Notes on the Week of November 27

Good Morning and Welcome Back!  I hope you all had a restful break and enjoyed time with your loved ones! 

We have four weeks until our winter break, or 20 school days.  What are you going to do to push your kids through this time and maximize learning in your classrooms?   What goals have you set for that time period?  This is often a time that our kids are easily distracted by preparation for the holiday season and time that they will spend with families over the breaks ahead, please keep that in mind and be aware of any significant changes in behavior with your students.  Remember that the RTC room is there for support in these cases and we have tremendous resources available, including Sharon Sadowski, Kelly Seagram and Angela Burley as well.

Tuesday, November 28 is an early release day, followed by a staff meeting.  We will start in various locations (more info to come) to focus on Restorative Practices and use of Restorative Circles in your classrooms, and finish off all together in the Media Center for our staff meeting.  We will also be introducing some members from Community Care Services and discuss some of the services they will be providing our students in the near future. 

Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2 our drama club and Ms. Knick will be putting on the play, "Who's Dying to be a Millionaire?" in the auditorium, starting at 7:00 pm each night. 

Finally,  Dillon Marshall-Alley, a 10th grade student in the ASD program is putting on a Toy Drive in all of LPPS buildings.  The box for collection is located in the main office.  They are accepting all new toys until December 11 and all donations will benefit local families.  Channel 4 did a news story on it this weekend and you can see that here. 

Have a great week!