AM Bus: Triner
Lent
Lancaster
PM Bus: Pauley
Moulson
Garcia
Lounge: Fullmer
Meetings/Reminders for the week:
November 30th, 2015- Monday- Principal's lunch with November student leaders
December 1st, 2015- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting
December 1st, 2015- Tuesday- Grade Level Teaming 1st-5th- with ESL, Resource, & Title 1
December 2nd, 2015- Wednesday- Eval Team
December 3rd, 2015- Thursday- Grade Level Teaming K- with ESL, Resource, & Title 1
December 3rd, 2015- Thursday- 12 days of Christmas fun starts
December 3rd, 2015- Thursday- Leader in Me Family Night 5:30-7:00
December 4th, 2015- Friday- Candy cane sale with student leaders
Future:
Hour of Code starts next week, December 7th-11th, with Mrs. Sorensen
Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:
Triner- Habit 7: Sharpen the saw
Please help remind families about the Leader in Me family night on Thursday. We asked families to RSVP to help with planning. Please let the office or Mrs. Anderson know if families have confirmed attending.
The month of December is a great time for joy, especially homemade joy. Our fun committee has created a 12 days of Christmas list for students and staff. This half sheet note will be going home with students this week, with the candy cane sale flier on the back. As the note says, please remind students to be creative and not buy anything. Just like last Tuesday when a student showed up in his best jacket and tie, declaring it Tie Tuesday, students can use their voice and creativity:
12 Days of Christmas Note and Candy Cane Flier
We have a family note going home this week:
Front Page of Family Note
Back Page of Family Note With Upcoming Dates
Jefferson Elementary will be visiting this week. We have student tour guide leaders who are excited to give tours. The tours are mainly during their recess times, but you wouldn't know it by the smiles on their faces. Students are super excited, and what a great opportunity that allows them to know that they matter and their voice is important.
We have new pictures of November student leaders in the trophy case. Students love seeing not only themselves, but also their siblings and friends. Please remember to create a detour as you are walking in the halls, such as for specials, so students can see the pictures of students. This is a great opportunity to have a quick discussion with students about the positive behaviors and expectations we are striving for at our school.
As you walk in the halls, you can't miss who is at the heart of everything we do. There are several new signs posted advertising school wide leadership roles that students can apply for, all hand made by students. They were using their voice where they saw a need. A few are posted on this recent blog post on our school website, as well as several other great pictures that focus on learning and creativity:
Pictures This Week
This is a great resource with book reviews. Topics included might relate to situations in your classroom:
Books That Heal Kids
This blog post has a great picture. Sometimes what we think is occurring in classrooms, actually has several side tasks occurring as well. There is even collaboration with Google apps and chromebooks that is similar to what some of our students are doing in classrooms:
What People Don't See
As we start the holiday season, it's important to remember that this can be a really hard time for students. School is often the safest and most loving place, and students can often be worried about leaving that type of environment. We might be excited for long breaks off from school, but that can also bring the most unloving of behaviors from students as they think about losing the safe and loving place they are used to. Look for opportunities over the next few weeks to smile, greet students, and extend a few extra minutes to check in with them. Here is a great infographic about social emotional learning that relates. Building positive relationships with students and building a positive school culture, both are important for raising student achievement:
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