Weekly Memo
WM 40, June 4 - 8, 2018
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With 7 and a half days to go in the school year,
this week has the final of many things; the final learning celebrations, Moving
into Coffees, hiring visits, chapel and gathering, and PE community events.
Best of luck with the last full week.
Lower School Agreements
Lower School Agreements
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Do what is best for the
students
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Assume we are all doing our
best at the moment and our intentions are positive
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Be present, participate,
contribute, include many voices
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Create a safe space that
encourages sharing different opinions, ideas, perspectives
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Seek understanding, be
curious about what others think
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Express gratitude, joy and
encouragement
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Communicate with compassion,
clarity and effectiveness
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Demonstrate respect
We continue our Weekly Memo format with repeat items in blue
and new
items in black.
COMMUNITY
Gathering and Chapel - Please be seated and ready at
8:10.
Lower School Chapel Schedule for 2017-2018
LS Chapel, Tuesday, 6/5 – Reflection Chapel ( Last of the Year)
Lower School Chapel Schedule for 2017-2018
LS Chapel, Tuesday, 6/5 – Reflection Chapel ( Last of the Year)
LS Gathering, Friday, 6/8 – Gathering (Last of
the Year)
No chapel on 6/12
Chris Thompson returns on Wednesday. Thanks to all who covered her duties in her absence.
Admissions Video Shoot
Thanks to those who participated in the Admissions shoot. More on
Monday.
Hiring -
4th Grade - Adelaide Wainwright
1st Grade - Anthony Villaseñor
2nd Grade – Kristen Zimmer
2nd Grade – Kristen Zimmer
5th Grade – Decision this week
Students not Returning Next Year
The following student are not returning next year. This
information is confidential, and
seems important for you to have as you prepare to write reports.
Sullivan Pajor
Michelle Ji
Eleanor Wenrick
Rowan Chandler
Alexander Ji
Teal Chandler
Corbin Hartman
Elisabeth Dellit
Holden Pajor
Sana Shah
Boone Snyder
Moving into Coffees – We finish MIC’s this week. Thanks to all who
participated. Coordinating MIC with your learning celebration makes a very
positive difference.
DATES
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GRADE
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TIME
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LOCATION
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Click
links for slideshows
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Monday,
June 4
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8:00
– 9:00
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LS
Library
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Wednesday,
June 6
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8:00
– 9:00
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LS
Library
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4th Grade Hamilton – 6/6 – 6/8
Hamilton the musical has become all the rage among a group of
4th graders. They have organized to learn the songs and wish to offer a
special showing for anyone interested and able, including 3rd-5th graders on
recess, in the EC3 design center. Tracy will walk the audience to the
stage from the bottom of the walkway at 10:55 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Discovery Day - Thursday, May 31 12:15 - 2:15
for Primary - 2nd
Be sure to thank Emily Chessar and Lyndsey
McCartney for their good work coordinating the event. The new structure worked
well for students and gave you the gift of planning time.
Lego Show #97 Returned from the Zoo
Jane and her builders spent the weekend displaying,
demonstrating and reviving their creations for thousands of visitors. Now comes
the dismantling, sorting and packing up for next year.
SST
A reminder that the SST agenda and SST site are updated weekly and
are a good resource for student concerns: links are in the WM sidebar.
Student Updates
The SST Site contains
valuable information that is helpful in understanding a student’s history and
action plans. You may want to review the entries in the site before writing a
child's report. The SST Site is linked in the Weekly Memo and can only be
accessed on campus.
Emergency Signal - 3 Sharp Whistle Blast
Lower School will use 3 sharp whistle blasts as
our emergency signal outdoors. If a child hears that he or she should come
quickly toward the nearest known adult.
PROGRAM
Faculty Meetings
Monday, 6/4 -
Thursday, 6/7 – BY/IY Meeting
End of Year Meetings
Wednesday, June 13, 12:00 - 3:00 - Closing/
Reflection meeting in EC3
We will have a special lunch, take time for
appreciations and extend our thanks to those who are leaving at the end of the
year. By meeting in Wednesday, we free up all of Thursday and Friday for
you to focus on reports.
Thursday, 6/14 - Report writing
Friday, 6/15 - Report writing
Monday, 6/18 - Report Proofing, load into PCR
Tuesday, 6/19 - LS Faculty Meeting, TBD
5th Grade Book Love Projects – 6/6
During
our library classes, 5th graders were invited to create something! anything!
that shares with our Lower School Community a book they have loved during their
time here in LS. They will exhibit their creations on June 6th from
9:30-10:30 in the Lower School Library and 5th grade wing. Please sign-up for a
time that works best for your class.
Field Days
June 7 - BY Field Day
June 8 - IY Field Day (note different times
for 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th)
Field Day will be uniform optional days for the
grades participating.
Library News
All library materials are due Friday,
June 1st.
Final overdue notices home via paper and
parent email on June 5th.
Library open on June, 11, 12, and the morning
of the 13th for parents to come in and stock up for summer reading.
Materials can then be returned at the start of the school year.
Please return any library books in your
classroom which you are no longer using
Lara will be happy to print out or email a
list of books on your classroom or personal account.
Share this link with book
recommendations and details about summer reading in your parent communication
Summer Stipends
Look for a letter form Peter with approved
stipends. As always, we had far more requests than we could grant. With so many
new teams in LS next year, 60% of our days went to supporting them.
People
of Color Conference Applications
As
we close the year, we open the process for applications to attend the National Association of Independent
Schools People of Color Conference. The theme of this year's
conference is Equitable Schools and Inclusive Communities: Harmony, Discord,
and the Notes in Between. The conference will be held in Nashville,
Tennessee from November 28th to December 1st.
Prior to the conference attendees are expected to attend two to three
pre-meetings. Post the conference attendees are expected to attend two
post-conference meetings and facilitate an unconference session about a topic
of their choice from PoCC. If you wish to apply, please complete
this application. Applications
are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 15, 2018.
Class Placement
2nd Round of placement is well
underway. Thank you to the specialist for so many comments, appreciations and
questions in your notes about placement.
Placement Requests
If parents have placement requests please direct
them to David to schedule an appointment.
OPERATIONS
Last Day to Order Materials Through Kathy
PK – 1st –
May 30 - PAST
2nd –
5th – June 1 - PAST
Specialists
– June 4 – MONDAY - check with your Department Chair about funding
BEFORE filling out
the order form.
Safety on the Playground...
...the list is growing. Please help support
these guidelines when you're on duty!
- Some of the 1st/2nd grade tag games are
getting too physical. PE Team, can you help with some tag games that would
still allow the thrill of the chase, but could be more fun for more
players?
- Monitor the energy of the tag games on
the new playground boulders. We had a slip, fall and head scrape Friday.
- Swings: please play
safely with swings at the approved height, swinging back/forth, one child
per swing, facing in the same direction so others can navigate around the
swings. Thank you!
Your Announcements
Send any announcements you have for faculty to Kirstin, Chris or David by Thursday each week August-June and we will include them in the Weekly Memo. This should help reduce the number of emails we are receiving, and maximize our time to collaborate during meetings.
Send any announcements you have for faculty to Kirstin, Chris or David by Thursday each week August-June and we will include them in the Weekly Memo. This should help reduce the number of emails we are receiving, and maximize our time to collaborate during meetings.
