Slaybaugh School Complex

Week of October 11th 2020

Principal's Message

I am happy to let you know that the Slaybaugh scheduling is completed and an informational letter along with the bus passes were mailed out on Thursday, October 15th. You should be receiving the information in the mail very soon. We worked very hard to balance each group with an equal number of students. A special thank you to our secretaries in the Primary building: Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Smith and at the Elementary building: Ms. Balesteri and Ms. Loftus for their help and hard work with everything. We would like to also give a special thank you to our PSI and PSD teachers and their paraprofessionals, along with the related service providers and the Child Study Team for all of their hard work with in-person instruction during Phase 1.

As a reminder, if your child needs any social, emotional, mental health, or academic services please reach out to our School Counselor, Ms. Simone, to arrange an in-person or virtual meeting. We are excited and look forward to seeing the students back inside the building very soon.

Sincerely,

Joe Marinelli

Principal

Student Achievement

Math Meets Nature for Preschool Students

Mrs. Simon's AM class explored parts of a tree. Olivia went on a nature walk at home and brought in her findings to share. They made a graph of the color leaves to see which color had the most and which color had the least.

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Kindergarten Students Get "Linked" to Learning

Mrs. Schwegman's class has been discussing the four seasons and learning about different things they may see during the fall. The students learned how to make paper chains and created their own Fall themed decorations. Happy Fall Y'all!

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Mrs. Sansom and Her "Teacher's Pets"

Mrs. Sansom’s 3rd grade class celebrated Pet Day as a culminating activity to their study of animal books. The students shared their pets or favorite stuffed animal, listened to pet stories, and created a pet business. This included budgeting and buying supplies, hiring employees, and advertising. Each student wrote about which animal would be the hardest pet to take care of and why. It was fun getting to meet all of the dogs, cats, rats, chickens, and other pets!

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There's Science in the Forecast for Ms. Sawyer's Class

Ms. Sawyer's class is learning about clouds. Some of her students made the clouds using materials from home.

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Climate and Culture

Safe Schools Week

America’s Safe Schools week 2020 is October 18-24. The National School Safety Center, state governors and state school superintendents sponsor America’s Safe Schools Week. This is also actively supported by local, state, and national public officials.

Here at Slaybaugh we are humbled to raise awareness and do our part. Please see the attached letter for more information and poster contest instructions.