Author: Melanie Sylvester

You did it! We did it! Congratulations on accomplishing so much during a very unusual and taxing Semester 1. Please take some time to reflect on this. You should be so very proud of what you have accomplished. We are wishing you a wonderful last few days before a well deserved Winter Break! Positive Accomplishments Community Flipgrid: We are looking at celebrating our collective accomplishments.Please could HR teachers post this activity on their SeeSaw platform for your parents and students to complete this week. You could label it “Family Accomplishments” activity. Please encourage families to post in any language they wish and...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. Assembly Video Contributions: We are working on a short video to show at the assembly on December 16th. We ask each team/grade level to add short video clips to this folder. Hour of Code: The Hour of Code is here and happening from December 6- 12. This is completely optional but you may want to do this with your Grade level. Thanks to Dave Curran for putting together this simple and...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. Hour of Code: The Hour of Code is here and happening from December 6- 12. This is completely optional but you may want to do this with your Grade level. Thanks to Dave Curran for putting together this simple and concise slideshow with information and instructions! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PFN_CMGw9iEv_KCox2jB3xhM7QHI7hv9Z3Wgew1YkGM/edit?usp=sharing ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I am hoping that you can drop a few photos from this quarter into this Yearbook Folder. Minh has created folders for your first SuperUnit.  We will need to be creative … so we’d love to have anything you think might be usable. Parents may be able to help...

We are here for you! Dan & I continue to invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I am hoping that you can drop a few photos from this quarter into this Yearbook Folder. Minh has created folders for your first SuperUnit.  We will need to be creative … so we’d love to have anything you think might be usable. Parents may be able to help...

I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t really feel so much Halloween this year- I’m losing track of time! That being said, you made it happen! Thanks for the virtual Halloween stories, gatherings, and costumes this week. The students sure appreciate it. We are here for you! Dan & I invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. ES Yearbook:  We are still going to produce a yearbook this year with the theme of “Zoom In, Zoom Out”.  In preparation for that, I am hoping that you can drop...

It’s time for a break! Relax, unwind, celebrate, and recharge in whatever ways work best for you! Thanks for an extremely successful Virtual School Quarter 1. You have maintained a high standard of learning experiences for your students. They are lucky kiddos! We are here for you! Dan & I invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. This week’s Highlighted Resource: Are you interested in building health equity through music, art, and science? If yes, check out HIP HOP PUBLIC HEALTH! Bright Spots: Please take a moment to...

One more week until Quarter 1 is complete. This quarter has been massive. Starting the school year virtually, connecting with your students and families, providing high quality learning experiences, assessing and giving meaningful feedback, planning with your teams….you are STARS! Enjoy the conferences this upcoming week, where you can celebrate with the parents, the growth and success of their children! We are here for you! Dan & I invite you to book meetings with us, using our Google Calendars, if you would like to talk about anything. Bright Spots: Please take a moment to read the “bright spots” that were...

Welcome to October! October has always been one of my favorite months. This year, it brings us some hope! I hope that you are able to find some added freedoms to enjoy this weekend. Dan and I were both visited campus this past week and were very pleased with what we saw. As Dan noted in his email: Our facilities and operations team has done a great job with general cleaning of the elementary building.  When you visit the campus, you will find it clean and comfortable with AC on.  (Thanks to Wai Mun, Chris Beanes, and their team). For...