Daisy Daily for the Week of December 17, 2018

Thanks to all who were able to make it to our Daisy Holiday Gathering on Friday Evening.  So good to see so many there!

Here's a look at the week ahead:

• The week of Dec. 17 has been designated "Spirit Week" with each day featuring a different theme:
• Monday--"Happy Holidays from the Family" (Wear Your Favorite Flannels)
• Tuesday--"Candy Cane Tuesday" (Wear Red, White and/or Green)
• Wednesday--"Island of Toys" (Dress as your favorite toy)
• Thursday--"Ringing in the New Year" (Dress to Impress)
• Friday---"Silent Night"--School-wide Pajama Day with Traditional Holiday Sing-a-long at 12:15 pm.  (Third-grade classes are invited to join an earlier lunch wave so that all lunches will be completed by 12:15 pm.)
• Of course, these Spirit Days are optional for students and adults.  Please join in the fun, if you desire!
• Our Daisy PTO will offer a Holiday Luncheon for all staff members in the Staff Lunch Room during lunch waves on Thursday.  Please come and enjoy!
• Students will be dismissed at 1 pm on Friday, Dec. 21st, for the Holidays and will return to school on Wed., Jan. 2.  The school office will remain open over the holiday break except for the holidays of Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1.

As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Just a word of caution as we navigate the busy week ahead.  The holidays can bring additional stress to students, families and colleagues alike.  Please take the time to assess how those around you are doing and feel free to pull back on a few things to reduce the pressure, if indicated.  If you need any assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.

Wishing all a wonderful week ahead and a most wonderful holiday!
Hope that you have a bit of time for rest and relaxation as well as celebrating with friends and family.

Warmly,

Ruth

Thanks to those who decided to add some festivity
to doors, bulletin boards, etc!

Daisy Daily for the Week of December 10, 2018

Daisy Staff,

Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful weekend.

Please know that additional Science materials/kits/manuals have arrived for all grade levels and Beth is delivering to classrooms.

Thanks so much to Kim for organizing our annual Mitten/Hat Collection for those in need.  Thanks to everyone's generosity, we collected 99 pairs of mittens and 17 hats, which will be delivered to Westbrook Youth and Family Services for distribution.  What a wonderful donation!

Thanks to those who have joined their Buddy Classes in decorating doors and bulletin boards with a holiday theme.  What a festive flair this adds to our school!

A few notes about the week/s ahead:

• At Tuesday evening's Board of Education Meeting (7 pm at Westbrook High School Library), we will highlight what our students in K-4 have learned by participating in "Hour of Code."  Kim and a few of our students will attend the meeting to showcase our students' talents and work.
• Report Cards will go home with students in their Daily Folders on Wednesday.  As always, if you have concerns about any reports, please let me know.
• Classroom Teachers---Please send folders home daily with notices, student work, etc.  Please do not hold information to go home on Wednesdays as was the past practice.
• Classes will have the opportunity to visit the Holiday Shop in Room 13 on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the schedule on display in the office.  The PTO offers scholarships to students for this event.  Please let me know if you have any concerns.
• Grade-level Meetings and other meetings will take place this week, as scheduled, in our Daisy Calendar.
• Our Staff Holiday Party is this Friday, December 14, 5 pm at the Cukoo's Nest, 1712 Boston Post Rd., Old Saybrook.  (Theme: Festive Sweater Day!)
• The week of Dec. 17 has been designated "Spirit Week" with each day featuring a different theme:
• Monday--"Happy Holidays from the Family" (Wear Your Favorite Flannels)
• Tuesday--"Candy Cane Tuesday" (Wear Red, White and/or Green)
• Wednesday--"Island of Toys" (Dress as your favorite toy)
• Thursday--"Ringing in the New Year" (Dress to Impress)
• Friday---"Silent Night"--School-wide Pajama Day with Traditional Holiday Sing-a-long at 12:15 pm.  (Third-grade classes are invited to join an earlier lunch wave so that all lunches will be completed by 12:15 pm.)
• Of course, these Spirit Days are optional for students and adults.  Please join in the fun, if you desire!
• Students will be dismissed at 1 pm on Friday, Dec. 21st, for the Holidays and will return to school on Wed., Jan. 2.  The school office will remain open over the holiday break except for the holidays of Dec. 24, 25, 26 and Jan. 1.


