DAISY DAILY FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 29, 2016

February 28, 2016

Daisy Friends,

Hope you're all set for a jam-packed week ahead!

The focus is on READING ENJOYMENT and features our "Groovy Book Fair," which kicks off on Monday; a live theatrical production/all-school assembly on Monday;  and our week-long "Read Across America Spirit Week," culminating in special activities on Friday.  Please consult the weekly schedule below for specifics.

Wait until you see the unveiling of Helen's latest artwork/decorations for our Book Fair!!!  As always, it is entirely incredible and I've never experienced anything like it, anywhere!  That being said, I've been sworn to secrecy and I have promised not to post any photos until after everyone has seen it in person on Monday : )

Hope you enjoyed a taste of warmer weather today and see you on Monday!

Warmly,

Ruth

Here are a few scenes from last week:

 Congratulations to Jerli Espinoza and Norah Hayden for being recognized for their excellence in the Arts at the Connecticut Association of Schools recent awards ceremony.

We are so proud of your work....

--Jerli in Art and Norah in Music--

and we were delighted that both families were able to attend the festivities.

Thanks to Joe and Jen for joining us in the evening celebration as well!

Adults---Please join us in the fun Spirit Week ahead!

We will celebrate the joy of reading with both

"Read Across America" 

and our "Groovy Book Fair!!!"

Thanks so much to everyone who was available to help Helen with Book Fair set-up.

Likewise, if anyone is available to lend Diane a hand with Read Across America Spirit Week this week, please let her know : )

Our Father/Daughter Dance, sponsored by our PTO, was a huge success on Friday night with more than 90 students attending with their "Special Someones."  

Our girls were so excited to get dressed up for this much-anticipated event, which had been postponed due to a snow day earlier in the month.

Here's a look at the week/s ahead.............

• Monday, Feb. 29--"B" Day--"Cat in the Hat Day"--Wear Your Hat!
• BOOK FAIR OPENS; RUNS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
• 9 am--Cultural Arts Performance in Gym: Live theater production of "Alexander is NOT Going to Move!"
• 9:55-10:55 am--Gr. 2 Team Meeting
• 3:00-4:30 pm--Yearbook Club Meets (in Diana's Room)
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• Tuesday, March 1--"C" Day--"Fox in Socks Day"---Wear Crazy Socks!
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• Wednesday, March 2--"D" Day--"Wacky Wednesday"
• Wear Mis-Matched Clothes : )
• 1:30-2:30 pm--Grade 1 Team Meeting in Ruth's office
• 1:30-2:30 pm--Grade 4 Team Meeting in Conference Room
• 3:15-4:15 pm--Staff Meeting in Cafe
• 4:00-8:00 pm--Family Night at the Book Fair
• 6:00-6:30 pm--Grade 2 Informational Meeting for Parents re: "Community Helpers" Unit in Cafe

• Thursday, March 3--"A" Day--"Oh the Places You'll Go!"---Dress Up as What You Want to Be When  You Grow Up : )
• 8 am--Data Team Meetings in Rm. 1
• 10:30-11:30 am--WECC/WELL Meeting in Room 10
• 12:30-1:30 pm--Grade K Team Meeting
• After School--Set up for "Read Across America Day" in Pit
• 5:30 pm--WMS PTO Meeting; all parents invited to attend, district-wide, featuring:
• Pat Ciccone's presentation re: Budget
• Internet Safety Program
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• Friday, March 4--"B" Day--Read Across America Day--Wear Your "Groovy" Clothes :)
• Trimester 2 Ends
• Activities All Day in Pit, scheduled by Diane Lewis with Buddy Classes; Guest Readers
• 9:00-11:30 am--Pre-School Screening
• 11 am- Noon--Grade 3 Team Meeting
• 1:00-1:30 pm--Pre-School Team Meeting
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• UPCOMING DATES:
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• March 7
• 8 am "Buddy Bench" Committee Meeting
• March 8
• 8 am Daisy Leadership Meeting
• 7 PM--Board of Education Mtg. @ WHS
• March 9
• 3:15-4:15 pm--Department-Based PLC Meetings
• March 11
• Full Day Professional Development
• Reading Workshop/Mathematics @ Daisy
• Regional PD for Special Area Teachers 
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• March 15
• Dismissal for Students at 1 pm
• 1:15-3:15 pm-- Professional Development (Restorative Practices) @ Daisy
• March 16
• Report Cards Go Home
• 10 am--Noon--Ruth to Admin. Council
• WECC/WELL Forum at Daisy (4:45- 8 pm)
• March 17 and 18
• Kindergarten Registration; Appointments scheduled throughout the day/evening.
• March 18
• 8 am--Special Area Team Meeting
• March 23
• 3:15-4:15 pm--School-Wide PLC Meeting featuring Pat Ciccone's Presentation re: Budget at beginning of meeting
• March 24
• 3 pm--District Technology  Committee Meeting
• March 25
• NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
• March 29
• Grade 1 to Garde Arts (Field Trip), 9 am-12:30 pm

DAISY DAILY FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Hope your week was relaxing....

