Principal's Newsletter
Mrs. Delarosa shares news about our Continual Improvement work and upcoming events.
Hello Castlemont Families,
Can you believe it is almost October? Yesterday’s morning thunderstorms, A.K.A. “False Fall” has me ready for our next season. In this next season, we have plenty of great things coming up at Castlemont for both students and our families, but first I would like to give you an update about the latest regarding our districtwide Continual Improvement implementation.
For our students, Continual Improvement means having more voice and involvement in their own learning. Students engage in setting goals, reflecting on the strategies that work for them, and sharing their feedback.
The first tangible evidence you see of this work is in each classroom’s mission statement.This is our second year of working with mission statements, and every class has created their own. Our next step this year is to keep them “alive” by revisiting them and updating them as needed throughout the year. In Mrs. Bell and my office, for example, we have a copy of each class’s mission statement, and we use them a reflective tool with students.
You will also see evidence of “Plus/Deltas” not only in classrooms, but in the meetings and events that you attend at Castlemont. The plus part of this tool is for each participant to share what went well or what was helpful. The delta portion provides a space to give feedback and suggestions for improvement. The plusses are uplifting to read, but it’s the deltas that give us the opportunity to grow and improve.
In the next newsletter, I will share another integral part of our Continual Improvement, the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle.
As far as what’s coming up in the next month, we have quite nice list:
9/27 This Saturday--Garden Familia Work Party 9:00-11:00am
10/4 Charleston Wrap Fundraiser ends
10/6 - 10/10 Conference Week *Minimum Days* -- Dismissal at 12:30/12:35
10/9 Home and School Club Meeting 8:15-9:15pm via Zoom
10/13 No School for Students (Staff PD Day)
10/17 Halloween Dance 6:00-8:00pm
10/23 Erik’s Deli Cafe Dine out Day
10/31 Halloween Parade OR Autumn Leaf Art 8:30-9:00am
11/7 Jog-a-thon
I encourage all families to do two things to help keep informed about school news, activities, and resources:
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Follow the Castlemont Instagram page: castlemontelementary
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Bookmark and check in on our Home and School Club website: https://sites.google.com/view/castlemont-hsc
I hope you all have a great Friday and a rejuvenating weekend.
Sincerely yours,
Kristen Kimoto Delarosa, Principal