As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing all a wonderful week ahead!

Ruth

Kindergarten students sharpen their Math skills

by playing Dreidel.

Daisy Daily for the Week of December 3, 2018

Daisy Staff,

A few notes about the week ahead:

• Our first-grade teacher, Seana Nygard, who has been chosen Westbrook's Teacher of the Year by the district Teacher of the Year Committee, will be celebrated at a state-wide awards ceremony at the Bushnell in Hartford this Wednesday evening.  Congratulations, Seana!!!

• Marking Period 1 ended November 28 and Report Cards will go home with students on Wed., December 12.  Special Area Team members will have grades for students entered by December 7.  Teachers, please be sure that you are entering grades in "M1" in PowerSchool.  As always, please let me know any concerns.
• An Initial PMT Training will be offered in district on Friday, December 7, for staff members requiring training.
• Please save the Date for our Staff Holiday Party---Friday, December 14, 5 pm!



As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing all a wonderful week ahead!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of November 26, 2018

Our First-Grade Traditional Thanksgiving Gathering

Daisy Staff,

Hope that everyone enjoyed a wonderful, long Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends!

Many thanks to our Daisy PTO for the gifts of homemade bread to every staff member before the break!

A few notes about the week ahead:

• Grade-Level, Special Area and Leadership Meetings will take place this week as per schedule on our Daisy calendar.
• Hearing Screenings will take place this week, also as noted on our Daisy calendar.
• Department-Based PLCs will take place this Wed., from 3:15-4:15 pm (a bit earlier if meeting at HS/MS.)
• Our Third-Graders will have a field trip to Pequot Museum this Wednesday.
• Marking Period 1 Ends November 28, with Report Cards going home on December 12.  Please note that the end of all three Marking Periods/Trimesters are marked in our Staff Google Calendar.  Special Area Team members will have grades for students entered by December 7.
• Specials for Pre-School classes will start on Thursday, November 28, which is an "A" Day and the first day of Trimester 2.
• An Initial PMT Training will be offered in district on Friday, December 7, for staff members requiring training.
• Please save the Date for our Staff Holiday Party---Friday, December 14, 5 pm!



As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing all a wonderful week ahead!

Ruth

(A little fun over the holiday weekend, leading off the Branford Christmas Parade)

Daisy Daily for Week of November 19, 2018

Registration Table on Race Day!

Start Line!

The Scotella Family helped with "Bottle It Up!"

Bake Sale Table.

Many thanks to our PTO Volunteers!

VICTORY!!!

Daisy Staff,

Our 6th Annual Daisy Dash 5K/Fun Run was a resounding success on Saturday!  We had beautiful weather, 422 registered runners in the 5K and many, many students in the Fun Run!  Thanks so much to our very dedicated core group of PTO parents who put so much work into making this biggest fundraiser of the year such a successful event.  Thanks so much, too, to staff members who volunteered time with our students at Run Club in advance of the run and for those who showed up on Saturday to help and/or run.  Your involvement is so very much appreciated!!!

Westbrook High School also had a most successful "run" with the play, Spamalot, this weekend as well!  We congratulate our families involved in this amazing event!

It's going to be a super-quick week for us and here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Although we won't have grade-level meetings in the office this week, due to the shortened week, I would like to meet with Grade 1, as scheduled on Tuesday since we weren't able to meet last week.
• We have Early Dismissal on Wednesday at 1 pm, and the PTO will be making their annual homemade bread deliveries to all staff members on that day.
• Our Daisy budget for the next school year is due in Central Office by Wednesday of this week.  Please let me know any concerns/needs that we haven't already discussed (especially PLC Leaders).

