Daisy Daily for the Week of December 13, 2021

 Daisy Faculty & Staff,

Hoping that everyone enjoyed a happy and safe weekend!

As we prepare for the week ahead:

• Please know how much I appreciate all the work that everyone put into preparing Report Cards for our students and getting them out in a timely manner last Friday.  I truly understand that this is a mountain of work involving so many people.
• We had a very successful COVID Vaccination Clinic for 5-11 Year Olds on Friday night and Dr. Martineau and I so appreciate the support of staff members to ensure the smooth operation of our second clinic.  Griffin Health told us that they have never encountered such a supportive, active school community in clinics to date.
• We are continuing to see an uptick in positive Covid cases and associated quarantines.  Kayla and I will let you know directly when this affects one of your students or classes.  As you know, we are not live-streaming remotely, but rather sending work for students to complete at home (if they are well enough to do so.)  I will confer with teachers about each individual case and determine what is appropriate for that student in each instance.  Students in quarantine can earn time by completing work so not all absences from the school day result in being charged with an absence day in PowerSchool.  Students can be credited for time while working remotely away from school.
• Reminder re: Cold Weather/Recess, etc.  We will continue to go outside each day for recess and mask breaks as we ask all parents to help students to be responsible for dressing appropriately.  If we do have an opportunity for students to play in the snow (and let's hope we do!), that requires that students have boots and snow pants to actively play and slide in the snow.  If students have coats, hats, mittens, etc., but no boots or snow pants, they are expected to stay on the blacktop with appropriate activities there.  Please know that we were gifted with about 20 pairs of snow pants and have others (used) in stock as well.  We will not issue snow pants for daily use from the Nurse's Office, but we will "gift" snowpants to those students in need.  Teachers--please let us know who needs them and we will send them home for them to keep.  Note: this is not for students who forget their snow pants on an individual day.  Our Social Worker will also help us determine need.
• Reminder re: Snacks--If teachers would like to ask Room Parents to ask families to send in snacks for students to enjoy before the holiday break, please keep in mind healthy snacks that are pre-packaged with ingredients listed clearly.  Keep in mind allergies in your classroom and consult with our School Nurse re: such.  We can not accept treats that families make at home due to cross-contamination which is not safe for allergies nor follows Covid protocols.  Parents/guardians should not be sending in cupcakes baked at home, but if you'd like to have families send in the ingredients for Gingerbread houses, for example, you could have items sent in packages and teachers could distribute these to students for them to assemble their own creations.
• We will meet with Grade-Level Teams this week, as scheduled in our Daisy Staff Google Calendar at:
• • DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

• • OTHER IMPORTANT DATES:
  • Tues., Dec. 14: Board of Education Meeting, WHS Library, 7 pm
  • Wed., Dec. 15 & Thurs., Dec. 16: PTO Holiday Fair in Conference Room
  • Fri., Dec. 17: "National Festive Sweater Day"
  • Mon., Dec. 20: "White Out Day" (Dress in white or snow themes)
  • Tues., Dec. 21: "Fancy Day" (Dress up to welcome in the New Year)
  • Wed., Dec. 22: "Fuzzy or Flannel Day" to accompany an outside Carol Sing (details to come) in place of a school-wide sing-along.
  • Thurs., Dec. 23: "School-Wide Pajama Day"/Early Dismissal at 1 pm
  • Fri., Dec. 24: School Holiday/Building Closed
  Let's make it a great week as we make every moment count!
  

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of October 4, 2021

 Daisy Friends,

Hope that you enjoyed the delightful weather over the weekend!

I so appreciate everyone who stepped up to help with duties, coverage, etc., last Friday when we had ten staff members absent.  Your flexibility is so appreciated!

