9.29

Hi All, 

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. This weather felt like a dream. I wanted to highlight our BES Wish Tree. This was a nice point of connection for families and students at Open House. I encourage you to fill out a wish leave and pop it on the tree if you haven't yet done so. Thanks for the idea from staff and thanks to Mrs. Heinz and Mrs. Egizi for making so many leaves. I couldn't have done it without you! 

Thank you also for those of you who came out to the Community Meal at U-32 and or supported it by garlic smashing with our students! It was amazing to see so many families and community members from across all of our towns. We had many volunteers.

                                       

News and Announcements

• Fire Drill: We will complete a Fire Drill Tuesday at 9:15am.  
• Whole School Meeting: 2:55-3:25. We are going to try and dismiss from the gym. Please have your students bring their bags. We will have designated spots for them to leave their stuff. 
• Goals: This is a reminder that it’s time to complete your self-assessment and create your goals for the year. WCUUSD is using a new form this year. The good news is that it’s only one form for both the assessment and the goals. Once you’ve completed this form, please reach out to me with times that you are available to meet for our goals meeting. 
• To Access the Goals Document:

• In Vector ➡️Licensed Educators ➡️Self-Assessment (Clusters 2 and 4) and Goals

  
  
  

  

  
  
• Paraprofessional Staff it is also time for you to set goals for the year. 
• To Access the Goals Document:

• In Vector ➡️ Paraeducator ➡️ Paraprofessional Goal Setting.

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• Afterschool Clubs! Thank you to all who have signed up already. Please indicate your interest to run a club or support a club by filling out this form.  Club Interest Form. 
• I will be sharing more information about clubs and afterschool needs on Wednesday this week. 

What's Happening at BES? 

Monday 9/29	SST 9:15-10:15
Tuesday 9/30	Fire Drill 9:15
Wednesday 10/1	K-6 PD 8:20-9:20 (Art Room) Staff Meeting 3:10ish-4:45
Thursday  10/2	Whole School Meeting 2:55-3:25  PTNA Meeting 6:00--7:30
Friday 10/3	Allied Arts PD 8:20-8:50 Team Meetings  K-2 Academic 3-6 Behavior/SEL

Where is Celia?

Monday 9/29	SST 9:15-10:15  Student Meeting 10:00-11:00 Meeting 12:15  Rowan Pickup leave at 4:10
Tuesday 9/30	Student Meeting 8:15-8:45  Fall Festival Planning Meeting  Goals Meeting 9:30-10 PK Meeting 11:30-12:30  Student Meeting 1:30-3:00
Wednesday 10/1	K-6 Teacher PD 8:20-9:20  Admin Team Meeting: Nuts and Bolts 1:00-2:00  12.10 Planning with Jen M-A Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45
Thursday  10/2	Student Meeting 8:00-8:45  In House Safety Team Meeting 9:00 Celia and Susanne Check In 10:00  Student Meeting 3:45-4:15
Friday 10/3	Allied Arts PD 8:20-8:50 Team Meetings  3-6 Academic K-2 Behavior/SEL  **Row ENT appointment**--Celia out at 12:30

9.21

Hi All,

I wanted to take a moment and say THANK YOU to everyone who made Den Groups such a success this past week. I shared the expectations with BES Families in this week's newsletter. We've got a busy week ahead and it will be a fun one! 

I also wanted to give a Shoutout to Lucia Burke who has been fixing up the Garden and encouraging students to help participate in it's beautification. 

News and Announcements

• Bus Evacuation Drills: We will do Bus Evacuation drills on Thursday morning. Teachers, you don't need to do anything special but please know that students may be running later than usual. Each bus, unloads and reloads to practice an evacuation. 
• Humanity and Justice Group: We will meet for the first meet-up of the year in the conference room. Please join us! Come one, come all. 
• Goals: This is a reminder that it’s time to complete your self-assessment and create your goals for the year. WCUUSD is using a new form this year. The good news is that it’s only one form for both the assessment and the goals. Once you’ve completed this form, please reach out to me with times that you are available to meet for our goals meeting. 
• To Access the Goals Document:

• In Vector ➡️Licensed Educators ➡️Self-Assessment (Clusters 2 and 4) and Goals

  
  
  

  

  
  
• Afterschool Clubs! Thank you to all who have signed up already. Please indicate your interest to run a club or support a club by filling out this form.  Club Interest Form
• Community Meal: 

Thursday (9/25) at 5:30 there is a FREE community meal for EVERYONE. 

