June 5, 2016
Our Buddy Benches, which were introduced at last Friday's assembly, will be placed in our playgrounds this week.
Adults, please help with the supervision/intended use of these spectacular benches : )
Daisy Friends,
We're in the final stretch and we're going to make it in fine style, all together! : )
A few notes about the week ahead:
- We'll finalize class placements in Grade-Level Meetings this week. If that has been completed, we'll shift to an overview of our updated Website in Grade-Level Meetings. We also have additional dates for website training. Please consult the schedule below.
- Please help us make our Volunteer Reception on Tuesday a success! We have all had a part in inviting those volunteers specific to your students. Please forward RSVPs to the office so that we can get a head-count. Participants (including bus drivers) will meet in the cafe at 8:30 am for a reception. If any staff members can make themselves available for a few minutes between 8:30-9:00 am, please stop by to give your thanks. Then, at 9 am, we will do a parade through the school, starting in the younger grades and making our way through the farthest rooms from the front entry (i.e., 4th grade, etc.) Please bring your students out in the hallway to clap as our volunteers walk by. We will strategically place flowers with classes to give to specific volunteers. If anyone has time to have students make "thank you" signs, that would be fabulous. This should conclude by 9:30 am. Thank you for trying this with me; I think it could be really nice! If you could help out by providing a breakfast treat, please drop it off in the cafe prior to 8:30 am.
- Please plan on our Department-Based PLCs on Wed. afternoon from 3:15-4:15 pm.
- Our All-Staff Luncheon will take place on Thursday, June 9, at 1:15 pm in the cafe. This is the last full day for our paraprofessionals.
- Please note the times for Transition Meetings to be held on the afternoons of June 10 and 13, below.
- Our revised Schedule for next year that came out of our school-wide Schedule Committee has gone on to the Daisy Leadership Team and has been approved. It takes into account feedback that we received from staff through the survey. I will distribute this to all early this week.
- As soon as Class Lists are completed this week, I will distribute to next year's teachers in preparation for "Step Up" Day, which will be held Monday, June 13, at 9 am.
- All-Staff End-of-Year Gathering at "Fresh Salt" at Saybrook Point is scheduled for Friday, June 10, to begin at 3:30 pm. Please join us!
There are way too many events to list them all here, so please read on to the calendar. As always, please let me know your concerns!
Ruth
Monday, June 6--"C" Day
- 9:55-10:55 am--"Young Athletes" AM Preschool Event in Gym
- 9:55-10:55 am--Grade 2 Meeting in Ruth's Office (finalize class placement)
Tuesday, June 7---"D" Day
- 8:30 am--Volunteer Reception--Gather in Cafe
- 9:00 am--Volunteer Parade through School
- 1:30-2:30 pm--Grade 4 Team Meeting in Ruth's Office (Website Training; other special area staff members who are available are invited to join at this time as well.)
Wednesday, June 8---"A" Day
- 10 am - Noon--Ruth to Admin. Council
- 12:30-1:30 pm--"Young Athletes" PM Preschool Event in Gym
- 1:30-2:30 pm--Grades 1 Team Meeting in Ruth's Office (Website Training)
- 2 pm--WHS Concert brought to Daisy by Rachael Allen (for all those available to attend)
- 3:15-4:15 pm--Department-Based PLC Meetings (Agendas to come)
Thursday, June 9---"B" Day
- 9-10:30 am--4th Grade Students to visit WMS w/ Classroom & Special Ed Teachers & 1:1 Support Staff
- 9 am--K Walking Field Trip to the Beach
- 12:30-1 pm--Grade K Team Meeting in Ruth's Office
- 1 pm Dismissal for Students
- 1:15 pm--End-of-Year Luncheon for All Staff in Cafe
- 2:15-3:15 pm--Website Training Open to All (Site TBD)
Friday, June 10---"C" Day
- 9 am--Fourth-Grade Promotion in Gym
- 4th Grade Promotion--9:00 am; followed by 4th Grade Celebration (outside activities)
- 11 am-Noon--Grade 3 Team Meeting (Ben is not available for website training on this date; please join another meeting time)
- 1 pm Dismissal for Students
- Transition Meetings--PM:
- 1:15-2:15 pm--K Team to Meet with 1st Grade Team (Location TBD)
- 2:15-3:15 pm--2nd Grade Team to meet with 3rd Grade Team (Location TBD)
- 3:30 pm--End-of-Year Celebration for staff at Fresh Salt at Saybrook Point. (Pay as you go; no reservations nor payment in advance)
THE FINAL DAY WITH STUDENTS!
- June 13
- Last Day of School for Students
- 9 am--"Step Up" Day for current Pre-K through Grade 3 graders (opportunity to visit next year's classroom)
- 4th Grade Pizza Party/Yearbook Signing in Cafe
- 1 pm Dismissal for Students; Traditional "Bus Circle Waving Goodbye" to students. All Staff Members are invited to participate in this : )
- Transition Meetings--PM:
- 1:15-2:15 pm--1st Grade Team to Meet with 2nd Grade Team (Location TBD)
- 2:15-3:15 pm--3rd Grade Team to Meet with 4th Grade Team (Location TBD)
- 5 pm Graduation at WHS (Line up at 4:15 pm)
- June 14
- Last Day of School for Teachers
- NO School-Wide Faculty Meeting, but 1-hr. blocks of time have been set aside for each grade-level team to meet with Support Staff re: next year's schedule.
- Grade K--9-10 am (Room 6)
- Grade 1--10-11 am (Room 12)
- Grade 2--8-9 am (Room 15)
- Grade 3--11-noon (Room 22)
- Grade 4--1-2 pm (Room 28)
- 1-2 pm--Website Training with Ben for those who haven't already met with him (location TBD)
- 7 pm Board of Education Meeting
- June 15
- Construction to begin at Daisy.
We have enjoyed concerts galore lately at Daisy.
Thanks so much for all of our talented students and teachers!!!
