School-wide Theme: Collaboration (through April)
Welcome back!
I hope you had an amazing break and I’m excited to hear about your adventures (near and far). My dad’s memorial was earlier today and it was really amazing to connect with family and friends and celebrate my dad! Michelle and I are still in LA and driving back to Bend starting tomorrow-I won’t arrive back in town until Tuesday. So, I’ll catch up with you on Wednesday! In the meantime, Brad will be here to help out.
A few notes to kick off this last part of the year:
1) Correction to something I shared prior to the break regarding Conversations. Apparently the adjustment that was made in the Fall had something to do with Halloween being on Thursday night and the need to finish meetings before trick or treat time. We will be back to the old schedule of Conversations on Wednesday afternoon (or all day if you choose), and all day into the evening on Thursday. No school Friday. Apologies for getting out ahead of direction from the district team. Note: You are welcome to start Conversations Tuesday afternoon if you so choose.
Additionally, please be sure to share information about Conversations and your sign up link with families by the end of this week. We always have families darting out early so let’s try and catch them before they finalize their plans!
2) A little housekeeping:
*Please be sure your doors are locked when you are not in your room during break times.
*If you have kiddos in your room (any time) please remember that they should not be alone. As I have encouraged many times, touch base with a neighbor (or me!) to keep an eye on your kiddos while you are away from the classroom. Bottom line is we shouldn’t be leaving students alone in classrooms at any time.
*Let’s do a little better in terms of cleaning up the kitchen on a daily basis-lots of dishes being left in the sink.
3) SIW this week will be an SIW/Staff meeting combo. 1:00pm in Brian’s room. Add items to the agenda: SIW link
4) Same Buddies until April 11, then we start with new Buddies until the end of the school year: April 14-June 6: K/1st; 2nd/4th; 3rd/5th
5) I’ll be leaving right after school on Thursday to help out at the annual job fair in Redmond.
6) Bread and Jam on Friday
Here’s to a great week ahead!
Andy
April
Apologies, for the life of me I can’t figure out why the numbering and formatting turn out wonky!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 31 | 1 | 2 SIW/Staff Mtg | 3 | 4 Bread and Jam |
| 7 | 8 Teacher Collaboration Time | 9 Cafe Amity, Grade 1 SIW-TWD | 10 G3 Train Your Brain | 11 G5 Deschutes River 12 Wendy Bday |
| 14 | 15 Conversation | 16 Conversation | 17 Conversation | 18 No School |
| 21 | 22 G4 Knott Landfill | 23 SIW-Ed Network | 24 Fire Drill, 10:35am | 25 G2 Fall River Bread and Jam |
| 28 G4 Suttle Lake | 29 G4 Suttle Lake | 30 Cafe Amity, K hosts G4 Suttle Lake Ed Network follow up |