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Sunday, May 26

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We are almost there! The vision that comes to mind these last couple weeks of school is walking around with a huge net trying to catch all of the kids and basically carry them to the last day, well, last minute of school. And even though we try our darndest, some of the kids will still jump out of the net and literally flop around on the blacktop. But, we can do it!! We will keep telling ourselves that, anyway😉 Following up on my inflatable idea....we are going to do it, but you are in no way obligated to wear an inflatable costume. We do have several costumes available for you to use. I do not have the count yet, but they will be available. If you do not have a costume, you can just wear an inflated swim tube around your waste. Does that sound reasonable? I just think this will leave our students with such a smile and special memory. Also, being a short day, we can get into costume during lunch and walk the kids out in our costumes.  Yearbook Signing:  We will have out Yearb...
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Sunday, May 19

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  Especially when they are the 5 days that make up the very last full week of school! Impossible. I really appreciate how you are all keeping as close to routine as possible. As you have seen first hand, and know from past experience, this time of year is usually very tough on those kids who need additional support all year long. Just keep loving them. I am pretty sure we will all make it through. 😂 Field Day: Field Day is this Wednesday. Noah has been working hard and it is going to be amazing.  TK-1 Schedule TK-1 Map 2-5 Schedule 2-5 Map Yearbook Signing: We will have out Yearbook Signing on Tuesday, 5/28 at 10:15am. Grade levels will go to their area (see you PLC lead) and sign yearbooks or simply have the kids look at yearbooks. You may want to have some autograph pages/books on hand because very few kids ordered yearbooks. I have a feeling we will have several frantic parents but that doesn't change anything for our signing party.  On that note, I will be sharing ...
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Sunday, May 12

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  Happy Mother's Day to all of you! Whether you are a mom or not, you care for many special little ones each day. Thank you for all you do each and everyday. The blog today is going to be vey succinct because I am trying to finish it before brunch😂 We have another busy week. Is there any other way at Westbrook?  Volunteer Dessert:  Our Volunteer Dessert is Wednesday, 5/15, from 1:15-2pm Thank you to Kristen for taking this on. Here is the link to sign up:  Dessert Sign Up First Responders Day : First Responders Day is May 16. Here is a rough outline of what to expect.  The time will be from 9am-11am. Student will leave their classrooms at approximately 8:45/8:50ish and will sit out on the blacktop. The helicopter is to land on our grass at 9am! Once landed the students will go back to class. We will then begin to release the classes one by one starting from TK up through 5th to visit all the first responders. Once a class has completed their “tour” an...
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Sunday, May 5

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Happy Sunday! I hope you know how much I appreciate each and every one of you every day of the year. I don't do a very good job of keeping it a secret. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, I have created a dress code. You have to wear a t-shirt with a fun saying each day. And you may as well wear comfy bottoms to go with them! Also.....   GIFT OF TIME!     As part of our appreciation for all of you, Jessica and I would love to give you a 40 minutes prep on us! Please see the link below for more info and  to  sign up  for  an additional prep on us!  GIFT OF TIME! Teacher appreciation- dress code, gift of time Whole School Picture: We will have a whole school picture on Tuesday at 8am. Please encourage students to wear their grade level shirts.  PBIS Update Westbrook! We have done so many amazing things to implement Tier 1 this year. What a huge success! Next year we will be implementing Tier 2 officially. Which means we are lookin...
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Sunday, April 28

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  Happy Sunday! I really love this note although I wish it said 💙 Me. What a wonderful mind shift! We are at the end of Westbrook's first year. Take a second and put yourself back at this time last year. Most of you knew you were going to Westbrook. You were feeling the emotions of leaving a place you knew and taking a leap toward something unknown. Phew! What a year it has been! We totally did it. We made it through our first year and quite frankly, we rocked it. (I know, I always say that.) We have built an incredible community, a positive culture and a pretty great place to work. We are also doing everything we can to support students. It is so fun to be apart of. Now, the preparation begins for next year and I am looking forward to every minute!  Community Thank You : This Friday, May 3 from 5-8pm. It is going to be a really fun event and I hope you will be able to come for a bit. I need you feedback on the booths. Do you have parents taking care of them? Do you need help...
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Sunday, April 21

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  Happy Sunday! This picture hadn't made the blog yet and I thought today was the perfect day. Our school photographer will also be doing a whole school picture for us. I will share the date soon!  We are on the home stretch of our first year. I cannot believe it. In my opinion, things have gone pretty darn well and things will only get better from here. We are adding quite a few staff members and students next year. I am already planning our relationship building for August. If you have any ideas or favorite things we have done, please share!  Move-A-Thon Store!! Here are the details: Starting Tuesday April 23rd we (PTC members) will come and gather the top 10 earning students and 3 red ticket (Mojoes raffle winners) from your classrooms from 1:00-1:40pm to give them the first choice to shop our amazing store. Please note, if any TK students end up being top earners we will gather them before their 12:42 dismissal. We will reach out on Monday to announce the top earners ...
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Sunday, April 14

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  Happy Sunday! Whew, what a week that culminated with a super fun Move A Thon! I love watching these events come to fruition. I also love that we are making each event our own. Someone commented on our Instagram saying 'Of all the schools I've been involved in, Westbrook is on a whole other level.' I have not stopped thinking about it. Personally, I do think that each of our events have been amazing, but not because we spend a lot of money or because we do crazy things. I truly think it is because of the tight knit and positive community we have built. Everyone loves to come be apart of all of these fun events. My goal is that the kids walk away from Westbrook remembering all of the people who loved them and all of the fun things we have done. We are on the right track! Thank you to all of you for being part of it.  I just looked at my post from last week and saw that the eclipse was on Monday. Holy Cow! Last week was a WEEK! I kind of thought the eclipse was last month. H...
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