Tiverton School District

Good afternoon Tiverton Public Schools Community, Are you Interested in becoming a teacher assistant? There are three full time positions in the district! Go to Schoolspring.com and search Job ID: 4366878 Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional Enjoy the rest of the summer, Tiverton Public Schools

The first day of school is just around the corner! Thursday, August 31st Go Tigers! 🐯

We are proud to introduce the Tiverton Administration team for the 23/24 SY! 🐯 Front Row: Daniel Andrade, Amy Donnelly-Roche, Andy Zitoli, Susan Craven, Manuel Cabral Jr. Back Row: Peter Sanchioni, Scott Kellett, Sarah Kraeger, Amy Roderick, Tiffany Bolduc, Katie Barrett, Suzette Wordell

The Tiger Cubs After School Program is taking registrations for the 2023/2024 school year. We start our afternoons with a moment for students to unwind and relax. We provide time for a small snack and give students time to talk with their friends. We then move into guided homework support, fun physical activities, read aloud, STEM lab and challenge lab. For more information, contact Elaine Pavao at (401) 864-7213 or email epavao57@aol.com.

After a few minor tweaks to the District Calendar here is the NEW Official SY 2023-24 Calendar! Enjoy the rest of your summer! ☀️

A huge congratulations to Christine Costa as today The Gilder Lehrman Institute is announced the State History Teachers of the Year. 🎉 This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the National History Teacher of the Year. Over this time, they have celebrated more than 1,000 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories. #HTOY To see a list of all the Teachers selected and our very own Christine Costa please click the link below. https://marketing.gilderlehrman.org/e/941553/eacher-year-2023-state-winners/v3shx/550851318?h=wzA9Z8YuFcmrQ_-5M3eApXSsCghMLl3YDv7fuHbr1NM

Tiverton Public Schools is offering morning and afternoon pre-school at Ranger and Pocasset Elementary Schools! Scan the QR code for more information.

Attached you will find the August Calendar for Circle of Parents group. You may reach out to Alyssa Loffredo aloffredo@childandfamilyri.org, or go to childandfamilyri.org click Programs & Services, Family Preservation, Circle of Parents for further information on this Parent/Caregiver Peer support group. We are asking for community support on getting the “word” out on this great program for the Tiverton, Little Compton, and Newport County residents.

Good afternoon Tiverton Community, The Tiverton School District is moving forward with a new way of managing and receiving facility booking requests. Information on how to create a new booking request can be found on our website. Link: https://www.tivertonschools.org/o/tsd/page/community-booking-requests Please visit the site listed above as it houses direct links to create an account, along with The Districts Community Calendar which will display any scheduled events taking place at Tiverton Public Schools. If you have any questions related to creating an account please feel free to reach out to Daniel Andrade(dandrade@tivertonschools.org). Enjoy your summer, Tiverton Public Schools

Join us and the Newport County Prevention Coalition for a free night of fun and information with local agencies supporting families in our area. Have a blast as a family and connect with resources before the school year starts! August 19th, 2023 6pm-9:30pm SANDYWOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS 43 MUSE WAY, TIVERTON, RI 02878

This past week, Tiverton Middle School teacher Christine Costa attended the White House History Teacher Institute in Washington, DC. This immersive workshop gathered educators nationwide to learn about White House history via site visits, historians, and access to resources that enhance their curriculum. While in the nation’s Capitol, she caught up with former student and alumna Samantha Cookinham, THS’16, TMS’12, Fort Barton’08. For her senior project at THS in 2016, she hosted and produced her own political show, “Getting Civic with Samantha Cookinham,” where she interviewed U.S. Congressmen David Cicilline, Jim Langevin, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Today, Samantha is an Associate Producer at NBC News and MSNBC on the Live News Editorial and Coverage Team. In true D.C. fashion, while out to dinner, Mrs. Costa, Samantha, and her mom Jean, THS ’85, ran into Senator Whitehouse. @TheWhiteHouseHistoricalAssociation @SenatorSheldonWhitehouse

Attached you’ll find the flyer for the Newport County Prevention Coalition's Amazon Wishlist for their Back to School Bash for our kids here in Tiverton and Little Compton. We are asking for your assistance in getting the word out about their donation wish list through Amazon. All the information is on the attached flyer.  The community event will be held here at Sandywoods for our residents and the surrounding community of Tiverton and Little Compton. Thanking you all in advance for your support and help.

