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NEXT TWO WEEKS AT A GLANCE

MONDAY, MARCH 7

We didn't properly celebrate our school counselor during the correct week, so we will be celebrating her now. THANK YOU MRS. BROWN for all you do to support students and adults at Reading!
Kindness Week focus today: "Being a Friend to All"
Activity: Friendship Paper Chain during lunch
Quote: “It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend."

TUESDAY, MARCH 8

Kindness Week focus today: "Gratitude"
Activity: Posters- Things I LOVE About My Life.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

PTA Board Meeting at 2:30pm in the faculty room
Kindness Week focus today: "Serving Others"
Service project activity during lunch
Quote: "It’s what you’ve done with your time, how you’ve chosen to spend your days, and whom you’ve touched this year. That, to me, is the greatest measure of success.”

THURSDAY, MARCH 10

Little Mermaid tickets will be sold before and after school today in the main hallway outside the big gym
Kindness Week focus today: "Showing Respect, Saying Thank You and Practicing Manners"
Activity: Manners Bingo
Quote: “We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.”

FRIDAY, MARCH 11

Little Mermaid tickets will be sold before and after school today in the main hallway outside the big gym
Kindness Week focus today: "Positive Self-Talk and Having Courage"
Activity: Lower grade assembly at 9:15am and upper grade assembly at 10am with special guest Becca Bierwolf-Goeckeritz
Quote: "Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, propel us, on occasion, to greatness.”

MONDAY, MARCH 14

Premiere of our next "No More, Not Here!" video

TUESDAY, MARCH 15

Little Mermaid performances for the school @ 9am (Gadgets) and 1:45pm (Gizmos) ~ teachers will sign-up to attend one performance
NOTE: Due to licensing requirements, these performances are intended for students, staff and those volunteers helping Mrs. Hunter with the casts. We ask parents to attend another performance.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16

EARLY-OUT SCHEDULE TODAY!
Gadgets perform at 4pm and Gizmos perform at 7pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 17

EARLY-OUT SCHEDULE TODAY!
Gizmos perform at 4pm and Gadgets perform at 7pm
Today is the end of 3rd term!

FRIDAY, MARCH 18

NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - Professional Learning Day for Teachers
Gadgets perform at 4pm and Gizmos perform at 7pm

A NEW PRINCIPAL AT READING FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR

I learned from my school director last week that I will be transferred to Cook Elementary in Syracuse for the upcoming school year. This wasn't a change I expected or requested, and I am sad to leave Reading where we have such a wonderful staff and the best families I've ever worked with. When I took over for Ms. Weight I still remember her telling me, "Reading is the best kept secret in Davis District. You are LUCKY to be here." That sentiment has been proven true over and over again during my six year tenure.

We have a few more months together and I want to finish the school year strong. Your new principal will be Mr. Roger King, currently at Cook Elementary. The two of us will be swapping schools, which should make the transition easier. He is a working on an introduction/bio and I will send that (hopefully) with the next newsletter.

Additional Early Out Days for Spring 2022

The Board of Education has approved three additional early-out days for all schools in the current (2021-22) school year. All Davis School District schools will observe a two-hour early out on:

· March 21
· March 28
· April 18

On these days, school will dismiss two hours prior to the regular dismissal time. Elementary schools (including Kindergarten) will follow the existing early-out schedule used on Fridays. All bus routes will run two hours earlier on those days. After-school programs will continue at schools offering the programs where on those dates. During the early-release time teachers will be able to prepare to meet the specific needs of their students and classrooms. The time will not be used for meetings, professional development or collaboration groups.We recognize the pressures teachers, parents, and students have experienced with absences and other interruptions in recent months. We know we do our best work when students and teachers are in classrooms together, and these temporary adjustments do not reflect a change in the district’s priorities or focus on such efforts. They simply serve as a temporary means of meeting a few urgent needs of our students and staff. Existing early-out Fridays in elementary schools and late-start Wednesday in secondary schools will continue as previously planned.