2.16

Hi All, 

I hope that you all are enjoying all this snow. If it's not your favorite, how can you find a moment of joy in it? I stood outside last night just as the snow started to fall and I was reminded of the quiet magic that happens in a snowstorm. Keep up the giving of the paws and recognition of positive behaviors! We are seeing the effects pay off! Let's make it a fantastic week before break. 

Shoutouts

Please see the list of all of the Staff Community Bobcat's from this week. On Monday I will have a student pull a name for a prize :) Don't forget to celebrate the good that your colleagues do! We'll pull another winner on Friday. 

Becky	Positive letter in support of a student
Lori Renaud	Thank you for assisting me with a technology issue! It didn't turn out as we hoped but the help was appreciated.
Wendy from CC	Going above and beyond for the CC preK kids to make sure they are safe, respectful and ready for the day!
Lori Renaud	For handling the traffic and craziness of the morning in the office with grace and patience
Brittany LeClair	Your consistent attempts to bring spirit and positivity to Berlin (Staff and Students)
Lori Renaud	Keeping extra water available right next to the Keurig. Reliable and helpful gesture!
Chuck	Chuck fixed a bookshelf in my room for me that was very special. He took the time to fix it up and restain it. It was really kind and thoughtful.
Danny Velez	Thank you for being flexible when I was pulled to do other jobs this week.
Lisa Audet	You are always positive and uplifting to the students
Becky P. and Mary Beth	Thank you ladies for jumping right in with me to help spread joy
Lynn Wagner	Thank you for being flexible when I was pulled to other jobs this week

News and Announcements 

• Community Respite---Student OB 4th Grade, Hello! I wanted to reach out and see if you could ask your staff if anyone would be interested in doing some respite/community skills with OB. His mom is up in Burlington and we'd love to have some connections for them to utilize to give mom a break or to help when she needs it. Is there anyone you could think of? 
• Whole School Meeting: 2:45-3:15 on Tuesday we will utilize the WSM/Special Celebration schedule here. Lori's signing group will grace us with their voices and we will participate in the Slime Challenge!
• Thursday is looking like a wonderful day for our Winter Wellness Celebration. Here is the schedule: Winter Wellness Schedule. 
• If you haven't had a chance please make sure that you respond to the 25-26 Schedule Feedback. 

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday
Tuesday	Whole School Meeting 2:45-3:15 BINGO Night 5:30-6:30
Wednesday	Staff Meeting
Thursday
Friday	Data Meetings: 2, 5/6, 4

Where is Celia?

Monday
Tuesday	WCLT **Celia Out until 1:45 Student Meeting 3:45
Wednesday	Meeting with Steven at CO **Celia Out 1:00-2:00
Thursday
Friday	Student Meeting 2:00-3:00

2.3

Hi All, 

I hope that you are warm and cozy wherever you are! January certainly has gone out with a bang in terms of germs and the cabin fever feeling! This weekend marks the start of Black History Month and while I firmly believe that this work should be integrated into every month and all of our work it's an important reminder to focus our lens this month. I've linked a handful of resources below. I will continue to do so in the coming weeks as well. I would strongly recommend this quick read: A Message on Teaching Black History written by the Educational Justice Coalition of Vermont as a place to start. 

Staff Shoutouts 

• Too many to count this past week! 
• Sarah Rogers and the K team---way to get the K kiddos on MyPath! 
• Lori thank you for always finding a way to make coverage work--you're a wizard!
• I'd like to give a shoutout to the Behavior Support Team who are working overtime to support a kiddo in crisis. 
• Josh, Lucia and Chuck thanks for paying extra attention to our door handles, surfaces and door jams this week. We'll take anything to keep the germs away! 

News and Announcements 

• Please take a moment to check out Jen's monthly Curriculum Newsletter.
• As you think about your curriculum work for the upcoming months please utilize this template WCUUSD unit design template to find entry points for all of your learners.
• Curriculum Tools from Clemmons Family Farm
• Choosing Books with Diverse Characters
• Color Brave vs. Color Blind PDF
• 10 Tips for Reading Picture Books through a Race-Conscious Lens
• On February 12 we will join Curriculum Associates for a day of PD at U-32. Here is the schedule below: 

• 8:15-10:15 - K-3 pacing

• 10:30-11:30 - Instructional leadership session (all grade level principals)

• 12:00-2:00 - Grades 4-6 pacing

• 2:15-3:15 - Grades 7-10 - focused on leveraging i-Ready data.

• 2:15-3:15 - Grade 4-6 (Optional) data analysis facilitated by Ellen and/or Jen

• 3:30-4:30 (Optional) elementary focused on leveraging i-Ready data.

Lori is lining up subs to make this all happen, I'm looking forward to this day and am excited for what it means for the teaching and learning in our building.

• Take a peek at the this last week's myPath usage. For the first time we have minutes at all grade levels! Woohoo. We are looking for 80% passage of lessons and  30 mins of usage total a week. 

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday
Tuesday	*Tyler out at 2:15
Wednesday	Staff Meeting     - Community Building     - PBIS Check-In      - Community Bobcat   Board Meeting
Thursday	Coffee and Conversations with Steven 8:00--9:00 PTNA Meeting 6:30
Friday	Data Meetings: 2, 5/6, 4

Where is Celia?

Monday	Meeting 9:00 Student Meeting 9:15  Meeting with Lori 10:00 Meeting with Julia 2:45
Tuesday	WCLT---Celia Out until 1:45
Wednesday	Meeting at U-32 8:30-9:30. Celia in at 9:45   Meeting with Ellen 1:00
Thursday	Student Meeting 11:00-11:30  Steven at School 11:15-1:15  District Safety Meeting 3:00-4:00**Celia out at 2:40
Friday	Student Meeting 8:00  Data Meetings at Berlin