We know that food brings people together, and that connections build community. 

Please come with your families, your neighbors, and friends, and be in community over dinner. We are proudly sourcing from local farmers, bakers, and growers and would love to see you there. Plus many of your students are (or will be) involved in some way in preparing food for this meal!

Details: 

- Thursday, September 25th @ 5:30 

- Outside the Events Lobby / Front of School at U-32 **(Rain plan: cafeteria). 

- Chili dinner - Vegan and Meat options, with all the fixings, sides & dessert 

- Bring your family, friends and neighbors, and a blanket if you want to picnic (but there will be tables and chairs).

RSVP HERE  (just for a head count, but come either way)!

• Playground Update: The playground is en route and is scheduled to land in VT at the end the month 9/27! This is great news. We are looking at installation in the first week of October. FYI: There will be a disruption to where recess happens. More to come on that. 
• I started the Staff Spotlight in the Weekly Bobcat Beat. Thank you for those of you who have completed the form. If you could take a few moments and fill this form out, we can share a little about ourselves with the larger school community weekly all year long! https://forms.gle/fsdpAsQkErKP9uMM8
• Here is the 25-26 WCUUSD LCAP. 

Reminders  

• You must be ontime for your duty. 11:40 and 12:10 are the start times of both lunch and recess blocks. 
• If you leave campus during the school hours you need to sign out in the clipboard in the front office. For safety purposes we need to know where you are/when you are back. 
• You must be moving around to supervise and utilize proximity at recess.
• Connection and communication/play with students at recess and lunch goes a long way in building relationships and managing behaviors. 
• Pledge of Allegiance: 
• Students are to be respectful and not speak during the pledge. 
• Students are not required and cannot be made to stand up or recite the pledge.
• Community Bobcats! Please share appreciation for your colleagues! The slips are in the copy room.   

What's Happening at BES? 

Monday 9/22	HJC 8:15-8:45
Tuesday 9/23
Wednesday 9/24	K-6 PD 8:20-9:20 (Art Room) No Staff Meeting  Open House 5:30-6:30
Thursday  9/25	Bus Evacuation Drills Community Meal 5:30 @ U-32
Friday 9/26	Allied Arts PD 8:20-8:50 Team Meetings  K-2 Academic 3-6 Behavior/SEL

Where is Celia?

Monday 9/22	HJC 8:15-8:45  Meeting with Steven 10:00-11:00  Student Meeting 1:30  Curriculum Council 4:00-5:30
Tuesday 9/23	WCLT Meeting @ CO 8:30-10:30  PK Meeting 11:30-12:30  Parent Meeting 1:00-1:30  Rowan Pickup leave at 4:10
Wednesday 9/24	K-6 Teacher PD 8:20-9:20  Admin Team Meeting: Nuts and Bolts 1:00-2:00
Thursday  9/25	Student Meeting 8:00-8:30  Bus Evacuation Drill 8:40-9:10
Friday 9/26	Allied Arts PD 8:20-8:50 Team Meetings  K-2 Behavior/SEL 3-6 Academic

9.13

Hi All, 

I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. The week ahead of us is busy! I wanted to thank you all for your colleagueship and positive outlook on our teaming opportunities this year. A huge shout out to the 3-6 teams for running a Kid Talk Protocol and for being thoughtful about how we show up for our young people. 

On a personal note I wanted to share that Wednesday of this week marks the 30th year of my Mom's passing. If I seem off on Wednesday, I wanted you all to know why. May we all find kindness, joy and empathy for with another this week. 

News and Announcements

• I started the Staff Spotlight in the Weekly Bobcat Beat. Thank you for those of you who have completed the form. If you could take a few moments and fill this form out, we can share a little about ourselves with the larger school community weekly all year long! https://forms.gle/fsdpAsQkErKP9uMM8
• Here is the 25-26 WCUUSD LCAP. Many of the windows open on Monday and will close early October. 
• In an effort to be in alignment with the contract Amber Burnell will be floating between K-2 and 3-6 recess duty. I recognize that this is a major change and it's one that I think the last year has prepared us for. Adults that are on recess duty please see Amber's notes about procedures.  

