DAISY DAILY---WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Thanks for a great first week of school!

It's wonderful to have everyone back "home!"

Daisy Staff,

I continue to be in awe of you all and how much we have accomplished together since school was opened to you on Wed., August 24.  We've had three great days with students and I'm wishing you a wonderful week ahead.

Hope everyone enjoyed the Labor Day Weekend and it looks like we really lucked out without any severe weather.

I'll be updating our "Daisy Daily" each week to give you a heads-up on the weeks ahead.

• Thanks for the warm welcome everyone has given to Taylor Price, our .5 special education teacher in K, and to Stephen Trojan, our new third-grade teacher.  We're so happy to have you both with us!
• This week, we'll be welcoming two new paraprofessionals to Daisy:  
• Sabrina Husted in Pre-K
• Meghan Condren as a 1:1 Para
• I'm also delighted to let you know that our Co-Lead Teachers this year are: Marilyn Brown and Cathy Dowler.
• Our PLC Leaders will remain consistent with:
• Lesley Harrington, Math/Science
• Diane Lewis, English Language Arts/Social Studies
• Michele Hammond, Curriculum/Professional Development
• Kim Godfrey, Computer/Library Science
• Emma Voytek, Special Education

Here are some highlights of the week/s ahead:

Tuesday, Sept. 6----"D" Day

• 8 am--Daisy Leadership Team Meeting in Ruth's Office (PLC Leaders, Lead Teachers.  I'm looking for a few teacher reps, so if you're interested in joining future meetings, please let me know.)
• 9:15-9:55 am--Grade 4 Team Meeting in Ruth's Office

Wednesday, Sept. 7---"A" Day

• 10 am--Noon--Ruth to Administrative Council @ Central Office
• 2:05-2:45 pm--Grade 1 Team Meeting in Ruth's Office
• 3:15-4:15 pm--Staff Meeting in Cafe
• 5:00-7:00 pm--Daisy PTO Family Picnic on school grounds
• Please consider joining our families for this fun, back-to-school event.
• There will be a very special event taking place that evening---the dedication of a bench in our courtyard for former principal, Kit Bishop.  
• The PTO is seeking a few staff members to help with ticket sales that night.

Thursday, Sept. 8---"B" Day

• 10:20-11:00 am--Grade 2 Team Meeting in Ruth's Office
• 11:20 am-Noon--Grade 3 Team Meeting in Ruth's Office

Friday, Sept. 9---"C" Day

• 9 am--Preschool Screening
• 12:50-1:30 pm--Grade K Team Meeting in Ruth's Office
• 1:30-2:10 pm--Pre-School Team Meeting in Ruth's Office

I'm sure it will be a very quick, four-day week : )

We continue to work out any kinks in the Duty Schedule.  I thank you for your continued communication with our office staff re: this.

A few other tidbits:

• We expect to begin with "Homework Room" on September 12 and the plan is for it to run Monday through Thursday.  I invite any staff members who are interested in supervising our Homework Room to please put this interest in writing to me, as well as to Cathy Dowler, who will be leading this effort.  E-mail is fine.
• Our office staff asks that if you are taking the last of something (i.e., construction paper, chart paper, other items that the office orders) to please let Shea/Jackie know.

Last but certainly not least.............

Thanks to all who so generously donated to my "Closer to Free Ride" efforts last Friday to help patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital as well as to fund cancer research.  What a pleasant surprise that was to me, when our office staff shared that information with you.  Over the weekend, I've decided to upgrade my 25-mile ride to 62.5 miles, so I'm hoping for good weather this Saturday, September 10.  If you want to check out the link to my homepage for "Closer to Free," click on:

http://www.rideclosertofree.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=9483

Wishing you a wonderful week!!!

Ruth