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:
- 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
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