Open House
2014-2015
The School by the Sound
Eileen O. Roxbee
Principal
Board of Education long term goal
 Fairfield Public Schools will ensure that every
student is engaged in a rigorous learning
experience that recognizes and values the
individual and challenges each student to achieve
academic progress including expressive, personal,
physical, civic, and social development. Students
will be respectful, ethical, and responsible citizens
with an appreciation and understanding of global
issues. Student achievement and performance
shall rank among the best in the state and the
nation.
School Website and
Infinite Campus
 http//Fairfieldschools.org/schools/sherm/
 All activation codes must be activated in order to receive
messages on school closing and access Infinite Campus
information.
A link to Infinite Campus is located on the web page
Progress reports will be available on Infinite Campus. All
school communication, including school closings will be
announced on Infinite Campus
http://fairfieldpublicschoolsk5math.wikispaces.com/home
Sherman School Staff K - 2
Kindergarten
Mrs. Woodfine
(Mrs. Pulizzi)
Mrs. Jamison
(Mrs. Baranyar)
Mrs. Putorti
(Mrs. Wallace)
First Grade
Ms. Abramson
Mrs. Valentine
Mrs. Kopchik
Mrs. Dowd
Second Grade
Mrs. Miller
Mr. Carr
Mrs. Rossi
Mrs. Dipaola (formerly Ms. Meaney)
Sherman Staff Grades 3- 5
Grade 3
Mrs. Stebbins
Ms. Hayes
Mrs. Rossiter
Ms. Mannino
Grade 4
Mrs. Mencio
Ms. Gulash
Mrs. Paradis
Grade 5
Mr. Ostrowski
Mrs. Morse
Mr. Luciano
Mrs. Torres
Specialists
Mrs. Farrell
Mrs. Athilo
Mrs. Moreno
Mrs. Grskovic
Mrs. Olson
Mrs. Lynch
Mr. Osleger (Coach O)
Mr. Connor
Ms. Cardillo
Ms. Chris Coombs
Ms. Kiss
Mr. Borelli
Mrs. Laura Williams
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. McKiernan
Ms. Hake
Mrs. Garasimowicz
Mrs. Ries
Pending
Mrs. Walters
IIT/Gifted and Talented
Language Arts Specialists
Language Arts Specialists
School Psychologist
Social Worker
Art
Physical Education
Physical Education/APE
Music
Library Media Specialist
Strings
Band
Spanish
Special Education
Special Education
Special Education
Special Education
Speech and Language
English Language
Math/Science Teacher
Additional Staff Members
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Angela Garuti
Kathryn Smith
Cindy Leighton
Joe Ceste and Manny Pena
Nancy Gudzik
Karen Newell
Lauren Arnow
Denise Gilbane
Allison Audette
Joan Moran
Suzanne Szemplinski
Kate McGurk
Pending
Arlene Wall
Deb Veras
Assistant to the Principal
Afternoon Clerk
Morning Clerk
Custodians
Media Tech
PT
OT
Nurse
Intern
Paraprofessional
Paraprofessional
Paraprofessional
Paraprofessional
Library Paraprofessional
Lunch
PTA, Health updates and
School improvements
 Mrs. Suzee Meehan– president
 Mrs. Denise Gilbane RN
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 Hallways painted
 Ramp in the annex repaired
 Projectors installed in the ceilings
 New computer monitors installed
 Mural completed, funded by the PTA
Safety and Security
 Lock down drills will be held 3 times during the year, with police
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presence and evaluation at least once
Our first lockdown drill will be Friday, September 5th followed by our
town meeting to discuss school safety
Fire drills are given monthly, with at least one with fire department
presence and evaluation
Additional security updates to the building are in the works…stay
tuned
DOGS, Dad’s on Guard, will be implemented in the future
PTA safet subcommittee will be holding personal safety drills
throughout the year
PTA Funding
 The following are the programs the PTA funded in the
2014-15 school year. NONE of this would be possible
without your support.
 Walk –a - thon
 Halloween Dance
 Movie Night
 Bingo Night
 Family Picnic Spring Fair
 Art in the Classroom
 Native American Day in Third Grade
Additional Programs
More…
CANE
Mill River
FAY
Writer in Residence (Mr. Donato)
Fire Safety
Yale’s British Arts Museum (4th grade)
High Touch High Tech—Get Buggy
Minerals (Peabody Museum)
Indian Territory
Birdcraft Museum
Measure Mania (Discovery Museum)
Electromagnets (Discovery Museum)
Light Fantastic/Sound Alive (Discovery
Museum)
Moon Phases
Town Walking Tour
Sturbridge Village (partial funding)
Math Units of Study
Responsive Classroom
New Writing Units of Study
Health Curriculum
Library Learning Commons
New district assessments in
reading, writing, and math
School Policy Update
 All visitors MUST alert the classroom teacher in order to be put
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on our daily visitor list and then sign in at the office and wear a
visitors badge
Volunteers must sign a sex offender form and wear a volunteer
badge available in the main office, forms are available on the
back table
Please turn off cell phones when entering the building
Visiting for lunch allowed for birthdays only – no outside food in
identifiable packaging or siblings
Parties: only milk, water, or 100% fruit juice, 1 sweet treat, and
healthy snacks OR as determined by the classroom teacher
No outside cleaning products are allowed
Bullying is never allowed. Anonymous reporting can be done by
utilizing the drop box in the Library Learning Commons
Lunch
www.mealpayplus.com
You can now view purchase history by using the tabs on
the left of the screen
Our lunches are now provided by an outside vendor,
Whitson’s
Parent Support Groups
 Parent Support Groups meet every Tuesday at Fairfield
Warde High School’s Counseling Center – Room T32
or call 255-8360
 SEPTA – www.fairfieldsepta.org
Logistics
 Stop, Kiss, and Go
 Calling in absences
 Parking
 255-8420
 Please be kind to our
 Early dismissals, please
neighbors
 Students riding bikes,
scooters, etc must wear
protective equipment
alert teachers in the
morning with a note
Dates to Remember
 September 17th PTA meeting, APR
 September 12th Back to School Bash
 September 12th – Principal’s Breakfast, special guest
9:15 APR, Topic: Fairfield politics 101, ABCDE schedule
 September 25th NO SCHOOL
 October 7th Early dismissal, professional development
 October 3rd Walk-a-thon
 October 23rd, 29th and 30th Early dismissal, conferences
 October 31st Halloween Parade