Sunday, September 6, 2026

9.6

I love this quote! A great teacher does more than just deliver lessons—they see their students. They listen. They believe in their potential, even when the student doesn't believe in themselves yet.

Hi All,

I hope that you are enjoying your 3 day weekend. Last week was a long one but we made it to the end! You stuck with it, asked for help and supported each other.


News and Announcements

  • Please make sure that you bring your radio outside at recess.
  • Records Room Change--
    • Getting In: Please ask Lori or Doreen for the key to the room.
    • In order to secure the confidential records of our students and our staff we are asking that you sign out a file with a date and a time. When it is returned it will need to initial it's return.
    • We have implemented this because we have had many files grow legs and walk away.
  • Please make sure that you've completed this assessment prior to staff meeting. We will spend some time analyzing them as a group.
  • Lunch Room Traffic Flow:
    • Our 3-6 lunch is working through some kinks. Here are a few things that we are going to try to make it more successful.
      • Ms. Jordan is going to call the 3rd graders in a smidge early and bring them right to line.
      • Folks that are supporting lunch---helping students understand what the options are. Students knowing what they want when they get to the counter will be super helpful.
  • LCAP---Please take a look at this if you haven't already. It has important assessment dates. 
  • This resource from the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum 9/11 Lesson Plans. Please take a peek at them as you plan for your week. 
  • BEDC--- The first day of the Berlin Extended Day Center will be Tuesday. Please dismiss students to the Learning Hub. We are anticipating a little of 40 students to be joining us! Please be patient as we work out the wrinkles in a new program. 
  • We recently logged into Wilson Academy and wanted to share that there are a few built-in tools that can make lesson delivery much easier and more interactive—whether you are teaching a whole group or small groups within your classroom.
  • A new feature called Preview Lessons is one you might want to explore.  How to access Preview Lessons:
    • Log into Wilson Academy.
    • Click on Preview Lessons.
    • Select your current Unit and Day.
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  • From there, you'll receive clear scripting prompts for instruction, along with content ready to project directly onto your smartboard.
  • A local Rabbi sent out a reminder for upcoming Jewish holidays. He shared them mostly for planning purposes but I figured I'd share them in case you were planning something for your class individually.
    • Please note the following most significant holidays:
      • Rosh Hashanah: Friday, September 11 sundown through Sunday, September 13, 2026 sundown
      • Yom Kippur: Sunday, September 20 sundown through September 21, 2026 sundown
      • Passover seders: Wednesday and Thursday evenings, April 21 and 22, 2027
  • Reminder: Fire Drill at 9:20 on Thursday
  • Reminder: No staff meeting next week 9/16
  • Reminder: Services start this week 9/8
  • Reminder: Team Meetings start next week
  • Reminder: YOB Kick Off---Jessie Dall will be sending more details tomorrow.  
    • Breakfast 8:15-9:00 
    • Quick Presentation by the CLiF Foundation
    • Class Presentations to follow 

What's happening at BES?

Monday 9/7

No School--Labor Day

Tuesday 9/8


Wednesday 9/9

Year of the Book---Kick Off Event 
8:15
Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45

Thursday  9/10

Fire Drill at 9:20

Friday 9/11


Where is Celia?

Monday 9/7


Tuesday 9/8

Student Meeting 11:45-12:45
Meeting with Ellen 2:00 

Wednesday 9/9

YOB Kick Off 8:15
Prelim VTCAP Results Meeting w/State
11:00-11:45 
WCLT Nuts and Bolts 1:15 -2:00
Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45

Thursday  9/10

Student Meeting 10:45-11:30 
Steph and Celia 11:30-12:00 
Safety Team: Protocol Review 1:30-2:30
Online Workshop 3:45-4:45 

Friday 9/11


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9.6

Hi All, I hope that you are enjoying your 3 day weekend. Last week was a long one but we made it to the end! You stuck with it, asked for he...