COMMUNITY DAY CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL GATEWAY NEWS FALL 2018-19 “All the reading she had done had given her a CALENDAR OF EVENTS view of life they had never seen before” - Roald Dahl, Matilda September 2018 27 High School 101 – 7th Grade Parents From the Deputy Executive Director of Academics… October 2018 Dear Parents, 3 CDCPS High School Fair (439 S. Union St, 3rd Floor) Welcome Back to the CDCPS community! 4 PAC Meeting (5:30 p.m. @ ELC) PAB Meeting (6 p.m. @ ELC) We are starting the 2018-2019 school year off with tremendous spirit and 5 Dress Down Day energy. The summer was filled with a flurry of activities with summer school, 8 Teacher Inservice Day – No School camps, and preparations for the arrival of our students. Indeed, children began 19 Picture Day classes eager to expand their knowledge, explore new concepts, and grow as 22-25 LS/US Book Fair scholars. We are excited to see our CDCPS network continue to grow as we 24 Half Day (dismissal 12 p.m.) add grade 7 to our Upper Schools at Gateway and Webster. For all our 29-31 ELC Book Fair schools, we will be continuing our expansion and integration of technology as we continue the state phase in of computer-based end-of-year testing for grades 3 and 6. For us, the major goal continues to be giving our students November 2018 more experience and tools with technology as we look to prepare them for 1 PAC Meeting (5:30 p.m. @ ELC) high school. PAB Meeting (6 p.m. @ ELC) 2 Dress Down Day We invite all parents to get involved in our schools. We recognize that you as 12 Veterans Day Observance – No School parents are important partners in providing the crucial foundation of support 21 End of Term/Half Day (dismissal 12 p.m.) and learning to students. Please attend Open Houses, family picnics, parents 22-23 Thanksgiving Break Continued on next page Mary Chance, Deputy Executive Director for Academics December 2018 Pat Teichman, Supervisor, Early of Learning 6 PAC Meeting (5:30 p.m. @ ELC) Brent Merten, Deputy Executive Director, Operations PAB Meeting (6 p.m. @ ELC) Sarah Steinberg, Head of School, Early Learning Center 5 LS/US Parent Conference Julielys Ortiz, Operations Manager, Early Learning Center 7 Dress Down Day 9 Ballard Way, Lawrence, MA 01843 | tel. 978.688.GATE (4283) | fax 978.688.4370 12 Half Day (dismissal 12 p.m.) Carin Moriarty, Head of School, Lower School 21 Dress Down Day/Half Day Karen Rodriguez, Operations Manager, Lower/Upper School (dismissal 12 p.m.) 50 Pleasant Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 | tel. 978.686.2113 24-1/1 Winter Break Pierce Woodward, Head of School, Upper School Kristina Boucher, Operations Manager, Upper School 50 Pleasant Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 | tel. 978.686.2170 WWW.CDCPSGATEWAY.ORG CDCPS-GATEWAY NEWS | COMMUNITY DAY CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL GATEWAY NOTICIAS OTOÑO 2018-19 "Todas las lecturas que ella había hecho le CALENDARIO DE EVENTOS habían dado una visión de la vida que nunca habían visto antes" Septiembre 2018 - Roald Dahl, Matilda 27 High School 101 – Padres de 7to grado Octubre 2018 De parte de la Directora Ejecutiva de Académicas … 3 CDCPS Feria de las Escuelas Secundarias Queridos padres, (439 S. Unión St, 3er Piso) 4 Reunión del PAC (5:30 p.m. @ ELC) ¡Bienvenido de nuevo a la comunidad de CDCPS! Reunión del PAB (6 p.m. @ ELC) Estamos comenzando el año escolar 2018-2019 con tremendo espíritu y energía. El 5 Día de Vestir Casual verano estuvo lleno de actividades con la escuela de verano, los campamentos y los 8 Entrenamiento del personal – Escuela preparativos para la llegada de nuestros estudiantes. De hecho, los niños comenzaron Cerrada clases ansiosos por expandir sus conocimientos, explorar nuevos conceptos y crecer 19 Día de Fotos Escolares como académicos. Estamos entusiasmados de ver que nuestra red de CDCPS 22-25 LS/US Feria de Libros continúa creciendo a medida que agregamos el séptimo grado a nuestras escuelas 24 Medio Día (salida a las12 p.m.) intermedias en Gateway y Webster. Para todas nuestras escuelas, continuaremos nuestra expansión e integración de tecnología a medida que continuamos la fase 29-31 ELC Feria de Libros estatal de pruebas de fin de año basadas en computadora para los grados 3 y 6. Para nosotros, la meta principal sigue siendo brindarles a nuestros estudiantes más Noviembre 2018 experiencia y herramientas con tecnología mientras buscamos prepararlos para la 1 Reunión del PAC (5:30 p.m. @ ELC) escuela secundaria. Reunión del PAB (6 p.m. @ ELC) Invitamos a todos los padres a involucrarse en nuestras escuelas. Reconocemos que 2 Día de Vestir Casual ustedes, como padres, son socios importantes en proporcionar la base crucial de 12 Observancia del Día de los Veteranos apoyo y aprendizaje para los estudiantes. ¡Por favor asista a las Casas Abiertas, – Escuela Cerrada comidas familiares, grupos de padres, y sea