Monday February 23rd, 2015

Duties for the week:

     AM Bus: Goodwin
                  Taylor
                  Moore
     PM Bus: Anderson
                  Lancaster
                  Kenyon
     Lounge: Osborn

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   February 23rd, 2015- Tuesday- RTI

   February 24th. 2015- Wednesday- Eval Team

   February 24th, 2015- Wednesday- Spelling Bee 6 pm at Roper

   February 25th, 2015- Wednesday- Staff Meeting and Dr. Dobbs

   February 26th, 2015- Thursday- Spring Pictures

   February 26th, 2015- Thursday- Lighthouse team at 7:50 am

The Wednesday staff meeting is for all staff members. Dr. Dobbs will be discussing the upcoming Supplemental Levy.  Everybody is invited to attend, not just certified staff. This is a perfect opportunity to ask any questions that you have about the levy. We will start at 3:45 in the library. Here is the agenda for the staff meeting:

1. Dr. Dobbs and Supplemental Levy
2. Upcoming Title 1 Family Nights in March and April- MaryAnn and Melissa

Student led conferences are quickly approaching. All of our students K-5th have leadership notebooks. Those are perfect to include with conferences, and it was very impressive to watch upper grade students use them during Fall conferences as they led their own conferences. Student led conferences are a great way for students to reflect on their personal goals, reflect on progress, share strengths, and identify areas to strengthen. Here is a great article about student led conferences, and it goes perfectly with developing leadership:

Student Led Conferences

Here is a thought to start the week:

Thursday September 25th, 2014

As we get ready for conferences, this is nice reminder about the focus for conferences to be student led. This is a great way for students to own and lead their own learning.

Student Led Conferences

It was another hot afternoon at Harrison on Wednesday. We have two more warm days, and then it will cool off this weekend. Please make sure students are drinking lots of water. Dress lightly, but professionally.

Here is a great quote that goes right along with the Leader in Me, and would be great to share with students:

Friday September 27th, 2013

Picture Day! Yes, we even need staff to have their pictures taken.

Here is a great handout with tips for parent teacher conferences. There is a new handout each month, and I've been putting them on the school website under posts. This one for October has helpful tips that are great for any meetings, not just conferences, that parents/guardians have with you during the school year.

Parent-Teacher Conferences in English

Parent-Teacher Conferences in Spanish

Anne took some great pictures of students reading in the library. These are first graders from Mrs. Moulson's classroom. We are growing readers at Harrison! I love the respect and rapport, the positive interactions between the students. We have great kids!