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Dear Warwick Schools Community,
As we enter the Thanksgiving Break, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to our students, families, teachers, staff, and administrators. I encourage everyone to take this time to recharge, reflect, and enjoy the company of family and friends.
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the Holliman Kindergarten Thanksgiving Parade, and tomorrow, I look forward to seeing many familiar faces at the annual Thanksgiving Day Beacon Bowl between Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. These are just a few of many longstanding traditions that reflect the pride and spirit of our Warwick community.
Best wishes for a restful and joyful Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
William D. McCaffrey
Superintendent of Schools
As we enter the Thanksgiving Break, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to our students, families, teachers, staff, and administrators. I encourage everyone to take this time to recharge, reflect, and enjoy the company of family and friends.
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending the Holliman Kindergarten Thanksgiving Parade, and tomorrow, I look forward to seeing many familiar faces at the annual Thanksgiving Day Beacon Bowl between Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. These are just a few of many longstanding traditions that reflect the pride and spirit of our Warwick community.
Best wishes for a restful and joyful Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
William D. McCaffrey
Superintendent of Schools
Congratulations to all of our October Spotlight Winners at Warwick Public Schools!
Join us on Saturday, August 23 from 9-11AM at the Oakland Beach Boys and Girls Club for a backpack and school supply giveaway!
The iReady access window closed on August 3rd.
Students will regain access when they return on August 28th.
Enjoy the rest of your summer — we look forward to seeing you soon!
Did you know that Warwick Public Schools offers free meals for kids and teens all summer long?
Please join us at one of our three open sites for a free healthy meal! Monday - Friday, the Warwick Public Library is open for both breakfast and lunch and Norwood and Oakland Beach Elementary Schools offer free lunches until August 22nd.
Please reach out to the Food Service Department if you have any questions - foodservice@warwickschools.org / 401-734-3218
The Warwick Public Library serves breakfast from 9:00AM - 10:00AM and lunch from 1:00PM - 2:00PM rain or shine!
Norwood Elementary School serves lunch from 12:30PM - 1:00PM
Oakland Beach Elementary School (Champlin Field) serves lunch from 11:15AM - 11:45AM
(Norwood & Oakland Beach are closed for inclement weather and holidays)
Do you have or know of a child turning 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025? If so, it's time to register for Kindergarten! Share the news! For more information visit the Student Enrollment webpage at warwickschools.org/page/student-enrollment
October is National Apple Month, and our Food Service team celebrated yesterday, October 17th, at Norwood Elementary School. Apple Crunch Day is a day to celebrate apples, local produce, healthy snacking, and to support local farmers. The Apple Crunch event featured a fun and educational presentation with Farm Fresh RI, homemade apple chips made by Aramark Chef Robert, and the official “Apple Crunch” where all students bit into Steere Orchard apples at the same time with Annie the Apple and Caitlin Crunch! A special thanks to Principal Antonelli, Aramark, and Farm Fresh RI for hosting this event, and thank you to RIDE, DEM, and the USDA for attending!
Please help support our Volunteers of Warwick Schools at the VOWS Chopstick Auction Nov 16th 12-3pm @ the Pilgrim Senior Center. See flyer for more details.
On Wednesday, 09/25/2024 at Scott Elementary School, we held our first Lunchroom Learning event of the year featuring locally farmed and harvested Macintosh and Pommard apples from Steere Farm Orchard in Greenville, RI.
Lunchroom Learning is a collaborative event between Aramark Student Nutrition & Farm Fresh RI featuring a fun and educational presentation, as well as sample distribution during each lunch period. The team prepared apple slices and Chef Robert made Apple Chips for all students to taste test. The samples were handed out to all students. We had some great help from Kiffen Ratkevich and the Farm Fresh Rhode Island team, School Committee member Karen Bachus, and Annie the Apple (aka Christine Barnes, Aramark Assistant Director in Warwick).
These events are a huge hit with the kiddos and our next event will be the Great Apple Crunch on October 17th @ Norwood Elementary School!
Winman Cheer Breast Cancer Awareness Gear Sale!
Flyer: Community Updates webpage under 'Upcoming Local Events and Fundraisers'. www.warwickschools.org/page/community-updates
FREE VACCINE CLINIC - FLU & COVID 4-7p:
Warwick Vets Middle School 9-23-24
Pilgrim High School 10-16-24
Toll Gate High School 11-19-24
Flyers with more info posted https://www.warwickschools.org/page/community-updates
CENTRAL REGISTRATION HAS MOVED!
New Address: 1 Albert Rd, Warwick, RI 02889
(behind Veteran's Middle School in the brick building with 4 doors facing you)
centralreg@warwickschools.org 401-298-6000 ext 1
Aspen family portal accounts are not accessible during the rollover & will produce error messages if trying to log in. Please be patient and contact your school's secretary if you continue to receive errors after school starts. Enjoy the last days of summer vacation!
ALERT: Due to technical difficulties, there is a delay releasing bus routes. We anticipate routes to be posted next week. Thank you for your patience while we work hard to finish up routes. Be on the lookout for more information soon!
FYI - Bus routes are typically posted two weeks before the start of school. Be on the lookout for more information soon!
Congratulations to our Spotlight Employees nominated by their colleagues for June! You're all doing incredible things, thank you for ensuring #warwicklightstheway
HOW CAN WE HELP ?
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Summer Meal distribution will take place Monday-Friday at two locations starting July 8th. 383 Oakland Beach Ave, the parking lot across from Oakland Beach Elementary from 11:15-12:00 PM. Or, the Conimicut Library located at 55 Beach Ave from 12:30-1:15 PM.
Thank you to the families who came out to our Book Fair at Barnes & Noble!
Author Cynthia Di Filippo Elomaa read her new book, "Nicky's Very Messy Room". Student artwork was on display throughout the store. And Elizabeth Hopkins was the lucky winner of the literary scavenger hunt, earning a $25 B&N gift card!
