Darden News
Family Bulletin: February 27, 2021
Principal Message
Hello Darden Learning Community,
Darden in person learners have returned to 4 days of in person learning. Darden has been had a smooth transition as we engage in learning while maintaining safety. Please continue to to talk to your chid about the importance of wearing a mask and keeping physically distant throughout the school day.
Our playground is zoned off into three sections. We are having each class play in only one zone to help keep the learning classes together. We understand the students may want to play with students from other classes although during this pandemic we have created a plan in which we feel will keep our students the most safe. Please talk to your child about the importance of staying in their designated zone during recess.
Thank you,
Patty Karban
Darden Principal
Congratulations to Darden's Teacher of the Year, Halie Neville!
5th Graders Need to Sign up for Band or Orchestra Classes for Middle School ASAP!
Parents please complete the online enrollment form for band or orchestra for your child.
BAND or ORCHESTRA ENROLLMENT LINK
SBCSC's Fine Arts Facilitator, Ronda Lyden, has created parent and student orientation videos to help students and parents understand the classes offered in middle school for band and orchestra. Sarah Forrester, Darden music teacher, has also shared these videos with our 5th graders.
Music Promo 1: Parent oriented
Music Big One: Student oriented
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Ronda Lyden at rlyden@sbcsc.k12.in.us or call 574-393-6027
Tap into Learning!
Doug Anderson is leading the learning project at Darden. We will be cooking the sap on a Saturday within the next couple weeks. Our students will learn about he process as we record the steps for students to see us making the 1st ever Darden Maple Syrup!
Darden Encourages Independent Reading
Congratulations to the following grade level classes who were the winners of the Ice Cream Reading Rally Challenge:
K- Ms. Alvarado's class read 7, 169 minutes
1st- Mrs. Jasper's class read 7,800 minutes
2nd- Mrs. Blower's class read 10,356 minutes
3rd- Mrs. Eggleston's class read 8,095 minutes
4th- Mr. Slattery's class read 7,244 minutes
5th- Mrs. Allison's class read 5,870 minutes
Personal Safety Lessons
Darden social worker, Kaylie Bruinsma, will be meeting with all classes to teach personal safety lessons.
Indiana law requires that all schools provide age appropriate and research based instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Darden Elementary has partnered with the Family Justice Center to provide this instruction for our students and this information will be provided in person during the month of March. The goal of this training is to give children the skills they need to respond if they are ever in an unsafe situation and to help them know who to talk to and how to get help.
In March, we will present a curriculum, designed by the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center at Eisenhower Medical Center, called the “Protect Yourself Rules.” These videos will be followed by a short session asking the children what they learned from the videos, did they understand the messages, etc. The program’s main goal is to educate children about what to do when confronted with abusive behavior, safe and unsafe touches, going to a parent or another trusted adult if they are confronted in an unsafe situation, and help them understand that it is not their fault. An “Unsafe Touch” is defined as touching private parts of the body that are covered by a bathing suit. Stranger safety, Internet safety and other situations are also presented. The curriculum can be viewed at http://fightchildabuse.org/.
To learn more about the program, or answer any parent questions, you can attend a virtual parent information meet which will be held on March 2nd at 5:30pm. If you would like to attend this meeting, please email Mrs. Bruinsma at kbruinsma@sbcsc.k12.in.us. A link to the meeting will then be sent to you.
If your child is a virtual learner and you would like to have the information presented to them, please reach out to the Darden Social Worker, Mrs. Bruinsma at (574)393-2900 or kbruinsma@sbcsc.k12.in.us.
If you do not wish to have your child participate in this program, please have your child return the the letter sent home that they will NOT be participating or contact Kaylie Bruinsma.
Tech Night Recorded Video
What's Coming
March 8- March 19: IREAD-3
March 10th: IREAD-3 for eLearners only
March 12th: No School- Teacher Record Day
April 19th - May 14th: ILEARN 3-8
Mrs. Patricia Karban
Email: pkarban@sbcsc.k12.in.us
Website: darden.sb.school
Location: 18645 Janet Drive, South Bend, IN, United States
Phone: (574)393-2900
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darden-Primary-Center
Twitter: @DardenSBCSC