Updates from the Principal

November 6, 2020

Dear Tashua Families,

We hope you all enjoyed the activities we planned for National Stress Awareness Day! Throughout the school year, we will be focusing on Social Emotional Learning. In fact, one of our building goals this year is:
The Tashua community will strive to improve the social and emotional well-being of our students, staff and parents, by collectively focusing on the skills of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making. Teachers will use a variety of social-emotional learning curricula and media forums to support the students’ abilities to recognize and identify emotions within themselves and others. Through the process of written responses, surveys and self-reflections, individuals will demonstrate an understanding of identifying and managing emotions, building and maintaining positive relationships, an ability to make decisions and show empathy and compassion for each other, ultimately strengthening the overall well-being of the individuals in our school community.

Throughout the school year, we will be educating our learning community on the importance of these skill areas while working to enhance our overall emotional intelligence.

Much like we focus on the T.I.G.E.R.S. traits of Tolerance, Integrity, Generosity, Empathy, Responsibility and Self-Control, we will now also be prioritizing each social-emotional skill set for a two month period.

November/December – Self-Awareness
January/February – Self-Management
March/April – Social Awareness
May/June – Relationship Skills and Responsible Decision Making

To strengthen our self-awareness, it is important to spend time reflecting, journaling, expressing gratitude, planning ahead for events, meditating and participating in physical activity. We are excited to create our Tashua School Gratitude Tree in our school lobby. If you had the opportunity to create a family gratitude tree at home, please send us a picture.

We are looking forward to doing this important work in partnership with our Tashua families. Each week, I will be sharing some of the activities that you can do at home to support this goal. I thank you for your continued support. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, concerns, suggestions or good news to share.

Warm regards,

Mrs. Neumeyer
Principal

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday, November 11
Veterans Day
PPS Meeting; 8:00 AM
Early Dismissal for Students; 1:00 p.m.
Teacher PD Day in the afternoon

Friday, November 13
World Kindness Day

Tuesday, November 17
Picture Retake Day

Wednesday, November 25
Early Dismissal; 1:00 PM

Thursday, November 26
No School; Thanksgiving Break

Friday, November 27
No School; Thanksgiving Break

Updates from Our :

Tashua Fall Book Fair
The Tashua Fall Book Fair will be virtual this year. You will be able to shop online
from Thursday, November 5th through Sunday, November 15th. Please click on the
link below to view information regarding this Scholastic Store On-line Book Fair.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lul5t9HdMV127g51RWS84h5WFmlHlsyD/view?usp=sharing

PTA Membership
Please join our PTA! You can access membership by using the link below:
www.tashuaschoolpta.membershiptoolkit.com.

The Tashua Staff would like to thank the PTA for the wonderful Grab and Go Breakfast they provided us with this morning. A special thank you to Erin DelRossi who organized this special treat that was enjoyed by all.