• Marking Period 1 Ends November 28, with Report Cards going home on December 12.  Please note that the end of all three Marking Periods/Trimesters are marked in our Staff Google Calendar.  Special Area Team members will have grades for students entered by December 7.
• Specials for Pre-School classes will start on Thursday, November 28, which is an "A" Day and the first day of Trimester 2.
• An Initial PMT Training will be offered in district on Friday, December 7, for staff members requiring training.
• Please save the Date for our Staff Holiday Party---Friday, December 14, 5 pm!

As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing you and your families and friends a most wonderful long Thanksgiving weekend!

Warmly,

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of November 12, 2108

November 11, 2018

Daisy Staff,

A few notes about the week ahead:

• We will observe Veterans Day on Monday, November 12, by honoring our Veterans with a school-wide assembly at 1 pm in the Gym.  Students will be invited to join in the procession with their special guest and will sit with the Veterans in front of the audience.  If you receive additional RSVPs from families, please let the office know ASAP.  Please remember to wear Red, White and Blue on Monday : )
• The Daisy PTO will meet from 5:15-6:15 pm on Tuesday in the Cafe.
• The Board of Education will meet on Tuesday evening at 7 pm in the Westbrook High School Library.
• Please note that Wednesday, November 14 is an early dismissal day (1 pm) for Professional Development.  We have an amazing opportunity with Pat Ciccone joining us to facilitate an afternoon PD session re: the Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACES).  This session will take place in the cafe from 1:15-3:15 pm.
• The High School Play, "Spamalot" opens this Thursday evening and runs through the weekend.  It looks to be a very exciting show!
• Our Annual 5K/Fun Run DAISY DASH will be held Saturday, November 17!  Please consider joining us as this is our PTO's major fundraiser of the year and promises to be a good time.
• Marking Period 1 Ends November 28, with Report Cards going home on December 12.  Please note that the end of all three Marking Periods/Trimesters are marked in our Staff Google Calendar.
• Please save the Date for our Staff Holiday Party---Friday, December 14, 5 pm!

As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing you a wonderful week!

Ruth

The Keynote Speaker at the Early Childhood Forum last week was Scarlet Lewis, mother of Jesse Lewis who perished at Sandy Hook, and also founder of the "Choose Love" Movement.  She delivered an inspirational message to a sold-out crowd of early childhood educators and parents.

Kudos to Early Childhood Coordinator, Alyssa Lindquist, who planned the forum, and who provides numerous educational opportunities for our early childhood educators and families.

Daisy Daily for the Week of November 5, 2018

Afternoon pre-schoolers and their teachers joined our 

school community in the parade on October 31.

Daisy Friends,

Here's to a busy week ahead!

• Monday, Nov. 5, features our Early Childhood Forum, with set-up in the Cafe beginning at 3:15 pm.  The forum runs from 5-8 pm, featuring keynote speaker Scarlett Lewis, founder of the "Choose Love" Movement, dedicated to her son, Jesse, who lost his life in the Sandy Hook tragedy.  There will be eight break-out sessions after the keynote speaker/dinner, with a record crowd expected of about 160 attendees.  This is a fabulous event for our community and many thanks to Alyssa Lindquist and our staff members who are involved in its success!
• Tuesday, Nov. 6, is a Professional Day for staff, with no school for students.  We have Science PD and PMT Training at Daisy as well as Regional PD and other PD throughout the district.  Agendas have been distributed to all disciplines involved.
• Wednesday, Nov. 7, features our regularly-scheduled Staff Meeting, but the focus will be on well-being and stress-relief.  Come prepared to experience some fun with colleagues.  No laptops or materials required.
• We will observe Veterans Day on Monday, November 12, by honoring our Veterans with a school-wide assembly at 1 pm in the Gym.  We will have invitations ready to go home to families and Veterans this week.
• Please note that Wednesday, November 14 is an early dismissal day (1 pm) for Professional Development.  We have an amazing opportunity with Pat Ciccone joining us to facilitate an afternoon PD session re: the Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACES).
• Our Annual 5K/Fun Run DAISY DASH will be held Saturday, November 17!
• Marking Period 1 Ends November 28, with Report Cards going home on December 12.  Please note that the end of all three Marking Periods/Trimesters are marked in our Staff Google Calendar.
• Please save the Date for our Staff Holiday Party---Friday, December 14, 5 pm!

