COMMUNITY
Thank you to those of you who were able to be at the gathering Monday morning. Your comments helped us all be ready for Tuesday.
First Day Back- Special Plans
7:30
Mo Copeland, Phillip Craig and David will be on the walkway greeting parents and students as they arrive.
Chris
O’Toole, Shelley Stoffer and Margaret Synan-Russell will be in the
library with art materials for children to create cards, memories or
process their thoughts
Jenny Cleveland, Patti Beyer and Shiela Gelber will be in Jeannie’s classroom starting at 7:30.
Morning recess will happen as usual for all other students
7:50 All students to classrooms
Jenny
Cleveland and Patti Beyer will conduct a morning meeting for the
students in Jeannie’s class. All other classes conduct usual opening
meetings.
8:30
1st - 5th Grade Chapel
Please
be in the Chapel by 8:30 for a special chapel that will include details
of the support we will make available to students and adults and the
opportunity to create contribution to an alter of remembrance for
Jeannie
9:00 Normal Day Begins
Part
of supporting children during the grieving process will be to provide
them with the normal experiences of school. Please conduct your classes
as usual.
Jenny
Cleveland, Patti Beyer and additional support people will be in the LS
Library all day ready to support any children who need it. You are
welcome to send a child down to the library if they need additional
support.
All Library classes are cancelled for Tuesday
All Counselor and Chaplain classes are cancelled for the week. Jenny and Patti will be available to support students and visit with classes as needed.
Grieving Resources
Here
are some resources you might find helpful in anticipation of starting
school tomorrow. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of
resources, but rather a starting point. We will be providing more
resources as the week progresses.
The
Dougy Center, located in Portland, is a nationally and internationally
known grief support and resource center for children, youth, adults and
families: http://www.dougy.org/.
For a concise article on ways to support children after the death of a teacher, please go to: http://www.cmionline.org/home/cmi/page_637#.TwDklPfllMk.mailto
Sad Isn't Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss, by Michaelene Mundy, Abbey Press, 1998.
LS Parent Gathering in Chapel at 2:00
Just so you know.
All School Faculty and Staff Gathering 3:30 on Tuesday
All are invited to a gathering in the Chapel Tuesday afternoon. The format will be similar to our gathering this morning.
Open House Thursday
We
plan to move ahead with our Open House plans. We understand that some
of you might not be in a place to greet visitors. If you feel you can’t
attend, we understand, but please let us know. If you feel that you can
rally to meet perspective parents, great. We’ll carry on.
Dinner Before Thursday’s Open House
A simple dinner will be served from 5-6pm in Room 60.
Next Year’s Plans
If
you are considering changes for next year, such as retirement or new
career ventures, please let David know in the coming week.
Grade Level Teams Invited to CORE
Beginning
next week we will invite Grade Level teams to CORE for New Year’s check
in. Please arrange a time with Ari to meet with the CORE team.
Spelling Bee
Scripps Spelling School Bee is on Friday, January 6th from 8:10-9:30/10 in the Chapel (4th-8th) -- please bring your class if you can.
Geography Bee
The top two point earners from each grade (one point per question-- 7 possible points) will compete in the school bee on
Monday, Jan 23rd from 8:10-9:10 in the chapel (4th-8th) -- please bring your class if you can.
Trudy Ludwig Cancelled
We will cancel Trudy’s visit on Friday and reschedule for some time in the near future.
Possible PAL Meeting to Focus on Parent’s Support with Grieving
Patti
Beyer is looking into the possibility of having someone from the Dougy
Center or other community resource to come to Friday’s meeting to talk
with parents about the grieving process.
Special Chapel on Friday, Jan. 6th for Primary-5th Grade
We
will have a special chapel on Friday that will include the creation of
an Alter of Rembrance for Jeannie. We are exploring the possibility of
having the Labyrinth available for walks all day Friday. Look for an
email from Jenny with details.
Snack Issues
Please monitor your use of snacks: don’t over consume and don’t leave uneaten snacks to spoil.
Specialists and Classroom Teacher Task Force
Before
break a number of issues came up regarding specialists and their
schedules. Later in the month we will meet with a task force committee
consisting of classroom and specialist teachers to discus ways to deal
with our challenging schedule.
PROGRAM
On-Line PCR Progress Report Training
Angela,
what a trooper, sent out via Google docs the First through Fifth Grade
progress report templates. Let Angela and/or Debra know if you are
having any problems using these templates.
Online Report Cards – Classroom Teachers
Again, my great thanks to Angela, Deri and Brad for their work on the reports.
1. Angela has sent you the report card forms as Google docs.
2. Look for an email from Angela about a final editing process for the forms themselves
3. PCR report forms to be ready by January 16
4.
The afternoon faculty meeting on Monday, 1/30 and the morning
meeting on 2/2 will be dedicated to report proof-reading by faculty.
Grade level teams will read each others. Specialist will read within
departments and with support of CORE members. Teachers may request a
CORE member to review a particular student’s report.
OPERATIONS
Recess Transitions
To
ensure there is always supervision on ACP during lunch recess I would
like the following people to remain on the playground until the next
shift of recess duty teachers arrives.
Monday – Chris O’Toole
Tuesday – Lauren Shaw
Wednesday – David Lowell
Thursday – Stephanie Rankin
Friday – Jenny Cleveland
Let me know if you have a conflict that would make this duty impossible for you.
Thursday Late Start
There is no LS Meeting. Use the time to prepare for Open House or your choice.
