Sensory Tables 

• Sensory table activities help with self-regulation, attention, and many other executive skills. 

• Make sure you intentionally plan for sensory tables activities and change them once a month. 

• Ideas here. 

Goal Setting

• Deadline Sept. 24th 

• Target Performance Portfolio can be found in your Teacher folder. If you cannot find it, please contact Belén A. 

• In the Professional Development area, write one sentence about the PD that you'd like to commit to this year. 

• In the Career Development area, write one sentence about where you see yourself in 2-5 years from now. 

You Did It! Cards

• Send them as often as possible! 

• If you need more, come pick them up from the CD room or print them out from our Conscious Discipline Team channel. 

• I'd love to see some examples :)

Class T-shirts 

• We will communicate the color and details with parents on Sept. 19th 

• Kinder and 1st Grade designs should be shared with parents by Friday, October 3rd

• Room Parents should send you the draft by October 8th. 

• T-shirts should be delivered by October 23rd. 

Duties!

• Your duty starts at the beginning of each outdoor play. Please be punctual. 

• If you are unable to do your duty, please find a sub on a timely matter. 

We Rise By Lifting Others! 

• Make sure you recognize your colleagues once a week! 

  • Send a picture in the chat, send a text message, send a voice note, send an email! 

• We will continue with our recognition email thread next week. If you receive the email, pay it forward and copy Maca and Jose. 

Reggio Inspired Environments 

• Order and cleanliness 

• Bulletin boards are kid made, aesthetic and include documentation. Change them every month. 

• Learning Journeys and wall of fame in each classroom includes documentation. 

HANDS: 

• Remember that the group that stays in the class should be engaging in small group/personalized instruction. This time is not "free time". It has to be purposeful, planned for and targeted. 

• Suggested method:

  • 8h45-9h55: Calendar

  • 9h55-9h15: Targeted activities 

English Production Tips 

• Vocabulary wall 

• Visuals

• "Repeat after me"

• Sentence starters "I like _____" "I want____"

• Make it a commitment and have kids put their clothespin there. 

Snack/Lunch Menu 

• I'd review the menu for October and November with Hanaska. 

• Proportions are inconsistent, so if you need extra snacks, please write in the chat first, and if no one has extra, contact Maca and/or Belén, so they can ask Marquito to bring more. 

Composting every day. Please remember this is very important to keep our compost bin alive. 

• Kids sort compostable/non compostable/regular waste in each classroom (3 trash cans)

• Every afternoon, have a compost helper pour the compostable waste in each grade level bin. 

• Every morning, the groups that go to the garden during HANDS need to bring the grade-level bin. Please make sure to mix the contents 50/50: organic waste and dry material (cascarilla de arroz or dry leaves).

• 1st Grade, bring compost right after lunch; Meli Vorkeck will be in charge of bringing all 1st Grade helpers after lunch.