Hello Green Tree Families!
As we shared at Family Night, our theme this year is Don't just reach for the stars...BE ONE! The first month of school your students were superstars! The students (and teachers) have been busy setting up expectations in their classrooms, building relationships, and learning! It's been wonderful to see and celebrate.
Each student is learning and practicing Second Step skills daily. As we finish up practicing our listening skills this week, we continue into October with the following skills encouraged schoolwide:
As we shared at Family Night, our theme this year is Don't just reach for the stars...BE ONE! The first month of school your students were superstars! The students (and teachers) have been busy setting up expectations in their classrooms, building relationships, and learning! It's been wonderful to see and celebrate.
Each student is learning and practicing Second Step skills daily. As we finish up practicing our listening skills this week, we continue into October with the following skills encouraged schoolwide:
- Focusing Attention
- Using Self-Talk
- Being Assertive
- Empathy
Students additionally practice more specific skills in the classroom, and we are going to be setting some pretty high goals for how many gator grins our students earn. Green Tree is hoping to earn 10,000 golden gator grins by winter break! While it's going to take some work, we all believe we can meet that goal! One way to know how your students are doing is to ask them how many green or golden gator grins they earned that day and how they were earned (green gator grins are earned in the classroom). If you have any good instances to share that demonstrate how your student practices the skills at home too, please share these with the homeroom teacher as we love to hear about these outside of school too!
We look forward to the following activities this month:
- October 7- 9: Marco's Pizza Box Night- Order a pizza delivered in the box your child decorated!
- October 8th: Second Grade Quarry Field Trip
- October 10th: Walk to School Day - Join children and adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking and bicycling!
- October 14th: Kindergarten Field Trip
- October 15th: Fourth Grade Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Field Trip
- October 18th: No School for students
- October 22nd: Parent Teacher Conferences
- October 24th: Parent Teacher Conferences
- October 25th: Trunk or Treat, 5-7pm @ Green Tree
Also, please note the following:
- Important Drop Off and Pick Up Instructions - To avoid a potential citation, please avoid traveling through the bus lane (outer driveway). If you need to come into the building, please park in a parking spot in the lot.
- Boys and Girls Club Fall programs are only $35 this month!
- Kindergarten Hearing Screenings starting in November- information below will be sent home this month with your student.
We look forward to seeing you at parent teacher conferences in a few weeks and hope to celebrate with you at Trunk or Treat!
Best wishes,
Jennifer Potter
Principal