As always, please consult our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the details of the events ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing you a wonderful week!

Ruth

Second-Graders in Cathy Dowler's classroom

learn how to "Choose Love" and "Be Courageous!"

Daisy Daily for the Week of October 29, 2018

Daisy Friends,

Thanks to all who came together to make "Pink Day" to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness a success at Daisy on Friday!

As we enter the new week:

• Please let me know if any of your students and/or families have indicated that they want their children to participate in an alternative activity on Wednesday from 2:00-2:30 pm during the parade.  Ryan and Joe have generously offered to facilitate movement and art activities during that time.  We really want to encourage all families to keep their children in school all day and by having alternative activities, we hope to accomplish this.  As we want to plan appropriately, we will make a list of students participating in alternative activities to share with Ryan and Joe and all teachers, so please get us that information ASAP.
• We have an offer from a senior student at Oxford Academy who would like to work with our students and/or adults in Spanish.  He visited last week with his adviser, Marti White, and we popped into a few classrooms during the visit and spoke with some of you about this offer.  Please let me know if you would like to explore some volunteer possibilities with this student.
• Please consider supporting our Daisy Dash 5K/Fun Run on November 17.  Here's the link for all the info:  https://www.daisydash5k.com/
• The Early Childhood Community Forum will take place at Daisy on Monday, Nov. 5th, from 4:45 pm-8:00 pm.  Keynote Speaker is Scarlett Lewis, founder of the "Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement."  Please consider joining us for this important evening!
• As always, please check our Staff Calendar for all the scheduled meetings and events this week and for the weeks ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing all a fabulous week!!!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of October 22, 2018

"Our Crew"

Daisy Staff,

Wishing you a wonderful week ahead with our students.

A few notes:

• In Grade-Level Meetings this week, we will review student data as planned.
• No staff meeting scheduled for this Wednesday after school, but there will be a PDEC Meeting for PLC Leaders and Administrators.
• We will recognize "Breast Cancer Awareness" this Friday, an annual awareness day that Heather Gersz organizes each October.  Please wear PINK if you are so inclined to support this cause : )
• Please note up-coming events on our calendar, such as:
• Annual Halloween Parade, October 31, 2 pm.
• Early Childhood Forum at Daisy, November 5
• District, as well as Regional Professional Development Day, November 6
• Veterans Day Assembly, November 12
• Daisy Dash 5K, November 17

Again, here is the link to our Daisy Staff Calendar.  Please advise the office of other events that need to be on this calendar for the good of all (field trips, class events, etc.)

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Thanks,

Ruth

Thanks so much to Jenna Brady for organizing 

"Down Syndrome Awareness" Day

last Friday and to all those who contributed

to its success.

Leaving you with this thought

as we start a new week.....

Daisy Daily for the Week of October 15, 2018

Walk/Bike to School, October 2018:

What a successful event!!!

Thanks to all of our staff members who joined us!!!

Daisy Staff,

As we look forward to the week ahead, please check our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important dates, times, etc., at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

A few highlights:

• Grade-Level Meetings will take place this week, as scheduled.
• Leadership Team will meet on Tuesday at 8 am in my office.
• Department-based PLCs will take place on Wednesday, after school, from 3:15-4:15 pm.  Agendas will be forthcoming.
• Special Area Team will meet on Friday at 8 am in my office.
• We have two valued guest readers from the Westbrook community who would like to continue reading in our classrooms.  Please let me know (via e-mail) if you'd like to welcome Steve Mazeau and/or Lynn Nathan to come into your classroom to read to your class or to read 1:1 with students or in small groups.  They are both lovely and a wonderful addition to our school community.  Here is their availability:
• Mr. Mazeau: Tuesdays, 9-10 am
• Mrs. Nathan: Thursdays, 9-11 am
• If you haven't yet had a chance to join "Sunshine," please consider doing so.  : )
• October is the month for both Down Syndrome Awareness and Breast Cancer Awareness.  We will recognize:
• Down Syndrome Awareness on Friday, Oct. 19
• Breast Cancer Awareness on Friday, Oct. 26
• Details on both to follow.  These are intended to be awareness activities for the adults in the building.  We will plan to recognize International Down Syndrome Awareness Day (March 21) with our students and staff as we did last year with
  "Crazy Socks Day."

