Lindsey Weekly Update
Week of June 1, 2020
Mrs. Bellan's Message
We did it! Give yourself a big pat on the back! Our community of Lindsey students persevered despite all of the obstacles set before us. There were complications, frustrations, and setbacks but we hung together and made the best of it.
Thank you sincerely for your unwavering support to your children, our staff, and this community. During this time, we have grown in ways imaginable and we continue to look to you to learn how to get better.
I would like to express my gratitude to being welcomed as principal this year. This certainly wasn't what I envisioned for the first year to this role but know that I would not have it any other way. Thank you for sharing your most precious resources with us--we love and miss them dearly.
I hope everyone is able to relax and recharge. We hope the kids are able to play, laugh, and be carefree.
This summer, we will be busily working together to develop plans for the start of the upcoming academic school year. It is our goal to make this as successful as we can in the parameters set before us.
As always, feel free to reach out to me if there is anything you need.
We will be in touch!
Best,
Meagan Bellan
513-461-1322
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Flip Grid Goodbye!
Fifth-Grade Send Off
Resources for Complex Topics
The Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success, provided the following list of resources to address student questions regarding recent events. Since students are in your care and likely some of these topics are being discussed, we thought it may be beneficial to have these resources at your discretion.
1. How to talk to kids about racism, racial violence, and police brutality https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/31/how-talk-kids-racism-racial-violence-police-brutality/5288065002/
2. Black Emotional and Mental Health (BEAM) Collective https://www.beam.community/tool-kits-education
3. Glazer Children's Museum (resources for educators, parents, kids related to talking about the events)https://glazermuseum.org/socialjustice?fbclid=IwAR3mJPyT_4Tkdjz8K-annxEBkM2t1UyGF2SCu65Bduk0e0L_rbJdo4l0I-A
4. Something Happened in Our Town - Children's book about racial injustice.
Here is a link to an animated reading of the book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOhOFGcWm8
5. Responding to Difficult Moments – resources providing strategies for anticipating and responding to difficult discussions and reactions http://crlt.umich.edu/multicultural-teaching/difficult-moments
Additionally, here is a great parent resource for talking to kids about race and racism: