LS Weekly Memo
Week 8: October 7 - 11
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Thanks to all who turned out for Homecoming. While the sunshine and victories by the boys and girls soccer teams over Catlin were great, Deborah’s Choir stole the show with the singing of the National Anthem. This weeks brings 1st and 2nd Grade Coffees and our PGD day. I look forward to learning about your PGD experience next week.
COMMUNITY
Parent Partnership Coffees
Monday, 10/7 - 1st Grade
Tuesday, 10/8 - 2nd Grade
LSLT
We meet Monday, October 14th and again on December 2nd. Mark your calendars LSLT members. We will be focusing on Citizenship and Discipline this year.
PROGRAM
Monday, October 7 Faculty Meeting
1st - 5th - Curriculum Design workshop with John Holloran
BS - Tools for Problem for Solving, Teachers and Assistants
Thursday, October 10 Team Meeting, 7:40-8:40
BS - 2nd Grade Teams, Tools for Problem Solving, bring an anecdote/ documentation on how you are using these tools in your classroom.
3rd - 5th - Alysa’s Room. See Alysa for details.
Faculty Meeting Schedule
PGD Day
Please submit your PGD survey by Monday. We want to know the wonderful ways you will engage in professional growth and development on Oct. 11th.
Curiosity Workshop - Arbor has limited parking. Let David know if you are interested in carpooling.
Boys, Coyotes and Other Creatures, Yoga Calm Workshop
A number of faculty expressed interest in furthering their knowledge of Yoga Calm, particularly around supporting active boys and girls.
Lynea and Jim Gillen are opening up 3 workshop opportunities for us at their Still Moving Yoga Studio :
Friday, Oct. 11th, from 8:30-4 (a condensed version of their 2 day workshop. 7 or 8 spaces left)
Saturday, Oct. 26th and 27th (unsure of how many spaces left here)
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 8:30-4 (a condensed version of their 2 day workshop, open to 15 people)
I’ve posted a copy of the workshop brochure and a link below to a Google sign-up doc.
LS Curriculum Task Force-
We meet Monday, November 11th. Details to follow.
OPERATIONS
Emergency Alerts
We are no longer using an emergency phone tree. The Honeywell Alert system offers a faster way of receiving information. You can set it up to send the message to your phone, email or both. If you are not signed up you will not receive emergency communications from the school.
Link to directions:
Admissions 1st - 4th Grades - notes from the 10/3 meeting
- Visitors arrive t 8:00
- Visitors depart at 2:30
- Do reading assessment in class
- Informal interview during visit
- Sarah has new assistant - Iona
Online Training - See Jennifer Lushenko’s email from 9/30
Please open the login instructions for accessing the SafeSchools training site. Follow the instructions for your user name. All employees are required to complete these courses by the end of October.
How to log on to the online training program:
- To access your assigned training, enter your username, which follows the following format: last name, first initial of first name
Example: John Smith = smithj
- Select any course by simply clicking over the name of the course. The courses have audio so turn up your speakers or headphones if you wish to hear the narration.
- Complete all the training scenarios and the assessment to receive completion credit for the course.
- Please print out a Certification of Completion once you complete the course and turn in a copy to Jennifer Lushenko.
Field Trips
A friendly reminder: when your class is going on a field trip – you will need to post your trip on our TWO main LS calendars (reference below). There were trips planned that were not submitted to the LS Events Web calendar.
Andrew Shotts Update
Andrew Shotts is not allowed on campus until after October 14. Call the LS Office if you see him on campus.
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