As always, please let me know your concerns and needs.  Let's make it a great week, as we are finally enjoying some fall weather!

Warmly,

Ruth

Positive messages at the October 

Board of Education Meeting.......

Daisy Daily for the Week of October 8, 2018

Thanks to Helen Sweet for another fabulous

"Enchanted" Book Fair!

Daisy Staff,

Thanks to ALL for all you put into making Parent/Teacher Conferences so worthwhile and successful for our students'

families last week.  All the work, energy and time that you put into each conference is so appreciated!

Also, many thanks to Helen (and volunteers) for a most fabulous, magical, enchanted Book Fair.  Each successive, successful Book Fair always seems to top the previous one.  EVERY child went home with a brand-new book, thanks to the generosity of those who helped support our scholarships.  Again, thanks to Helen for making this all happen!

A few notes about the four-day week ahead:

• Tuesday, Oct. 9, is a "B" Day.  (Remember, we skip over holidays so that we don't miss a day of rotations.)
• Grade-Level Meetings will take place as scheduled this week.
• No Leadership Meeting this morning.  We will resume with our "every other" Tuesday meetings NEXT Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 8 am in the office.
• Swim Classes at the "Y" begin today, Oct. 9, for Jeff Sullivan's class.  These classes will take place weekly on Tuesdays and Jeff's first-grade class will leave the building at 12:45 pm and return by 2:00 pm.  These lessons will conclude on Nov. 27.
• Homework Room starts today (Oct. 9) and will run Mondays through Thursdays in Room 13 from 3-4 pm.  Cathy Dowler is coordinating this and a list of those participating will be confirmed today with all teachers and the office.
• The monthly Board of Education Meeting takes place this evening, Tues., Oct. 9, at 7 pm in the WHS Library.
• "Bike/Walk to School" takes place this Wed., Oct. 10.  Staff members who would like to join in, please meet families at the Ted Lane Parking Lot @ 8 am.  (Raindate is Thurs., Oct. 11).
• We will have our regularly-scheduled Faculty Meeting on Wed., 3:15-4:15 pm in cafe.

As always, please check our Daisy Staff Calendar for all the events of the weeks ahead at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Wishing all a wonderful week!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of October 1

Daisy Staff,

Welcome to October with continued warm weather : )

Hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend!  Here are a few important updates for the week ahead:

• This is Parent/Teacher Conference Week as well as Book Fair Week.
• Early dismissal on Tuesday and Thursday at 1 pm.  Updated, early dismissal schedule to follow.
• Please give updated Conference Schedule to the office so that we can support your conferences.  If anyone would like to use "Language Line" to assist in translations (for any language) in conferences, please schedule these in the office conference room and we will assist.
• Family Night at the Book Fair is Tuesday, Oct. 2, 4-8 pm.  Helen Sweet has great things in store for our students, families and staff!  Thanks so much to ALL who stayed after school last Friday to help with Book Fair set-up!
• No after-school meetings on Wednesday, due to conferences.
• Also, no grade-level meetings this week due to Conferences.  Teachers, please use this time to complete online trainings for Mandated Reporter, Bloodborne Pathogens and Health Training.
• As always, please check our Google Staff Calendar for ALL updates.
• NO SCHOOL next Monday, October 8/Columbus Day.  (Please remember that we skip the "letter" day in the rotating schedule so that we don't miss specials, etc.)  To help all stay on track with A, B, C, D, E Day, please remember that this is noted on our Staff Calendar.

Wishing all a wonderful week and please let me know your concerns : )

Ruth

Ruth W. Rose
Principal

Daisy Daily for Week of September 24, 2018

Daisy PTO Family Picnic 2018

Daisy Staff,

Welcome to our 5th Week of School!  Where has the time gone? 