As we start Week #6 with our students, here are a few highlights:

• Grade-Level Team Meetings will take place for grades PK, K and 3 this week.  (I will reach out to PK & 3 for another possible meeting day as I have a conflict on Tuesday with a TEAM Facilitator Meeting.)
• Wednesday., Oct. 6, 3:15-4:15 pm--Faculty Meeting: I will update certified staff members re: Educator Evaluation Flexibilities, which PDEC approved last week and we'll discuss goals and SLO's. 
• Thursday., Oct. 7, will feature Early Dismissal for Students at 1 pm and Afternoon PD for Certified Staff.  From 1:15-3:15 pm, certified staff members will have time to work on SLOs in teams; as well as other previously-scheduled PD (Bridges Math, EL Newcomers) for specific staff members.
• Friday, Oct. 8, will be Autism Awareness Day for Staff & Students.  More information to come, but please note that this is an Awareness Day and donations will NOT be collected.  Those participating are encouraged to wear BLUE or other Autism apparel that you may have.
• October is also Down Syndrome Awareness Month as well as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  We'll do our usual awareness for these causes as we have in the past, with more information to come, in this very busy month of October!
• As always, please share weekly updates and newsletters that you send to your students' families, with me, as an FYI.  Also, I would like to feature some of your highlights in regular updates to all families.
• Monday, Oct. 11, is a HOLIDAY in recognition of Columbus Day.  
• Wednesday, Oct. 13, 7-8 pm, will be the first PTO Meeting of the school year.  It will be a combination in-person (limited to 25 people in the cafe) meeting/virtual meeting via Google Link.  Please look for information to be sent home with your students (and for you) on Monday, Oct. 4.

Please bookmark and refer often to our DAISY INGRAHAM STAFF CALENDAR at:

• DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Thanks and let's make it a great week!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of September 27, 2021

 Daisy Friends,

Hoping that everyone enjoyed the glorious weather this weekend; what a treat!

Thanks to ALL for the clever ideas you implemented with students to celebrate KINDNESS Spirit Day last Friday!

As we enter Week #5 with students, here are a few reminders:

• Last Friday (Sept. 24) was the deadline for Declaration Paperwork, attesting to the authenticity of COVID-19 vaccination record, to be given to Kayla Johnson, RN.  Those staff members required to test to comply with the new mandate must submit test results to Nurse Johnson on Monday, Sept. 27, as per Superintendent Martineau.  After the week of 9/27, weekly results must be submitted no later than 9 am on Tuesdays.
• This week, we are scheduled to meet in Grade-Level Meetings with Grades 1, 2 and 4.
• There will be a PDEC Meeting for those involved this Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 3:15-4:00 pm in the WHS Library.
• PLEASE remember that Morning Duties (Car Drop-Off & Bus Drop-Off) start at 8:20 am and it's important to be in your assigned duty spot at that time.  The plan is for students to arrive in classrooms by 8:25 am, but drop-off starts at 8:20 am.
• I'm looking for ideas for a theme for Spirit Day for this Friday, Oct. 1.  Please talk it up with students and send your ideas to me by Wednesday, Sept. 29.

Let's make it a great week!!!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of September 20, 2021

 Daisy Friends,

Hope everyone enjoyed the marvelous weather over the weekend!

As we begin our fourth week of school with students, here are a few notes about the week ahead:

• We will follow the Week B Schedule for Grade-Level Meetings this week; meeting with Grades PreK, K & 3, as per our Daisy Google Calendar at:
• DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR
• The STAR Testing Window opens September 20.  Teachers in Grades 1 through 4 should plan to schedule STAR Assessments during the time frame of September 20 to October 1.
• PK-12 District Reading and Math Committees are scheduled to meet Wed., Sept. 22, from 3:15-4:15 pm.
• We will celebrate a "Kindness Spirit Day" this Friday, Sept. 24.  Please take some time to talk about random acts of kindness; make a kindness poster to display in the hall; or do any of your favorite "kind" activities.  We will also encourage wearing shirts with kind messages, making hats, etc., whatever suits you and your students best.
• Please remember, if you must be absent, to request a substitute through Kelly Services (for teachers); or through Delta T (for paraprofessionals).  If you need assistance with sign-on information, please contact the office.
• If you have not yet completed your feedback form re: last Friday's Fire Drill, please do so ASAP and return to the office.  This feedback will help inform our next drill, which will be unannounced.

Let's make it a great week!

As always, please let me know your thoughts, ideas and concerns.

