Thursday January 24th, 2019

We start the annual great kindness challenge next week. This is always a great week:

Great Kindness Challenge



Thought for today from Mrs. Rodriguez:

Thursday January 18th, 2018

Student lighthouse team meets this morning.

We moved Kindergarten teaming and it will be after school today.

The Great Kindness Challenge starts on Monday. You can sign up for a checklist of ideas if you are interested, and there is a great video with an overview:

Great Kindness Challenge


Thought for today:

Thursday January 21st, 2016

The Spelling Bee is after school in the library, starting at 4:00. We have five very impressive students.

We're getting ready for Monday, when the Great Kindness Challenge starts! It's going to be the happiest week all year. Might be a tie with the 12 Days of Christmas, wearing a costume for 2 weeks straight. Here is another video that could be shared with students to help prepare:

Kindness Matters

A big thank you to the social committee for planning and hosting the bridal shower Wednesday after school!

Just as all of our students have leadership notebooks with goals, so do many of our staff. We all have at least one goal. I hear staff often talking about health goals, classes they are taking, and family goals. Here is a photo that is a great idea, posting and sharing with students:

                                            image: @MrsBalsbaugh

Great thought for today:

Tuesday January 19th, 2016

Next week is bullying prevention week, and the Great Kindness Challenge. Programs and curriculum programs off the shelf are nice to help with bullying prevention, but it all comes down to kindness and empathy. Kindness and empathy are what counters bullying, and both are free! Here are two videos to share with students this week to help get ready for next week. Look for heart die cuts that student office leaders will be bringing to you, and in the office, so you can have students write the kindness acts that they do. The hearts can then be posted outside your classroom, the office, and around the school.

Here is also a handout with ideas for the hearts and spreading kindness, but students can definitely think of other ideas. Mrs. Jensen has made copies for every classroom. The great piece to be proud of at Harrison is the size of hearts, both students and staff:

Kindness Video 1

Kindness Video 2

Kindness List of Ideas

When we look at raising student achievement, it all comes down to closing the opportunity gap. This short article discusses tips for reading, and giving students as many opportunities as possible to help build knowledge is crucial:

Reading Tips

This thought fits very well with the training certified staff had on Monday. Something to think about: