Monday, September 2, 2019

Daisy Daily for the Week of September 2, 2019


Daisy Staff,

Hope that everyone is enjoying a wonderful holiday weekend!

Thanks to all for such a great first week of school!  In the first three days with students, we saw bus schedules drastically improving with buses clearing much closer to reasonable times in the afternoon.  Many thanks to all who came out to meet buses in the morning, especially in personally escorting preschoolers and kindergarteners in from the buses.  We will continue this for the upcoming week and then we will settle in with those scheduled on our duty schedule, along with some additional support for our youngest students.  The extra after-school help, especially on our first day of school with rainy day dismissal was much appreciated as well!!!


  • Grade-level Meetings will start this week, according to this schedule:
    • Tuesday, Preschool, 9:15-10:00 am
    • Tuesday, Grade 1, 10:15-11 am
    • Tuesday, Grade 4, 1:45-2:30 pm
    • Thursday, Grade 2, 9:15-10 am
    • Thursday, Grade 3, 11:15-Noon
    • Friday, Grade K, 12:45-1:30 pm
  • All grade-level meetings will take place in my office. Classroom teachers and special education teachers working with each grade level are expected to attend and specialists and support staff are invited to attend as schedules allow.  Representatives from the special area team will be invited in at future meetings.
  • At this first meeting, we will discuss how students are settling in; plans for Open House Breakfasts for next week for K-4; and the sharing of Data Sheets.  I will share a Google doc agenda with each team.
As always, please check our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all upcoming events.  This is a fluid document, which is updated daily, so please bookmark this link and check it regularly:


  • Daisy Leadership Team Meetings will start next week with PLC Leaders and Lead Teacher, time to be adjusted due to Open House Breakfasts.
  • The Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, September 10, at 7 pm in the Westbrook High School Library.  All new staff members are invited to be recognized by the Superintendent and to meet BOE members.
  • Mandated Reporter Training for all staff members will take place on Tuesday, September 17, from 3:15-4:15 pm in the Daisy Cafe.  Please note that this is a full training that is mandated, in addition to the updates that we received on the first day back, and this will take the place of a Wednesday meeting that week.
  • Our Daisy PTO Family Picnic is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, from 5:30-7:00 pm.  This is always a wonderful time and all staff members are invited to attend and your families are welcome to come as well.
Enjoy the day today and see you on Tuesday!

More updates to come......

Warmly,
Ruth
Welcome to our newest staff members!!!



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