3-6

-the kids can get their own balls from the black container, they are responsible for picking them up and putting them back in the container. 

-the kids know where the boundary lines are, sometimes they may need a reminder.  If the same kids need another reminder, they own 5 mins on the wall, and a conversation about where the boundary lines are. 

-if there are any hands on with physical aggression, the kids involved have an automatic 10 mins on the wall, if it happens again the next day (with the same kids) it’s 15 mins on the wall (ODRs to be filled out directly after, and a quick convo with their teacher when the kids are inside) and processing why they are there.  I have zero tolerance for any type of physical aggression or hands on, and all the kids know what to expect if they do. 

-if there is any foul language, it’s an automatic 5 mins on the wall. If it happens again with the same kid or group, they have another 5 mins on the wall and they find something else to do. 

-the kids line up at 12:06 when I blow the whistle (3 sets of 3). The 5-6 line up on either side of the 5-6 door. 3-4 line up by the 3-4 door, both 4th grade classes are on either side and 3rd is lined up down the middle. Voices are off, and clam bodies before they enter the building. 

-no classes enter the building unless all the balls are picked up and put away. 

K-2

-When the kids go out of the door they must walk until they hit the grass area, then they may run. they should go around the telephone pole and the wires, not through them. There is a 100% chance they won’t get hurt by the wires if they go around. 

-they all know where the boundaries lines are. I walked them with most of the classes and the teachers did a great job going over them with their kids. Sometimes they may go outside those boundaries, a gentle reminder is all that’s needed. If it happens again (with the same kids) it’s 5 mins on the wall and a convo about why they are there. 

-if the kids want a playground ball they must ask an adult, the same adult must make sure the ball gets put back into the black container. 

-if there are any hands on with physical aggression, the kids involved have an automatic 5 mins on the wall, if it happens again (same day or the next day) with the same kids it’s 10 mins on the wall (ODRs to be filled out directly after, and a quick convo with their teacher when the kids are inside) and processing why they are there.  I have zero tolerance for any type of physical aggression or hands on, and all the kids know what to expect if they do. 

-if they take their jackets, coats, or sweaters off they are to be put in their line order spot, not left on the playground. They must either be wearing them or put in their spot on the wall. 

-the kids line up at 12:35 when I blow the whistle (3 sets of 3). They know it’s line order, arms at their sides, voices off, facing forward, and clam bodies. I try to give the kids who have a hard time transitioning a 5 min warning, and I make it a game… who’s going to race me to the wall?!! 

-I always have a kid hold the outside door, I pick a kid who is doing what’s expected. Sometimes I ask a kid who may be having a tricky time coming inside…. I ask for their help holding the door. When Harley is there, he usually hold the inside door. 

Reminders  

• You must be ontime for your duty. 11:40 and 12:10 are the start times of both lunch and recess blocks. 
• If you leave campus during the school hours you need to sign out in the book in the front office. For safety purposes we need to know where you are/when you are back. 
• You must be moving around to supervise and utilize proximity at recess.
• Connection and communication/play with students at recess and lunch goes a long way in building relationships and managing behaviors. 
• Pledge of Allegiance: 
• Students are to be respectful and not speak during the pledge. 
• Students are not required and cannot be made to stand up or recite the pledge.
• Community Bobcats! Please share appreciation for your colleagues! The slips are in the copy room.   

What's Happening at BES? 

Monday 9/15	SST 9:15-10:15
Tuesday 9/16
Wednesday 9/17	K-6 PD 8:20-9:20 (Art Room) Staff Meeting (Meet in Art Room) 3:10-4:45      Agenda:         DESSA PD         Nuts and Bolts  WCUUSD Board Meeting 6:00
Thursday  9/18
Friday 9/19	Allied Arts PD 8:20-8:50 Team Meetings  K-2 Behavior/SEL 3-6 Academic

Where is Celia?

