August 19th, 2019- Monday- First day of school
August 19th, 2019- Monday- Collaboration Monday- 2:10 in the library
August 20th, 2019- Tuesday- Classified staff meeting for preschool: 9:15 am
August 21st, 2019- Wednesday- Classified staff meeting: 10:10 am
Next week:
August 27th, 2019- Leadership Assembly- 8:05 in the gym
August 28th, 2019- Kindergarten hearing screening
August 30th, 2019- No school for kinders and early release 12:45 for 1st-5th
Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:
Lancaster- Habit 1: Be proactive
Next week: Johns- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind
One of my favorite activities the first week of school is reading in classrooms. Books are about the first day of school, global/cultural diversity, and inclusion. I also get to meet every student. Here is the master list:
Book Reading
As you know, the front office is not ready. We will also have students arriving on the bus who have never been to open house or Harrison. The office continues to be in the Title 1 room and a big thank you to Mrs. Dutcher and the Title 1 paras for being so patient and accommodating. Please send all lost or tearful children to the lunchroom. That will be our spot with class lists and very eager and loving staff ready to assist and help children find their classroom.
We do not have the intercom ready. Please discuss the weekly habit and we hope to have the morning announcements starting middle of the week.
We would have packed the office differently if we knew we would be starting school without the main office. We want students to pick out supplies just like every kid that goes to the store to buy their school supplies. That's an experience that every kid needs to have. Please email me if students need school supplies. Somebody will come find them to pick out supplies. We also have backpacks. We might need to wait a few days for some items, but every student will have the school supplies that they need by the end of the week. I'm used to living out of a suitcase when I travel for several weeks, but living out of boxes and finding items has been rough.
Please let the office know if you aren't sure how a student gets home.
Please encourage children to be drinking water and looking for shade outside at recess. We have to be the only modern/developed country without sun safety requirements in our school.
We do end the day at 2:00 on Monday. We will be having our first collaboration Monday. Just like staff meetings, classified staff are always welcome to attend if there is a topic that they are interested in.
Here is the agenda for collaboration Monday:
1. Leader in Me- Melissa
2. WIG's- Chelcy and Anna
3. Impact Teaming/Student Evidence- Chelsea and Regina
4. Code of Ethics/Social Media- Melissa
5. Morning Meeting/ Responsive Classroom- Melissa
I love this article. I added this to the new teacher binders that our new certified staff received. This article could relate to all staff, not just certified. You were hired because we saw something in you. We saw greatness and a talent, skill, lovingness towards our kids, willingness to learn and grow, and more. We do have high expectations, we start with low scores, and every classroom has challenging behaviors- but we are going to end the year with growth and we are going to love our kids all the way to Harvard as we persevere through behaviors:
Advice from an Administrator
Let the new school year begin. Enjoy the journey, ask questions, laugh, and remember to spread kindness. Thought to start the week:
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