November 6, 2025
Review
We hope that you had helpful and productive conversations at parent teacher conferences this week. Our goal is to always have 100% of our families come in and connect with us around students and their growth!
November means two things here at White River School-- Veteran's Day and WRS Feast!!!! (Okay...it also means Parent Teacher Conferences and the end of the first Trimester). Please remember next week that we are going to the VA to learn more about, and honor, our veterans. K-2 will be heading up in the morning. 3-5 will be going in the afternoon. PreK will be listening to a story read by veteran here at White River School. Students without permission slips will not be allowed to go.
Thursday things:
There is nothing formal from the office in Thursday things.
WRiting Revolution Continued!
Now that students in grades 1/2 have mastered the "Who and Do" of a sentence they are adding expansions like why, where, when.
Sensory Table
Would you play with pumpkin guts and water? You would if you were in PreK!
Math in PreK
Students in Mrs. Rayno's room were playing a game about candy! Well, it also happened to be about counting, adding and subtracting, and the concept of 10!
Preview
The White River School community feast is a long standing tradition here. Every year families and children donate items (specific by grade level) that they then help to prepare and serve to our whole student population the day before Thanksgiving Break. Feast season traditional kicks off with Squash chucking event where new staff are initaited into the school by throwing a squash, that we then cook and eat!
Classrooms should be reaching out about how your child can help contribute to our school wide feast!
Check out the full story about Squash Chucking in the video below!
There is no school on Veteran's Day; Tuesday November 11th.
Please see the link below for a list of local food shelf options.
Upcoming:
Picture Retake Day
See the flier below for information about Picture Retake Day on December 2nd.
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K-2 go to VA in AM
3-5 go to VA in PM
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Curosity Corner 10
Week 10: Trauma Informed Education and Restorative Practices
Trauma Informed practices have been at the forefront of schools these last few years.
Trauma can be both an individual and collective response to a real or perceived threat. Everyone is different, and trauma is subjective – an experience that is non-threatening for one person may be traumatic for someone else.
A trauma informed restorative approach assumes that behavior is a form of communication, and that children are always doing the best they can. In this approach, we need to make a shift from believing that something is wrong with the person to something wrong happened to the person.
“Trauma-informed education experts, researchers, and clinicians agree: healing from trauma and building resilience to guard against future trauma happens within the context of strong, supportive relationships. Proactively building relationships sets us up for success. Relationships can also help us navigate hard times. In the context of trauma recovery, relationships can mediate the impacts of trauma and provide healing opportunities” (Venet 83).
Restorative practices mitigate trauma by focusing on repairing harm and relationships rather than punishment, which can re-traumatize individuals. These practices provide a safe, supportive environment for those who have been harmed to have a voice, rebuild control, and express feelings, while also holding those who caused harm accountable for making amends. This approach helps to end cycles of trauma and isolation by restoring community connections and promoting healing.
Trauma is extremely complex. If you are interested in learning more, please check out some of the resources below.
Resources:
Venet, Alex Shevrin. Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education. W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
NEA: (2023, September). Trauma-Informed Practices.nea.org.
Pathways to Restorative Communities: (2021, April 15). The Role of Restorative Practices in Trauma-Informed Schools. pathways2rc.com.
Goldman, Robert: (2023, January 17). Restorative Justice as a Trauma-Informed Approach. psychologytoday.com