"Daisy Daily" for the Week of September 25, 2017

Bianca Dito, RN, our new school nurse.

Kindergarten Open House Breakfast

First-Grade Open House Breakfast

Morning Circle in First Grade

Morning Circle in Kindergarten

Daisy Staff,

I hope that you enjoyed yet another fabulous summery-weather weekend!

Thanks to all we helped to make our Kindergarten and First-Grade Open House Breakfasts so successful last week.  We look forward to completing our Open House Breakfasts for Grades 2, 3 and 4 this week.  (Please see schedule in Staff Google Calendar below.)

As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Calendar for all the important dates, events, etc., at:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR 2017-2018

A few notes about this week:

• Wednesday features a School-Based PLC Meeting from 3:15-4:15 pm in the cafe.  (Agenda items included: An overview of SBAC results; preview of Daisy's YouTube channel featuring Kids' News; Restorative Practices Update; and Finalized Assessment Calendar.)
• Two informational meetings re: next April's China Trip will take place this week, on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 7 pm in Ginny White's classroom.  
• Our annual practice Walking Evacuation Drill to Oxford Academy is scheduled to take place this Thursday at approximately 9:15 am.
• We will hold our first "Good News" Assembly of the school year on Friday at 2 pm in the gym.  This all-school assembly will recognize students who participated in Summer Reading and Math Challenges with a celebration of a "Prismatic Magic Show" for all, sponsored by our Daisy PTO.

Coming up next week, Week of October 2:

• "Wild West" Book Fair in our school library
• Early Dismissal on Oct. 3 & Oct. 5 at 1 pm for Parent/Teacher Conferences
• Family Night at the Book Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 3

RESTORATIVE PRACTICES TRAINING:

• Thanks to all who came back from training last week, with renewed energy and excitement to further their work in Proactive and Responsive Circles with our students.
• Future trainings are scheduled to take place in our district and I encourage you to find that one that best meets your needs.  These trainings are for ALL staff members.  Future dates are:

• October 2^nd & 3^rd
• October 30^th & 31^st
• January 16^th & 17^th
• January 18^th & 19^th
• February 1^st & 2^nd

Here are the instructions for signing up online for these trainings:

Access through this link (also previously sent)  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-2017-summer-2018-tickets-32300771477

• Click the green square that says “register” in the upper right-hand corner of screen
• Scroll down until you find the Session you seek (there are many so keep scrolling)
• The screen will tell you how many seats are still available under the title or it will say sold out
• Find the drop down that depicts a “0”
• Select the number of people you are registering; that should be 1 in most cases

• Once information is entered, click “complete registration” at the very bottom of the screen
• A ticket will be printed

Be certain to retain that ticket and bring it with you to the session you attend.

Please remember that you must also fill out a Conference Request Form and submit that to the office as well.

As always, please let me know how I can support you in the important work of educating our students.  Let's make if a fabulous week!

Warmly,

Ruth