March

Join us this Friday, March 31st

3/27/2023

Dr. Tammy Ferguson

8:30 AM - Friday Morning Show

9:00 AM - Honor Roll Ceremony for 3rd - 8th Grade Families

12:30 PM - Lunch & Learn with Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden

Attention Parents: Please join us for a continuation of the Fall presentation from Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden. The focus of our Lunch & Learn is "Creating a Healthy Balance by Embracing The Whole Gifted Self." Please RSVP to Mrs. Pam Tripp at ptripp@weissschool.org by Wednesday, March 29th if you are attending.

ZOOM IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL EVENTS ABOVE:

ZOOM LINK: https://weissschool.zoom.us/j/91868224277

ZOOM ID: 91868224277

$2,000 Saks Shopping Spree!

3/3/2023

Brittany Theimer

Win a $2,000 Saks Fifth Avenue Shopping Spree for only $25!!!!!

PRICING: One raffle ticket for $25 or five tickets for $100!

Purchase tickets during Birthday Breakfast or on Saturday, March 4th during the first hour of the event! We will draw a winner during the auction. You do not need to be present to win! Please email Brittany Theimer at btheimer@weissschool.org with any raffle questions.

Field Day 2023

3/3/2023

Brittany Theimer

Friday, March 17, 2023 - 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Noon Dismissal

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER - PLEASE CLICK HERE

Unfortunately, parents can only attend Field Day as a volunteer. All volunteers must check in with Mrs. Pam Tripp and Mrs. Brittany Theimer at 8:00 AM at the west gate on Friday, March 17th!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FIELD DAY

Every student should wear a white T-shirt for the Color Run. Please send your child in comfortable clothing and shoes that can get stained and wet. We also encourage students to wear a hat and sunglasses. You may also want to pack a small towel and change of clothes if your child is staying in aftercare.
There is a noon dismissal on Friday, March 17^th, for all students. Lunch is not served, but snacks and drinks are provided.
Snacks/drinks to be brought in by each student are assigned by grade levels and will be contributed to the drink and snack stations. Please send snacks and drinks to the car line during the week of March 13th.

- Early Childhood, 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th Grades – Drinks*
- Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th Grades – Snacks**

*Grade Levels Bringing Drinks: Each child is encouraged to bring at least 12 small waters and/or 12-ounce sports drinks.

**Grade Levels Bringing Snacks: Each child is encouraged to bring 12 individually-packaged snacks, such as crackers, popcorn, granola bars, dried fruit, and/or assortments of fruits such as bananas, apples, pears, etc. All snacks must be store-bought and packaged.

Questions? Please email the Parents’ Association at pa@weissschool.org

Middle School Coffee Talk - What to Expect When Entering Middle School

3/3/2023

Brittany Bilou

WHO: Current 5th Grade Parents

WHEN: March 10th at 9:15 AM

WHERE: Media Center or Zoom

ZOOM LINK: https://weissschool.zoom.us/j/96994518696

Questions? Please contact Ms. Brittany Bilous at bbilous@weissschool.org

School-wide Standardized Testing Schedule

3/3/2023

Brittany Theimer

March 13^th - 17^th, 2023

8:30 am to 11:30 am

The Weiss School will administer the Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP) as our school-wide standardized for grades 1-8. The CTP computer-based administration will replace the traditional TerraNova3 pencil paper testing administered in previous years. The Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP) is a rigorous research-backed assessment covering reading, listening, vocabulary, writing, and mathematics. For more information about the ERB Comprehensive Testing, please visit https://www.erblearn.org/

Practice Test Session - Friday, March 10th, 8:30 to 9:15 in place of Friday Morning Show. Please have your student’s laptop, or Ipad fully charged and ready for testing.

Prepare For Testing

A student who is well-rested, eats a nutritious breakfast, and has a positive attitude about testing is best prepared to test! You can help your student do his or her best by considering these tips below:

Make sure that your student is in school and on time on test days. Reschedule doctor/dentist appointments and other out-of-school time on non-testing days.
Be sure your student gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before each day of testing.
Remind your student that these tests are only one measure of what he or she has learned. Emphasize that you have confidence in his or her ability to do the best job possible.
Remind your student to listen to the directions and read each question carefully during testing.
Encourage your student to ask the teacher for help if he or she does not understand the directions.
Please have your student’s laptop or Ipad fully charged and ready for testing each morning.

Test Subject Schedules

Grade 1

Tuesday – Auditory and Reading Comprehension

Wednesday – Word Analysis and Mathematics

Grade 2

Tuesday – Auditory and Reading Comprehension

Wednesday – Word Analysis and Writing Mechanics

Thursday – Mathematics

Grade 3

Monday - Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Part 1

Tuesday - Mathematics Part 2 - and Writing Mechanics

Wednesday – Writing Concepts and Skills

Grades 4-8

Monday – Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

Tuesday – Writing Mechanics and Writing Concepts and Skills

Wednesday – Mathematics Parts 1 and 2

February

The Weiss School Student Re-Enrollment is Now Open

2/13/2023

Mrs. Brittany Theimer

February 10th - February 24th

We are excited to announce that The Weiss School Student Re-Enrollment period for the 2023-2024 school year is now OPEN! The regular Re-Enrollment window for the 2023-2024 school year began yesterday and ends on February 24, 2023.

