11.22.24 Staff Blog

 Never a dull moment!  I hope you all stay safe and warm this weekend.  Here is glimpse into the Journey field trip from last week.  A successful trip!  

Please note book study details listed in this blog, and a reminder that next Wednesday (11.27) is an 11:55 dismissal and we will be on the CONFERENCE SCHEDULE that day. Lunch and breakfast  will be available for students who typically buy lunch and breakfast at school.

Quick Look: 

 

Friday November 22	Electives: 1:30-2:00- Families arrive and set up (K-5-out for early recess at 1:45 to allow for set up, Journey-proceed with class or help with set up) 2:00-2:45- Session 1 2:45-3:30-Session 2 3:30- Students return to classrooms for dismissal
Friday November 22	Movie Night (TSA Fundraiser)
Saturday November 23	Game night at Kelly’s house! Shorewood Play
Wednesday November 27	Half Day- 11:55 Dismissal We will be on the CONFERENCE SCHEDULE on this date.  Breakfast and lunch will be available for those who typically purchase breakfast and lunch at school.
Thursday November 28-Friday November 29	No School
Saturday November 30	Safe Schools Due The mandatory annual SafeSchools training sessions completion deadline is November 30, 2023. You can log-in here to access the training.  You can also find this link on the Human Resources-Links page of the District website. Please log-in using your firstname.lastname (Ex: mary.smith), as it appears in Employee Access.
LOOKING AHEAD	Staff Get Together- December 13th

*for more information, see below

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BOOK STUDY DATES: ACTION

Team Meeting 1 - Thursday, December 12th from 8:05-9:00 a.m.

Come prepared by reading section 1 of Braiding Sweetgrass and completing your pre-meeting questions. 

Team Meeting 2 - Thursday, March 6th from 8:05-9:00 a.m.

Come prepared by reading section 2 & 3 of Braiding Sweetgrass and completing your pre-meeting questions. 

Team Meeting 3 - Thursday, April 17th from 8:05-9:00 a.m.

Come prepared by reading section 4 & 5 of Braiding Sweetgrass and completing your pre-meeting questions. 

STAFF  HOLIDAY GET TOGETHER: HELPFUL

We get to gather in Edmonds again for our holiday get together!  A big shout out to Ginny (one of our regular guest teachers) and Kelly for helping us secure the space again.  I will send an address closer to the date of our gathering- Dec. 13 starting at 4:00. Save the date!