Howdy Team!
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve already arrived at the week before Thanksgiving Break! The last few weeks have been filled with fun, but have also been somewhat challenging, so I know we’re all really looking forward to a little break! Hang in there, it’s five days away!
With rain in the forecast this week, please take time to talk with your kiddos about rainy day things they can do in your room during lunch recess should we need to stay in. If the kiddos have this information it makes supervising multiple classes a lot easier. Thanks!
A few notes to get you rolling:
1) I’ve hope by now you’ve seen the email I sent to you (teachers) regarding signing up for a time slot on Monday for Libby and me to visit your classroom to chat about bathroom etiquette and safety. Last week we received a Bias Incident report related to safety in the bathroom and I’m sure we all want to find an age appropriate way to address this with students. We have a student who is feeling unsafe in the bathroom and it’s vital that we do all we can to make it feel safer. Please sign up ASAP. Thanks for your support with this!
2) I have something I’d like everyone to consider related to Choice Time. With the dropping temperatures, more and more students are wanting an option other than outside. As you know, at this time (on most days) we only have one room available for students to hang out in. This is a timely issue for 2 reasons: 1) It feels like we are moving further and further away from kids having a choice during the AM and PM breaks; 2) we have more kids on the playground, and perhaps coincidently we seem to be trying to manage more and more challenging situations and negative behaviors. I strongly feel that kiddos need more choices during these times. Lindsey and I will soon be meeting with a group of parents to begin work on a play area in and around the garden which should help with creating more choices. In the meantime, can we consider doing some sort of rotation to have at least one more room available each day, particularly in the AM? Let’s check in on this on Wednesday at SIW.
3) Picture retakes are this Tuesday. Patti is on top of who will be participating in this.
4) Jammie Jam pledge sheets with money collected are due back by the end of this week. If they didn’t go home Friday please send them home Monday. I’ll be sending a note to parents as well.
5) SIW is in house with the second half being a Team Collaboration Time. I’ll send an agenda out soon.
6) Cafe Amity this Wednesday hosted by Grade 2.
7) Amity Eats is this Thursday at MOD Pizza. Please include this any communications you have with parents this week. These little fundraisers add up! Thanks.
8) Fire drill–10:35am on Thursday.
9) Please remember to upload your SLGGs into UKG as soon as possible. I sent you all a link to the SLGG folder the week before last.
Here’s to a great week before the break!
Andy
November
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 4 Andy out, Brad cover | 5 Election… | 6 Cafe Amity, Gr 3SIW: School based | 7 | 8 |
| 11 Veteran’s Day NO SCHOOL | 12 | 13 BINGO Night 5:30-7pmSIW: Teacher Work Day | 14 Dental Screen AMJammie Jam (afternoon) | 15 Bread/Jam |
| 18 | 19 Picture retakes | 20 Cafe Amity, Gr 2 SIW: School based | 21 Fire drill, 10:35am Gr 1 Stone Soup | 22 Gr 1 Stone Soup |
| 25 Break! | 26 Break! | 27 Break! | 28 Break! | 29 Break! |
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