A Note from Mrs. Hammer
Celebrating Growth: Spring Assessment Reports Coming Home
As we wrap up an incredible year of learning at CGS, our students recently completed their spring reading and math assessments. These assessments, Acadience Reading (Grades K-2) and i-Ready Math (Grades 1-2), help us understand the progress students have made and guide our planning for future instruction.
Next Friday, you will receive your child's Parent Reports. As you review them, we encourage you to focus not only on where your child is performing today, but also on how far they have come since the beginning of the school year.
At CGS, we believe growth matters. Every child starts the year in a different place, and we celebrate the progress each student has made through hard work, perseverance, and daily learning experiences.
What Should I Look For?
📚 Acadience Reading (Grades K-2)
The report includes information about your child's current reading skills as well as the growth they have demonstrated throughout the year.
When reviewing the report, remember:
• Current performance shows where your child is performing relative to end of year expectations.
• Growth shows how much progress your child has made over time.
• Both are important. A child may be meeting benchmarks and continuing to grow, or may still be working toward benchmarks while making tremendous progress.
➕ i-Ready Math (Grades 1-2)
The i-Ready report provides information about your child's mathematical strengths and areas for continued growth.
As you review the report, we encourage you to pay particular attention to growth in the areas that have been taught through our Eureka Math curriculum this year:
A Reminder About Assessments
No single assessment tells the whole story of a child. These reports are just one piece of a much larger picture that includes classroom work, teacher observations, daily participation, and the many ways students demonstrate learning throughout the year.
Most importantly, take a moment to celebrate your child's accomplishments. Whether the growth is reflected in reading, math, confidence, independence, perseverance, or a newfound love of learning, every step forward is worth recognizing.
We are incredibly proud of all our students and the progress they have made this year!
As always, if you have questions about your child's reports, please reach out to your child's teacher.
When sending an email communication to me, please also include Mrs. Morrison (kmorrison@coventryct.org).
CGS PTO News & Events
As we wrap up another wonderful school year, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of our families, staff, volunteers, and community members for your support throughout the school year. Your time, participation, generosity, and encouragement helped make this year a success and created memorable experiences for CGS students.
We are also excited to introduce our new PTO Board for the upcoming school year!
• President/Co-President: Crystal Nieves
• Vice President/Co-President: Kayla Warriner
• Treasurer: Lindsay Roberts
• Secretary: Courtney Rossignol
We look forward to building on the great work of the past, strengthening connections within our school community, and creating even more opportunities for our students and families to thrive.
2026–2027 PTO Meeting Schedule
Mark your calendars! PTO meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM in the CGS Library.
Meeting Dates:
• September 1, 2026
• October 6, 2026
• November 3, 2026
• December 1, 2026
• January 5, 2027
• February 2, 2027
• March 2, 2027
• April 6, 2027
• May 4, 2027
• June 1, 2027
We encourage all families to join us! Childcare will be provided for those attending in person, so feel free to bring your kiddos along. Can’t make it to the school? No problem! A virtual option will also be available for every meeting.
Whether you join us in person or online, we welcome your ideas, feedback, and involvement as we work together to make CGS the best it can be for our students and families.
A Peek Inside Our Week
See photos of some of the special moments we shared this week.
Highlights include: Portrait of a Graduates visit, an opportunity for Grade 2 to explore DPW vehicles, and first week of June fun.
Lost & Found
We have quite a few items in our Lost and Found!
You can check the CGS PTO Facebook page for pictures of orphaned items. We also encourage families to take a peek when they drop off or pick up to be reunited with any missing items.
Anything not claimed by the last day of school will be donated!
Medication Pickup Reminder
All student medications must be picked up by a parent/guardian on or before the last day of school. June 15th. Students may not transport medications to or from school.
Please contact the health office with any questions.
Mark Your Calendars!
Grade 2 Students to GHR - June 9th
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL: Monday, June 15th early dismissal 11:40am
Booth & Dimock Ice Cream Social: Monday, June 15th, 2-3:30PM (**flyer**)
Ask Me About...
Below you’ll find 2-3 questions from your child’s grade-level team and specials’ teachers that connect directly to what they’ve been learning; both in academics, related arts, and in social-emotional learning lessons. These are great conversation starters to help your child share, reflect on their day/week, and celebrate their learning with you.
Ask your KINDERGARTNER…
About our special visitors: our Coventry High School Graduates!
About what he or she wants to be when they grow up.
About how he or she is feeling about moving to first grade. What are some wonders or worries?
Ask your 1st GRADER…
What was your favorite Summer Send Off Day this week? (Extra Recess Day, Fairy Tale Day, Bubble Day, Mo Willems Day, or Video Day)
What was your favorite part of the Coventry High School graduates' visit?
Tamra has 15 coins. Willie has 7 coins. How many more coins does Tamra have than Willie?
Ask your 2nd GRADER…
What was one thing you liked about Wit and Wisdom?
How are you feeling about going on our GHR field trip? Any questions?
You learned a lot of things in math. What do you think you’ll use the most?
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