Daisy Daily for Week of May 29, 2017

Hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful, long weekend!

As we begin the 4-day week ahead, please remember:

• Tuesday, May 30, is a "C" Day
• Our fourth-graders will start off the day on Tuesday at Westbrook High School at 7:45 am with their concert rehearsal there.  They will be bused to Daisy between 9:30 and 9:40 am.
• Grades K and 4 have field trips scheduled for Wednesday, that will be weather-dependent.
• Our 4th Grade Choral/Band Concert will take place at WHS on Thursday, June 1, at 6:30 pm.  Students should report by 6:10 pm.
• No Wednesday after-school meeting this week.
• We will continue to work on student placement for next school year during Grade Level Meetings this week.
• As always, please click on the link for our Daisy Staff Calendar for all the details of these final weeks of school:
• https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?cid=westbrookctschools.org_fdrqpeap0vmoia01dloi5b5qmc@group.calendar.google.com&pli=1#main_7%7Cweek-2+24274+24280+24274

Please let me know any concerns, thoughts and feedback as we enter the final weeks of school.

Thanks,
Ruth

"Red Nose Day" in Mrs. Parkhurst's Room : )

DAISY DAILY FOR WEEK OF MAY 22, 2017

Kindness Rocks!

May 21, 2017

Daisy Friends,

Thanks so much to EVERYONE who contributed to the success of our third- and fourth-grade students completing SBAC Assessments during the last two weeks.  We will have make-ups on Monday, May 21, and Tuesday, May 22, if necessary, and then we will have completed our SBAC Testing.  We are so proud of our students who took this in stride, reflecting a large part on the supportive adults around them.  : )

As we start a new week, please note these updates:

• We will host a special visit from the Harlem Rockets Basketball Team on Tuesday, May 23, from 1:00-1:45 pm in the gym.  This assembly is for all grade levels and features a very positive message about being  respectful and working hard and is delivered in a fun, engaging way.  The Harlem Rockets game has been rescheduled to 6:30 pm Tuesday evening at WHS and tickets purchased earlier will be honored for this game.  Tickets are also available at the door.  This is a fundraiser for WMS PTO.
• Our Grade 1 and 2 In-School Concert has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 24, from 8:55-9:35 am.  Please welcome any parents to this concert who were unable to attend the evening performance last week.  All students and staff members are invited to this concert.
• Classroom Teachers/Special Education Teachers/Support Staff: We will work on student placement for next year during team meetings this week.  Please come prepared with completed student placement cards and any concerns/recommendations that you have.
• FIELD DAY is this Friday, May 26, and the weather is looking fabulous!  Every staff member is involved in this very successful event and assignments will be forthcoming from Ryan Percival.  Let's hope we get it in this Friday because our rain date is June 13th, due to so many other scheduled events from now til the end of the year.

As always, PLEASE, PLEASE check our Staff Calendar for ALL events by clicking on the link below. We have updated this important staff calendar with all events from now through the end of the school year:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

Please let the office know of any items that should be placed on this Staff Calendar for the good of all.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!!!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for Week of May 15, 2017

May 15, 2017

Last week, we celebrated "Staff Appreciation Week" at Daisy.

Please know how much YOU are appreciated!

Hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful weekend and it looks like there may finally be some warmer weather in our future : )

Thanks to all for a very positive first week of SBAC Testing.  Our third- and fourth-grade students, along with our proctors, had a very successful week last week implementing ELA Assessments.  We really appreciate everyone's support throughout the building, paying particular attention in encouraging quiet behavior while traveling through the building, as well as everyone's flexibility with minor changes in lunch/recess/specials schedules.

This week, our third- and fourth-grade classes will be involved in Math SBAC Assessments.  Test sessions run each morning from 9:00-10:30 am.  Please pay special attention to the adjusted schedule for this week.

Please consult our DAISY STAFF CALENDAR re: important dates/events for the weeks ahead.  Click on this link:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR


A few important notes:

• The Annual Town Meeting/Budget Vote is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, at 7 pm in the Westbrook High School Auditorium. 
• Our Daisy Grades 1 & 2 Concert, will be held this Thursday, May 18th, in the gym at 5:30 pm.  We  moved the concert up to an earlier time so that it doesn't conflict with the Grade 5 Orientation at Westbrook Middle School.
• Teachers:  if you haven't already scheduled a year-end summative conference with me (through Rosanne), please do so.  We will review progress on SLOs and finalize the end-of-year evaluation in Bloomboard.
• The Harlem Rockets Game (a fundraiser for WMS PTO) has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 23, at 6:30 pm.
• We accomplished a lot in grade-level meetings last week as we explored the units that grade-level reps wrote for our SAAP curriculum.  This week, we will start to work on placement of students for next year.  Please stop by the office and pick up color-coded placement cards for that purpose.

As always, please let me know your concerns.

Ruth

Daisy Daily for Week of May 8, 2017

Our hostesses at the "High Tea."

Daisy Staff,

This week marks the beginning of SBAC Assessment.  We will host a kick-off assembly for Grade 3 and 4 students and staff on Monday, May 8, in the cafe at 2:15 pm.  We will preview the latest, updated SBAC Video and talk about what's to come in the next two weeks.

Testing sites to be used this year include: our Main Computer Lab, Computer Lab II and Room 20; as well as Mrs. Marilyn Brown's office and adjacent offices; Mrs. Gilhuly's room; and Ms. Willet's room.  We ask that everyone please use special care when traveling about the building, reminding students to keep the noise level down near testing sites.  Signs will be posted on classroom and office doors to indicate that testing is taking place.  This year, there are no restrictions on the Grade K-2 playground, as Room 10 is NOT being used as an assessment site this year.

There will be some minor changes in lunch/special schedules during testing and Michele and Kim have notified those involved. We will distribute hard copies of these schedule changes to all involved for easy access.

We appreciate everyone's flexibility and support.  Testing concludes on Friday, May 19, with make-up testing scheduled for May 22 and 23.

We encourage all students to do their best on these assessments, without putting undue stress on them.  I also so appreciate the careful work of our SBAC proctors.

This week, we will also celebrate Staff Appreciation Week, as May 9 is designated at National Teacher Appreciation Day.

• The Daisy PTO will honor our staff by providing a luncheon for all staff members on Tuesday, May 9, in the Staff Lunch Room.
• Each day during this week, we will also announce the winner of the "Recess Raffle," for the staff member who will be relieved of a recess duty on that day.  
• Other fun activities highlighting our appreciation of our staff will appear throughout the week.

Other notes about the week ahead:

• During Grade-Level Meeting this week, each grade level will review the Sexual Awareness/Abuse Prevention (SAAP) curriculum, except when those team meetings conflict with our SBAC Schedule.
• Our "Book Swap" sponsored by WECC/WELL will also take place this week.
• Department-Based PLCs will take place on Wednesday, afterschool.
• Please consult the Staff Calendar for additional dates and information:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

• The Annual Town Meeting, which includes a vote on the school and town budget, will take place on Tuesday, May 16, at 7 pm in the Westbrook High School Auditorium.

Let's make it a great week!

Ruth W. Rose

"Singo de Mayo" Karaoke Night.

Third- and Fourth-Grade Students at the Talent Show.