will hatch, but we will have somewhere between 6 -9 chicks that will need a home. The estimated timeline for this project is April 18th - May 8th, which chicks being ready to go to their new home around May 15th. If you are interested and able to help with this project please email me at: sschuch@rsd6.org. Thank you so much! Sara Schuch, M.S., BCBA Special Education Teacher Goshen Center School |
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The Student Leadership Council will be opening up the School Store this Friday (and every Friday) during the lunch waves. Items range from .25 to 2.00, and include little school supplies like pencils, erasers, highlighters, etc. Feel free to let your children know that they have the option of bringing in money, and also that it will be available to them every Friday. |
Goshen Center School Visitors Please make sure that you have your license. Our new check in system requires a license that we scan into our security system. Thank you. |
Important Dates to Remember: Wednesday, March 15- Friday, March 17- Early Dismissal for Students @ 12:40pm Wednesday, March 15- Friday, March 17- Parent Conferences Monday, March 13-Friday, March 17-Book Fair |
Weekly Fliers: ASAP Celebration of Young Writers LT Governor’s Coding Challenge Prek Autism Resource Center Playground It’s always sunny in Goshen Center School!! |