DearClassroom Teachers, Justa friendly reminder from your office team that Valentines flyers/info forend-of-day activities need to go out to parents this week and interpreterrequests need to be made as well. Please share your parent communication withus or enter th......More
DearClassroom Teachers, Justa friendly reminder from your office team that Valentines flyers/info forend-of-day activities need to go out to parents this week and interpreterrequests need to be made as well. Please share your parent communication withus or enter the info directly in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gaE4uJC5osnBgIRhUGARZGxt2hNmeWy_x98lpdk_SRs/edit#gid=980966598 Parentsoften call us the day before or the day of and we want to make sure we provideaccurate information. As always, students tend to be their most importantsource of information, so please take the time to go over the information yousend home with students. Pleaseadd the following text in your notes to parents if you haven’t sent them yet: In June 2017, the Jeffco Board ofEducation adopted a new federally-required Local WellnessPolicy. Implementing this policy as a school means we need to startthinking differently about the food and treats offered at our celebrations. In summary, the new standards include: · HolidayCelebrations- Offer at least half "healthier"food options such as no added sugar, no trans-fat, and the first threeingredients listed consisting of: vegetables, fruit, meat/beans/eggs, dairy,whole grains, or water. · Birthdays-Starting in SY 2018/19, birthday recognition/celebrations may not include sharedfood (e.g. food brought in by families for students to share). · Rewards-Do not offer food as a reward for behavior or academic performance, unlessapproved as a need by school leadership. Hereare some creative Valentines ideas with a community service/global citizenspin: · Write messages oflove, friendship, and encouragement on colorful paper, laminate them/or put inpocket protectors, and hang on the chain-link fence around our school property · Create kindness bookmarksfor each other or for another class · Use iPads to recordencouraging video messages to share with the whole school (e.g. What would yousay to someone who’s having a rough day? What would you say to someone whofeels like they don’t have any friends? What would you say to someone who’sfeeling bullied? What would you say to someone who doesn’t feel beautiful?) · Make a Lip Dub videowith an inspirational song our class likes · Decorate and fill“goodie bags” for the homeless · Create placemats(laminated drawings) for Meals on Wheels · Make toys for shelteranimals · Write Valentines to… o Peopleat the nursing home up the street o Childrenat Children’s hospital o Veterans o Communityheroes (policemen, firefighters, people at school who help us…) o Yourfavorite author o A classin Guatemala or China (Franziska can provide a teacher’s email address) o A classof preschoolers in our building · Write messages oflove, friendship, and encouragement with chalk on: o Ourplayground o Sidewalks o Parkinglot sidewalks § And pick up litter inthe process! · …reply all if youhave another great idea! Spreadthe love! Franziska Ext. 61606 OurCollective Commitments: Ø We collaboratively strengthen our growth mindset. Ø We are all in this together – one for all and all for one. Ø We communicate with clarity and transparency. �?6�R�
