Daisy Daily for the Week of March 9, 2020

Daisy Staff,

Thanks to all for helping to make our celebration of reading so incredible last week!

Between our "Jungle Book Fair" brought to us by Helen Sweet and our week-long celebration of Dr. Seuss and "Read Across America," organized by Vanessa Federico, we all enjoyed so many festivities related to reading.  Thanks to the generosity of our Daisy families/donors, every child received at least one book, due to scholarship opportunities.

It was a week to remember and we so appreciate how staff members embraced the opportunities in a flexible manner, making reading so fun and special for our students.

Important News for the Week/s Ahead:

• Our third-graders will go on a day-long field trip to the State Capital on Mon., March 9.
• Mrs. Rice's class will begin their Swim Rotation at the "Y" on Mon. morning, March 9.
• Marking Period 2 closed on Fri., March 6.
• Report Cards will go home on Wed., March 18.
• Cyber Security Online Training should be completed by Fri., March 13.
• In order to give teachers ample time to work on Report Cards and Progress Reports, please feel free to use weekly grade-level meeting time this week to accomplish this.  This time could also be used to complete Cyber Security Training, if necessary.
• Our Duty Schedule has been updated to reflect a few changes to provide better supervision for students (i.e., due to the large number of students in the cafe before school) as well as to be more equitable for staff members in the distribution of duties.  Please refer to the updated Google Doc, which will be in effect Mon., March 9:     Revised Daisy Duty Schedule 2019-20, Updated 3/20

Also:

• 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.
• Also on March 13 at Daisy:  Paraprofessional/Teacher Training, provided by Meg Formica, LEARN Early Childhood Consultant, AM Session.
• A detailed schedule, with times, will be forthcoming.
• 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