Year: 2020

Pic of the Week Upcoming:  Nature Walks, outdoor classes, and an abundance of creativity in all classes! Week at a glance: Wednesday 11/11: Closed for Veterans Day Wednesday 11/18: Pizza Day Best Links:  We have several slide show displays of Art Projects here. Messages:  Please Be Safe and AVOID indoor gatherings without masks.  Latest Information: Most Covid cases are passing through personal gatherings! Review:  We welcome 5th grader Dan Waters to our Progressive family, and we welcome back 7th grader Christopher Amodeo!  The great K/1 shows off their autumn tree creations.

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Pic of the Week Upcoming:  Everyone should be authenticated with their Microsoft account by this Friday, October 9.  This is important so that we can maintain continuity of instruction in the event of: a student being absent or on vacation a class going on quarantine for 2 weeks (this can happen without warning) a shutdown order from the Governor The PETTING ZOO is almost ready!  Probably by Wednesday next week when we reopen after the holiday. Week at a glance:  STUVOL food collection for Island Harvest continues this week.  THANK YOU ALL WHO ARE PARTICIPATING!!! Best Links:  We have several slide show displays of Art Projects here. Messages:   SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY (10/12 Columbus Day) and TUESDAY (10/13 Staff Development Day) Please communicate with the school if your child is out sick, and explain the nature of their illness. Review:  In the picture we see a beautiful response to literature as students paint sounds they hear based on a book with a character who has synesthesia.

Upcoming:  Teams and Canvas logins expected to be completed this week for all students.  This will allow all students to attend classes from home due to illness, stream into other grades at school, receive support services, or attend remotely in case of a shutdown.  This coming week we expect to complete an upgrade of our bandwidth and acquire new microphones that have been on back order. Week at a glance:  STUVOL food collection for Island Harvest continues this week.  Please participate! Best Links:  We have several slide show displays of Art Projects here. Messages:   Everyone will be contacted regarding Back-To-School information and communication by Tuesday, September 29. Please communicate with the school if your child is out sick, and explain the nature of their illness. Review:  A peek into Quiet Time:  I am currently streaming Quiet Time from my office, while Mr. Amal does it outside with the Middle School.  For 30 minutes the students see and hear me on their classroom smartboard.  For 30 minutes we do warm ups, yoga postures, massage, songs, silent meditation, and philosophy.  Today for example, the song we sang was very rhythmic, a calypso beat with the lyrics “Be kind and have a peaceful mind, be kind and have a peaceful mind, if you can do it you will find, Happiness won’t leave you behind.”  During the philosophy piece, I gave them 3 suggestions about how to develop a peaceful mind along with the benefits of that.  The suggestions were: Don’t worry so much!  The force that guides the stars and planets is guiding you too! See the good in everything and everyone Practice thinking of things you are grateful for each day so you can find contentment