Harrison Staff!: October 2020

10/30/20

Monday November 2nd, 2020

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

November 2nd, 2020- Monday- Eval team

November 2nd, 2020- Monday- B Group and Early Release at 11:30 am

November 2nd, 2020- Monday- Preschool- Only AM students attend, their regular time

November 3rd, 2020- Tuesday- A Group

November 3rd, 2020- Tuesday- Election Day

November 3rd, 2020- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS- via video

November 4th, 2020- Wednesday- B Group

November 4th, 2020- Wednesday- Grade level teaming with ESL and Resource- via video

November 5th, 2020- Thursday- A Group

November 5th, 2020- Thursday- Friday Fun for A Group- Dress as future career

November 5th, 2020- Thursday- Student leader selling STEM color papers- .50 cents each

November 6th, 2020- Friday- B Group

November 6th, 2020- Friday- Friday Fun for B Group- Dress as future career

November 6th, 2020- Friday- Student leader selling STEM color papers- .50 cents each

Next week:

November 11th, 2020- Readers of the Month

November 11th, 2020- Wear college shirts/sweatshirts

Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

Castro- Habit 3: Put first things first

Next week: Rodriguez- Habit 4: Think win win

Pictures from this last week include our October leaders of the month and fun Halloween activities. Every classroom had happy kids enjoying yummy treats and fun activities for Halloween. We also have great pictures of our preschool students enjoying their PE class. Their faces were priceless when they entered the gym and were exploring the big space. I really appreciate all the fun learning activities that our block teachers have provided for our preschool students:

Pictures This Week

Thought for today:

10/29/20

Friday October 30th, 2020

We had a great Halloween yesterday. My favorite has to be a first grade student who was at the front window in the office happy and excited to be at school, as he announced that he was here for the party, at 7:50 am. We are on to Friday part 2. We have B group students today.

We start the morning with our monthly leadership assembly.

The new issue from Educational Leadership is all about early childhood education. Most of our staff members get to work with this important age group, starting with our three and four year old students. Covid has created a slight challenge to how we traditionally teach young children, but everybody has jumped in with creative ideas to ensure our littlest learners have a solid start to learning. Here is a short post that I think all of us can relate to:

Care

Thought for today:

10/28/20

Thursday October 29th, 2020

We have A group students today. I'm hearing people refer to today as Friday part one. Students get to complete learning first and then have light Halloween fun at the end of the day.

We will start the day with our October leadership assembly. We also have picture retakes today.

Honestly, we're all probably just grateful to have some at this point. Seems fitting with the Covid theme- Thought for today:

10/27/20

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

We have our B group students today. They have been missed. They haven't been at school for one week. Please spend a few minutes checking in with students. Their Halloween day will be on Friday.

We have our literacy coach check in today, via video.

Thought for today:

10/26/20

Tuesday October 27th, 2020

We have A group students today. When they return, it will be both Thursday and their day for Halloween. Please help remind students that the holiday will be mild this year, but still just as fun.

Thought for today:

10/23/20

Monday October 26th, 2020

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

October 26th, 2020- Monday- Eval team

October 26th, 2020- Monday- A Group and Early Release at 11:30 am

October 26th, 2020- Monday- Preschool- Only PM students attend, their regular time

October 27th, 2020- Tuesday- A Group

October 28th, 2020- Wednesday- B Group

October 28th, 2020- Wednesday- Literacy Coach Check In during teaming- Video

October 29th, 2020- Thursday- A Group

October 29th, 2020- Thursday- Picture Retakes for A Group

October 29th, 2020- Thursday- Leadership Assembly for A Group- video

October 29th, 2020- Thursday- Halloween for A group, light activities and dress orange/black

October 30th, 2020- Friday- B Group

October 30th, 2020- Friday- Leadership Assembly for B Group- video

October 30th, 2020- Friday- Halloween for B group, light activities and dress orange/black

Next week:

November 3rd, 2020- Election Day- Please Vote

November 5th- Friday Fun- dress as future career and STEAM color papers for .50 cents each

A Group

November 6th- Friday Fun-dress as future career and STEAM color papers for .50 cents each

B Group

Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

Thomason- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

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

I've emailed and expressed in person multiple times- please spread out. Not just adults, but also students. It's going to be hard this week with guest teachers. We all have an important part in helping to keep ourselves and others healthy.

Here is a post about including the election topic in classrooms. This is a very polarized subject. We get the opportunity to assist students with understanding both sides, how to be respectful of diverse opinions, to develop critical thinking skills, and to express the importance of voting:

Election

This is a great reminder. Thought for today:

10/20/20

Wednesday October 21st, 2020

We have the B group today. Please help remind them that their return date is in one week, next Wednesday. Please make sure they have all the learning materials that they need, including a library book.

We have boxed individuals dinners for certified staff starting at 4:30 pm. Please eat where you can spread out, significantly spread out. You could even set up a google meet with your friend next door or down the hall.

Everything always works out. Thought for today:

10/19/20

Tuesday October 20th, 2020

We have the A group today. Please help remind students that they do not have school for the rest of the week. Please check in with students that you work with. Please make sure they have learning packets, any school supplies to complete work at home, a library book, etc.

