Steere Farm Elementary School
From the Desk of Mrs. Francis
October was filled with many highlights! Our curriculum is off and running and students are focused on learning! Teachers are also preparing for parent/teacher conferences on Monday, November 4th from 12:00-3:00 and 4:00-7:00 p.m. Students do not have school on this day. Teachers will have professional development prior to parent/teacher conferences.
On behalf of Steere Farm School, I would like to recognize the unconditional dedication of our PTA members. With the support of SFE families, the PTA covers the costs of buses for field trips, special classroom supplies, assemblies, and more. Our PTA also plans events that create meaningful and special memories for our students. To date, they have sponsored and coordinated the Color Run, Trunk or Treat, busses for field trips, replenished recess equipment and fulfilled special grants written by teachers! They also plan restaurant nights to help raise funds for the school. A special thanks to our PTA officers, Kerrie Czerwein, Shannon Luttge, Jessica Hancock, and Erika Iafrate! The school community looks forward to a continued partnership with our supportive parent group!
November promises to be another month filled with exciting learning opportunities and reasons to be thankful. As always, I encourage you to reach out with any suggestions, questions, or concerns.
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Francis
SFE was chosen to be featured for the RI Department of Education's RICAS Rockstars Video series given our 14% growth in ELA test scores!
HMH, the creators of Into Reading (the reading program used in our school) visited Steere Farm with a video crew in October 2024. They filmed lessons and interviewed teachers, students, and administrators. We are excited to share the final video created from their visit!
Safety is a Top Priority! Steere Farm will continue to stay vigilant with regards to school safety each and every day. We will continue our fire and lockdown drills, we will continue to check identification of all who enter our school.
The Importance of Attendance School attendance is super important to the academic achievement of our students. The school year is 180 days, and if a student is absent 18 days, he or she has missed 10% of the school year! That's a lot of time! That's 18 days of missed instruction, hands-on experience, and important discussion about learning. Absences should be used for illnesses, which are inevitable. While family vacations are great fun, missing school immediately puts students behind. Please plan vacations for times when school is not in session - this will help our kiddos to stay on track!
What do we mean by Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn? These are our school rules. We are a Positive Behaviors and Instructional Supports (PBIS) school, and we work to highlight positive behaviors in order to change negative behaviors. Our students earn SuperStar tickets throughout the various areas of the school, and they can use those tickets to "purchase" small items or activities each week. There is a home matrix as well, so that our families can use these same structures in the home.
