11.7

Hi All, 

I hope that your weekend was filled with things that bring you joy. I hope that you found and are finding moments to be playful, curious and a little bit ridiculous. I know that this stretch of the year is a long one. We're getting there, a larger break is on the horizon!

I wanted to share with you some of the joyful things that I heard from our students as we participated in Den Groups:

One student said to another "I used to be shy like you... I can help" 

"Hey...you were in my den group. Do you want to see my continent writing?"

Students pairing with younger/older students to walk, talk or share.

"I like using the talking piece because no one can interrupt me."

"I like the circle because everyone has a chance to share." 

One student was joyfully explaining to another about learning about multiplying decimals. As the student was trying to understand he said..."do you know about fractions? It's kind like that....like a half but in number form. ANND we're learning how to multiply them!"

Building was calm. Students and teachers were all engaged. I found it beautiful to sit and listen to our young people have a very similar and belonging centered focus across all settings. Truly...it was lovely to bear witness to. Thank you for your participation in this practice.

News and Announcements:

• Reminders--
•  We have an All School Meeting on Friday at 2:55. 
• SPED Team---I bumped our meeting to next week because of a student meeting. 
• This week is a K-3 Wednesday Morning Meeting 
• 4/5 Meeting is Thursday Morning 
• 6th Grade Meeting is Friday Morning****Please see the meeting coverage map later in the blog. 

• Wednesday Staff Meeting will be shared District PD. All PD will run from 3:30-4:45. 
• Literacy Strand---Art Room at BES 
• Please bring:
•  A rich text read aloud (picture book) that you would like to use for a lesson in the next month 
• Purple Folder  
• Math Strand will be in the follow places 
• K-2 Room 119 at Rumney 
• 3-4 Michele Turcotte's at BES 
• 5-6 Room 126 at EMES
• Allied Arts folks will meet from 

• I wanted to thank you all for engaging in the Student Directed Focus work on transitions and routines earlier this month. 
• The next Student Directed Focus with be a shared breathing practice: Two Feet, One Breath. This is a practice that you are all familiar with. 

  

• How did we get here? 

As an SST team met and looked at data and noticed a number of places where the data is rising. As a result we going to try using a whole school regulation strategy at targeted intervals of the day. (Morning Announcements, Before Lunch/Recess, At the end of the Day)    

• What's the plan?

Monday Morning: 

1. Classroom teachers will share the practice of "Two Feet, One Breath" in their morning meetings.
2. At 11:35 Mrs. G will come over the speak and will prompt the building to take a Pause for a breath. 
3. The whole school will be prompted at 3:25 to also pause for a breath. 

The following days this week we will pause for a breath as a school at the following times: 

• Morning Announcements 
• Before Recess 11:35 
• Before Dismissal 3:25

We ask that you all give this whole group strategy a try. Here are some places it could be useful:

• Before you walk in the halls 
• At the start and end of an activity 
• If the energy gets to loud 
• At your morning meetings

At team meetings this week we will ask for the following feedback about the practice: 

• Warm
• Cool 
• Opportunities for growth/change/sustaining 

Details: In your mailboxes you have a copy of the "Two Feet, One Breath" posters on card stock and in paper copy. 

As we talked about at staff meeting a few weeks ago. Regulation strategies allow students to more readily access their executive functioning skills. Responding with regulation is a behavioral response. When we respond with regulation to a behavior we are responding in the most appropriate way. This practice allows our classrooms to be spaces of safety and deep learning. 

Teacher PLC Meetings/Coverage

Team Meetings
	Grade	Time	Coverage (Who?)
Monday	Kindergarten	2:55-3:15	Lisa Audet/Jordan Savage
Tuesday	First	12:40-12:45	Sheila/Becky Sue–Abbey will meet them at classroom
	4/5	8:45-9:15	Rob: Becky P/Michelle  Armstrong: Katherine McCauley
Wednesday	Third	Turcotte/Downing	David/Kae will bring students out to recess at 11:40
Thursday	Second	12:40-12:45	Brooke/Abbey will meet them at classroom
Friday	Sixth	8:45-9:20	Megan M.

PD/PLC
Classroom Coverage Wednesday Morning 8:45-9:30
K	1	2	3- Turcotte	3- Downing
Jessie Dall	Katherine McCauley	David Kirk	Lindsey G.	Jessica H
Lisa Audet

Attendees outside of classroom teachers weekly: Ashlyn Smith, Megan Mitchell, Jennifer Chambers 

PD/PLC
Classroom Coverage Wednesday Morning 8:15-9:15
⅘-Rob	⅘-Armstrong	6
David Kirk	Jessica H	Jessie Dall

Attendees outside of classroom teachers weekly: Katherine McCauley, Jessica Egizi, Jessica Maurais

What's happening at BES?

Monday 11/9	JoAn Canning visit to BES 10:45
Tuesday 11/10
Wednesday 11/11	Wednesday Morning PD (Group A) K-3 Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45
Thursday  11/12	4/5 Meeting 8:15-9:15 PTNA Meeting 6:00-7:30
Friday 11/13	6th Grade Team Meeting 8:15-9:15 All School Meeting 2:55-3:20

Where is Celia?

Monday 11/9	Student Meeting 9:00 BES SST 10:00-11:00 JoAn Meeting 10:45-11:40 PK Team Meeting 11:40-12:30  Bec/Celia Check in 1:00-2:00 Student Meeting 3:30  Curriculum Council 4:00-5:30
Tuesday 11/10	Student Meeting 8:30-9:15 Ellen and Celia Meeting 10:00-11:00
Wednesday 11/11	Morning PLC (K-3) Nuts and Bolts 1:15-2:00 Staff Meeting 3:10-4:45
Thursday  11/12	4/5 Team Meeting 8:15-9:15 Budget Meeting 10:30-11:30  Student Meeting 2:45-3:30 Joelle Training 3:30-4:30
Friday 11/13	6th Grade Team Meeting 8:15-9:15 BEDC Training 11:00-12:00  Lunch Duty 12:10-12:40  Autumn/Becky/Greet a 2:00-3:00 BEDC Check in 2:00