activo en la vida escolar! Esperamos con 21 Final de Termino/Medio Día (salida a Continua en la próxima pagina las12 p.m.) 22-23 Descanso de Acción de Gracias Mary Chance, Directora Ejecutiva de Académicos y Currículo Pat Teichman, Supervisora, Aprendizaje Temprano Brent Merten, Director Ejecutivo Adjunto, Operaciones Diciembre 2018 Sarah Steinberg, Directora de la Escuela, Centro de Aprendizaje Temprano 6 Reunión del PAC (5:30 p.m. @ ELC) Julielys Ortiz, Gerente de Operaciones, Centro de Aprendizaje Temprano Reunión del PAB (6 p.m. @ ELC) 9 Ballard Way, Lawrence, MA 01843 | tel. 978.688.GATE (4283) | fax 978.688.4370 5 LS/US Conferencias de Padres Carin Moriarty, Directora de la Escuela, Escuela Primaria 7 Día de Vestir Casual Karen Rodriguez, Gerente de Operaciones, Escuela Primaria 50 Pleasant Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 | tel. 978.686.2113 12 Medio Día (salida a las12 p.m.) 21 Día de Vestir Casual/Medio Día (salida a Pierce Woodward, Director de la Escuela, Escuela Intermedia las12 p.m.) Kristina Boucher, Gerente de Operaciones, Escuela Intermedia 50 Pleasant Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 | tel. 978.686.2170 24-1/1 Vacaciones de invierno WWW.CDCPSGATEWAY.ORG CDCPS-GATEWAY NEWS | GATEWAY www.cdcpsgateway.org FALL 2018-19 groups, and be active in school life! We the results and can’t wait to get started. had the opportunity to meet their new look forward to working with you as we As always, your Heads of School, staff and teachers, visit with old teachers, and find continue our literacy initiative across all administrative team are always available out lots of helpful information about the schools with events and activities to to you. We are ready for another upcoming year. We also loved spending promote joy of reading and student oral fantastic year! more quality time with all of our students and written language development. Our -Pat Teichman and families at our Family Picnic at Rolling doors are always open to you. We look Supervisor, Early Learning Ridge on Sept. 13. forward to our new students joining the CDCPS family and to working with each Message From Deputy Executive This summer, many of our students were and every one of you, united with one Director of Operations… able to learn alongside Webster and singular mission: to provide the very best Prospect students at our summer school education as we look to our ultimate goal We were very excited to see returning families and meet the new members of program, where students continued to of all students leaving CDCPS at the end reinforce the strong literacy and math skills of grade 8 for success in high school and the CDCPS community at our various open house and family picnic events over that were built during our last school year college. Indeed, it is the beginning of and prepare for a really strong start to the another school year to “GO BEYOND”! the past month. 2018-2019 school year. -Mary Chance Deputy Executive Director for Academics This year, we have increased the number of technology devices in all of our Additionally, our whole ELC team worked tirelessly this summer on curriculum, Message From the Supervisor of buildings. Students in our Early Learning Centers will be utilizing iPads in classroom setup, and professional Early Learning… development to prepare for the exciting conjunction with daily curriculum and the To all the new families who are joining students in our Lower and Upper Schools arrival of all of our students and our first our CDCPS family, welcome! You joined will have the opportunity to engage in day of school did not disappoint! an amazing team of parents and educators learning through Chromebooks. We who will work hard to get the best out of look forward to continuing to integrate We are so excited to continue working your children every day! If you are a this blended learning to meet the needs with all of you all this year and look returning parent, welcome back! We’ve of all of our students. forward to continuing to build a strong missed you. We hope you had a relaxing partnership with our families. Please don’t summer and you’re ready to start a new We also are excited to kick off our after hesitate to reach out with any questions. school year with us. We hope you school programs and athletics seasons. -Sarah Steinberg enjoyed meeting our staff and other Please be on the lookout for information Head of Early Learning Center families at our Open House, Family Picnic regarding these opportunities and how to and Parent Advisory Board meetings. Be sign up your children. You also may stop The Gateway Lower School staff is excited on the lookout for more activities! Your by and get more information from any to welcome back all students and families attendance is a great way to meet new one of our Operations Managers or this school year! We are thrilled to families and learn more about your child’s Heads of School.