Monday January 29th, 2018

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   January 29th, 2018- Monday- Leadership assembly 8:05 in the gym

   January 29th, 2018- Monday- Eval team

   January 30th, 2018- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting/MTSS

   January 30th, 2018- Tuesday- Principal's lunch with January student leaders

   February 1st, 2018- Thursday- 4th grade hygiene presentation- 2:00 pm

   February 2nd, 2018- Friday- Friday fun- clothing from your favorite sports team

   February 2nd, 2018- Friday- School store leaders selling slime packets for .50 cents each


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

   Blair- Habit 4: Think win win

next week: Enders- Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood


The pictures from this last week include leadership, kindness, learning English, STEM, art, and other learning activities. Ms. Blair's classroom visited with a classroom from Louisiana through Empatico as students practiced global learning skills, and we had the spelling bee.

The English classes for adults started this last week, and there has been an impressive turn out. A big thank you to Jenny for applying for the grant, and for the teachers giving of their time to teach. We see our students struggling at times to learn, read, and write English. Imagine as an adult in a brand new country. My grandparents took English classes at the high school my brother later attended, so I have a soft spot for immigrants. Leaders learning:

Pictures This Week


This month's Principal magazine had several articles that related well to our school, like inclusion and the arts. While written for principals, we all have an opportunity to advocate and be involved. Here are a few:

    Afterschool learning

   Restorative Practices and Behavior

   Social-Emotional Skills and Student Success

   Preschool is More than Fun and Games

   Poverty

   Engineering in the Classroom


On another note. What would we do without every person, every colleague, at our school. Everybody fits, everybody has a place, and everybody is an important piece of the puzzle:

Your Nine Secret Favorite Coworkers

 
Thought to start us off for the week:

                                                                       Desmond Tutu