Good Evening Families,
I hope you have had a great weekend and are warm, safe, and have power. It is another strange update to write with varying weekend forecasts, but near certainty for Winter weather. As with last week, I am writing this on Friday, as you read this, know that updates are pending the outcomes of this Winter storm, and DPS updates are more up-to-date than this message.
Report cards went home with students on Friday–if you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s teacher. Tuesday is our February dine-out at Alpaca on 9th Street–join us for a delicious dinner either dine-in or take-out. Just be sure to tell them you are there to support George Watts. Wednesday is an early-release day, we will dismiss at 12:15PM.
Stay warm, have a great week and we hope to see you around George Watts Montessori soon |
Looking ahead to the 2026-27 DPS Calendars: I have received a few questions about the meaning of “inclement weather reserve” days. While this has been uncommon in the past several years, it used to be a common practice on DPS calendars. “Inclement weather reserve” days are teacher workdays that could become school days in the event we need to make-up time due to weather-related closures. Some have asked, but why so early in the year? While it seems these past couple of weeks that winter weather is the main culprit of school closures, we have often had to close school during hurricane season as well. DPS administration determines when to use remote learning, banked time, or make-up time due to weather closures–they typically announce this within a week or two of a closure.
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Tuesday, Feb. 3, dine-out at Alpaca (2-7PM)
- Wednesday, Feb. 4, early-release day
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- Monday: B
- Tuesday: C
- Wednesday: D
- Thursday: E
- Friday: A
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**in the event of school closure, our first day back will be a B day |
Save the Date: you won’t want to miss our Quarter 3 family nights–complete with pizza, student led conferences, and a classroom community activity. Primary and Upper El are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 19 and Lower El is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 26. |
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