Hopefully, the heat is dissipating as well : ) 

As always, please check our Daisy Staff Google calendar daily for events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

  Here are a few highlights of the week ahead:

• Open House Breakfasts continue this week, with K on Monday at 8:30 am and Grade 1 on Tuesday at 8:30 am.
• School Photos are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will take ALL staff photos for new badges.  Please be sure you stop by the "pit" for your photo.  Classroom teachers can have theirs taken at the same time as their students and we ask all other staff members to be sure to stop by.  (Schedule is in the office.)
• School-wide PLC is Wednesday from 3:15-4:15 pm in the cafe.  Ben will join us to provide updates on Tech Security/Privacy.  Please bring laptops for online work after his presentation.
• We will begin discussing SLO's in Grade-Level Meetings this week.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences and our Daisy Book Fair take  place the week of October 1.  Please check our calendar for details.

Let's make it a great week!

Warmly,

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of September 17, 2018

Congratulations to Seana Nygard,

Westbrook's Teacher of the Year!

A few reminders about this week:

• Please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all dates and events, especially for Grade-Level Meetings and Open House Breakfasts events, by grade level:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

• We start off the week with an 8:30 am Open House Breakfast on Monday for Mrs. Salisbury's students and their families.
• We have an 8 am Leadership Meeting on Tuesday in the office; as well as a PTO Meeting in the afternoon, from 3:15-4:15 pm.  (This is a new time that the PTO is trying in order to reach more parents/guardians and staff members.  Please join us if you can! Location to be announced.)
• Department-based PLCs after school on Wednesday, 3:15-4:15 pm.  For this first PLC, K-2 teachers will work with Diane Lewis re: Literacy and Grades 3-4 teachers will work with Beth Haynes re: Science.
• Our Daisy PTO Family Picnic is rescheduled for this Wednesday from 5-7 pm.  The weather is looking great for Wed!  All staff members are invited to attend.
• We will have our first "Good News" Assembly of the school year on Friday at 1:45 pm in the cafe.  This assembly will feature a laser light show with music to celebrate our students' accomplishments in summer reading and math.
• As always, please consult our calendar for all future events, as well as the "letter" days for our rotation schedule.

Thanks,

Ruth

Please Bookmark Our Daisy Staff Google Calendar!

Welcome to the 2018-2019 School Year, All!!!

So glad to have everyone back!!!

An integral tool throughout the year will be our Daisy Staff Google Calendar.  Please bookmark and check this link regularly as this is a living, breathing document of everything you need to know in terms of meetings (grade-level, data, faculty, PLCs, etc.); assemblies and other school-wide events; and district happenings.

The link is:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

As always, please let me know items that you'd like to add to the calendar for the good of all.

Thanks,
Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of June 25, 2018

Daisy Staff,

Two days to go and they will be chock full!

As always, please check our Daisy Google Staff Calendar, but I'd like to highlight a few things:

