Monday April 1st, 2019

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   April 1st, 2019- Monday- Eval team

   April 1st, 2019- Monday- Spring Concert- 6:30 pm at Roper

   April 2nd, 2019- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS

   April 5th, 2019- Friday- Friday Fun- Dress Professional/Future Career

   April 5th, 2019- Friday- Student leaders selling caramel suckers for .50 cents each



Next week:

   * 5th Grade Science ISAT- April 9th
   * Breakfast with Books and Readers of the Month- April 10th


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

   Blair- Habit 4: Think win win

Next week: Rodriguez- Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood



Have a great Spring Break with your friends and family:

Wednesday March 20th, 2019

There is no school for kindergarten today.

Choir students will be singing in the community this afternoon. Please have students meet Mrs. Dickinson in the music at 12:15 pm.

The pizza dinner for staff will be ready by 4:30 pm.

For new certified staff, we will meet at Perkins tomorrow at 7:00 am for breakfast.


The thought for today is from Mrs. Dickinson:

Tuesday March 19th, 2019

We start the morning with our monthly leadership assembly in the gym.

The fourth and fifth recorder concert is today at 2:00, in the lunchroom.

Please help remind families about the Spring book fair in the library and the sign up sheets in the front entry for Teacher/Staff appreciation week.

Please help remind students and families about no school on Thursday and Friday.


Thought for today:

Monday March 18th, 2019

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   March 18th, 2019- Monday- Eval team

   March 18th, 2019- Monday- 5th grade teaming

   March 18th-21st, 2019- Monday- Thursday- Student led conferences and Book Fair in the library

   March 19th, 2019- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS

   March 19th, 2019- Tuesday- Leadership assembly
 
   March 19th, 2019- Tuesday- Principal lunch with March leaders of the month

   March 19th, 2019- Tuesday- 4th and 5th grade recorder concert- 2:00 pm in lunchroom

   March 20th, 2019- Wednesday- No school for kindergarten

   March 20th, 2019- Wednesday- Choir singing in community- PM

   March 20th, 2019- Wednesday- Certified staff pizza dinner- 4:30 pm

   March 21st, 2019- Thursday- Roaring Spring paperwork due to Ms. Ardito

   March 21st, 2019- Thursday- New certified staff breakfast- 7:00 am at Perkins

   March 21st and 22nd, 2019- Thursday and Friday- No school for all students



Next week:

   Spring Break- March 25th-29th, 2019

* April 1st- Spring Concert- 6:30 pm at Roper
* April 5th- Student leaders selling caramel suckers for .50 cents each
* April 5th- Friday Fun- Fancy day/dress professional/future career


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

   Thomason- Habit 3: Put first things first

Next week: Blair- Habit 4: Think win win


New certified staff- Thursday is your day. We will be meeting at Perkins for breakfast at 7:00 am. No students this day, so no rush. This is always one of my favorite check in meetings.

We have pizza dinner for certified staff on Wednesday. It will be ready by 4:30 pm.


Pictures this week include preschool students attending their STEAM class. A big thank you to Donna and Christie for ensuring that our preschool students have a weekly STEAM and library/Media Center class. There is also a picture of third grade teachers participating in a math lesson study.

We also have a picture with our security aide discussing and reading the local newspaper. We need our students to see real life reading application. As we often say, leaders are readers. Who you are in five years, ten years, depends on who you meet, your experiences, and what you read.

There are also pictures from our monthly Breakfast with Books/Readers of the Month and our Spring Title 1 family night. Those two events were awesome. I love seeing parents walk into the lunchroom, they know the routine for the monthly breakfast event, pick out books, start reading, and then have a whole group of kids sitting by them to listen to the story. That makes the whole event worth it every month. The family event, well that was just awesome and one of our best turn outs:

Pictures This Week




Thought for today:

Friday March 15th, 2019

Our Spring Title 1 family night was excellent. A big thank you to everybody who assisted and visited with families. We had yummy Costco pizza and Coke beverages, fun learning games, impressive raffle baskets, and very nice family portraits were taken. Now it's on to student led conferences, Spring Break, and state testing.


Have a great weekend. Thought for today:

Thursday March 14th, 2019

The big event today is the Title 1 family night activity, from 5:30-7:00 pm. Let the office know if you need help with anything.

There is no after school program today.


Thought for today:

Wednesday March 13th, 2019

Please help remind students and families that there is no after school program on Thursday. Instead, please help encourage families to attend our Spring family night.

We have a staff meeting after school.


