Week 37: 05/18/20 – 05/22/20 |

Congratulations on the completion of the 2019-2020 school year!

It’s hard to believe the year has come to an end. Please accept our thanks for all the wonderful experiences you provided the children this year and your incredible FLEXIBILITY as we were literally thrust into Remote Learning for the last 10 calendar weeks.

Thank you for always making our Kubbies feel loved, safe, happy and for nurturing their growth. Thank you for being that constant source of LOVE and SUPPORT, even during these very scary, uncertain times. We are confident the children will never forget how you made them feel. They will never forget this time of their lives.

We look forward to our continued work together next year and we are confident that our collective staff will continue to keep our eyes on the children and support each other….we WILL get through this TOGETHER and be STRONGER as a result of our experiences.

Have a wonderful summer. Enjoy your time with those you love. You certainly deserve it!

E-Learning — love it, hate it or indifferent to it — should provide us with some critical reflection opportunities. If we’re only using our own experiences to reflect, we’re missing out on hearing students’ voices. What has their experience been like? Students provide some of the most insightful observations we need to grow as educators. The questions below are perfect for the last week of school — or generate your own! But before the week is over, I encourage you to engage with your students and get some feedback on what they liked/disliked about eLearning!

What E-Learning assignments helped you learn the best/most?
How do you know you were learning?
Which subject/topics do you feel the most confident with after eLearning?
What type of assignments were the most thought-provoking/fun for you during eLearning?
Identify your effort level for (insert subject area) class during eLearning?
What type of feedback was the most motivating for you during eLearning?
How much time did you spend on (insert subject area) work each day?
How did you grow as a learner during this time? (what did you learn about yourself – your skills, your study habits, your knowledge, your mindset, etc).
How clear was the big picture of why you were learning these skills and concepts?

Keep in mind, the end of the year is not always happy for some of our students, whose only security and love comes from US. Thank you in advance for loving the students and reassuring them that we love them and can’t wait to see them again soon! Screen Shot 2018-05-19 at 5.44.58 PM

For those of you moving on to new adventures, remember that you’re only as good as your last exit…….and for those of us returning, know that students remember the educators that we are the last week of school…..so let’s make sure they remember the best of what we have to offer!!!!!

Here’s our FINAL week at a glance for the 19-20 school year:

Monday, May 18th
8th Grade Graduation 7:00pm via Zoom
Congrats to our 8th grade graduates!!!!!!

Tuesday, May 19th
REPORT CARDS DUE
SPED PROGRESS REPORTS DUE

Wednesday, May 20th
Please be sure Pinks/Blues are completed by today!
K-3: Transportation Reports due by today!
CPT Meetings

Thursday, May 21st
Virtual “Fly Up Day”
Tenured Teacher Summative Meetings via Zoom (afternoon)

Friday, May 22nd
Last Day of School
Tenured Teacher Summative Meetings via Zoom (afternoon)
PreK Supply PickUp (8:30am-12:00pm)
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(5/25) Happy Birthday Monica LaCapra
Memorial Day

(05/26) Kindergarten/1st Grade iPad Drop Off/Student Belonging PickUp
(05/27) 2nd Grade/3rd Grade iPad Drop Off/Student Belonging PickUp

Screen Shot 2020-05-12 at 1.48.24 PM ***Remind parents to either have their Car Rider Pro tag hanging from their rear view mirror, or put a SIGN with their child’s LAST NAME in the passenger window (large enough for us to see as they drive into the bus lane).

If any parents have questions, or concerns, please direct them to me, or have them email me directly! Thanks!