Warmly,

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of September 6, 2021

 Daisy Faculty & Staff,

I hope that everyone is enjoying a safe, happy and restful Labor Day Weekend.

Thanks so much to each one of you for all you have done to make our first week with students so positive and successful, even through those toasty first couple of days!

As we enter the second week of school with students tomorrow/Tuesday, Sept. 7, please know that:

• Car drop-off will begin at 8:20 am, with students starting to come into classrooms by 8:25 am.  Bus drop-off will begin at 8:25 am.  If students arrive at classrooms before 8:25 am, they should line up outside classrooms and not enter classrooms until an adult is there, as per usual.
• Students getting breakfast should swing by the cafe on the way to classrooms to pick up breakfast.  For Preschool and Kindergarten, we have an option for adults from those classrooms to pick up breakfast for those students.  Jan Lynch needs to keep track of the grade level (not student name) for each breakfast picked up.  Additionally, for classrooms where student allergies prohibit students bringing in foods from the cafeteria that pose specific allergen concerns for those classrooms, we have coverage in the cafe for students to eat their breakfast there.  Breakfast can be picked up until 8:45 am.
• We will start our Grade-Level Team Meetings (Week A) this week, which will be hosted in the cafe, classrooms or other larger spaces; locations to be announced for each grade-level.
• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important meetings & events at:
• DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR
• We have a Faculty Meeting scheduled for Wed., Sept. 8, 3:15-4:15 pm, to be held in the Cafe or outside, weather permitting.

I hope that you're not even reading this email until Tuesday and, when you do, please let me know any specific concerns that you may have, as always.

ENJOY TODAY!!!

Warmly,

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of June 7, 2021

 First Grade Field Trip to Westbook Town Beach

Daisy Friends,

Are you ready for the final week of the 2020-21 School Year?

Can you even believe that it's upon us?

It's been quite a year and I so appreciate everything that everyone has done to help our students be successful and to help us all stay sane.

As we work through this week, here are a few reminders of what's happening each day of the week:

• Monday, June 7:
• Grade K Field Trip to Beach. (They will eat lunch after arrival back to school.)
• Staff Laptops can be updated at any point during the week.
• Tuesday, June 8:
• Report Cards: Grades and Comments to be completed in PowerSchool by the end of the day. 
• Board of Education Virtual Meeting at 7 pm
• Daisy Students to be recognized at BOE Meeting: Vienna Maragliano (Excellence in Music); Ryan Migeul (Excellence in Art); Nia Sharma ("Above & Beyond Award")
• Wednesday, June 9:
• Fourth-Grade Promotion; 9:30 am (Outside)
• Dismissal for Students at 1 pm
• Scheduling Committee Meeting (Virtual): 1:15-2:15pm--Those expected to attend: PLC Leaders; Lead Teacher; Administration; Representative from Each Grade Level, Special Area, Mental Health Team, Support Services, Paraeducators; Office Staff, etc.

• Thursday, June 10:
• Rain Date for Fourth-Grade Promotion; 10:30 am (so as not to interfere with 8th Grade Promotion)
• Dismissal for Students at 1 pm
• 1:15 pm -2:00 pm--Outside Reception to Honor Retirees Laura Esposito and Maria Cusano (under the tent near the cafe)
• Friday, June 11:
• Last Day of School (No lunches served)
• PTO sponsoring Pizza Lunch for Grades PK-3; Sub Sandwiches for Grade 4
• Report Cards to be sent home with students; mailed to second addresses
• Student Chromebooks to be collected and left in classrooms
• Staff keys and fobs should be returned to office unless working over the summer.
• Staff Orders for Instructional Supplies/Requisitions to be completed by last day of school or by June 30, if extenuating circumstances.
• Welcome Back Letters for the new school year to be emailed to Ruth, Alicia, Lisa by the last day of school.

• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

If you have any concerns, please let me know.

Let's make it a GREAT final week of school for our students!!!

Ruth

Fourth Graders used engineering, planning and math skills

to build an incredible "Leaning Tower of Pizza!"