Thought for today:

10/16/20

Monday October 19th, 2020

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

October 19th, 2020- Monday- Eval team

October 19th, 2020- Monday- B Group and early release at 11:30 am

October 19th- 22nd, 2020- Monday-Thursday- Student Led Conferences- Phone/Video

October 19th, 2020- Picture Retakes for B Group

October 20th, 2020- Tuesday- A Group

October 21st, 2020- Wednesday- B Group and No School for Kindergarten

October 21st, 2020- Wednesday- Certified Staff Individual Boxed Dinners- 4:30 pm

October 22nd, 2020- Thursday- No School for All Students

October 23rd, 2020- Friday- No School for All Students

Next week:

October 28th, 2020- Literacy Coach Visit

October 29th, 2020- Picture Retakes for A Group

October 29th, 2020- October Leadership Assembly for A Group

October 29th, 2020- Halloween for A Group- light activities and dress orange and black

October 30th, 2020- October Leadership Assembly for B Group

October 30th, 2020- Halloween for B Group- light activities and dress orange and black

Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

Spencer- Habit 1: Be proactive

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

We have one picture from our reader of the month celebration and a great picture of learning sight words during music. The rest of the pictures from this last week include several sharpen the paw pictures. We had two awesome afternoons that allowed both staff and students to have fun in a safe manner. We all needed the positive experience. You might share the pictures with students so they can see their friends and siblings:

Pictures This Week

Thought for today:

10/14/20

Thursday October 15th, 2020

We have the A group today.

We have sharpen the paw in the afternoon. We had a great afternoon yesterday. Thank you for helping to create great experiences. We all need positive fun activities right now, including our students.

As we end the week- Thought for today:

10/13/20

Wednesday October 14th, 2020

We start the orange plan today. It's going to feel different with fewer students in the building. Please help spread out students and update seating charts.

There are an assortment of new schedules to follow, like block/specials. If you have questions, please ask. For block, we are on week one of the schedule.

We start the morning with new faces. We have children of district staff in our building for child care. Please help them feel welcome.

We then have readers of the month being recognized during breakfast.

We end the day with a fun afternoon. We start the first session of sharpen the paw, for our B group students.

We then will have a staff meeting after school, via video. This will be a check in time, so bring any questions that you have.

Thought for today:

10/12/20

Tuesday October 13th, 2020

Please help remind students and families that the B group starts on Wednesday.

Please help remind students to start wearing a coat.

Thought for today:

10/9/20

Monday October 12th, 2020

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

October 12th, 2020- Monday- Eval team

October 13th, 2020- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS

October 14th, 2020- Wednesday- B Group

October 14th, 2020- Wednesday- Readers of the Month during breakfast

October 14th, 2020- Wednesday- Sharpen the Paw for B group

October 14th, 2020- Staff Meeting

October 15th, 2020- Thursday- A Group

October 15th, 2020- Thursday- Box Tops due

October 15th, 2020- Thursday- Sharpen the Paw for A group

October 16th, 2020- Friday- No school for students and End of the first quarter

Next week:

October 19th-22nd, 2020- Student Led Conferences

October 21st, 2020- No School for kindergarten

October 22nd-23rd, 2020- No School for all students

Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

Himmelberger- Habit 8: Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs

Next week: Spencer- Habit 1: Be proactive

Please reach out of you need help with anything. We have staff wanting to help.

This article fits perfectly with our current situation:

Hybrid Teaching

Pictures this week include leaf people art with our preschool and kindergarten students, future engineers with third grade students as they create paper airplanes during recess, and music with our second grade students:

Pictures This Week

We're trying to keep some normalcy and fun for our students. Sharpen the paw is different this year. Here is the great line up of activities:

Sharpen the Paw- 1st Quarter

Thought for today:

10/8/20

Friday October 9th, 2020

We have cooler weather starting this weekend and into next week. Please help remind students to wear warmer clothing and coats. We have resources to assist with purchasing coats.

Have a great weekend. Thought for today:

10/7/20

Thursday October 8th, 2020

We have a staff lighthouse meeting after school, via video. Please let a rep know if you would like something added to the agenda.

Thought for today:

10/6/20

Wednesday October 7th, 2020

We have grade level teaming today. We will be in the library.

This post includes a video that addresses using social stories online. We use books often with students, to help learn about important skills. You could use these tools both in person and online:

Social Skills with Online Learning

Resources for Social Skills- google drive resources with stories

And then there is the wondering about our youngest students. Preschool and primary grade teachers/staff did an awesome job last spring as they led google meet check in opportunities. Here are a few tips:

Community with Preschool Learning Online

Thought for today:

10/5/20

Tuesday October 6th, 2020

Everybody has worked really hard to provide meaningful interventions for students. We have had to teach differently this year. This has included more differentiation within a classroom, instead of going to another classroom. The article below might have an idea that catches your eye:

Intervention for Mixed Levels

Thought for today:

10/2/20

Monday October 5th, 2020

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

October 5th, 2020- Monday- Eval team

October 6th, 2020- Tuesday- Intervention meeting/MTSS

October 7th, 2020- Wednesday- Grade level teaming with Resource and ESL

October 8th, 2020- Thursday- Staff Lighthouse- video

Next week:

October 14th, 2020- Readers of the Month during breakfast

October 15th, 2020- Box Tops due

October 15th, 2020- Sharpen the Paw

October 16th, 2020- End of the 1st quarter and no school for all students

Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

Khatewoda- Habit 7: Sharpen the saw

Next week: Himmelberger- Habit 8: Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs

We have awesome pictures from this last week. There is a great picture of music outside with bucket drumming. We also have a great picture of the grapes in our school garden. The garden is in the third grade area and students love looking for yummy snacks during recesses.

We started our student lighthouse interviews. We are using Google meet videos this year and students have been great as they complete interviews with our school district office staff. We also have a picture from mismatch day:

Pictures This Week

This is a new podcast series for students. The topics are current event topics and the release dates are Tuesday and Thursday. Masks, the upcoming election, and more:

News Podcasts for Students

Thought for today: