Daisy Daily for the Week of March 2, 2020

What an incredible celebration of READING

we have planned for this week!!!

Our "Jungle" Book Fair

and Dr. Seuss's Birthday/Read Across America

will run simultaneously this week!!!

Daisy Staff, 

Please refer to the schedules sent out by Helen Sweet and Vanessa Federico to keep up with all the Reading Festivities this week!

Also, please note:

• On Monday, students & staff are encouraged to wear red and white to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.  Please see the complete, day-by-day events here:
• Schedule of Dr. Seuss Reading Events, Week of March 2
• Kim Godfrey will host the LEARN Technology Roundtable at Daisy on Wednesday morning, with visits to classrooms as previously announced.
• Our Wednesday Faculty Meeting will be devoted to updating classroom/department web pages.  We will meet in the cafe together, in order to share expertise. 
• Family Night at the Book Fair will take place on Wednesday, from 4-8 pm.
• Grade-level Meeting time this week will be devoted to the needs of each team.
• The Special Area Team will meet on Friday before school at 8 am in the office.
• March 13: Full Day of Regional Professional Development
• While some Special Area Staff/Specialists will be attending Regional PD, in-house PD at Daisy includes:
• STEM Planning (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math);  AM session.
• Reading (Analyzing students levels, data; "shopping" for leveled books in the Pit to increase classroom libraries); PM session.
• Note: Special education teachers are welcome to join classroom teachers in these PD activities.
• March 19: PM Professional Development (1:15-3:15 pm) with Student Dismissal at 1 pm.  Offerings include:
• PMT Refresher for specific staff members (hosted at Daisy)
• Science/Social Studies--Professional Development/Unit Planning
• Please consider joining in the fun, charitable festivity by attending "Light on Westbrook," a Photography Exhibition and Photo Drawing Event at The Oxford Academy on Saturday, March 21, from 6:30-8:30 pm.  This important event helps to fund The Summer Meal Project for Youths, which takes place at Daisy Ingraham over the summer.  Tickets, as well as information on exhibiting your photographic work, are available in the Daisy Office.
• "STEM" Night (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math) will take place on April 8, 2020; 5:30-7:00 pm.  Our Math Specialist, Beth Haynes, is coordinating with our teaching staff to provide a wonderful night of learning and fun for our students and families.
• An all-new "Family Wellness Night" will take place on Thurs., May 21, from 5-7 pm at Daisy.  This event is hosted by our District Wellness Committee; details to follow.
As always, please check our Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all the specifics of upcoming events and meetings at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR


Thanks and let's make it a super week!

Ruth

Our students enjoyed a very festive Sweetheart Dance 

on Friday Evening.

Thanks so much to the PTO & Staff members 

who made this possible.....

Fourth-Grade Students were offered

a fabulous opportunity for an optional field trip on Sunday

to meet Author Lauren Tarshis, who writes

the famous "I Survived" Series.

Thanks so much to our teachers for making this possible!