Daisy Daily for the Week of June 1, 2021

 Memorial Day 2021

"Red, White & Blue Day" at Daisy

(Photo Credit: Corey Ehrlich)

Fourth-Graders enjoyed a recent walking field trip

to Oxford Academy to participate in a Pond Study. 

(Photo Credit: Sara Salerno)

Wishing our Colleagues Well....

• As you may know, Laura Esposito, is retiring at the end of the school year after an illustrious, 38-year-long career with Westbrook Public Schools.  If you haven't yet responded to Lynda or Vanessa (in Room 1) regarding a gift collection or retirement advice (see display outside Room 1), please do so ASAP.  Please also reserve the date--June 10, 1:15 pm, when our Sunshine Group will present Laura with a gift under the tent outside by the cafeteria.
• Also, Melissa Hart, will complete her final year as Occupational Therapist in Westbrook Public Schools this June. Melissa and her husband are relocating to Texas where they will begin the next chapter of their lives.
• Please check your mailboxes for information re: sharing some love with Taylor Price as we wish her the best on the upcoming birth of her first child.

Modified Field Day--Tuesday, June 1st, 2021:

• Please come prepared for a day of fun outside/inside with our students, dressed in comfortable attire.
• Ryan Percival has shared a Google Classroom link with all classroom teachers for the schedule of the day.  If you haven't located it, please contact Ryan.  
• We'll start the day with an announcement on the Public Address System, welcoming everyone to the day.  We'll also guide you to a link for an opening Kids' News video.
• Each classroom should have chosen a color for T-shirts for the classroom, but variety is great as well, so no worries if that doesn't work out.
• Please note the common times for the outside Dance Party and for the lunch pick-up time for your grade level.  Please plan to picnic with your students, outside if possible.
• Each classroom is teamed up with support staff, so that you can flex time to give each other bathroom breaks, planning, etc.  
• Please note that there are no Specials nor Grade-Level Meetings on Tuesday.  We will reschedule grade-level meetings usually held on Tuesdays to another day this week.
• Nurse Ed Albrecht will be with us on Tuesday and we will have an outside Health Station set up.
• Popsicles for all are in the freezer in the cafe lunchroom in bags with the classroom teacher's name written on them.  Enjoy them whenever works for your class.
• There are a few 504 meetings, etc., scheduled for Tuesday, since this was a rain date, so please arrange with your partners today re: coverage so that those necessary can attend.

Please let me know anything that I may have forgotten and reach out to Ryan and/or me with questions or concerns.

Let's make it a very memorable Modified Field Day!!!

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Here are some helpful EOY Checklists as we enter the final two weeks of the school year, believe it or not!!!

End-of-Year Checklist 

For Faculty/Staff

June 2021

• Report Cards are open in PowerSchool and they will be distributed on the last day of school.  Grades and comments should be completed in PowerSchool by June 8th; to allow time for printing.
  
• Please Update Data in Grade-Level Data Documents with year-end STAR scores, Running Record Reading Levels, etc.;  as well as SRBI documents.
• We'll finalize Class Rosters this week, but won't notify families until August as things could change.
• Fans can be used in windows through the end of the year--only if exhausted outside.
• Classroom and Special EducationTeachers; and Specialists---Please submit Purchase Orders for classroom supplies by June 11 via email to Ruth, Alicia, Lisa.     
• Amount per classroom: up to $350 (does not need to be ordered all for beginning of year)
• Must be through approved vendor.  If not sure, check w/ Alicia.
• All orders from ELA and Math PLC Leaders, Special Area Teachers, also due June 11.
• Welcome Letters to Next Year's Students (Submitted electronically, in general form, not with students’ names) to Ruth/Lisa/Alicia; also due by June 11.
• Staff members should get electronics updated through Tech Dept., as Ben notified earlier in email.
• Return classroom keys, fobs (if not working in ESY or Summer Learning Academy) to main office.
• Please know that access to classrooms will be limited over the summer due to ESY, Summer Learning Academy, Park/Rec Camp, maintenance work, cleaning, etc.  I'll share more re: room assignments for summer programs, work scheduled in classrooms, etc. ASAP.

