Our fifth graders, under the guidance of their teachers, wrote introductions for each of our special guests, inspiring poems that captured the Veterans' courage and bravery and reenacted the "Table Ceremony." Many of the students made cards and posters, which were presented to our visitors.  We all joined in proud renditions of "God Bless America" and "America, the Beautiful," led by Dr. Heikel. In all, it truly captured a humble expression of gratitude for the Veterans, while also educating our young students on the importance of recognizing their acts of commitment to our country.

 

The next day followed with a celebration of one of our district's Social Emotional Learning goals of "Care for Self and Others." Students were encouraged to engage in acts of kindness and pay it forward, while teachers delivered lessons in class that supported and reinforced the expectation of displaying kindness to each other.

 

Next week, the PTA is holding their Fall Book Fair in the gymnasium.  It will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17th, including evening hours and Wednesday, Nov. 18th.  The committee has worked very hard to plan this exciting event.  Please see this issue of DT for more details regarding times each classroom is visiting the fair.

 

On Tuesday, December 1st, at 7:00pm, the PTA is holding a general meeting here at school; I will be speaking on two important topics.  One topic is the school results of the 2015 administration of the Smarter Balanced Assessment.  Parents, whose children took the test, may want to bring their child's test report to follow along.  I will also be speaking on the STAR assessments which all students will be taking this year.  Parents of students in grades one through five will receive a report of their child's fall testing at the parent/teacher conferences scheduled for early December.