Howdy Campers!
I hope you’re feeling really good about the first few weeks of the school year–from my perspective things are going fantastic, so I hope you’re feeling the same! It’s Camp Amity week!
A few notes to get you going…
1) Camp Monday and Tuesday! Please take a few minutes on Monday morning before camp to go over some of the more important rules for camp–we’ll do a quick(ish) review at camp but I think going over the rules is most effective in smaller groups. Points to cover:
*Nothing goes in the pond–sticks and body parts being the most important
*Camp is supposed to be a ton o’ fun, being inclusive helps the fun
*Gather only things on the ground, no picking of flowers, etc
*Cones are set up to remind kiddos of the boundaries
*We operate on the “leave no trace” ethos–all forts need to be taken apart at the end of both days
*Blankets, towels and tarps are ok, NO toys of any kind (including face paint, walkie talkies, etc)
*All food is to be consumed in the hall
2) Staff meeting on Tuesday at 2:30pm in Brian’s room (we may need to move across the hall if the room is too hot!)
3) SIW on Wednesday at 1pm–Sara sent an email last week sharing to the plan
4) I’m working on a draft of a schedule for singing with Ian, I’ll share it on Tuesday at the staff meeting.
5) Lockdown Drill on Thursday at 9am. Please take time prior to the drill to talk with your classes and establish where they will take cover out of sight. Please practice prior to the drill and stand outside the door to see if any student(s) are visible. Thanks!
Upcoming
Sept 22/23-Camp Amity
Sept 25-Lockdown, 9am
Sept 29-School Pics, starting at 8:15am
Oct 3-First Bread and Jam after school
Oct 6-10 Scholastic Book Fair
Oct 18-Harvest Festival, 4-7pm–lots of info going out to parents soon
September 2025
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 3-First Day, dismissal at 2:15pm | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 10-SIW | 11-Pancake breakfast, 7:30-8:30am | 12-Fire Drill, 9am |
| 15-Bus evacuation drill, 9am DIBELS 12:30-2pm K-2, plus some 3-5) In house ICCL, 2:30 | 16 | 17-SIW: TWD Back to School Night-5:30pm | 18-Dental Screen, 8:30 | 20 |
| 22-Camp Amity | 23-Camp Amity Staff mtg, 2:30pm | 24-SIW/TCT | 25 Lockdown, 9am | 26 |
| 29-School pictures | 30 | Oct 1 | Oct 2 | Oct 3- Bread and Jam |
Here’s to a great week ahead!
Andy