•  If staff members desire to come in over summer, please call/email in advance to see if rooms are available; and come through front entry.

Wednesday's after-school meeting will be a Staff Meeting, open to all staff members, in a virtual format from 3:15-4:00 pm.  This was originally scheduled as a Department PLC Meeting, but since we just met in departments, we really need to meet as a group to discuss schedules/plans/wishes for the new school year.  I'd love to have representation from all areas and then we'll break into smaller working groups.

Please let me know other burning topics and questions you may have.

FUTURE EVENTS:

• June 2: Staff Meeting--3:15-4:00 pm (Virtual)
• June 2: Daisy PTO Meeting @ 7 pm (Virtual)
• June 9: Fourth-Grade Promotion; 9:30 am (Outside)
• June 10: Rain Date for Fourth-Grade Promotion; 10:30 am (so as not to interfere with 8th Grade Promotion)
• June 11: Last Day of School (No lunches served)
• (June 9-11 feature early dismissal at 1 pm for students.)

• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Let's make it a GREAT week!!!

Ruth

"Daisy Daily" for the Week of May 24, 2021

 

Daisy Friends,

Congratulations to our K-3 Classroom Teachers who completed the "Foundations of Reading Survey" this past week.  Thanks also, to all of our staff members who helped provide coverage for classes during that time.

We're also extremely proud of our third- and fourth-grade students who participated in SBAC Testing for the very first time.  These online assessments were completed during the last two weeks and we appreciate everyone who supported our students during that time by proctoring and also adjusting daily schedules.  We'll have SBAC make-ups on Monday and Tuesday, which will take place in the Computer Lab with Kim Godfrey.

Our third- and fourth-graders celebrated the completion 

of SBAC with popsicles and some extra recess time.

Now, we're gearing up for an incredibly busy final three weeks of the school year.

• We will start planning classroom groupings this week for the 2021-2022 School Year.  Please note that all grade-level teams will meet this week, as noted on our Daisy Google Staff Calendar.
• The only exception is Grade 4, as the field trip to Westbrook Middle School for fourth-graders and teachers will take place on Tuesday, May 25, from 2:00-3:30 pm.
• Classroom Teachers/Support Staff--please come to Grade Level Meetings this week with Student Placement Cards completed.  If possible, we'll meet under the tent in an in-person meeting.  Watch for updates through email.

• FIELD DAY, Friday, May 28:
• Ryan Percival has planned an amazing, modified Field Day for all students and staff for this Friday.  He will send out specific instructions,  activities and timelines.  Classrooms won't be rotating through stations as in the past, but will have activities available to participate in, in designated locations.
• Support staff members will be matched with classrooms to provide support to students and teachers.
• Ryan asks that each classroom teacher choose a t-shirt color for their class.  We won't be assigning colors by grade level and teachers are encouraged to choose these colors with their students.
• We'll have a "grab-and-go" picnic lunch for those students purchasing lunch on Friday.  Pick-up times will be announced.
• Special Area Teachers will also be assigned to assist with classrooms, so there won't be Specials on Friday.
• Watch for all the details from Ryan by mid-week.

• Please welcome Mary-Kate O'Connor, long-term subsitute for Kate Cote's Preschool Class.
• Kate Cote is due to deliver her baby very soon and her last day in school for this school year was Friday, May 21st.  Mary-Kate shadowed Kate last week and will begin working with our students on Monday.  Our wonderful Paraeducators, Jennifer Hickey and Meredith Werner, will continue to assist in the classroom, which will surely help with consistency for our students.
  
  
  Ms. O'Connor is an accomplished professional educator with more than 20 years of experience.  She has worked as a special education teacher, reading specialist and independent educational consultant and especially loves working with preschool children.  Please extend a warm welcome as she joins us for the last three weeks of school.

