Happy Staff Appreciation Week

May 6-10, 2019

Daisy Staff,

Our Daisy PTO has some wonderful plans in store for each and every staff member this week (see above).  Please note that Tuesday features a "Taco Tuesday Luncheon" in the Staff Lunch Room.

Thanks to all who contributed to a wonderful luncheon for our incredible paraprofessionals last Friday, whether it was contributing food, treats, letters of appreciation, flowers, decorations, coverage, etc., etc.  This was a wonderful gift to our very dedicated paraprofessionals, which was most appreciated!

Please welcome Diane Fencil,

who will join us in the Daisy office this Tuesday.

Diane will serve as Office Secretary/Receptionist

with hours from 7:30-11:30 am each day.

A few important notes about this week:

• SBAC Assessments for third- and fourth-graders will take place this week and next week.  Fourth-graders will start on Tuesday, May 7.  Please see specific days for each grade level on our Daisy Staff Google Calendar.  Testing will take place between 9:00-10:30 am each morning in Computer Labs 1 and 2 and Room 7.  Please know that this can impact the schedules of our Reading and Math Specialists, as well as Special Education Teachers and our School Psychologist, who serve as proctors.
• The Annual Vote on the Town/Education Budget will take place on Tuesday, May 7th, at 7 pm in the Westbrook High School auditorium.  All residents of Westbrook are eligible to vote on the budget.
• Our Semi-Annual Walk/Bike to School takes place this Wednesday (raindate Thursday).  Staff members who would like to accompany our students and families on this Walk/Bike, should meet in the Ted Lane Parking Lot by 7:45 am.  It would also be wonderful to have staff members at the entry to Daisy (at the bottom of the hill) welcoming walkers and bikers to school on that day.  All students MUST be accompanied by an adult and all bikers MUST wear helmets.
• Department-Based PLCs will take place after school this Wednesday. 
• We will begin working on class groupings in grade-level meetings this week, to take place in the office during regularly scheduled grade-level meeting times.
• The May Board of Education Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14, at 7 pm in the WHS Library.
• Fourth Grade Promotion is scheduled for Fri., June 14, at 9:15 am,  with the last day of school for students and staff on Mon., June 17.  (The last three days of school feature student dismissal at 1 pm.)

Teachers, when you walk your line of students to buses at the end of the day, please be sure to walk each student to the doorway of each bus so that there is proper, safe supervision.

Please check our Daisy Staff Calendar for all the details of upcoming events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

As always, please let me know any concerns or needed additions to the calendar.

Let's make it a great week!

Ruth