December 9th, 2019- Monday- eval team
December 9th, 2019- Monday- Hour of Code all week
December 10th, 2019- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting/MTSS
December 11th, 2019- Wednesday- Breakfast with books and readers of the month
December 11th, 2019- Wednesday- Staff meeting
December 11th, 2019- Wednesday- Christmas Concert- Roper- 6:30 pm
Next week:
December 17th- Leadership assembly
December 17th- Second quarter sharpen the paw- AM
December 18th- Last day of food drive
December 18th- Christmas lunch
December 20th, 2019- Friday- Early release at 12:45 pm
Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:
Yarbrough- Habit 7: Sharpen the saw
Next week: McCollum- Habit 8: Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs
We definitely do STEM/STEAM at our school all year long. Monday starts the annual Hour of Code. We definitely participate and all of our kids are engaged with coding throughout the school year. This video is short and recognizes the importance of creativity. I like that the video also has people speaking in other languages; which is good for kids to hear:
Hour of Code Video
The holiday season can be hard, especially if you have had loved ones pass away. You might have had a special pet pass away. Holidays are just not the same when special people/pets are gone. Loss could even be missing your home place, like our students who were born in foreign countries. All of my family lives out of state or out of country. If students aren't able to travel, the holiday season can be hard. This is a great website that has resources and personal stories that can be helpful so you know that you are not alone:
Loss
If you are striving to have a calmer holiday, more experiences than stuff, this is a nice check in:
A Calmer Holiday
The following links are like a la carte. You can pick the articles that interest you.
Expressing Emotions
This article matches perfectly with our literacy training this year:
Emergent Readers
Metacognitive skills
While this article is focused on second language classes at the secondary level, the ideas and resources listed would be great for any grade level and content area:
Google Resources/Language Resources
The pictures from this last week might be a bit of an overload. We go all out for the holiday season. Our kids need the positive experiences, the warm and fuzzy holiday music and decorations, the community and inclusive activities, and the great memories that they will definitely remember.
We have a picture of our November leaders of the month. The weather was yucky on Monday, but Domino's delivers. We also received a very kind donation of food and hygiene items from Sawtooth. We are working hard to collect our own food drive items as well.
Students were busy preparing for our annual Christmas dinner and we had several kind donations from area businesses such as Great Harvest Bread, Swensen's, Idaho Joe's, Ridley's, Chobani, Jaker's, Shari's, and Falls Brand. We had an awesome turn out for the dinner.
The last pictures include first grade students and fourth grade students synergizing together as they get ready for the holiday season.
Pictures This Week
Thought for today:
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