Greetings Doty Families!

What a beautiful “summer” week we had! It was nice to be able to be outside with the kids before October weather returns next week.

One of the things I’ve been thinking about a lot this week is something that a woman I worked with years ago said. She said, “You can’t expect it if you didn’t teach it.” We were talking about behavior at the time but it really applies to all of teaching, every piece of it. So much of school isn’t about the actual content, it’s about teaching kids how to learn. We also have to think about what our learning priority is at the moment and then focus in on that, recognizing that there are things that we just aren’t going to worry about yet. In teaching we have to constantly remember, as excited as we might get, that we have to teach and/or remind of past teaching every piece before we can expect it from students.

In other news, Doty now hosts a large Girl Scout troop. I think the reason for the high participation is that we have the Girl Scout meetings right after school, at school. I am mentioning this as a way of inviting other groups to use the facilities here at Doty, especially those that will directly benefit our muffins. If you know of anything or are involved in any organization that needs a space, please reach out and we will see what we can do! Gym usage gets a bit hairy during basketball season but we will do our best.

Remember that there is no school Monday!

As always, thank you for sharing your students with us!

Gillian

As we head into a long weekend, I hope all of the Doty School Students and their families have a restful, safe and enjoyable weekend. I have started performing the hearing screenings, and will start vision screenings in the near future. Please let me know if you have any concerns about your child’s hearing or vision.

Color Blindness or Color Vision Deficiency (CVD) is the inability to see colors or shades of colors in a way that others typically see colors. One out of every 12 males has CVD whereas one out of every 200 females has CVD. It is frequently an inherited condition, and differentiating red and green is the most common difficulty. Teachers use colors in many different ways during their classes, and knowing who has CVD will help teachers focus their lessons for all to follow.

I will try to add color vision testing to my screening. If you suspect your child has difficulty with colors due to CVD, please let me know, and I will make sure I screen them. I use an online free Color Blind Test, and you may use it at home: https://enchroma.com/pages/test

If you do the test with your child at home, please let me know your results.

Thank you, Nurse Lydia