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Y Many activities have been scheduled for the week. Students will be presented a question. "What would our school look like if everyone was kind?" we included writing activities and children caught being kind were given stickers from a staff member. Something new this year is a video that Arthur Joia AV Department technician,put together from each grade level (i.e.first graders reading their answers to the question). All students will have the opportunity to view the video. In partnership with the MTA Coombs staff has made coordinated their efforts with all the schools in the district to commemorate "No Bullying Day" by planning a week full of activities during Kindness Week: • 2ND Sten During the last professional day teachers discussed each classrooms progress with the 2nd Step program. Second Step lessons focus significantly on teaching empathy which an essential component to combat bullying. New Business: • Distribution of School District Budeet On January 26`s at 6:OOPM the PTO will have Ann Bradshaw as the guest speaker to discuss budget for the upcoming school year, All School Council members have been invited. Dan mentioned that it helps to clarify things for parents and the PTO will have a larger showing. • Everyday Mathematics Dan O'Neil suggested that a scavenger hunt be included in Math Night. We agreed to discuss this and plan for this at our next meeting. • PLC: January 14' Professional Day: Update by Patti Kenny Patti Kenny took us through the professional day. Teachers had a workshop regarding comprehension, reading levels, independent reading, and "Browsing Boxes". Browsing Boxes are boxes located in the classroom where students are provided books on their own reading level so that they can have access to books that they can read fluently and comprehend. Posters are being made for the classroom teachers that had the same topic about reading and writing: "I Learned, I Wonder and"WOW." Teachers were very happy to attend a workshop created by Patti Kenny and Patty O'Loughlin. The teachers also watched short clips of reading experts working in classrooms employing comprehension strategies. "Turn and Talk" procedure during read aloud lets every child discuss the story and prompts given by the teacher. • PTO Updates: Dan O'Neil The Giving Tree was a big success. It was a record year for families in need.