Daisy Daily for Week of February 26, 2018

Thanks so much to all who worked so tirelessly

to make our "Read Around the World" Literacy Night 

such a resounding success!!!

A record number of staff members

were involved to ensure yet another

very successful Literacy Night for 

all of our Daisy students and families.

Thanks so much to the core Literacy Team 

as well as to everyone who led a session in a classroom,

worked behind the scenes and/or

participated in the "Scrambled USA" Readers Theater!

Daisy Friends,

Hope that everyone had a wonderful week last week and comes back with adventures and energy to share : )

As we start off this new week of Feb. 26, please know that:

• Our "Paws for Reading" Book Fair runs this week in the library.  (Please see Helen Sweet's e-mail for all the details.)
• Our Daisy Leadership Team Meeting will take place on TUESDAY at 8 am in the office.
• Wednesday features Department-Based PLCs after school, as well as our Family Night at the Book Fair (4-8 pm).
• "Read Across America" takes place on Friday, March 2 (which just also happens to be Dr. Seuss's birthday).  The theme will coincide with our Book Fair re: "Paws for Reading."  More details to come!

As always, please click on our Google Staff Calendar for all the events of the weeks ahead:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

Wishing all a wonderful week ahead!

Welcome Back!!!
Ruth

Setting up for the Book Fair......

Bloodhounds Jack and Copper enjoy a good book, 

especially when it's about bears!

Please stop by the library to enjoy the bulletin board 

of all of our staff members' pets,

especially those who enjoy reading!

Stop in to visit the Book Fair as well : )

Daisy Daily for the Week of February 12, 2018

Happy 100th Day of School!

Counting to 10 in Mandarin.

Second Graders "Choose Love."

Daisy Friends,

Thanks to all who helped to make our 100th Day of School so special for our students.  It was so much fun to re-cap how much learning has taken place in our first 100 days of school.  Thanks so much to our Math Specialist, Lesley Harrington, for creating a wonderful memory for us all in a slide show and for putting together the assembly to celebrate 100 days of learning.

As we plan for the week ahead, please check the link to our Daisy Staff Calendar for all the events on our Google calendar at:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

Here are a few highlights:

• Grade-level Team Meetings will take place in the office as scheduled.
• We will honor two of our students at the CAS Elementary Celebration of the Arts on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Aqua Turf:
• Patrick Pluck for Art
• Alyssa Leandri for Music
• The BOE Meeting will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 7 pm at Westbrook High School.
• The PTO will offer Valentine treats for all staff members in the Staff Room on Wed., Feb. 14, throughout the day.
• We have a Staff Meeting on Wed., Feb. 14, from 3:15-4:15 pm in the cafe.  At 4 pm, those volunteering for Literacy Night will have a final run-through/practice.
• Literacy Night will take place on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 5:45-7:30 pm.  Many thanks to our Literacy Committee and to ALL staff members who are volunteering that evening.  It will be an event to remember!!!
• February Vacation will take place from Feb. 19 through 23.  Mon., Feb. 19, is a holiday (Presidents Day) and the school will be closed.  The office will be open Feb. 20 through 23 and Daisy will also host the Park/Rec. Dept's Vacation Camp during that week.
• Our Book Fair, "Paws for Reading" will take place the week after vacation, Feb. 26 through March 2, with Family Night planned for Wed., Feb. 28.
• "Read Across America" will take place on Friday, March 2, and the theme of "Paws for Reading" will coordinate nicely with our Book Fair.

Let's make it a great week and enjoy your vacation week next week, wherever it may take you!!!

Warmly,

Ruth

Sweetheart Dance 2018

Daisy Daily for Week of February 5, 2018

Daisy Friends,

Hope you're having a great weekend and that you enjoy the Super Bowl, if you're so inclined!

We're coming up on Parent/Conference Week with early dismissal for Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.  If you haven't already sent your schedule of conferences to the office, please do so and please line up support staff that you'd like to invite to your conferences (including me).

A few things about this week:

• Daisy Leadership Team Mtg. is scheduled for Mon. at 8 am.
• No grade-level meetings due to Conferences and early dismissals.
• No after-school meeting on Wed.
• 1 pm Dismissal on Tues. and Thurs.
• 100th Day of School is Friday.  We'll host an all-school assembly at 10 am in the gym.  (In an effort to schedule assemblies at different times of the day out of respect for all grade-levels, rather than first thing in the morning or end of the day, we're scheduling a 10 am spot this time.)
• IMPORTANT---Lesley Harrington is highlighting "100 days of learning" at our assembly with a slideshow, as well as mentioning new learning of students and adults.  If YOU have done something interesting to extend your own learning (taken classes in Chinese, woodworking, art, etc., or have earned an additional degree--or are working on a Masters, etc.,) please let us know!  It doesn't have to be a formal degree program, but ANY kind of new learning.  We want to show our students that adults are always learning new things as well!  Please share any good news about a colleague (who might be too shy) with me as well!  The sky's the limit on this one and I will always respect the person by asking permission to highlight this new learning.  THANKS!
• PTO "Sweethearts" Dance is this Friday evening in the cafe.

On another note, thanks to ALL staff members who attended Restorative Practice Training last week, as well as in January.  (Actually, this is a new piece of learning for our entire staff, which I'll highlight at our assembly as well.) I'm looking for a few "testimonials" from staff members who have tried out pieces of it with students and colleagues or maybe just a word about what excites you about Restorative Practices.

I'm sharing with parents/guardians why this work is so important and I want them to hear from YOU, not just me.  A sentence or two is sufficient as I'd like to keep this in our website news and in conversations with families.  Let me know what's worked and what you're interested in trying.  We'll also keep this as an agenda items at future staff meetings.

As always, please check our DAISY STAFF CALENDAR for all important dates and events, at:

DAISY STAFF CALENDAR

Let's make it a great week, and as always, please let me know any concerns.....

Ruth

Thanks to the PTO for sponsoring another presentation from Theatre Works last Friday.
Everyone enjoyed the inspirational story of "Skippyjon Jones and Snow What?"