KINDERGARTEN MEET AND GREET
A Message from the William E. Cottle Elementary School- The Cottle Weekly
9/30/22
Dear Cottle Families,
We are launching into the beautiful month of October when we enjoy brilliant autumn foliage, cool, crisp air, and spooky Jack-o-lanterns. This year (fingers crossed) we may also enjoy playoff baseball with both our NY teams!
There will be several special events and programs at Cottle this month. On October 13, Mr. K and I will be holding our Principals’ Coffee in two sessions, at 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., in-person at WEC and 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. virtually via THIS Zoom link. Our presentation and discussion will focus on Setting Your Child Up for Success – Executive Functioning and Organizational Skill Building, however, we will welcome any and all questions. We hope to see you all there!
Our marvelous PTA will be very busy this month! The week of October 17 – 21, the PTA will be conducting our Annual Fall Book Fair.
Of course, the highlight of October is always Halloween. This year on October 28, the members of our PTA will be holding WEC’s Annual Halloween Party. We are also delighted to report that the Rag-A-Muffin Parade will go on as scheduled on October 31! Details for both events will follow – get ready for lots of fun!
In September we initiated the PAWS Program. PAWS stands for: Positive Attitude, Act Responsibly, Work Towards Success, and Show Respect. The program aims to foster a positive and collaborative culture at Cottle. The Cottle staff has collaborated to define student expectations that fall within each of these categories, specific to each grade level. Our students have the opportunity to earn “Paws” from any staff member when they demonstrate expected behaviors. Class “Paws” will then be showcased within each classroom. Teachers collaborated to determine how many Paws their classes need to earn before receiving a no-cost incentive (e.g. pajama day, hat day, show and tell, etc.). Thank you to Mrs. Muendel and Mrs. Valentine who are continuously working with the entire Cottle Team to customize this program for our amazing Cottle Cubs and to Dr. Newman, Ms. Peduto and Ms. Silver for helping to bridge this initiative with our social-emotional learning program.
Our Cottle Cubs have been working so hard to earn their “Paws!” A special shout-out to our top “Paws” earners for each grade during September:
5th grade is working together and has earned a total of 53 Paws
4th grade - Ms. Crotty’s class has earned 19 Paws
3rd grade - Ms. Chianese’s class has earned 22 Paws
2nd grade - Ms. Connolly’s class has earned 52 Paws
1st grade - Ms. Naclerio’s class has earned 10 Paws
Kindergarten - Ms. Brown/Harman’s class has earned 6 Paws
This year Sunday, October 2, is National Custodial Workers’ Day, and we want to give a standing ovation and our heartfelt thanks to the custodial staff at Cottle. They are the people who keep our school running smoothly and keep WEC clean and well maintained and safer and healthier for everyone who enters it. We truly appreciate their hard work and dedication!
Finally, a reminder: next Wednesday, October 5, the school will be closed for observance of Yom Kippur. As always, please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
John Morash and Peter Kilgallen
Principal Assistant Principal
Please note the following important dates:
10/3 Last day to submit Homecoming posters
10/5 Yom Kippur (school closed)
10/6 WEC Picture Day
10/10 Columbus Day (school closed)
10/13 Principals’ Coffee 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
10/17-10/21 PTA Book Fair
10/28 PTA’s Annual Cottle Halloween Party
10/31 Rag-a-Muffin Parade
Important Announcements
Guide to Appropriate Student Engagement in E-Learning
Resources and Activities for Grade 5 - Applications of Art in the Real World
"Westchester Loves to Read" at Cottle!
Save or Scan Your Box Tops!
Box Tops are going digital. For now continue to Collect Box Tops for Education the old way. Soon Box Tops will be digital only. For details click HERE. All Box Tops are worth 10 cents each & provide our school with great things!
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