Dear Weston High School Parents,
March is living up to its reputation with Mother Nature in control despite our wishes!
As you all know, the district went "mask optional" beginning Feb 28th. At the HS, the first day had about a 50/50 split of those wearing masks or not. At the end of the second week, the number of students wearing masks dropped dramatically. I am told that overall the transition has gone smoothly.
At our PTO General Board meeting on 3/4, Int. Prin. Givoni gave a detailed review of the "Portrait of the Graduate" which is a 1 credit requirement in the State of CT beginning with the Class of 2023. Details about a link to the 30 minute video discussion can be found below. I would highly recommend taking the time to learn more about it.
In case you missed it, there was a presentation followed by a Q&A regarding the future of Weston Public School buildings. This is important information for all of us to keep up on as it will affect the buildings of our current youngest students as well as all of us as tax paying citizens. Video: https://vimeo.com/westonct (3/2/2022 STEAM Community Conversation)
Coming in April, the WHS PTO will be hosting a viewing and discussion of "Screenagers - the Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience" (about stress, anxiety and depression and impact of screen time). It is targeted to middle school and high school aged students but we will be inviting all schools.
Lastly, in early April we will be finishing up the 3rd quarter so this would be a great time to check-in with your students to see how it is going and how they can end the quarter the best they can!
As always, if you have any ideas, comments or questions, please reach out to me at kristana.esslinger@gmail.com or (203) 981- 0582.
Best,
Kristana
