10.18

 

Hi All, 

I hope that you all had a good weekend. I wanted you all to know that I was thinking about you this weekend. As we process another school tragedy please know that I am thinking of you. Remember to take media breaks if necessary and check in with yourself to make sure you have what you need. I also wanted to share a few resources in case this there are questions for your students.

https://www.today.com/parents/how-talk-children-about-shootings-age-age-guide-t59626

https://www.instagram.com/p/DemdQ9EFLOJ/?img_index=2

https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/resources/ways-to-help/help-children-cope-with-gun-violence-tragedy/

News and Announcements

• Lunch/Recess on Early Dismissal 
• K-2 Lunch 11:20-11:50 
• 3-6 Lunch 11:50-12:20 

• 3-6 Recess 11:20-11:50 
• 3-6 Lunch 11:50-12:20
• Act 139 Letters (K-3)
• As you know, we are required by law to inform parents of their child's progress on our reading assessments. 
• Last year, we decided to not send letters home in early Fall. We will only send letters home in January and at the end of the year. 
• For now: 
• Please plan on having a conversation with children who are in the "red" on acadience at Family Conferences.
• Please inform them that there will be formal letters home in January if their child is still in the red 
• Observations
• As part of our supervision and evaluation process I wanted to share with you all that I will be performing documented informal observations of classrooms. 
• Here is a preview of vector informal observation form. 
• Once I have completed the informal observation I will try to connect with you and then share the form.
• The best way our instructional practice shifts is via feedback and conversational practice. 
• Regulation Stations
• Please make sure that your regulation cards are up in your classroom. We want students to try to utilize them to as a tool to be more ready to access their learning. 
• Reminders---Paw Cup Challenge 
• We only have 4 cups filled. The PBiS team wants to remind you that the positive to corrective ratio should be 5:1. 5 positives to one correction. 
• All behavior is communication/data.

                                                         

• Goals Meetings---Thank you to those of you who gotten this done.  
• If you have NOT had a meeting with me and are a licensed educator please make an appointment with me ASAP. I will be sending emails this week to remind you of the responsibility.  

Please see this email from Jennifer Miller-Arsenault 

Hi, elementary teachers and paraeducators--

I am writing to share some information about our upcoming half day for professional learning on Wednesday, October 21.

Elementary paraeducators will meet at U-32 from 1:30-3:30 to engage in Medicaid training and pre-work to prepare for the upcoming professional learning session with Danielle Kent on November 6.

Pre-K staff will meet at East Montpelier Elementary School for a workshop with Danielle Kent from 1:30-3:30.  Teachers will then attend a workshop about executive functioning from 3:30-4:45.

Allied arts teachers, school counselors, and nurses will meet at Berlin Elementary from 1:30-4:45 for self-facilitated subject alike time.

Literacy and math strand participants, including principals, will meet at East Montpelier Elementary School from 1:30-4:45.  They will spend time in strands and two workshops, one regarding executive functioning and another regarding professional learning communities.

Please see the table below for more details, and please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Jen

October 21, 2026 1:30-4:45 p.m.
Group	Times and Topics	Location	Notes
Elementary allied arts teachers, school counselors, and nurses	Subject alike time with colleagues	Berlin Elementary	Self-facilitated
Pre-K staff	Workshop with Danielle Kent Executive Functioning Workshop	East Montpelier Elementary School (EMES) music room EMES gym	1:30- 3:30 pm 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Elementary paraeductors	1:30-2:30 Medicaid training for all paraeducators 2:30-3:30 Self-differentiated learning	U-32 Room # TBD U-32 Room # TBD	Medicaid training facilitated by Julia Pritchard, Lynnea Timpone, and Becky Bicknell Pre-work to prepare for November 6 session with Danielle Kent supported by Julia Pritchard
Literacy and math strand participants	1:30-1:50 Anchor and Intentional Welcome in Strands 1:55-2:55 Executive Functioning Workshop (Literacy) and Building Based PLC Workshop (Math) 2:55-3:15 Debrief in Strands 3:15-3:30 Break 3:30-4:30 Building Based PLC Workshop (Literacy) and Executive Functioning Workshop (Math) 4:30-4:45 Debrief and Closure in Strands	East Montpelier Elementary School (EMES) Literacy starts in gym Math starts in library	Time in strands facilitated by teacher leaders Executive Functioning workshop facilitated by Michael Sherwin Building based PLC workshop facilitated by Jen Miller-Arsenault Principals participate in strands Math and lit folks will receive folders; handouts can be put in the folders Participants should bring writing utensil, highlighter, headphones for self-differentiated learning time

Weekly Bobcat Beat 

What's happening at BES?

Monday 10/19	JoAn Canning visit to BES 8:45 Kindergarten Meeting 2:15-3:15
Tuesday 10/20	First Grade Meeting 12:10-1:10 Para Monthly 3:30-4:30 **Music Room
Wednesday 10/21	Wednesday Morning PD (Group B) 4-6 Early Release 12:30 Dismissal
Thursday  10/22	4/5 Meeting (planning)  Second Grade 12:10-1:10
Friday 10/23	Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:30

Where is Celia?

Monday 10/19	Student meetings 8:15-8:45 Meeting with JoAn 8:45-9:45  PK Team Meeting 11:30-12:30  Bec/Celia Check in 10:00-11:00
Tuesday 10/20	WCLT ***Celia out until 12:30  First Grade Team 12:10-1:10 Julia/Jen Meeting 1:30-2:30  Julia Meeting 2:30-3:00 Para Monthly 3:30-4:30
Wednesday 10/21	3rd Grade Team Meeting 11:00-12:00 Morning PLC (4-6) Nuts and Bolts 1:15-2:00 Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45
Thursday  10/22	Student Meeting 8:15-9:15  Steph/Celia Check in 11:20-11:50  Student Meeting 12:00-1:00 2nd Grade Team 12:10-1:10 Student Meeting 2:45-3:30  Student Meeting 3:30-4:15 SST Meeting 4:00-6:00
Friday 10/23	Lunch Duty 12:10-12:40  BES SST 1:00-2:00 BEDC Check in 2:00  Trunk or Treat 5:00-6:30