...or filled with fast and furious fun!!!

February 21, 2016

Daisy Friends,

I'm looking forward to welcoming everyone back tomorrow.  I really hope that this past week was everything that you hoped it would be!

Of course, we've got a jam-packed week ahead, but please take the time you need with your students to get re-acquainted as you ease them back into the daily routine, which will be so good for all.  Fortunately, the extremely cold weather has passed.  We still could have quite a bit of winter ahead, but it's pretty comfortable right now.

NEWS................

• I'm delighted to share some exciting news about two of our fourth-grade students, who will be honored at the Connecticut Association of Schools' Elementary Arts Awards Ceremony.  Our Music and Art Teachers have chosen the following students to be recognized:
• Norah Hayden for Excellence in Music
• Jerli Espinoza for Excellence in Art
• They will be honored, along with their families, at the CAS Awards Banquet on Monday, Feb. 22. 
• Please check out our "Feeling Groovy," Book Fair Video, which is now posted on our school website.  Thanks SO MUCH to this talented group for bringing yet another Daisy video to life!  The "Daisies" are fabulous, along with everyone else who added their fun faces to this work of art : )
• We're looking forward to welcoming Sara back on Monday, as she has recuperated from the icy slip she took that resulted in a fractured ankle.
• Please read through the calendar ahead.  Lots of events this week, including "Tech Tuesday" at 3:15 pm on Tuesday and the rescheduled "Father/Daughter" Dance for this Friday, Feb. 26.

As always, please let me know any concerns you have or anything you'd like me to add.

Enjoy today!

Ruth

Here's a look at the week/s ahead.............

• Monday, Feb. 22--"A" Day
• 9:55-10:55 am--Gr. 2 Team Meeting
• 3:00-4:30 pm--Yearbook Club Meets (in Diana's Room)
• 5-8 pm--CAS Elementary Arts Awards Banquet at Aqua Turf
• Tuesday, Feb. 23--"B" Day
• 8 am Daisy Leadership Meeting
• 12-1 pm--Ruth to "Safety Meeting" at C.O.
• 3:15-4:15 pm--"Tech Tuesday" Informal Meeting in Music Room
• Wednesday, Feb. 24--"C" Day
• 10-Noon--Ruth to Administrative Council Meeting @ C.O.
• 1:30-2:30 pm--Grade 1 Team Meeting
• 3:15-4:15 pm--PLC Department Meetings

• Thursday, Feb. 25--"D" Day
• 7:30 am--4:30 pm--Ruth to "Compliance to Coherence" CSDE Conference in Cromwell
• 8 am--Data Team Meetings in Rm. 1
• 12:30-1:30 pm--Grade K Team Meeting
• 1:30-2:30 pm--Grade 4 Team Meeting
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• Friday, Feb. 26--"A" Day
• 8:00-8:45 am--Special Area Team Meeting
• 11 am- Noon--Grade 3 Team Meeting
• 3:00-5:30 pm--Set up for Book Fair in Library; help from staff members is welcomed
• 7:00-8:30 am--Father/Daughter Dance in Cafe
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• UPCOMING DATES:
• Feb. 29
• 9 am--PTO Cultural Arts Program in the Gym:  "Alexander"
  
  
• Feb. 29 through March 3---"Feeling Groovy" BOOK FAIR in Library
• March 2
• 3:15-4:15 pm--Faculty Meeting
• 4-8 pm--Family Night at Book Fair
• 6:00-6:30 pm--Grade 2 Parent Meeting re: "Community Helpers" Project
• March 3
• 10:30-11:30 am--WECC/WELL Meeting in Rm.10
• March 4
• End of Trimester 2
• "Read Across America" Celebration
• March 7
• 8 am "Buddy Bench" Committee Meeting
• March 8
• 8 am Daisy Leadership Meeting
• March 9
• PLC Meetings
• March 11
• Full Day Professional Development (Reading Workshop/Mathematics)
• March 15
• Dismissal for Students at 1 pm
• 1:15-3:15 pm-- Professional Development (Restorative Practices)
• March 16
• Report Cards Go Home
• WECC/WELL Forum at Daisy (4:45- 8 pm)
• March 17 and 18
• Kindergarten Registration
• March 25
• NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
• March 29
• Grade 1 to Garde Arts (Field Trip), 9 am-12:30 pm

Even during the brutal below O degree F weather, there is hope for spring. During that stretch of extreme cold, we had two sets of twin baby goats born on the farm. We kept the Moms and kids toasty warm in our greenhouse.  Sure sign that spring is on the way!!!