LAST CALL FOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION! Open to all Tiverton residents 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023. Click below to begin the registration process. https://www.tivertonschools.org/o/tsd/page/student-registration

Fall Registration is now open for Tiverton Little League!🥎⚾

Hello TMS Families! Tiverton Middle School is pleased to announce its summer reading program for 2023. You will find reading suggestions that will prepare your student for Module 1 in the fall. Students may choose from Wit and Wisdom's suggested reading list for Module 1 below. Please choose from the grade your student will be entering in August 2023. There will not be a summer reading assignment. In addition to the choices below, the Tiverton Library will be running its usual summer reading programs. Here is the link for those programs: https://tivertonlibrary.org/kids/summer-reading-for-kids-families/ Happy Reading! Grade 5: Biography ● (N/A) Sacajawea, Joseph Bruchac Historical Account ● (610L) Trail of Tears, Joseph Bruchac ● (850L) A History of US: The New Nation: 1789-1850, Joy Hakim ● (890L) How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, Rosalyn Schanzer ● (1050L) Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and the Trail of Tears, Alex W. Bealer Novel ● (690L) Seaman’s Journal: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark, Patricia Eubank ● (790L) Zia, Scott O’Dell ● (820L) Sing Down the Moon, Scott O’Dell ● (860L) Julie of the Wolves, Jean Craighead George ● (970L) The Birchbark House, Louise Erdrich ● (1000L) Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell ● (N/P) Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War, Helen Frost Grade 6: Picture Book (Informational) ● (930L) Pass Go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly was Invented, Tanya Lee Stone ● (NC1030L) Dorothea Lange: The Photographer Who Found the Faces of the Great Depression, Carole Boston Weatherford Historical Account ● (1170L) Children of the Great Depression, Russell Freedman Novels ● (730L) On the Blue Comet, Rosemary Wells ● (750L) A Long Way from Chicago, Richard Peck ● (750L) Esperanza Rising, Pam Munoz Ryan ● (800L) Moon Over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool ● (810L) My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George ● (900L) Sounder, William H. Armstrong ● (920L) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mildred D. Taylor ● (930L) No Promises in the Wind, Irene Hunt Grade 7: Drama ■ (N/A) Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village, Laura Amy Schlitz Historical/Scientific/Technical/Economic Accounts ■ (AD650L) Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325–1354, James Rumford ■ (920L) Miquel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and his Dream of Don Quixote, Margarita Engle ■ (1090L) Manners and Customs in the Middle Ages, Marsha Groves ■ (1120L) Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, David Macaulay ■ (N/A) The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa, Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack Novels ■ (620L) The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, Adam Gidwitz ■ (770L) A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver, E.L. Konigsburg ■ (780L) Crispin: The Cross of Lead, Avi ■ (880L) The Kite Fighters, Linda Sue Park ■ (920L) A Single Shard, Linda Sue Park ■ (990L) The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli ■ (1030L) Adam of the Road, Elizabeth Janet Gray ■ (1170L) Catherine, Called Birdy, Karen Cushman Grade 8: Poetry ● (NP) Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters ● (NP) Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices, Walter Dean Myers ● (N/A) I Am Phoenix: Poems for Two Voices, Paul Fleischman ● (910L) 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Naomi Shihab Nye Novels ● (HL620L) The Red Pencil, Andrea Davis Pinkney ● (750L) One Crazy Summer, Rita Williams-Garcia ● (800L) Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai ● (900L) Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson ● (NP) Witness, Karen Hesse ● (720L) A Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park

Newport County Prevention Coalition is offering parents, guardians, and community members an opportunity to view the newest movie in the Screenagers series. "Under the Influence" is a film about teenagers and addition to substances, nicotine and social media. Attached is a flyer with some more info about the film. The event is free and they are offering two times and locations. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/viewing-of-the-film-screenagers-under-the- influence-tickets-652224239257

Here are the Tiverton Middle School Grade Level Supply Lists for (SY) 23/24! ✏️

Thanks to a collaboration with students in @TivertonHighSchool 's Marine Carpentry Technology CTE Program and Mr. Phillips, the Kindergarteners (or shall we say Kinder Gardeners?) at Fort Barton School have a new raised bed garden. These soon-to-be first graders have already put the new garden to use, planting herbs and vegetables with support from Ms. Peckham and Ms. Edwards. In the Fall, the garden will aid in students' learning about the needs of plants. #TomorrowStartsHere #FortBartonProud

Congratulations to the Tiverton Middle School students who proudly represented Rhode Island at the 2023 National History Day competition at the University of Maryland. The sixth graders presented their documentary and exhibit to national judges, met with Senator Jack Reed at the U.S. Capitol, toured Washington, D.C., and marched in the Parade of Affiliates at the Closing Ceremony.

Congratulations to Pocasset’s PreK graduates! Also farewell to our retiring PreK teacher Mrs. LaFleur 💙