Monday 9/15	Fall Festival Planning 8:15 SST 9:15-10:15
Tuesday 9/16	Para PD 8:15-8:45 (Optional---Music Room)  Kim B Check-In 9:15 Interview w/Kim B Rowan Speech at 2:15**Celia Out for 35 minutes and then back in building.
Wednesday 9/17	Admin Team Meeting: Nuts and Bolts 1:00-2:00
Thursday  9/18	Student Meeting 8:30  WCLT Meeting 1:00-3:00**Celia Out  Den Groups
Friday 9/19	Allied Arts PD 8:20-8:50 Team Meetings  K-2 Behavior/SEL 3-6 Academic

9.7

Hi All, 

I hope that you had a good weekend. I had my first sports experience as a parent/principal on Saturday morning when Rowan had her first soccer practice. The PK/K soccer team was quite the crew! Huge thank you to Coach Kealy Sloane and her husband coach Zach. I'm so grateful to be able to live and work in this community. 

Thank you all for doing a quick vote on Friday afternoon for our staff color for the Fall Jamobree on 10/10. In a 15 to 25 vote the Fall Green Color won. Now, I need your next step, sizes! Please fill out your last name, first name and then t-shirt size in this that would be fantastic. I need this done by the end of the day Monday. If you're not sure of the size I have t-shirts in the office to give sizes a try. I will be coming around on Monday morning to get kid t-shirt sizes. 

I also wanted to share this simple and powerful read about family engagement at the start of the year. https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/six-strategies-for-partnering-with-families-at-the-start-of-the-school-year/ Connected families and engagement is directly related to our strategic plan and something that we should be utilizing with intentionality at all levels. 

News and Announcements:

• T-Shirt Size: Please fill out the document above by the end of the day Monday. 
• Reminder: lunch/recess procedures and expectations 
• It's an expectation that all supervising adults in this environment are circulating to observe behaviors and interact with students. We know that proximity is a powerful tool, please use it. Tyler will be fading his support in the cafeteria over the next few weeks so that he can support students in small groups of individually during the lunch hour. He's modeling what's expected of folks on duty. If you have questions please check in with him. 
•  If you are 1:1 with a student you must be within a short distance from them. If they are working on a fade plan this is something that you would know and be working on with a special educator. 
• Here is the 25-26 WCUUSD LCAP. Many of the windows open on Monday and will close early October. The acadience window and classes should be populated on Monday. 
• Teacher PD starts on 9/10. Below is the Wednesday Coverage Schedule. This can be found on the tabs at the bottom of the BES Universal Schedule. 

• Wednesday Coverage 8:45---9:30
  This is a chart to show coverage for Wednesday mornings PD.
  Rogers (3)	Maring (1)	Dessureau (2)	Turcotte (2)	Velez	Downing (2)	Rob (1)	Wagner (1)	Armstrong (1)
  David	Jessica Heinz	Jennifer	Ruthanne	Marc	Jessica Egizi	Jessie	Tyler	Amadeus
  	Ashlyn				Amber	Megan	Kim

• We will meet on Friday for our data meetings. 3-6 will focus on Behavior Kid Talk and K-2 will focus on academics this week. Here is the link for that basic schedule. We will adjust as we go this year. 
• Mandatory Trainings are due by 9/15. 
• We have a couple of dueling meetings on Monday so we are going to shift SST to meet from 9:15-10:15 on Monday morning. 
• Here is a copy of the Duty Schedule. Please double check the days that you are on. Comment if you need/want to switch days etc. 
• Flynn Event on Tuesday! Do I have any volunteers who may want to be the point person for the bus on Tuesday? This would look like riding the bus to and from the event. I am being asked to be at U-32 so I won't be able to support the bus from BES in that way. Let me know if you're willing/able to do this. 
• Community Schools: You will see Bec in and around our building Monday and Friday this week. If there's something specific you'd like her to connect with you on please reach out to her rdezan@u32.org. She's a great kid wrangler and community builder if you're looking for a team building experience. 

What's Happening at BES? 

