It’s scary to think that tomorrow is Halloween! The first few months of the school year have been spooktacular and have absolutely flown by. In addition to picking out your favorite candy this weekend and hiding the wrappers, remember to set your clock back one hour for Daylight Savings Time.
Halloween Fun
We were able to have some fun this week with three different Halloween Costume Contests for our MON-TUE, THU-FRI and Fully Remote students. Winners were recognized at each grade level in the categories of Funniest, Scariest, Most Creative and Best Character. Students and staff brought their Halloween spirit and a lot of CREATIVITY. When you can have fun while being safe and looking out for one another, you can’t ask for anything more! A big shout out to our students who were awesome! Here are a few of the many outstanding costumes we saw this week:
FAST Screening
All of our students in 5th and 6th grade will be taking part in the FAST CBMreading. This is an efficient and effective way to screen and monitor students’ oral reading fluency progress. The CBMreading assessment measures reading rate and accuracy and is expressed in terms of the number of words read correctly per minute. Oral reading fluency has consistently been found to have a high correlation with reading comprehension and the CBMreading measure serves as an accurate and powerful indicator of overall reading competence. Those results will help us to better target student needs as we move through the school year.
Picture Retakes Reminder
For our MON-TUE in person students Picture retakes are Tuesday, November 3rd during the school day
For our THU-FRI in person students Picture retakes are Thursday, November 5th during the school day
For our Fully Remote student Picture Day is either Tuesday, November 3rd or Thursday, November 5th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM
We are very pleased with how our students and staff have handled the health and safety guidelines that are in place at school. From limited movement to wearing masks throughout the day, everyone has been consistently doing their part to protect themselves and others around them. Statistics and tracing throughout the region show that COVID is NOT being spread in schools. The spread that is taking place is in the general community. As we head into the holiday season and cold weather keeps us inside more than we would like, it is essential that we all continue to be smart, to wear masks, to socially distance, and to make good decisions while both IN and OUT of school. Keeping our schools open is the responsibility of all of us. Thank you to our students, staff and families for staying disciplined. Let’s keep it up!
Let’s continue to take care of one another, stay healthy, and be smart. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please
email me or give me a call. Happy Halloween!
Continued Success,
Steve Dunham
Twitter: @Sdunhamwgms
