Good Evening Families,
We finally made it through a full FIVE day week! It was great to get everyone back into routines this past week.
Tomorrow, Monday, February 16, is a teacher workday and school will be closed for students.
Thursday, we have our first evening of quarter 3 family nights. This week, we will host upper el students and families on the third floor and primary on the first floor for student-led conferences, pizza, and a community meeting. Look for communication from your child’s teacher with additional details! We’ll be back for lower el next week!
We are celebrating our Teacher of the Year, Keli Burke. Keli will go on to compete for Durham Public Schools teacher of the year! We are also celebrating Spencer Smith, who was named Beginning Teacher of the Year! A huge congratulations to both of them!
Have a great week and we hope to see you around George Watts Montessori soon!
Happening this week:
Monday, February 16: Teacher workday
Thursday, February 19: Quarter 3 family night for Primary and Upper El
Specials Rotation:
Monday: no school
Tuesday: E
Wednesday: A
Thursday: B
Friday: C
School attendance is so important:
Regular school attendance does three important things:
Helps ensure academic progress
Supports the social-emotional learning and development of kids
Helps reduce extra work for teachers.
Currently, at George Watts Montessori, 27% of students meet the criteria for “chronically absent,” meaning they have missed 10% or more of the school days so far this year (10 or more days absent). Research shows that 10% is the breaking point for a significant impact on long-term outcomes for students. Our goal by the end of the year is to reduce chronic absenteeism to no more than 20% of students, with the goal to reduce that even further next year. Will you commit to helping us meet our goal?
For the next several weeks, we will share more important information regarding school attendance.
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