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Viewlands Community Principal Wheeler Update
Hello Viewlands Families!
The fall weather is here. We have been enjoying many some cool crisp mornings with blue sky sunny days! The weather right now looks like more of those days, which is lovely. We also know the rain is coming! Rain is part of our Pacific NW weather! At Viewlands we go outside for recess rain or shine! We go outside at recesses unless there are unsafe conditions, such as thunder/lightening storms, hail, or torrential downpours with flooding areas on the playground. Outside recess time is important!
Please remember to label coats and any other belongings with your child's name. Labeling items with their name helps us reunite your child with items left at school and in the overflowing lost and found! We prefer when students bring rain coats for rainy days. Umbrellas are not the best tools for recess and the playground when lots of students are playing!
On Thursday we participated in the Great ShakeOut with our first earthquake drill of the year. Earthquake drills are one type of drill we do at school. We have a drill each month to practice. This month was the earthquake drill.
A few highlights from my visits in classrooms and with students this week include: being a guest teacher with 1st graders in Ms. Veliz's class at the end of the week; celebrating some learning growth shown on the MAP assessment with a few 4th and 5th graders that really took their time to show their learning growth from the spring assessment; talking favorite book series and books with some 2nd and 3rd graders; and thinking through how to dissect math word problems with 1st and 2nd graders.
Your children are bright, inquisitive, and creative thinkers. We will continue to seek ways to make every student feel known, valued, and empowered through the year.
In Partnership,
Carrie Wheeler | Viewlands Principal