"DAISY DAILY" FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8, 2016

February 7, 2016

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, FEB. 8---SNOW DAY

Daisy Friends,

I do hope that everyone "enjoyed" the snow day on Friday and that you're pumped up for a fun Super Bowl Day today!

You must admit, when the snow FINALLY stopped and the sun came out, it was gorgeous!  Daisy just wasn't the same without everyone on Friday, but hope you stayed safe and enjoyed the day (and digging out : )

We have an extremely full week ahead with Parent/Teacher Conferences, PTO Meeting, BOE Meeting, etc., etc. . . with perhaps a few more snow flurries thrown in?

Here are a few reminders:

• Since Friday was a snow day, Monday, Feb. 8 will be an "A" Day!
• Since many teachers have scheduled Parent/Teacher Conferences throughout the week (not just the designated days of Tuesday and Thursday), I'd like to offer teachers our grade-level meeting time to prepare and/or hold conferences.  Unless your grade-level team has a burning issue that we need to meet about, please consider this time yours for preparation/conferences.
• Please continue to let me know, as well as our specialists and support teachers, about any Parent/Teacher Conferences that you'd like us to join.
• The PTO Father/Daughter Dance has been rescheduled to Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 pm.
• Plans have been approved for all windows to be updated at Daisy this summer.  During this construction phase, the school will be off-limits for students, so ESY/Summer School and Recreation Dept. Camp will be scheduled elsewhere.  As soon as I have a detailed schedule and specifics, I will let you know more.
• As always, please let me know your concerns.

Warmly,

Ruth

Here's a look at the week/s ahead.............

• Monday, Feb. 8--SNOW DAY---NO SCHOOL
• 3:00-4:30 pm--Yearbook Club Meets (postponed)
• 7:00-8:30 pm--Internet Safety Presentation at WMS Cafe (probably rescheduled, TBD)
• Tuesday, Feb. 9--"A" Day
• 1 pm Dismissal for Students; P/T Conferences
• 7:00 pm--BOE Meeting at WHS
• Wednesday, Feb. 10--""B Day
• 7 pm--Daisy PTO Meeting in Cafe

• Thursday, Feb. 11--"C" Day
• 1 pm Dismissal for Students; P/T Conferences
• 1:00-1:45 pm--Paraprofessional Training re: Participation in PPT Meetings in Room 10 @ Daisy
• 8 am Data Team Meeting in Room 1
• Friday, Feb. 12--"D" Day
• Our Daisy PTO Bakers will offer Valentine treats in the Staff Room for all staff to enjoy : )
• 2:00 pm--Preschool Team Meeting in Ruth's Office
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• UPCOMING DATES:
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• Feb. 15-19
• School Vacation/February Break
• Feb. 23
• CAS Elementary Arts Awards @ Aqua Turf
• Feb. 24
• 3:15-4:15 pm--PLC Meetings
• Feb. 25
• Ruth to State Conference: "Compliance to Coherence"
• 3:15-4:15 pm--District Technology Committee Meeting
• Feb. 26--7 pm--Father/Daughter Dance
• Feb. 29
• 9 am--PTO Cultural Arts Program:  "Alexander"
  
  
• Feb. 29 through March 3---BOOK FAIR
• March 2
• 3:15-4:15 pm--Faculty Meeting
• 4-8 pm--Family Night at Book Fair
• 6:00-6:30 pm--Grade 2 Parent Meeting re: "Community Helpers" Project
• March 4
• End of Trimester 2
• "Read Across America" Celebration
• March 9
• PLC Meetings
• March 11
• Full Day Professional Development (Reading Workshop/Mathematics)
• March 15
• Dismissal at 1 pm
• PM Professional Development (Restorative Practices)
• March 16
• Report Cards Go Home
• WECC/WELL Forum at Daisy (4:45- 8 pm)
• March 17 and 18
• Kindergarten Registration
• March 25
• NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
• March 29
• Grade 1 to Garde Arts (Field Trip), 9 am-12:30 pm

Please let me know anything you'd like to add to this calendar for the good of all.......

In this blog format, I can easily, frequently update this information.  You can also add your feedback in the comment section : )

Thanks!

Ruth