For the 2023-2024 school year, parent(s)/guardian(s) of current Weiss School students will again review, complete, and submit student Re-Enrollment Contracts through the myWeiss portal. The first step in the Re-Enrollment process is to log into your myWeiss portal on The Weiss School website using your myWeiss username and password credentials. Once you have logged in, you will see a yellow bar at the top of the page that indicates you have a Contract to Review. Please click on the yellow bar to review and complete the Contract. If you have more than one child re-enrolling at The Weiss School for the 2023-2024 school year, a separate Re-Enrollment Contract will be listed for each child.

Weiss School Contracts are integrated with the Blackbaud Tuition Management payment program for a simplified contract and tuition payment process (unless a specific request was made to the Weiss School Admissions Department for a Non-Tuition Management Contract). Blackbaud Tuition Management is fully integrated with myWeiss and unless you have previously not created a Blackbaud Tuition Management account, your myWeiss login credentials will be the only credentials needed to complete the Re-Enrollment Contract. If you have any questions about the Blackbaud Tuition Management process, please email Maribeth Lenz at mlenz@weissschool.org.

If you are planning to apply for Financial Aid for the 2023-2024 school year, decisions regarding Financial Aid award amounts are expected to be made on a continuous basis throughout the months of April and May 2023. Administration strongly encourages families who are planning to apply for Financial Aid to submit their Re-Enrollment Contracts as soon as possible in order to secure an enrollment seat for your child for the 2023-2024 school year before contracts for new Weiss School students are issued. Re-Enrollment Contracts that are awarded Financial Aid for the 2023-2024 school year will be updated when the award is made. Discounts that have been awarded to your child for Re-Enrollment (i.e. sibling discounts) are reflected in the Re-Enrollment Contract.

Following the submission of your Re-Enrollment contract(s), The Weiss School Admissions and Business Department staff will review the contract(s) and process all the required Re-Enrollment steps for the 2023-2024 school year. You will be able to monitor the status of your submitted Re-Enrollment contract(s) through the myWeiss portal.

If you have any questions regarding the Re-Enrollment process or the Re-Enrollment Contract, please contact Mrs. Pam Tripp at ptripp@weissschool.org or Mrs. Brittany Theimer at btheimer@weissschool.org. Additionally, if you do not remember your username or password for myWeiss, please click the "forgot login/first time login in" button to retrieve your username or to reset your password. If you experience any errors related to logging into myWeiss, please email Mr. Tom Eissey at teissey@weissschool.org.

We look forward to our continued partnership in education at The Weiss School for the 2023-2024 school year!

January

Register for Q3 Clubs & Aftercare

1/6/2023

Brittany Theimer

Register for Q3 Clubs & Aftercare

CLICK HERE: 3rd Quarter Clubs 22-23.pdf

Dear Families:

Happy New Year! Please begin registering for 3rd Quarter clubs and aftercare. Friendly reminders are listed below:

-If you currently have a balance due in ProCare you will be required to pay this balance before your registration for 3rd quarter clubs and aftercare will be processed. Please log into your account using the “Existing Families” link below to view and pay your account ledger now.

-Registration must be completed each quarter to attend both aftercare and clubs. Students will not be able to attend clubs if not registered for that club each quarter.

-If your child is not registered for aftercare, a daily drop-in rate of $25 will be billed to your account.

-Aftercare is open until 6:00 pm and a late fee will be billed to you if your child is not picked up by 6:00 pm.

-Space is limited in some clubs and students will be placed in clubs in the order registrations are received. If you submit a registration for a club, but the club is full you will be notified via email and given the available club options to replace your selection.

-Please be sure to review the Club Offerings document prior to completing your registration. Some clubs have updated their grade levels and/or descriptions.

New to Weiss? If you are new to our Weiss family, please take a moment and create your account in our ProCare system by clicking on the “New Families” link below. You must complete this step and be approved in our system before you will be able to register for clubs and aftercare. Thank you!

New Families:

https://www.myprocare.com/Default/Index?aWtuPTY1MjU4MjEwNjMmc2NoSWQ9MQ==

Existing Accounts:

https://www.myprocare.com/

As always, please email ceissey@weissschool.org with any questions.

Thank you,

Mrs. Eissey

Regional Science Fair Link for January 5th

1/5/2023

Suzette Milu

Dear Families:

The link below will air on YouTube at 7:00 PM on January 5th, 2023. Meet me on my Zoom room if you would like to watch it together as a team: #369 314 4867. If you place in the Regional Fair they will contact you directly and we will be invited to attend a meeting and agree to participate. Best of luck!

Warmly,

Ms Milu

https://www.youtube.com/@secondarysciencecurriculum2341