School News
St. Germain Elementary & NP Montessori Learning Center
October 2019
Responsive Classroom
At St. Germain Elementary and Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center we value social and emotional learning just as much as academics. Teaching social skills, empathy, problem solving, and more is interwoven throughout lessons during the day. Thanks to charter grant funds, this past summer almost all of our staff was trained in Responsive Classroom practices and we are proud to call ourselves a Responsive Classroom School.
Responsive Classroom is not a new curriculum or program that is taught. Instead, Responsive Classrooms is a framework in which staff are trained to create a positive learning environment. Responsive Classroom is a student centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. Research has proven it to be effective and it is designed to create a safe, joyful and engaging classroom and school community. Teachers in Responsive Classrooms use positive teacher language with students. They start the day by greeting kids and holding a morning meeting. They integrate energizers and brain breaks in the day to add a few minutes of playful moving, laughter or singing to promote more productive learning. They use classroom activities to teach students social skills along side academics.
We have been fully implementing Responsive Classroom since the start of the year and we are seeing very positive results. Staff have indicated that it has already created a more positive environment in which students are more collaborative and respectful of each other and there fewer behavioral problems. Below is a link to a short video that summarizes Responsive Classrooms and another link to the website in case you want more information about it.
Responsive Classroom Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhV6AcBxeBc
Responsive Classroom Webpage: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/about/
Best Regards,
Tony Duffek
Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting
Greetings
Activities
Sharing
Movie Night
On October 11th we will have our annual fall family movie night. We will be playing Toy Story 4 in our cafeteria from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Kids are encouraged to wear Halloween pajamas or dress up as their favorite toy. Bring your chairs and blankets and come enjoy the show!
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Fire Safety Week
The first full week of every October is Fire Prevention Week. We are lucky to have a supportive and involved local Fire Department that helps educate students during this week. The St. Germain Fire Department will be visiting our school to teach students about fire safety. This is a great time to talk to your kids about safety in the home with stoves, ovens, hot water etc. It is also a good time to check smoke detectors and talk to your kids about how to escape the house if there is a fire and where your meeting location is.
Parent's Corner
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Save the Dates
November - Book Fair 11/4-11/8, Subway Family Night TBD
December - Color Day 12/4, Family Movie Night 12/13, Winterfest 12/20
February - Family Friendship Night 2/14
March - Mother/Son Event (LEGOLAND) 3/6, Color Day 3/11
April - Father/Daughter Dance (Enchanted Forest) 4/17, Bake Sale - 4/24
May - Science Fair 5/1, Teacher Appreciation Week 5/4-5-8, Book Fair 5/26-5/29,
Reading Night 5/29, Mission Possilble 1K & 5K Run TBD
June - Color Day 6/3, Field Day 6/5
Upcoming Events for October & November
October 7-11
- Fire Prevention Week
October 11, 2019
- PTO Movie Night
October 14, 2019
- STG Reading Heroes Lunch at Knockers
October 18, 2019
- Mini Homecoming Parade at the Northland Pines MS/HS Football Field @ 9:30 A.M.
October 22, 2019
- Lunch Bunch
October 24, 2019
- Picture Retake Day
October 31, 2019
- STG Reading Calendar Due
November 4-8
- Book Fair
November 7, 2019
- Parent/Teacher Conferences from 4:00-7:00 P.M.
November 8, 2019
- Parent/Teacher Conferences from 7:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
November 11, 2019
- Veteran's Day Program at 2:00 in St. Germain/NP Monstessori Gymnasium
November 19, 2019
- Lunch Bunch
November 26, 2019
- End of Trimester 1
- STG Reading Heroes Calendar Due
- Turkey Trot
November 27-29
- NO SCHOOL - THANKSGIVING BREAK
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St. Germain Elementary and Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center
Email: tduffek@npsd.k12.wi.us
Website: https://www.npsd.k12.wi.us/login_faculty.cfm?memberid=121&pageid=52801
Location: 8234 State Hwy 70, Saint Germain, WI, USA
Phone: 715-542-3632
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northlandpines/?scrlybrkr
Twitter: @tduffeknpsd