Here's a pic of the group of teachers working in the preschool classroom last week:

• If you haven't yet had a chance to respond to Dr. Martineau's survey re: ESSER Funds, please do so as soon as possible. This was emailed to all staff and district families on May 17 and is available here:

• ESSER Survey from Superintendent Martineau
  

FUTURE EVENTS:

• May 25: Fourth-Grade Visit to Westbrook Middle School, 2:00-3:30 pm
• May 25 & 26: Hearing Screenings
• May 28: Modified Field Day 2021 (More details to come from Ryan)
• May 31: Memorial Day Holiday/Building Closed
• June 9: Fourth-Grade Promotion; 9:30 am (Outside on Soccer Field)
• June 10: Rain Date for Fourth-Grade Promotion; 10:30 am (so as not to interfere with 8th Grade Promotion)
• June 11: Last Day of School (No lunches served)
• (June 9-11 feature early dismissal at 1 pm for students.)

• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Let's make it a GREAT week!!!

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of May 17, 2021

 

                         Enjoying outside learning spaces....

(And so glad to have Mrs. Kukta's class back with us, in person!)

Daisy Friends,

Hope that everyone is enjoying this glorious weekend!!!

As we gear up to finish the final four weeks of school strong, this is what you need to know:

• Despite the recent news blasts from the CDC, schools are still expected to maintain mask and social distancing protocols for the remainder of this school year and over the summer for Extended School Year and Summer Learning Academy.
• Superintendent Martineau reminds us that mask mandates and social distancing will be in effect for all end-of-year events, per CT DPH guidelines.
• These safety protocols have served us well, helping us to remain in-person in school throughout this entire school year and, obviously, none of our students at the elementary level are eligible for vacinations yet.

Also, for the week ahead:

• Our third- and fourth-graders will complete SBAC Assessments this week.  Each class will have two sessions of Math and these dates/times are on our Daisy Staff Google Calendar.  Our students and proctors completed a most successful week of testing last week and I am so proud of everyone's efforts.
• For those classes working and playing outside, please be cognizant of the classes in SBAC testing. Please stay away from the windows of those classrooms and keep the noise levels down, both outside and inside.
• Also, our K-3 Classroom Teachers will be participating in the "Foundations of Reading Survey," which is mandated by the CSDE.  This will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from Noon-3 pm in the Staff Lunchroom.  Each day, three teachers will participate in the online survey.  We ask for everyone's support of our colleagues during this time, especially:
• Please know that class coverage may be challenging and we ask for everyone's support with this.  With this need, added to usual absences, it may be necessary to pull additional staff members for coverage.
• Also, please know that our Staff Lunch Room will not be available to others on these days from noon-3 pm.  We have no other rooms available for this purpose as we are currently using every single space that we have at Daisy.  Therefore, please retrieve your lunches and other needed items from the room before noon and enjoy an outside space for lunch.
• THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Another Amazing Art Project!!!

FUTURE EVENTS:

• May 19: Departmental PLCs
• May 21: Preschool Screening in the Afternoon; Preschool Dismisses at 11:30 am
• May 25: Fourth-Grade Visit to Westbrook Middle School, 2:00-3:30 pm
• May 25 & 26: Hearing Screenings
• May 28: Modified Field Day 2021 (Details to come)
• May 31: Memorial Day Holiday/Building Closed
• June 9: Fourth-Grade Promotion; 9:30 am (Outside on Soccer Field)
• June 10: Rain Date for Fourth-Grade Promotion; 10:30 am (so as not to interfere with 8th Grade Promotion)
• June 11: Last Day of School (No lunches served)
• (June 9-11 feature dismissal at 1 pm for students.)

• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Let's make it a great week!!!

Ruth

We appreciate our School Nurse, Kayla Johnson, RN,

for all you do to keep our students and staff safe every day!

Daisy Daily for the Week of May 10, 2021

 Our Preschoolers enjoyed their "Young Athletes" Event 

last Friday.

All four preschool classes participated in this fun, active event, 

sponsored by CAS and Special Olympics.

Dear Daisy Friends,

Hope that you enjoyed the weekend!

