FROM THE LITCHFIELD PTO - STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
The Litchfield PTO has a fun week of surprises and treats planned for our amazing school staff next week!
On Monday, May 8th, let’s kick off the week by having the students participate! Some ideas include:
- Wear your teacher’s favorite color
- Write a note showing your appreciation for your teacher, bus driver and other school staff!
Additional events include:
- May 9 - Staff “Survival” Packets to help them survive the last two months of school
- May 10 - Catered lunch for all school staff and bus drivers
- May 11 - “Grow & Bloom” seed packets distributed to staff since they help all our students grow!
- May 12 - Ice Cream Bar, courtesy of Peaches & Cream
To find out more ways to get involved or to make a donation, follow the PTO on social media or email them directly:
Instagram: litchfieldpto
Facebook: Litchfield PTO - CT
Email: litchfieldschoolspto@gmail.com
SBAC & NGSS TESTING
Dear Parent or Guardian,
Next week, Litchfield Intermediate School students will participate in the annual state assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, fifth-grade students will take the state-mandated Next Generation Science Assessment.
For additional information about statewide testing, please visit www.ct.gov/sde/smarterbalanced.
Students will test on the following dates: May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19. (Please ensure that your child’s ChromeBook device is fully charged and they bring their earbuds with them to school on testing days.)
LIS ART SHOW
HEALTH LETTER FOR GRADE 6 PARENTS/GUARDIANS
Please use the link below to view an important message from Ms. Cordani. This is a message specific for current 6th grade families.
SUMMER STEP
TOUCH A TRUCK
Raising Emotionally & Socially Healthy Kids: A Lecture-Discussion Series
Presented by the Oliver Wolcott Library & Litchfield Parent Teacher Organizations
Live on Zoom:
Mondays: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
May 8 - June 19*
* No class May 29
Zoom Participants: Zoom Link - click here at 7 PM on Mondays beginning May 8.
About the Series:
All you need to do in advance is be eager to learn and discuss. Each week, you will log in and together, via Zoom, all of us will watch approximately one hour of this series instructed on video by Dr. Kennedy-Moore, then, via Zoom, OWL's Caroline Wilcox Ugurlu will guide everyone to discuss the lectures.
Whether helping a child learn how to manage anger, make new friends, resolve conflicts, or gain confidence, Raising Emotionally and Socially Healthy Kids arms you with pragmatic strategies that work. Through these lectures, you will gain access to the same practical advice and actionable plans that Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore—an author and in-demand psychologist who serves on the advisory board for Parents magazine—shares with clients in her Princeton, New Jersey, practice. Drawing from the doctor’s extensive clinical experience—as well as her personal experience as a mother of four—you’ll gain a deeper understanding of your child’s development and how to compassionately address common stumbling blocks at every stage including: techniques to inspire cooperation; ideas for instilling a sense of empathy; ways to deal with back-talk and aggression; strategies for helping kids make and keep friends; methods that help children cope with and conquer anxiety; and more.
About the video instructor:
Eileen Kennedy-Moore is an author and clinical psychologist who specializes in parenting and children’s feelings and friendships in her Princeton, NJ practice (license #35SI00425400). She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University. She is the coauthor of two books for parents, Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child’s True Potential and The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends and has published numerous academic articles.
To Join by Phone:
Dial: +1 646 876 9923 | Meeting ID: 817 0612 1507 | Passcode: 706478
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES
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