Tuesday, December 18, 2012
A fifth grader from North Kingstown is helping out those devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
Abby Duffy’s first absence of the school year wasn’t due to sickness, or even a feigned sickness. Instead of sitting in the classroom on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Abby was sitting shotgun as she and her father drove down to the Jersey Shore to donate supplies to the area ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. Abby, who is in fifth grade at Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School, decided to take action and help those hit hard by the October storm after watching the coverage on television. Struck by the images that streamed across her television screen, Abby sent an email to her principal to see if the school could do anything. Days later, letters were sent out to staff and parents asking for donations to send to New Jersey and two boxes were set …
Monday, July 16, 2012
SMH-Quidnessett Elementary School needs help constructing its new playground.
The rusty and outdated equipment at Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School will be no more after this weekend, thanks to the work of the school’s PTO. Though the group raised $45,000 to replace the school’s aging playground, there’s still another large obstacle to overcome: building it. SMH-Quidnessett is seeking volunteers to join its Playground Community Build Day on July 21 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The build will be led by M.E. Obrien & Sons, but more hands and help are needed to put up the slides, monkey bars and other playground staples. The PTO has been working for nearly a year and a half to raise and build a new playground for the school. For six years, the school only served grades four and five as the school district …
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Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School
166 Mark Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Repairs needed at Quidnessett Elementary School may not happen this summer.
From windows to roofs to floors, Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School is in need of maintenance and repairs. With a slew of approvals from the local level to the state needed beforehand, the window to get the work done this summer is closing. According to Superintendent Phil Auger, school officials are working to make repairs to the school’s problematic roof over the summer. Most of the repairs will be covered by the roof’s warranty, but Auger says the school department is looking to fund the remainder using a recently passed $6.4 million school repair bond. With the cost of replacing the roof at Davisville Middle School coming in far below projects, Auger says that the money saved could be put toward Quidnessett Elementary. …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
School committee seeks to stretch bond issue to cover new flooring and other repairs at Quidnessett Elementary School
Providing safe, comfortable schools was the focus of several North Kingstown School Committee actions at its June 12 meeting. The committee awarded a $1.32 million contract to Capeway Roofing Systems of Westport, MA to replace the leaking roof at Davisville Middle School. The work, to be completed over the summer, will be funded by a bond issue approved by voters in April. Capeway was one of four bidders on the job, and its bid was less than the $2 million estimate for the work. The committee also authorized a proposal by school staff for an expedited process to remove carpet at Quidnessett Elementary School, replace the carpet with tile or polished concrete, and make repairs designed to prevent water from rising through the building's …
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North Kingstown High School
150 Fairway Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Council members hear about the leaky situation at SMH-Quidnessett Elementary School.
Davisville Middle School isn’t the only school in the district with a leaky roof, according to some parents and teachers of Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School. A handful of concerned parents and teachers spoke before the North Kingstown Town Council Monday night, pleading for action to be taken on the school. “I honestly don’t know what to do anymore because my students are walking through raindrops to get into my classroom,” said second grade teacher, Kim Wilson. “My books are wet, the rugs are wet and my students’ backpacks are wet.” Wilson also told the council that mold had been found in her classroom last August and recent infrared moisture scans of the roof (authorized by the council) have reportedly shown her room to …
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166 Mark Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Quidnessett Elementary's kindergarteners hit their school's neighborhood streets to collect food for the North Kingstown Food Pantry.
For Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School, no student is too young to learn the importance of giving back to their community. Friday morning, the school's four kindergarten classes headed out into the local neighborhood for its second annual Turkey Trot to collect food for the North Kingstown Food Pantry. "It's just something to teach the children about giving back and helping others in need," said Liz Tully, the school's secretary. Fifty-six students – aided by parent volunteers and teachers Allison Chatowsky, Kim Ferguson, Paula Schartner and winner of Channel 10's Golden Apple Award Amy Clarke – visited 120 houses in the Quidnessett neighborhood with wheelbarrows in tow. Earlier this week, parent volunteers went house to …
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166 Mark Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
What should students be bringing with them on their first day of school? North Kingstown Patch has it covered.
Sound the alarm: school starts in a week. Before you go into panic mode and raid Staples and Walmart for every back-to-school item they carry to arm your child for the first day of school, take a look at our guide for what to bring on the first day of school. Cafeteria prices have gone up this year in all North Kingstown schools. School 2010 Price 2011 Price High School $3.00 $3.50 Middle Schools $3.00 $3.25 Elementary Schools $2.00 $2.50 So what's on the menu for the first day of school? You have four options: Most elementary schools recommend sending your child off with a midday snack as well as lunch money or a bag lunch. Wickford Middle School | School officials recommend bringing standard supplies (backpack, notebooks, writing …
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Stony Lane Elementary School
825 Stony Ln, North Kingstown, RI
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Davisville Middle School
200 School St, North Kingstown, RI
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North Kingstown High School
150 Fairway Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Hamilton Elementary School
25 Salisbury Ave, North Kingstown, RI
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Forest Park Elementary School
50 Woodlawn Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnessett Elementary School
166 Mark Dr, North Kingstown, RI
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Fishing Cove Elementary School
110 Wickford Point Rd, North Kingstown, RI
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Wickford Middle School
250 Tower Hill Rd, North Kingstown, RI
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Lisa Girard
6:55 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
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