As we prepare for the week ahead, please know:

• Laurie Kukta's second-grade class will return to in-person learning on Tuesday, May 11. 
• SBAC Testing for Grades 3 and 4 will take place during the weeks of May 10 and 17.  Please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for specifics days/times.
• Tuesday, May 11: Westbrook Board of Education Meeting, 7 pm
• Wednesday, May 12: Teaching & Learning K-12 Committee, 3 pm
• Wednesday, May 12:  Daisy PTO Meeting, 7 pm
• FUTURE EVENTS:
• May 19: Departmental PLCs
• May 21: Preschool Screening
• May 28: Modified Field Day 2021
• May 31: Memorial Day Holiday/Building Closed
• June 9: Fourth-Grade Promotion; 9:30 am
• June 10: Rain Date for Fourth-Grade Promotion
• June 11: Last Day of School
• (June 9-11 feature dismissal at 1 pm for students.)

• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

Let's make it a great week!!!

Ruth

So glad our PTO has a sense of humor!!!

Daisy Daily for the Week of May 3, 2021

 Daisy Colleagues,

Hoping that everyone enjoyed a good weekend.

Here a few updates (in a nutshell) for the week ahead:

• May 3-7 is STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK.  Our Daisy PTO has daily surprises for all staff members, which will be available in the hallway near the foyer.  Please know how much each and every one of you is appreciated, every day!\
• May 3, 3:15-4:00 pm---REMINDER: Virtual Baby Shower (Please see Kim Godfrey's email for the Google Meeting link.)
• May 4, 7 pm--Westbrook Town Meeting at Town Hall re: Town/School Budget  
  
• May 5, 3:15-4:00 pm--DAISY LEADERSHIP VIRTUAL MEETING (in place of FACULTY MEETING).  Watch for an invitation for a representative of each grade-level; group; etc., to join as we plan end-of-year activities and schedules for next year.
• Grade-Level Meetings, etc., will take place as scheduled in our Daisy Staff Google Calendar.
• May 7, AM: Preschool Classes will participate in "Young Athletes" on the Preschool fenced-in playground.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Laurie Kukta's second-grade class will participate in Remote Learning this week with a return to in-person learning on May 11.  Although students in the classroom are in quarantine, it was not necessary to quarantine any staff members, which is a first!
• SBAC Testing will take place during the weeks of May 10 and 17.

Many, many thanks to our PTO Parents for providing such incredible Earth Day activities over the last two weeks, including:

• Planting activities in the greenhouse and on school grounds.
• Recycled craft activities.
• Virtual, interactive presentations from Mystic Aquarium.

Thanks to all who participated in a wonderful send-off to our Town Library's Children's Library, Mary Nyman, as she begins her retirement.

Let's make it a great week, all!

Thanks for all you do : )

Warmly,

Ruth

Daisy Daily for the Week of April 26, 2021

Happy Earth Day 2021! 

Our students and staff have been enjoying so many wonderful Earth Day activities, thanks to our PTO/Parent Volunteers.

Activities will continue into this week.....

• Please read the email I sent out regarding the specific times/links/etc. for the Mystic Aquarium Virtual Visits coming up this Wednesday through Friday.
• As always, please check the Daisy Staff Google Calendar for all important events at:

DAISY STAFF GOOGLE CALENDAR

A few things about this week:

• Earth Week Activities continue, as do farewell visits to Mary Nyman at Westbrook Public Library.
• The Daisy Dash Around Town has been extended until the end of April, so if you haven't yet signed up, please do so, at:
• www.DaisyDash5k.com
• Grade-Level Meetings will take place this week, as scheduled in our Staff Calendar.
• We will distribute new Chromebooks to all students in Grades 3 & 4 this week.
• Outside lunch seating is available under the tent.
• Wed., April 28: PDEC Meeting after school; 3:15-4:00 pm
• Fri., April 30: School Spirit Day

A look ahead:

• May 7: Young Athletes Event--Preschool
• May 21: Preschool Screening
• May 28: Modified Field Day 2021
• May 31: Memorial Day Holiday/Building Closed
• June 9: Fourth-Grade Promotion
• June 10: Rain Date for Fourth-Grade Promotion
• June 11: Last Day of School

Our Students & Staff have enjoyed

the most wonderful, outdoor visits

with retiring Town Librairian,

Mary Nyman.

Let's make it a great week!

Ruth