Greetings from Nicole Dunn, Lower School Coordinator

August 9, 2007
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Dear JCDSRI Families,

Welcome to the 2007-08 school year. I hope you have been enjoying your summer. I want to extend a warm welcome back to the students and families returning to JCDS and am also looking forward to meeting all the new students and families. There are always feelings of excitement and anxiety with the start of a new school year. The Lower School staff is dedicated to making this a very successful school year for everyone.

I am looking forward to my new position as the Lower School Coordinator. I will be enforcing the day-to-day rules and guidelines of the students in Grades PK through Five. My responsibilities will also include coordinating events for the school which may include field trips, special programs and assemblies. Each week I will be meeting with every Lower School faculty member to review and plan the General Studies curriculum for each grade level.

This summer the Lower School General Studies staff has been diligently working on the math curriculum with our new Curriculum Coach, Lucille Andolfo. We have looked at the Mathematics Scope and Sequence for grades K-5 and compared them to the Rhode Island Curriculum Framework Standards/GLE’s. We will continue over the course of the year to develop and finalize skills check lists as well as determine exit competencies/benchmarks for each grade level. We will also develop effective and appropriate student assessment tools.

I look forward to working with every family to ensure the success of your child. Please feel free to call, email, or stop by with any questions, comments, or concerns. Enjoy the remainder of the summer!

Respectfully,

Nicole Dunn
Lower School Coordinator

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