5/6 – 5/12

Week at a Peek

Monday, May 6th 

  • Teacher Appreciation – Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee Truck
  • 2:00pm DL Planning Meeting

Birthdays: Christian Garduno Escobar, Michael Soltis 

Tuesday, May 7th

  • Teacher Appreciation – Hot Breakfast catered by City Limits Diner
  • 8:15am NO Team Meeting
  • 3rd Grade MStep (Math)

Birthdays: None

Wednesday, May 8th

  • Wellness Wednesday
  • Teacher Appreciation – “You Are Our Favorite Thing” Gift
  • 7:30am-8:30am LAST Building Goal meeting (Building Goal Meetings 2023-2024 agendas)
    • Kindergarten- 3rd Grade Teachers + MTSS Coordinators will meet on Zoom with Jenn.
    • Y5 and Specials teachers will meet on Google Meet with their department chairs
    • Special Education staff will meet as a department at your local school

Birthdays: None

Thursday, May 9th

  • Teacher Appreciation – Lunch catered by Mi Zarape
  • WIN Round #4 ENDS
  • 8am-10:30am FSAS Learning Walk @ Harvest/SHS/SMS
  • 11:40am-2:15pm Knoedler Weber Blaess Field Trip
  • 1:30pm DL (Jermyn/Liberta) IEP

 Birthdays: Luke Corbin, Anne Beaulieu, Susan Brown 

Friday, May 10th

  • Teacher Appreciation – Special Gift
  • Inclusion Learning Walk
  • 8:00am ECSC Transition IEP
  • 9:15am Donuts with Grownups
  • 9:30am-1:00pm Y5 Field Trip
  • 4:00pm SEAC Play Date @ PR Playground
  • Spring Arts Festival @ SHS

Birthdays: Courtney Liberta 

Saturday, May 11th

  • Spring Arts Festival @ SHS

Birthdays: Alexander McDaniel, Olivia Switalski 

Sunday, May 12th

  • Spring Arts Festival @ SHS

Birthdays: Kira Richardson


On the Harvest Horizon

  • May 13th – May 24th – Spring Benchmarking
  • May 18th – PTA Parents Night Out at Mothfire Brewery (starting at 6pm)
  • May 23rd – Autumn’s Bridal Shower (8am)

  • May 24th – Harvest Field Day

To Do:


May Specials Calendar


Third Trimester Report Card Timeline

  • Sunday, June 4th: Sunday before the last day of school. All report card content for all students/classes needs to be input into PowerTeacher Pro by Sunday at midnight

  • Monday, June 5th:  Digital report card files will be constructed by each building office and placed in a secretary share folder, per building, by 10 am

  • Monday, June 5th – Wednesday, June 7th:  Beth Renner & Nancy Sly will audit the report card content and verify the report card templates are working properly and all boxes have grades.

  • Thursday, June 8th – Friday, June 9th:  Final digital report card files will be constructed by each building office and placed in a secretary share folder per building. Hard copy report cards will be printed in each office for students without home emails & CA-60s.  Hard copy report cards for students without home emails will be sent home. All Y5-5 report cards will be sent home digitally by Nancy and Beth. (This date is for Y5-8, Angie will let Nancy know when HS is ready – so that the button can be clicked for parents to view report cards).


SEA – PB Day Payout

Per page 41 of the SEA Collective Bargaining Agreement, certified staff with unused personal business day(s) remaining at the end of the school year (with 30 or more sick days in their sick bank) shall have the option to receive $100 per day for any unused days.
If you are eligible and would like to be paid for your unused personal business days, please click here to fill out the PB Payout Form. This form is due by June 6, 2024 and will be paid out on June 21, 2024.
If you choose not to be paid out, there’s nothing you need to do. Your personal business days will automatically be converted to sick days. Also, certified staff members with fewer than 30 sick days in their bank shall have their remaining unused personal days converted to sick days.

Care Solace

In acknowledgement of Mental Health Awareness Month, we have an opportunity to break the stigma around mental health in our campus by talking openly, compassionately, and kindly to each other. No one should ever struggle alone.

School staff are the backbone of student well-being, but remember that you also can’t pour from an empty cup.

If you, a family member, a student or a student family member wants to be connected to a mental health care provider, contact Care Solace, a complimentary and confidential mental health care coordination service provided by Saline Area School District:

  • Call 888-515-0595. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365.
  • Visit www.caresolace.com/salineschools and either search on your own OR click “Book Appointment” for assistance by video chat, email, or phone.

Don’t hesitate to ask for help, use the resources around you, and never give up hope.


Harvest Happenings

Volume 37: https://harvestweeklyparent.edublogs.org/


Points of Gratitude

There is not a staff that works harder for their students and I am so grateful that I get to walk alongside each and every one of YOU.  I hope you enjoy being loved and appreciated this week!!


Words of Wisdom90 Best Teacher Appreciation Quotes, 44% OFF


From the Files of the Harvest Equity Team

In this Language Arts article, New York City dual language teacher Úrsula Túa Santiago recommends children’s books that celebrate identity through apparel.

Children’s Literature Reviews: What We Wear Matters: Children’s Books that Affirm Identity through Clothes(excerpt only)

List of books:

–   How to Wear a Sari by Darshana Khiani

–   My Paati’s Sari by Tyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Art Twink

–   The Yellow Handkerchief by Donna Barba Higuera, illustrated by Cynthia Alonso

–   The Good Hair Day by Christian Trimmer, illustrated by J. Yang

–   Cape by Kevin Johnson, illustrated by Kitt Thomas

–   My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Steph Littlebird

–   ¡Vivan las Uñas de Colores! (I Love My Colorful Nails) by Alicia Acosta and Luis Amavisca, illustrated by Gusti

–   Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd, illustrated by Nneka Myers

–   A Dupatta Is… by Marzieh Abbas, illustrated by Anu Chouhan

–   A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp, illustrated by Elisa Chavarri


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