Take time for yourself, surround yourself with those who encourage and push you, and it's ok to save items on your plate for tomorrow:

4 Ideas to Help Improve Teacher Well Being



Thought for today:

Tuesday March 12th, 2019

Please remember to vote today.


Fifth grade students will be visiting middle schools in the morning.

We have grade level teaming today.



Thought for today:

Monday March 11th, 2019

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   March 11th, 2019- Monday- Eval team

   March 12th, 2019- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS

   March 12th, 2019- Tuesday- 1st-5th Grade level teaming with ESL and resource
 
   March 12th, 2019- Tuesday- 5th grade students visiting RS and SH- AM

   March 13th, 2019- Wednesday- Breakfast with Books and Readers of the month- 7:30 am

   March 13th, 2019- Wednesday- Staff meeting

   March 14th, 2019- Thursday- Kindergarten teaming with ESL and resource

   March 14th, 2019- Thursday- Wear college shirts/sweatshirts

   March 14th, 2019- Thursday- Title 1 Family Night- 5:30-7:00 pm



Next week:

   Student Led Conferences Monday-Thursday
         * No Kindergarten students on Wednesday
         * No Kindergarten-Fifth grade students on Thursday and Friday


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

   Brand- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

Next week: Thomason- Habit 3: Put first things first


The staff meeting agenda this week is all about Leader in Me. Feedback from the on site coaching day last week will be shared and the next steps for our school.

There were several fun learning activities from this past week. Here are a few pictures from sharpen the paw:

Sharpen the Paw


Two additional learning activities this past week were Idaho Day and our annual Leadership Day. Here are pictures from those events. These would also be great to share with students:

Pictures This Week



This matches what we talk about often with our students and staff members. Thought for today:

Friday March 8th, 2019

Early dismissal is at 12:45 pm.

Today is International Women's Day. We have students who face invisible barriers everyday and they are beating all the odds stacked against them. From poverty, to not having English as a first language, and even being female. One of the keys, and I know it is true in my own life, is education. Education can forever change a person, and for women, it can change an entire family. You change and impact lives in a positive way everyday. You matter.

This article has a nice video with the theme for this year's International Women's Day. Disruption, inclusion, our impact, education, technology, innovation, and more:

Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change


Thought for today:

                                 image source: Kate Forrester

Thursday March 7th, 2019

Please help remind students and families that dismissal tomorrow is at 12:45.

The school year is flying by and we are nearing the end of the third quarter. That means it is time for Sharpen the Paw. The time for the fun learning this afternoon is: 1:05-2:50.


This is a nice option to consider sending home with students for Spring Break:

Spring Break Reading BINGO Card 



Thought for today:

Wednesday March 6th, 2019

A big thank you to everybody for encouraging and assisting students during Leadership Day on Tuesday. It was excellent.

We have a staff lighthouse/building leadership team meeting after school in room 10. Please let a rep know if you would like something added to the agenda.


Thought for today:

Tuesday March 5th, 2019

A big thank you to fourth grade for leading and hosting Idaho Day on Monday. Students did a great job leading activities.

The big event today is our annual Leadership Day. No matter the task, students like practicing and preparing for their role. Thank you for being patient and accommodating as students practice in the morning. Every student has a part, from helping to decorate, greeting, or taking pictures. It's going to be a great afternoon.

Thought for today:

Monday March 4th, 2019

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   March 4th, 2019- Monday- Eval team

   March 4th, 2019- Monday- Leader in Me coach on site coaching- all day

   March 5th, 2019- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS
 
   March 5th, 2019- Tuesday- Leadership Day- 12:15-2:50 pm

   March 6th, 2019- Wednesday- Robert Stuart choir visiting 5th grade: 12:00-12:30 pm

   March 6th, 2019- Wednesday- Staff Lighthouse/Building Leadership team- 3:10 in room 10

   March 7th, 2019- Thursday- Sharpen the Paw: 1:05-2:50 pm

   March 8th, 2019- Friday- No school for kinders and early dismissal for 1st-5th at 12:45 pm



Next week:

   March 13th, 2019- Wednesday- Breakfast with Books and Readers of the Month

   March 14th, 2019- Thursday- Wear college shirts/sweatshirts

   March 14th, 2019- Thursday- Title 1 Spring family night: 5:30-7:00 pm


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

   Day- Habit 1: Be proactive

Next week: Brand- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind


One big activity this week is sharpen the paw:

Sharpen the Paw List of Activities


Pictures this week include our February leaders of the month, writers in third grade, super hero day, Dr. Seuss fun, and kindergarten students practicing observation skills during their weekly STEAM class:

Pictures This Week


Thought for today: