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Upcoming Events
Black Lives Matter Week at DW 2/5-2/8
Your children will be participating in activities such as the following at DW this week:
BLM Principles
Empathy & Loving Engagement
Hair Love (movie / book)
Don’t Touch My Hair (book)
What I Am (Sesame Street Song)
Chocolate Me (book) - Books with Brothers read aloud (same illustrator as Olu’s dream)
Black Families
Going Down Home with Daddy (book) with accompanying Teacher’s Guide
Olu’s Dream (book) - each kid gets a set of postcards, each postcard connected to a famous Black figure
Sisters & Champions (book)
Unapologetically Black
I Love My Hair (Sesame Street Song - bilingual)
Magnificent Homespun Brown (movie / book)
Sulwe (read aloud by Lupita Nyong’o & physical book in Wellness Center)
Restorative Justice
Each Kindness (book) with accompanying activities
Global Day of Play 2/7
On Wednesday, February 7, the K-1st grade classrooms at DW will be celebrating Global Play Day, a day of encouraging unstructured play and raising awareness of its importance in the lives and healthy development of children. Schools from diverse backgrounds participate in this movement to prioritize the well-being and holistic development of students. In Room 106 the students will have the opportunity during one class period to build a big dragon or other sculptures from reused materials, an idea that arose from them after making dragon masks in Art class.
Thank you to Maestra Elise for bringing this to DW!
Please check out their website for more information about this amazing day! https://globalschoolplayday.com/about
SSC - School Site Council Meeting via Zoom
Wednesday, Feb 7, 2024, 04:30 PM
No School in Honor of Lunar New Year 2/9
No school on Friday, February 9th for Lunar New Year! 'Gong hei fat choy' | 恭喜发财
What does that mean? It's a common Cantonese Chinese New Year greeting that means wishing you prosperity and good fortune.
Here are some other traditional greetings, including how to pronounce them!
Community Circles 2/16
Join us for our next community circle Friday, 2/16. All families are invited to join us at 8:00AM around the yard.
30th Annual African American Honor Roll Celebration & 20th Community Awards Ceremony - 2/16
The San Francisco Alliance of Black School Educators presents its 30th Annual African American Honor Roll Celebration & 20th Community Awards Ceremony in person on Friday, February 16, 2024, at 5:30PM, at the Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158. This Ceremony is a signature event among African American/Black Families and Community Members and the City & County of San Francisco each year. SFUSD students of African American descent in Grades 3-12 will be honored for their academic excellence. Five DW students were nominated for the award!
Parent Teacher Conferences 3/4-3/9
Save the date for parent teacher conferences for the first week of March. Look for communication from your teacher to schedule a time to meet. There will be shortened schedule all week 7:50-12:50 pm.
ELAC Meeting 3/14
Join us in the Wellness Center at 8:00AM on Thursday March 14!
¡Únase a nosotros en el centro de bienestar a las 8:00 a. m. el jueves 14 de marzo!
انضم إلينا في المركز الصحي الساعة 8:00 صباحًا يوم الخميس 14 مارس!
Recently at DW
2nd Grade at the Academy of Sciences
Science experiments with Mr. Russo
Mr. Russo's class at the SFMOMA
100th day of school activities
100 year old visitor on the 100th day of school!
Lunch in the Wellness Center!
Green Team Updates
Check out the bounty from the last garden work day! The next garden workday and picnic is Feb. 17th from 10AM-12PM.
Ongoing at DW!
Anti-Racist and Anti-Bullying Learning in February
There will be continued February lessons centered around anti-racism and anti-bullying. The lessons have been about different parts of identity, in which students made identity maps; talking about their similarities and differences.
Communication with School Messenger
We will be transitioning our school wide communication to School Messenger throughout this year. This district provided platform ensures that we are safely sending school wide information directly to you. No need to worry about downloading any new applications. School Messenger will send all updates directly to your email inbox! No action is necessary if you are already listed in ParentVue.
To ensure you are getting the school messages, make sure your preferred email and settings are up to date on your ParentVue account. If you need help with ParentVue you can use the district toolbox or contact Ms. Carter at sch497@sfusd.edu
Attendance
If your child is not feeling well or is unable to attend school please email us at SCH497@sfusd.edu.
A reminder that an excused absence is sickness, religious observance, or specific family emergencies.
Regular school attendance is a key indicator of student success! We appreciate your efforts to get your kids to school on time each day!
DW Rainbow Club
Ms. Jen (School Social worker), Mr. Thomas (3rd grade teacher), and Ana Avilez are continuing their work with DW Rainbow club. Participating 4th and 5th graders meet on the first Thursday of the month. This club is an opportunity for students to learn about different LGBTQ+ topics including identities, allyship, community, and important people in history. Recently the students have been celebrating Black people who are part of the LGBTQ community. Check out this video to learn more!
The Rainbow club has designed our own Owl Pride shirts that we sell and get some profit for our Club that covers snacks, parties, flags, and other things the club needs. If you would like to show your support and your DW pride, please purchase a T-shirt. Here is the link to purchase. We will not submit your request until we have received payment for your shirt. If you have financial hardship and want a shirt please reach out to Ms. Jen directly and we will try our best to provide you a shirt.
Daniel Webster Yearbook
Submit yearbook photos to this google drive folder.
Peace Ambassadors 2023/24
The first cohort of Peace Ambassadors has begun! Ms. Jen and Ms. Susi have selected the first 12 Peace Ambassadors from 5th grade to help spread peace on campus this fall. They will be preparing to teach lessons to other classroom and supporting students in conflict on the yard during recess.
Don't worry if your child hasn't been selected yet! Everyone who wants to participate will get a chance to be a Peace Ambassador in the next winter and spring cohorts!
Check out this action guide for families where you will find all the tools and ideas taught at Mosaic. We are here for you if any questions arise and we hope to offer a Mosaic family workshop in the near future for you to continue to learn and support your families with this important work. The Mosaic website for families is also a place for other information you might seek.
SPECIAL MEAL ACCOMMODATIONS - NOURISHING STUDENTS SAFELY
Reach out to Jennifer LeBarre to make special meal accommodations. Please note that there’s a process for requesting Special Meal Accommodation, which varies for EED Standalones and TK-13 sites.
For most requests, a signature from a licensed medical professional is required. We greatly appreciate your partnership in helping Student Nutrition Services nourish students safely!