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.
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