Don't forget to make a positive message
for our students!!!
Daisy Faculty & Staff,
I sincerely hope that the April break gave all a chance to rest, reflect and revitalize and that you and your families are in good health.
As we embark on Week #4 of Distance Learning (DL), here are a few notes:
- Over the break, our office staff updated our Daisy website with lots of important information for Daisy families and staff. Some color changes in the format may have impacted classroom pages, so please check for readability and visual clarity.
- I will continue to update our Google Staff Calendar, which, as always, is available here:
- We will hold our next weekly cycle of Grade-Level Meetings and Team Meetings the week of April 27. I'd like each grade level/team to offer optimum days/times for meetings with the office, as our schedule has changed. On the first round, I offered all meetings at 1 pm, but that may not be the optimum for all, so please let me know your thoughts as a team.
- Wed., April 22, is Earth Day. I sent out an earlier email with a link to the official Earth Day site and you may want to draw upon some of these ideas for our students.
- We will plan to hold Dept.-based PLCs this week, which were originally scheduled for Wed., April 22, from 3:15-4:15 pm. We can be flexible with the time and schedule what works best with our new daily schedule. You will hear further details from your Dept. PLC Leader.
- The office footprint at each of our schools has been reduced in order to follow the policy of social distancing. If you have a compelling reason to come into the school, please put that in writing in an email to me, requesting an appointment, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The school is not open to public and, at this time, staff can not just drop in, but must make an appointment.
- Please continue to invite me to virtual Morning Meetings and Class lessons as I'd like to join as many as possible on a rotating basis.
- I look forward to the Professional Development that our paraprofessionals will be involved in, with a kick-off virtual meeting on Monday morning at 10 am.
- PLEASE join us in creating a video for our students and families by sending in a pic or short video with a positive message, sign, etc. Please email this to myself, as well as Alicia and Lisa, by Wed. of this week. If anyone is willing to help compile this into a video, please let me know. This is something that we'd like ALL staff members to be involved in.
Thanks so much for all you are doing for our students. You are all doing an amazing job and your work is so very much appreciated!
We are in this together and I look forward to supporting your work in every way possible. If you are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 crisis directly within your family and need support or wish to discuss specific circumstances, please reach out to me.
Look forward to "seeing" you this week and I know that our students are looking forward to seeing you as well!
Warmly,
Ruth
On the lighter side.....
More seriously......
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