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Dear Haley Parents/ Guardians, There will be several events and fundraisers during the upcoming
weeks. We are sending you this list and ask that you mark your calendars accordingly. As the end of 2007 nears, I would like to wish all of our Haley
Families a safe, healthy and happy holiday season. I look forward to seeing you on 12/18/07
at the Haley Holiday Show! Sincerely, Mr. Wilson
Coming up at the Haley
2007 November 19 - December 14, 2007 Magic
Tree House Books Raffle Drawing to be held December 18th during the Haley Holiday Show. Monday, December 3, 2007 Boing Toy Store Shop from 6:30 - 9:00 pm 20% of all sales go directly to the Wednesday, Dec. 5th - Thursday, Dec. 6th Thursday, December 6, 2007 School
Preview Week of December 10th Report
cards distributed Tuesday, December 11, 2007 School
Parent Council Meeting - 6:00 - 7:30 pm December 13th - 21st, 2007 Library
Book Fair Stop by the library after the Holiday Show! Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Families invited! Friday, December 21, 2007 No After School December 24, 2007 - January 2, 2008 No school - (Winter Recess) 2008 Thursday, January 3, 2008 Students
return to school Thursday, January 10, 2008 School
Parent Council Meeting - 6:00 - 7:30 pm Saturday, January 12, 2008 School
Preview Friday, January 18, 2008 School
Preview “Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.” Author Unknown
The Please stop
by anytime on q
Wednesday,
December 5th or q
Thursday
December 6th between 2:45-5:00
pm You are invited to the q
Students in all grades have been engaged in learning about
their fall curriculum theme including a spark experience outside of the
school. q
This showcase will give the entire q
Families are invited to stop by the school for a
self-guided tour of student work in the hallway. You may stop by anytime
between 2:45 pm and 5:00 pm. q
City Year Team Members will be available to show you around
the building. Please stop by and take note of the remarkable
experiences and learning at our school. COME
TO THE HALEY BOOKFAIR!!! BUY BOOKS FOR YOUR CHILDREN FOR THE HOLIDAYS BOOKS ARE FOR
ALL GRADES AND DECEMBER 13th
– 21st, 2007 HOURS: Thursday, December 13th
8 am –
3:30 pm Friday, December 14th
8 am
– 5:30 pm Monday, December 17th
8 am – 2
pm Tuesday, December 18th
8 am – 2
pm (open
before and after the holiday concert) Wednesday, December 19th
8 am – 2 pm Thursday, December 20th
8 am – 2
pm Friday, December 21st
8 am
- noon WE CAN
USE YOUR HELP! q
Set-up- Wednesday, December 12th @ 2:30 pm q
Staff the book fair especially the mornings of December 13th
and December 18th q
Help break down the book fair December 21st
12:00-2:00 pm (Please contact
Debbie Block dblock1@earthlink.net
or 617-983-9391 to volunteer) October 2007
Oct.
1-4 5th grade
spark experience; Oct.
1-5 After school payment due Oct.
2 School Parent Council
(SPC); 6:00 p.m.; school cafeteria Oct.
5 3A and SAR1
spark experience: Forest Hills Quest Walk (Famous Bostonians: Then and Now) Oct.
8 Columbus Day, no
school Oct.
11 K1 spark experience; Baby Nat’s walking field trip (senses) TBA 1st
grade spark experience; Leaf walk during peak leaf
color, (how plants change) Oct.
14 Roslindale Parade, line up
at noon Oct.
16 3B spark
experience: Forest Hills Quest Walk (Famous Bostonians: Then and Now) Oct.
17 3A and SAR1
spark experience: Old South Meeting House (Famous Bostonians: Then and Now - 3B
experience planned for January) Oct.
17 School Site Council; 6:00
p.m. Oct.
18 4A, 4B and
SAR2 spark experience: Franklin Park Zoo (adaptation and habitat) Oct.
20 Harvest Fair; 11:00 a.m. –
2:00 p.m., school playground Oct.
23 Earthwatchers meeting;
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Oct.
25 K2 spark experience; Oct.
25 K1 spark
experience; Walk Hill Florist, pumpkin walk (family connections) rain date
Oct. 26 TBA 2nd grade,
LLD & SAR1 spark experience; Peters Hill, Oct.
27 BPS school show case at Reminders: Universal
breakfast begins at 8:00 am. Children are not allowed in the building before
that time. Playground supervision begins at 8:15 am. Please plan your drop
off accordingly. Our theme this year is; “Building relationships of success with our
students and families”. We have three goals under this theme which we
will spend our time and resources on accomplishing: q
Create academic and
enrichment experiences that engage the range of learners at the Haley q
Increase the
involvement and support of ALL families at our school q
Improve
communication between principal, teachers, families and community members A more detailed version of this
plan can be found below. I am confident that we, our
talented staff and caring parents, will be able to accomplish these important
goals this year. Haley Improvement Plan The What we need to
do better during 2007-2008
“Build relationships of success with our
students and families” Goal #1:
Create academic and enrichment experiences that engage the range of learners
at the Haley. Objectives: q
Implement
Literacy and Math Improvement Plans (based on current assessment data) q
Increase
motivation of students through organizing learning around real-world experiences
and making explicit connections across curriculum o
Spark
Experiences / Place-Based Learning (Examples:
Environmental Focus and o
Thematic
/ Project-based curriculum (Examples: Present organizing themes / schemas, Apply
concepts in multiple ways and varied contexts) o
Publicly
celebrate student learning (Examples:
Author Celebrations, Science Spectacular, Math Celebrations) o
Provide
role models of like race and culture for our students (Examples: Read Around the Haley, q
Incorporate
arts and enrichment activities in the general curriculum (Examples: Artist / Poet in
residence) q
Explore
After school or extended day programming consisting of academic support,
physical movement and arts and enrichment experiences. Goal #2:
Increase the involvement and support of all Families at our school. Objectives: q
Increase involvement of our Black and
Latino families (Examples:
through existing Haley events, more activities for children in grades 3-5,
offering of more resources for families, translation network for important
notices, parent buddy system in place) q
Build
parent involvement opportunities and school volunteers (Examples: Identify room parents for every classroom, increase
parent volunteers including reading
buddies) q
Host
family workshops and informal get togethers (Examples: Game Night, informal evening grade level coffees,
workshops on school data and curriculum, special education topics, breakfast
with your child) Goal# 3:
Improve communication between principal, teachers, families and community
members Objectives: q
Use
website to post public information on a regular basis q
Incorporate
news from the classroom in monthly newsletter q
Have
specialists night where specialists share what is happening in their
classrooms q
Increase
parents’ and staff members’ representation on committees with responsibility
for reporting out to school community and school events. q
Create
a timeline that is shared and understood for acting on goals |
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