DAISY DAILY FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28, 2016

First Graders enjoying a traditional Thanksgiving dessert.

Daisy Staff,

I do hope that all enjoyed an enjoyable long Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends.  I so enjoyed visiting your classrooms last week and joining in many traditions and lessons that wove in literature and mathematics with the theme of thankfulness.

We come back to an exciting week that includes an opportunity for more Professional Development in how to help our EL students become more successful and also for PMT Refresher Training for our Special Education staff and resource team.  Please see specific times/dates for all of this in the calendar below, as well as important dates re: Report Cards.

We also have a chance to celebrate the incredible work that our entire staff has accomplished in helping students feel more comfortable regarding standardized testing.  Our SBAC Video Team will be featured and recognized at the CAS Excellence in Education Celebration at the Aqua Turf at 5 pm on Wed., Nov. 30. 
I have reserved 10 tickets and still have a couple seats available.  If you'd like to join the group as my guest, please let me know ASAP.

Looking forward to the week ahead with you and our students!

Ruth

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The weeks ahead..........

Monday, Nov. 28---C Day

Tuesday, Nov. 29---D Day

• Marking Period 1 Ends
• 8 am Daisy Leadership Team Meets in Ruth's Office

Wednesday, Nov. 30---A Day

• 1 pm Dismissal/Professional Development
• 1:15-3:15 pm---Teresa Lopez-Lebron will lead PD re: EL Learners in the cafe 
• 5 pm---CAS Excellence in Education Awards--Aqua Turf, Southington (There are still a few seats left.)

Thursday, Dec. 1---B Day

• 1 pm Dismissal/Professional Development
• 1:00-3:30 pm--PMT Refresher Training for Special Education Team in Cafe
• 1:15-3:15 pm---Professional Responsibility PD for classroom/special area teachers (time to consult re: progress reports, report cards, Math "Bridges" Planning as teams.)

Friday, Dec. 2---C Day

• Special Area Grades Due (in PowerSchool)

Note:  Since we have 2 Early Dismissal Days this week, which will preclude grade-level meeting time with me, we won't hold formal grade-level meetings this week.  Please use this time for Professional Responsibilities, including Progress Reports and Report Cards.

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Wednesday, Dec . 7---

• Report Cards go home with students

Thursday, Dec. 8:

• 10:30-11:30 am--WECC/WELL Meeting in Staff Room

Friday, Dec. 9:

• 8 am--Special Area Team Meeting in Ruth's Office

Tuesday, Dec. 13:

• 7 pm--BOE Meeting at WHS

Thursday, Dec. 15--Friday, Dec. 16:

• PTO Holiday Fair

Friday, Dec. 16:

• 4-7 pm---Daisy Holiday Party at Cuckoo's Nest (Please RSVP to Jackie/Shea)

Monday, Dec. 19:

• "Festive Sweater Day"

Tuesday, Dec. 20:

• "Red/Green Day"
• 3:15-4:15 pm---"Tech Tuesday"

Wednesday, Dec. 21:

• "White Out Day" (Dress in white/snow theme)

Thursday, Dec. 22:

• School-wide Pajama Day
• Sing-a-long---Time TBA
• 1 pm---Dismissal

Friday, Dec. 23 through Tuesday, January 2----HOLIDAY BREAK............................................................

Fourth-Graders enjoying their "Cranberry Investigations"

"Turkey Selfie"