• Class Rosters for next year will be distributed to teachers before Monday morning for a final review.  Please let me know any concerns, as we expect to be ready for "Step-Up" on Tuesday am and for us to notify families of next year's teacher on Report Cards, which go home on Tuesday.
• Fourth-Grade Promotion begins at 9:15 am on Monday in the gym.  Third-graders and their teachers will be invited to attend as well.  Any staff members who don't have students at that time are certainly welcome to attend.  The outside celebration for fourth-graders will begin about 10:30 am.
• After dismissal on Monday, the All-Staff Luncheon will begin in the cafe at 1:15 pm.  ALL Staff Members are invited to attend!
• Step-Up will take place on Tuesday between 9:00-9:20 am.  This is an opportunity for students to visit next year's teacher/classroom.  Current classroom teachers will direct students to next year's classroom.  Any support staff who are available are asked to help with this transition, especially in younger grades.  (Teri Paulsen will welcome incoming K students in her current classroom and specialists will be on hand to welcome students in any classrooms where the teacher may be absent.)
• Dismissal is 1 pm on Tuesday and ALL staff members are invited outside to give the traditional "Daisy Good-Bye" (lining the walkway and waving to students as buses drive around the circle twice.)
• All Staff Members---please return room key and fob to the office before leaving on Tuesday.
• The school will be open all summer (except for designated holidays) and we asked that you buzz in through the office when you come in.
• Classroom Teachers: Please e-mail student welcome letters for next school year to Alicia, Jackie and Ruth before leaving on Tuesday.
• Please submit any orders for instructional supplies that you need for the beginning of school before leaving on Tuesday.  Please note that not all orders need to be placed now; you may continue to order as you need supplies throughout the year.  Special ed orders go to Jackie & Madeline; Classroom supplies for ALL teachers go to Alicia & Ruth.
• We don't have any major construction projects going on in the school this summer and I don't expect access to be restricted.  Please just prepare your classrooms for regular summer cleaning (all surfaces empty for moving and cleaning furniture.)  If you're wondering when the deep-cleaning has been completed in your room, please e-mail or call the office.
• You will hear from Ben about updating your laptops and will schedule this with him, but you will have these to use over the summer.
• Please remember to send home Report Cards on Tuesday!!!  No Report Cards will be withheld for money due to library, etc., so if you have any concerns about this, PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP.
• I will send a School Messenger e-mail blast home to families re: Summer Reading and Math Challenges rather than hard-copy packets.

Let's have a great two days with students and please let me know any concerns!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of June 18

Daisy's Young Athletes.....

Daisy Friends,

As we close in on the final week and 2 days of school, it looks like we may have some steamy weather ahead of us.  Just a few things to remember if Monday is as hot/humid as forecasters predict:

• We will get fans out of storage and custodians will place large fans in hallways as needed.
• Please encourage students and adults to stay well-hydrated with open access to water bottles and water fountains.
• If outside for recess, seek shade as much as possible and limit excessive activity.
• We'll share our few air-conditioned spaces as much as possible: library, computer lab, office/conference room.
• We will monitor indoor temperatures.

The temperatures and humidity are predicted to improve as the week goes on, still with a summer-y feel.  Please feel free to use those water tables in younger grades and to bring back some of the favorite water-related field days for our children, as appropriate.

Activities, field trips, assemblies, meetings and other events continue to be updated on our Google Staff Calendar.  Please check that link daily:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

A few notes about the last week/s of school:

• Daisy Leadership Team meets Mon., June 18, 8:00-8:30 am
• Jill Scott-Enerson's last day with us: Wed., June 20
• Volunteer/Bus Driver Reception/Parade: Thurs., June 21, 8:30-9:15 am (Please extend invitation to your special volunteers and contribute a breakfast item, if desired.)
• "Good News" Assembly, Thurs., June 21, 2 pm, in the Gym.
• School Climate Survey Closes: Fri., June 22
• Retirement Party for Michele & Lesley: Fri., June 22, 3:30 pm at Hammonasset
• 4th Grade Promotion: Mon., June 25, 9:15 am
• All-Staff End-of-Year Luncheon: Mon., June 25, 1:15 pm in cafe.
• Last Day of School for Students and Staff: Tues., June 26
• "Step Up" for students: Tues., June 26, 9:00-9:20 am
• Report Cards go home with students on last day of school.
• Yearbooks will be distributed on last day of school.
• Note: Last three days of school feature 1 pm dismissal for students (June 22, 25, 26)
• Certified Staff---Please place instructional orders by June 26 for those supplies you need to start the school year.  Additional classroom orders can be placed throughout next school year.
• Classroom Teachers---Please e-mail your prepared welcome letter to students for next school year by June 26 to office (Ruth, Alicia, Jackie)
• Traditional "Send Off" to our Students on last day, Tues., June 26.  (All Staff members outside for dismissal at 1:00 pm to celebrate the "Daisy Good-Bye" around the front circle.)
• Westbrook High School Graduation, Tues., June 26, at 5 pm.

Thanks so much for all you do, each day, for our students.  Let's keep it going and please enjoy our students before we say goodbye for the summer next Tuesday!

Warmly,

Ruth

So much talent at our recent Daisy Talent Show!!!
Thanks to all staff members who supported our students!!!