12.17

                                         

Hi All,

I hope that you all had a good weekend. This weather is just unlucky. We will most likely have indoor recess tomorrow. This time of year always feels like marathon and a sprint all in one. I know many of you completed the iReady diagnostic last week. Please remember that the window closes this week. 

A person heads up: Daycare is closed on Thursday/Friday this week so I will be splitting days with Christian on Thursday and Friday. I don't want to be out but our babysitter pool is pretty shallow these days. 

Staff Shoutouts 

• Lucia Burke for all her help in planning food for the Holidays 
• Mary Beth Downing for spending extra time last week to support a student through a tricky spot 
• Ashlyn for her consistent positive attitude  
• Sarah, Michele, Kim and Jess Egizi for working hard to welcome our newest students 

News and Announcements 

• Consistency and survival are the words of the week. Find the joy with your students while maintaining consistency and acknowledging the wide range of emotions that kids may be feeling this week. 

 What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday	Humanity and Justice Meeting 8:15 3/4 PLC  10:40-11:40  1/2 PLC 12:15-1:15
Tuesday	5/6 PLC Meeting 9:45-10:45
Wednesday	K PLC Meeting 1:55-2:55 Staff Meeting at 3:15
Thursday	SST Meeting 8:15-8:45 PK Meeting 11:30 Berling IIW--Session 4
Friday	Holiday Brunch 7:45-8:30 Extra Recess 2:45-3:15

Where is Celia?

Monday	Humanity and Justice Meeting 8:15 Check in with Meagan 2:30-3:30
Tuesday	Out of the Building----WCLT Budget
Wednesday	Check In with Lucia 9:30  Meeting with Jennifer Chambers 10:00 Principal's Meeting w/Meg 12:15 K PLC 1:50-2:50 Board Meeting 6:00
Thursday	SST 8:15 Out in the afternoon
Friday	Out in the Morning---in around 12:00

 

12.10

Hi All,

What a wild weather game we're playing! It feels like the universe may want us to have 4 day work week. It's a big bummer to miss another Monday but I hope that everyone got something done on their "to do" list. While the weather predictions were far off from what was expected it seems we're in the same boat as the rest of the state. 

Staff Shoutouts:

• Karen Chesser for pulling double duty last week 
• Betsy, Kirby and Annalissa who all stepped in to cover for paras and teachers last week 
• Doreen and Lori for a giant hand in the "Helping Hands" line
• All staff members who stepped up to take a mitten to support our community

News and Announcements

• The PTNA is hosting the annual Holiday Bazaar. Your class will have the opportunity to ‘shop’ for the people who live at their house. The volunteers from PTNA are asking that you bring your kids down to shop and then return to your classroom. Each classroom will be equipped with wrapping supplies and students will return to the classroom when they have shopped to wrap. Your assigned time will happen outside of your special time for the day. 

• HOLIDAY BAZAAR SIGN-UP

  Wednesday, December 13th

  TIME	CLASSROOM
  12:45	Wagner
  10:00 & 1:30	Pre-K
  10:45	Rob
  11:15-11:45	Maring
  2:00-2:30	Knapp
  2:30-3:00	Egizi
  9:30-10	Turcotte
  1:00/1:15 -1:30	Downing
  1:30-2:00	McCauley-Flippin
  8:45-9:30	Kindergarten

• Lori also shared this schedule via Google docs so that you can request changes.  
• We will move forward with Acadience Training during staff meeting. Paras I will have a quick task for you all as well. 

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday	Snowday
Tuesday	5/6 PLC Meeting 9:45-10:45 Report Card Feedback Session 11:30-12:30 Location: Art Room
Wednesday	**Holiday Bazaar***  K PLC Meeting 1:55-2:55 Staff Meeting at 3:15
Thursday	SST Meeting 8:15-8:45 PK Meeting 11:30
Friday

Where is Celia?

Monday	Snow Day
Tuesday	PLC 9:45-10:45 Student Meeting 12:15-12:45  Out of the Building----WCLT Budget Meeting 1:00-3:30
Wednesday	Check In with Lucia 9:30  Meeting with Jennifer Chambers 10:00 Principal's Meeting w/Meg 12:15 K PLC 1:50-2:50
Thursday	Union Check in---10:00  11:00---Student Meeting  12:00---Student Meeting
Friday	Student Meeting---1:30 Student Meeting---3:30-4:30

 

12.3

Hi All,

I hope that you had a good weekend. I find that the time before/after a Holiday turns into quite a hectic time. It's also a time in education and life where you can feel like things are falling short in quite a few areas. Please give yourself grace and know that if all you have to give one day is 50% of you normal capacity then you gave 100%. Also, remind yourself that trying and showing up for our students in the way that you do is deeply impactful. 

As the Holidays are upon us please reach out to myself or your counselors if you are noticing an increase in hunger, instability in housing, etc. We will do our best to connect kids to the things that they need. Food and basic necessities (gear, mittens, clothes) are the easiest "get" but we can connect with other resources as well. 

Staff Shout Outs 

• Kirby for always taking the extra time to go outside on "non duty" days to connect with kids 
• Christine for stepping in and supporting kids in multiple ways 
• Kathy for being as flexible as ever
• Tyler for helping in the kitchen and with transitions 
• 5/6 team for working so hard to support all of your students
• Mary Beth for navigating the transition back to work and being proactive in working to plan for all your kids 

News and Announcements

• Lunch Pickup/Transition---Because our gym is multi use we have 15 mins to transition from lunch to the gym being used as a teaching space. The 3-6 students need to be out of the gym at 12:45. If you know your crew needs a little extra time to settle please either pick them up a smidge early or have them settle in the hallway before exiting. The transition crew appreciates your timely approach! 
• Staff Meeting---Will be on Wednesday! I will have to switch up the programming given the weather but stay tuned 
• As we are entering the month of December when distraction is high please take a peek at these articles on setting students and yourselves up for success. 
• Getting Ready for Winter Break
• Upper Elementary/Middle School Engagement
• Making Up for Lost Time

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday	No School---Weather Day
Tuesday	5/6 PLC Meeting 9:45-10:45
Wednesday	Student Focus Group 12:15-1:00  Staff Meeting at 3:15 Board Meeting---EMES 6:00
Thursday	SST Meeting 8:15-9:15 PK Meeting 11:30
Friday

Where is Celia?

Monday	Mixture of work from home and school ILT  1:00-2:30
Tuesday	Student Meeting 8:15  5/6 PLC 9:45-10:45
Wednesday	Check In with Lucia 9:30  Meeting 10:00 Principal's Meeting w/Meg 12:15 K PLC 1:50-2:50 Elementary Principals 2:00  Board Meeting 6:00
Thursday	Student Meeting 9:00 11:30- PK Meeting  District Safety Team 2:00-3:30---Out of Building
Friday