As a reminder, there is no school for students on Thursday and Friday, 11/6-11/7, due to the NJ Teachers’ Convention, and Monday, 11/10, due to Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Be sure to check out this newsletter created by our special area teachers that highlights what has been going on in their classes.
Message from Mr. Cosman regarding this week’s school musical rehearsals: Check out the updated November Calendar for this week's upcoming musical rehearsal schedule. For now, students should enter via the main entrance doors. Contact Mr. Cosman if you have any questions.
Thank you to the many parent volunteers who helped make Halloween so enjoyable for our students. They enjoyed all of the fun games, crafts, and activities that were planned! It was great to see all of our students and staff decked out in festive costumes for the day!
Election Day is this Tuesday, November 4th. This day serves as a wonderful opportunity to discuss with our students the importance of voting, citizenship, and the freedoms we have in the United States. We will read a Words of Wisdom on Tuesday about the day and discuss with our students.
As a reminder, Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on November 10th from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on November 17th from 2:00-7:00 PM. There will be no school for students on 11/10 and a minimum day on 11/17. Additionally, November 18th is a delayed opening with a 10:20 start time.
By now, all parents should have signed up for a conference with their child’s homeroom teacher. If you would like to schedule a meeting with one of the special area teachers, please use the links below to sign up for a meeting with that teacher directly.
Mrs. McCurry/Physical Education
Ms. Reitano/Physical Education
Senorita McMenamin/World Language 3-5
Senora Merino/World Language K-2
Mr. Vetrero/Instrumental Music
Mr. Weidman/Instrumental Music
COOLIDGE C.A.R.E.S.
At the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach lies a core belief: To be successful in and out of school, students need to learn a set of social and emotional competencies — cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control—and a set of academic competencies — academic mindset, perseverance, learning strategies, and academic behaviors.
This year, we are going to pay special attention to these competencies and further prioritize them with our students. These C.A.R.E.S. competencies align with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) core competencies.
C- Cooperation- working effectively with others, contributing to group efforts
A- Assertiveness- expressing needs and opinions respectfully and confidently
R- Responsibility- being accountable for one’s actions and commitments
E- Empathy- understanding and sharing your feelings and others' feelings
S- Self-control- managing emotions and impulses effectively
During November and December, we will be focusing on COOPERATION through lessons with Mrs. Mapes, read-alouds, Words of Wisdom, discussions during our schoolwide meeting, and other activities. The following standards will be covered, and we invite you to reinforce this message at home:
Able to make and keep friends.
Works with others toward a common goal.
Resolves differences quickly.
Cooperates as a group leader or a member of a group.
Exhibits helpfulness.
2ND ANNUAL TURKEY TROT
Our Coolidge School community will host our 2nd Annual Turkey Trot on Monday, November 17th (rain date Nov.18th) during the school day. On this day, each grade level will go outside to walk, jog, or run laps around the backfield during a thirty-minute period. This event will help raise awareness in our students about food insecurity and rally support for local families. We hope to instill gratitude for our blessings and give thanks by making a turkey donation to support others in need. With that in mind, please consider donating a frozen turkey on behalf of the event. The frozen turkey drop-off will be on Friday, November 21st, on the front lawn of the school from 8:00-10:00 am. All donations will be given to the Center for Food Action to create holiday dinner baskets for families in need.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Supporting Your Young Musician Parent Workshop- 11/3 4:00 PM
Election Day- 11/4
NJSLA Field Test for Grades 4-5- 11/5
Schools Closed/Teacher’s Convention- 11/6-11/7
Schools Closed/Parent Conferences- 11/10
Parent/Teacher Conferences- 11/10 and 11/17
Veteran’s Day- 11/11
NJSLA Field Test for Grades 4-5- 11/12
5th Grade Bingo Night @EMS- 11/14
Turkey Trot- 11/17
Minimum Day- 11/17
Delayed Opening- 11/18 (10:20 Arrival)
Turkey Trot (rain date)- 11/18
Turkey Trot Turkey Drop-Off (front circle)- 11/21 8-10 AM
Minimum Day- 11/26
FRIDAY FOLDER HANDOUTS
Visit our website for Friday Folder Handouts
Wyckoff Rec Girls Lacrosse
Wyckoff Rec Boys Lacrosse
Student Council Meeting Dates- Grades 4-5
Family Connection Series- Parent Workshops
Parent Workshop- “Supporting Your Young Musician”
Creative Cooking November K-2
Ramapo Girls Soccer Invite
Roller Hockey Grades 4-12
Rec Basketball Grades 1-8
Rec Basketball High School
Roller Hockey Clinic Grades K-3
Wyckoff Rec Men’s Basketball
Wyckoff Rec Wrestling
Milk Ordering Information
Wyckoff Recreation Travel Baseball
Wyckoff Recreation Travel Softball
Wyckoff Recreation Travel Basketball
COMMUNICATION NOTES:
For information about all school, district, and PTO events, please visit our calendar on the Coolidge home page. Check out our Thrillshare posts as well on our home page.
Be on the lookout for weekly e-blast updates from school and from our PTO, usually sent out over the weekend. For school communication, parents should make sure their email addresses are updated on Genesis.
Please note that we also have an official Coolidge School Facebook page. Please be sure to "like" us on Facebook! You may also follow Coolidge School on X @CoolidgeWPS and Instagram.