Monday 9/8	SST 9:15-10:15
Tuesday 9/9	Flynn Event 6:00. Bus leaves Berlin at 5:15 if you don't want to drive. Bring a picnic dinner.
Wednesday 9/10	K-6 PD 8:30-9:30  Staff Meeting (Meet in Art Room) 3:10-4:45
Thursday  9/11
Friday 9/12	Team Meetings  K-2 Academic 3-6 Behavior/SEL

Where is Celia?

Monday 9/8	Student Meetings 8:15  SST 9:15  BC Meeting 11:30  Curriculum Council 4-5:30
Tuesday 9/9	Meeting with Berling PD--AM WCLT Meeting 9:30-12:30*Celia out during this time  Flynn Event--Playing Fields
Wednesday 9/10	Admin Team Meeting: Nuts and Bolts 1:00-2:00
Thursday  9/11
Friday 9/12

8.30

 

Hi All, 

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend. We're looking at a full 4 day week ahead of us! I apologize that I have two previously scheduled appointments during this week. One is for Rowan and one is with a specialist so I can't move the time. I'm hoping that the weather will be more cooperative this week and we'll see less rain! I wanted to thank you all for your support in life's curveball throwing last week. 

Shoutouts: 

• Tyler, thanks for running point on dismissal. It's been a bit of a doozy. 
• Thank you to Lori for all her help with setup/take down during inservice 
• Intervention team--thanks for being open to new ideas! 

***All, please "shoutout" your colleagues by sending me an email during the week!*** 

News and Announcements: 

• We will have two have half-day/early release days as a district. U-32 and Elementary Folks will have a different fall day but a shared spring day. Mark your calendars for 12/10 and 5/13. We will gather and will calibrate much of our shared district PD work. The district calendar has these dates reflected. 
• Here is the link to the Staff Website. Please share with me the links to your parent communication (blog, site, doc, etc.) 
  
• Staff Meeting---We will have a quick check in and then you'll have more mandatory training time. 
• Services for data and special education start on 9/8.  
• Teacher PD starts on 9/10. Below is the Wednesday Coverage Schedule. This can be found on the tabs at the bottom of the BES Universal Schedule. 

• Wednesday Coverage 8:45---9:30
  This is a chart to delinate coverage for Wednesday mornings PD. Please note: if you are going to be out it is your job to ensure that this is coverage for your class.
  Rogers (3)	Maring (1)	Dessureau (2)	Turcotte (2)	Velez	Downing (2)	Rob (1)	Wagner (1)	Armstrong (1)
  David	Jessica Heinz	Jennifer	Ruthanne	Marc	Jessica Egizi	Jessie	Tyler	Amadeus
  	Ashlyn				Amber	Megan	Kim

• We will meet on Friday for our first data meetings---we will focus solely on academic work so that you can get a clear picture of who the interventionists are planning on working with based on spring data. Here is the link for that basic schedule. We will adjust as we go this year. 
• Mandatory Trainings are due by 9/15. 
• Here is a copy of the Duty Schedule. Please double check the days that you are on. Comment if you need/want to switch days etc. 
• I want to come around and see Morning Meetings in actions in the next few weeks. Please remember that it's vitally important that we "circle up" for morning meeting. Circle allows for students to physically see and be in partnership with eachother. Here's a quick article to remind us of the power of Morning Meeting. 
• Reminder---All District Event--- Flynn Theater "Playing Fields"---9/9--Busses leave at 5:15 from. BES. ALL are welcome! Bring a picnic and a chair.
• Here is the "Chicken Scratch" version of our monthly meeting overview. I know a few of you had requested this. 

What's Happening at BES? 

Monday 9/1
Tuesday 9/2
Wednesday 9/3
Thursday  9/4	All School Meeting  2:50-3:20 PTNA Meeting 6:00
Friday 9/5	Team Meetings

Where is Celia?

Monday 9/1
Tuesday 9/2	EduClimber Training 8:00-10:00 PK Taskforce 4:00
Wednesday 9/3	*Celia out until 10:00 (Rowan appointment)  Student Meeting 10:00 Admin Team Nuts and Bolts 1:00  Staff Check In 3:00
Thursday  9/4	BES Safety Team Meeting 9:15 Celia and Susanne Check in 10:00  Interview 3:00  PTNA Meeting 6:00
Friday 9/5	*Celia out until 9:45 (Celia appointment)