Waterville Primary School
Sharing Great News with our AWesome Staff!
"Hold your head high and your mind open, you can always learn" (Willard Straight)
Girls on the Run!
Look at those AWesome learners!
Our first Bucket Filling shopping experience! So exciting!
Events for the Week of September 28-October 2
Dates to Remember
Monday, September 28th: Pizza lunch with Principal @ noon
Monday, September 28th: WPA Mtg @ 7pm
Wednesday, September 30th: Walk to School Day
Wednesday, September 30th: Soul Shoppe Assembly for Students
Wednesday, September 30th: American Fidelity Appointments
Thursday, October 1st: Soul Shoppe Parent/Guardian Meeting @ Whitehouse
Friday, October 2nd: WPA Movie Night
Wednesday, October 7th: GLC meeting @ 7:45am
Wednesday, October 7th: Walk to School Day
Thursday, October 8th: Bucket Filling Store @ 8:30am
Thursday, October 8th: Jamie at Admin Mtg 9am-11am
Thursday, October 8th: Staff Meeting @ 3:40pm-4:40pm
Friday, October 9th: Bucket Filling Shop @ 8:30am
Friday, October 9th: Homecoming Football Game and Parade @ 5pm
Monday, October 12th: Pizza Lunch with Principal
Monday, October 12th: BOE Meeting (Lori and Justin recognized) Let's all attend to show our support!
Tuesday, October 13th: RtI Meetings 8:00am-4pm
Wednesday, October 14th: SIT Meeting 8:30am-3:30pm
Soul Shoppe Assembly
Everyone is looking forward to our annual Soul Shoppe assembly on Wednesday, September 30th. We have worked to create the schedule for assembly times and classroom visits below:
8:15-8:25 Teacher Meeting - Lounge (donuts and juice)
8:50-9:35 K-2 Assembly - Community Room
9:50-10:45 3-4 Assembly - Community Room
11:00-11:30 Daniels/Rosebrook - 4th Grade
11:35-12:05 Buffy/Pedro - 3rd Grade
LUNCH (Pot Luck!! Be sure to sign up.)
12:50-1:15 Snyder - 2nd Grade
1:15-1:40 Ernsthausen/Siravo - 2nd Grade
1:45-2:15 Smith/Foore - 4th Grade
2:20-2:50 PM Kindergarten Assembly
2:55-3:25 Prayter/Snyder - 3rd Grade
Thank you for your continued support of this great program for our students and families!
Soul Shoppe Family Event
This is a copy of the email blast that went out to families, inviting them to our Soul Shoppe event on Oct 1:
You are cordially invited to our Primary Community Night with all three elementary buildings on October 1st at Whitehouse Primary. We will be hosting a presentation from Soul Shoppe on building character and creating safe schools. The pizza party starts at 6:30pm followed by activities for students and Soul Shoppe for parents at 7:00pm. Each student will be brining an invitation home this week. To RSVP please either return the bottom of the invitation or register at http://tinyurl.com/SoulShoppeRSVP. Hope to see everyone there!!
General Information
*OTES observations will be starting next Monday, September 28th. Please sign up for your observation if you have not yet already done so. I will also create another schedule for second semester observations.
Please continue to work on your professional growth plan and submit to me for feedback before sending it to me for approval in eTPES. Thanks you, I have already received and approved quite a few from staff.
*Please remember to sign up for the Birthday Club! The sign up sheets are on the counter in the workroom.
*Please remember to sign the "Get Well" card for Shelly, also in the workroom.
*There is a staff seniority list hanging in the workroom. Please check that your information is correct and initial. If the information is not correct, please use a red pen to correct any errors or write in an addition.
*Thank you to staff for being so understanding with students arriving to class late due to the bus evacuation drills!
*WPA is in the process of scheduling the Outreach School Programming done by the Toledo Zoo. You will be receiving an email from Sign Up Genius to register for a time slot. The dates and number of sessions are as follows:
October 7th -
3 sessions in the morning, 3 sessions in the afternoon
October 8th-
3 sessions in the morning, 3 sessions in the afternoon
October 21st-
3 sessions in the morning, 3 sessions in the afternoon
October 22nd
3 sessions in the morning, 3 sessions in the afternoon
*Please make sure to check your mailboxes for updates (especially possible student transportation plans) each day at 2:00pm or after.
*Located next to the mailboxes-on the counter in the workroom- is a donation envelope for Justin Vandiver and his family.
*Our employees are the only individuals that should be using the laminator from now on. Please do not have teacher candidates or room helpers use it. We have had a few mishaps lately due to user error from building guests and we are trying to keep it working as long as possible. I apologize if this is an inconvenience but we need to make sure it lasts. Thanks for your understanding.
*Please remember to sign up for an appointment with American Fidelity on September 30th using the google doc shared on Wednesday
*Please remember to work as a grade level and fill in your "wish list" for the Wonders leveled readers using the google doc shared last week. We need to get an estimate of cost before pursing anything further.
Girls on the Run!
Our first season of Girls on the Run is off to an awesome start! The girls have been working hard to achieve their goals each practice. This week, they learned about the importance of positive self talk. They also practiced some different activities which helped them to understand that thoughts can have a powerful effect on emotions. We are already making so much progress toward our goal of running the 5K on November 21st!
Halloween Parade
I plan to encourage parents to enjoy the fun of the day by watching the parade and not extend the invitation to include everyone coming back into the classrooms. I prefer to have the room helpers that have signed up to assist at the party, to be the ones in the classrooms. This way we are better able to account for all of the adults here in the school with our students. Please let me know if you have any concerns about this plan. Also, we have name tags in the office that we would like you to send home, in advance to the adults helping with the party, so they can arrive to school with them on.
Let me know if you have any ideas about a staff theme for costumes this year. I have already been given the suggestion of a Disney theme-which I'm good with! I have quite a bit of Disney apparel after my trip this summer! Still open to any other ideas though!
The remaining holiday parties for this school year are as follows:
Tuesday, December 22nd: 2:30pm-end of school day
Friday, February 12th: 2:30pm-end of school day
Looking forward to these fun events!
RtI Day: October 13th
Grit-Home School Connection
Here is the link to a new article by Carol Dweck about Growth Mindset:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/09/23/carol-dweck-revisits-the-growth-mindset.html
Make sure to read this!!
Got Grit?!
Modeling grit is extremely important as we look for opportunities to increase resiliency and perseverance in our children. The willingness to share your own examples of failure and the amount of effort you have had to put forth to accomplish goals can be very powerful. Don’t underestimate your value as a role model and influence. Thomas Hoerr (2013) reminds us that “What we’ve learned along the path to success might be the best thing we can teach”. Students often have the misconception that others are just smarter and luckier-not realizing that an enormous amount of practice and failure have contributed to the end result of successfulness.
Below is a graphic that clearly depicts “The Iceberg Illusion”, or the thought process of many students, and adults, that only see an individual’s success. We do not always consider the persistence, failure, sacrifices, disappointments, positive work habits, hard work, and dedication that led to the ultimate SUCCESS!! Help your students to consider these other factors that cannot always be seen, by sharing your own examples. In the classroom we are also sharing examples and working at not minimizing our own attempts so the students can see that adults also practice grit every day.
September Grit Challenge for Home: Ask your child to complete the most difficult part of his/her homework (or chore list) first for the month of September. Ask your child to share a mistake that he/she made during the day and what was done to correct it. If your child gave up, discuss what can be done next time a similar mistake is made.