Summer meals will be offered all children and teens 18 and younger  on Mondays through Thursdays from 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM at Daisy Ingraham School.  Please see the attached documents for more information and for the summer meals menu.  

Over the past year, there has been a focus on health and wellness at Westbrook Public Schools.  Read more about what we have done in the attached newsletter.  Also be sure to visit our Health and Wellness page for up to date information.

Julia Farnoli and Samuel Freeman will be recognized for having received the Middle School CAS Scholar Leaders Awards.   These awards are based on their scholarship and leadership in the community.  The award honors students whose record of academic achievement and service is truly exemplary, whose personal standards and accomplishments are models for others and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline, honesty and courage. The Board will acknowledge these students’ accomplishments with Certificates of Excellence. 

The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has received numerous requests for guidance regarding the upcoming second season of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.  Netflix has not formally announced the release date, but pre-release promotions and media coverage indicate a release date sometime this spring, approximately a year after the release of the first season.

Please review the attached document for guidance on discussing the difficult content of this show with your children.

Prescription opioids, such as oxycodone(OxyContin®), hydrocodone(Vicodin®), codeine, morphine, and many others, can be used to help relieve moderate-to-severe pain. They are often prescribed after surgery or injury, or for certain health conditions.  These medications can be an important part of treatment but also come with serious risks. It is important to work with your health care provider to make sure you are getting the care that is safest and best for you.  View the attached document for more information from the Center for Disease Control.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

In response to concerns of late, let me assure you that our schools make safety and security their top priority and daily, follow, teach and practice safety and security protocols.  Thank you for the respect you have shown for our safety and security procedures. Your support for these preventive protocols is helpful and much appreciated.  Still, prevention practices are not the only way our education professionals assist our students and families, especially when there is an event that requires reaction such as the national focus on the school violence in Florida.  Central to that effort is our work to create community.

As stakeholders in the work to build community, it is important that you be included in our work to support students to process fears, anger, and grief, and to learn to participate in the world around them.  As trusted adults, our educators and student support professionals recognize that students and their families are not immune to these stressors and know that they must engage in providing the support individuals and families may need to overcome their concerns.  We in schools have an obligation to address tough issues and give students the chance to develop age appropriate skills to deal with their world.  With us, students can safely learn, grow and participate in making meaning out of their place in the world around them.

Toward more open understanding, I invite you to join a community conversation that will be hosted on April 4^th at 6 pm.  Held at Westbrook High School, the conversation will give us a chance to listen to students, parents/guardians, elected officials and school professionals discuss the role of schools and our responsibility to educate and facilitate learning in the civic arena. Plan to join us. In the interim, please check the information that has been placed on our school district home webpage that may help you in your own conversations with children of all ages around recent school violence events and the national discourse.  I hope you will join our April 4^th conversation and as always, please contact me with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Patricia A. Ciccone, Superintendent

• Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers - National Association of School Psychologists
• Talking to Children About Terrorist Attacks and School and Community Shootings in the News - National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
• Talking to Children About School Shootings - American Psychological Association

Emily B

Grade 5 Student of the Month

Olivia P 

Grade 6 Student of the Month

Daniel G

Grade 7 Student of the Month

Alexandra Z

Grade 8 Student of the Month

Deja H- 8 

Spanish Student of the Month

Matthew I - 5 

Art Student of the Month

Lisa L - 7 

Family and Consumer Science Student of the Month

Gianni S - 8 

French Student of the Month

Samuel F - 8 

Tech Student of the Month

Jacqueline - 7 

Band Student of the Month

Destiny H - 8 

Chorus Student of the Month

David M - 7 

Physical Education Student of the Month

Jack O - 5 

Health Student of the Month

Giovanna Silva - Novarro

Grade 5 Student of the Month

Kevin Villeda - Glaser

Grade 6 Student of the Month

Maggie Izzo - Lepore

Grade 7 Student of the Month

Mackenzie Marshall - Fredrickson

Grade 8 Student of the Month

Hannah W - 8th Grade

Spanish Student of the Month

Faizah A- 7th Grade

Art Student of the Month

Trinity P - 6th Grade

Family and Consumer Science

Student of the Month

Emily D - 6th Grade

French Student of the Month

Hunter K - 8th Grade

Tech Student of the Month

Julia K - 6th Grade

Band Student of the Month

Matthew H-V  6th Grade

Chorus Student of the Month

Jacqueline L- 7th Grade

Physical Education Student of the Month

Elliot K - 6th Grade

Health Student of the Month

Please see the attached flyer regarding the Save a Life Narcan Training Event at Westbrook Public Library on March 19th from 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

Westbrook Public Schools and Oxford Academy are teaming up to sponsor a community event called Light on Westbrook  (A Photography Exhibition and Photo Drawing).  Proceeds from this event will support The Meal Project for Westbrook Youth.  Please review the attached documents to learn more about contributing photographic entries or purchasing tickets to attend the gallery display and announcement of winners on Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.

Click the links below to view the attachments:

Congratulations to the January Students of the Month!

Nicholas E - Grade 5 Student of the Month

Piper S - Grade 6 Student of the Month

Sofia F - Grade 7 Student of the Month

Deja H - Grade 8 Student of the Month

Makayla B - Spanish Student of the Month

Gabriela S - Art Student of the Month

Christopher H - Family and Consumer Science

Student of the Month

Alex Z - French Student of the Month

Hannah W - Tech Student of the Month

Joshua D - Band Student of the Month

Michael S - Chorus Student of the Month

Julia F - Physical Education Student of the Month

We are mindful of this year’s flu virus and assure you that we are maintaining our meticulous nightly cleaning routines. These nightly cleaning patterns include wiping down surfaces and objects that are touched often, such as desktops, counter tops, doorknobs, computer keyboards, hands-on-learning objects, faucet handles, and phones.  For more information, please read Superintendent Ciccone's letter and review the Connecticut Department of Public Health's Fact Sheet, both attached.

According to Connecticut General Statute 10-220(d), all school districts are required to inspect and evaluate the indoor air quality of its school buildings. This required inspection and evaluation includes evaluation of radon in both air and water every five years. This testing process has begun in Westbrook Public Schools and will continue through Friday, January 19th, 2018.  Please click on the following link to access a letter from Superintendent Patricia A. Ciccone for more information regarding this testing:  

Join us on April 5th for the Westbrook Wellness Fair.  See attached flyer for more information.

We are proud to announce the December students of the month!

December 2017 Student of the Month

Megan Bache 

Grade 5 Student of the Month

Ethan Franco 

Grade 6 Student of the Month

Adriana Stranieri 

Grade 7 Student of the Month

Sammy Freeman 

Grade 8 Student of the Month

Mackenzie True - 7 

Spanish Student of the Month

David Murphy - 7 

Art Student of the Month

Maddy White - 8 

Family and Consumer Science

Student of the Month

Olivia Palumbo - 6 

French Student of the Month

Aaron Cusson - 8 

Tech Student of the Month

Maximilian Diamond - 7

Band Student of the Month

Becca Mitchell - 8

Chorus Student of the Month

Taylor Rae - 7 

Physical Education Student of the Month

Sam Sharpe - 7 

Health Student of the Month