I share this every year, BUT it is a great reminder for our students. A teacher, Marcey Raymond Kusper, had her students discuss school protests to honor the 17 victims of the Florida shooting. One of her students said, "I think it's stupid. How about you make friends with 17 kids you normally wouldn't instead of walking out of school." She said a great conversation took place in her classroom. Students said smile at 17 people you normally wouldn't smile at, say a kind word to 17 people who might not have someone to speak to, open up your heart to 17 people who might be hurting, offer friendship to 17 people who might have had none. Now that could change the climate of the school. 17 reasons for change . . . 17 reasons to make a difference. What is your 17? I like that slogan. Our students at SV are reporting that students are being mean to them during recesses and then saying it was just a JOKE. How can we teach our students to be kind to each other? BTW this is happening at all grade levels at Suisun Valley :(

At SV we hold community circles weekly or daily depending on the need of our classes, we teach character education lessons daily, we hold RJ circles, we have implemented PBIS. Please reflect on these practices if your class is having a difficult time during unstructured time. What processes can you refine to better support your students. REMEMBER behavior does have to be taught and modeled. 

Following Monday's press conference and press release from the State, the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District received additional information related to masking which may be of interest to our families:

Effective March 14, 2022, masking will be optional for both vaccinated and unvaccinated students, staff, volunteers, and parents at school sites. Masking will be strongly encouraged. School sites will continue to have masks available for distribution upon request.

Effective March 1, 2022, pursuant to Solano Public Health, masking is optional for both vaccinated and unvaccinated spectators in attendance at athletic events. Masking is strongly recommended.

Effective March 1, 2022, masking is optional for both vaccinated and unvaccinated students and staff at Central Office Locations. Masking is strongly recommended.

Please note, while the masking guidance has been updated, volunteers on campus who are not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (or who decline to state their COVID-19 vaccination status) must continue to meet the COVID-19 weekly testing requirement. 

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you for showing up every day. I appreciate how hard you work!

Play: Take some time to just relax and enjoy!

Choose your attitude: 

To actually choose how you respond to life, not just react, you must be intentional. Ask yourself throughout the day, "What is my attitude right now? Is it helping the people who depend on me? Is it helping me to be most effective?" NO EXCUSES!!

Make Their Day:  Thank you for being creative when recognizing our student for Dragon awards today!