January 30, 2023

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to the last week of January. It seems as if we have been waiting for winter to show up, and now it finally has. Please make sure that your students are prepared for the cold and winter activities. The students have been excited about the snow and have thoroughly enjoyed sledding down the hill.

The elementary students have been getting together once a week to read to each other. Students are matched with a reading buddy and take turns reading books they have checked out of the library or books from their classrooms. I love being read to by students; many students have read to me in the last few weeks.

Please continue to talk to your students about behaviors and how we treat each other. Recently, I have been talking to students about behaviors and emphasizing how their actions affect other students. In addition, we have been discussing empathizing with other students and trying to see a situation from another's point of view.

We currently have a substitute bus driver. Please be patient with this driver and be aware that during the winter weather and cold days, the bus will run late as this driver is coming from a different town to provide Stratford students with bus coverage.

Curriculum Corner
As we are now just past the halfway point of the school year, please remember that competencies are a journey and that we are all on. Therefore, continue to support and encourage your students to complete the daily assignments and put their best efforts into their work—grades close for Trimester 2 on March 10.

Important Dates
 February 2 Groundhog Day
 February 3 Early Release 12:30 pm
 February 8 School Board Meeting 5:30 pm in the MPR
 February 23 Title One Night 5:30 pm

Thank you, and have a great week!
Mr. DeWitt