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11/11/14

Wednesday November 12th, 2014

Staff meeting after school in the library. We have great topics, and we get to learn from our colleagues.

The cold weather has arrived. We will have students inside from recess when it is really cold. Even if students do go outside, please don't send students outside if they are not dressed appropriately. Several of our students have zero body fat, and the icy wind just blows right through them. Let us know in the office if students need assistance with coats, gloves, hats, or other warm clothing. We even have a very gracious parent who has offered to buy snow boots.

This young man applied to be a website reporter leader. He did an awesome job interviewing Mrs. Dickinson, selecting the questions, typing up a report, practicing speaking, and then delivering the final piece with a video. This would be great to share with students in your classroom. Here is the video from a post on the school website:

Choir Video Report

We had two students give Dr. Dobbs a tour on Tuesday. They collaborated together as they made a list of items to show along the tour. They did a great job! The fifth grade student is from a much warmer state. He said he had never seen snow before. It's coming this week! Here is a picture:



Here is a post from the school website from Mrs. Bosh's preschool classes during the recent Halloween activities. She used the pic stitch app on her iPad for picture collages:

Preschool Halloween


11/10/14

Tuesday November 11th, 2014

We had an excellent training at Harrison on Monday for the fourth grade team and specials teachers. Here is a short video clip that the trainer shared. How we think as a person, as a team, and as a school- it all impacts students:

8 Mindframes of Teachers

This website is geared towards secondary, but many ideas relate to elementary as well. I keep checking back for new learning modules. There are so many items that relate directly to our school improvement plan, The Leader in Me, and our own school and what we are doing. The schools profiled are very similar to Harrison. This would be a great website to bookmark and refer to throughout the school year, and there are short video clips:

Leading Success

This is a great article about conversations in the classroom. Danielson, our evaluation framework, is mentioned as well. We've seen a big increase this year with collaborative discussions in the classroom, and that assists students with developing a deeper and better understanding of content.

Talking and Listening

Talking and Listening Infographic


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11/7/14

Monday November 10th, 2014

Duties for the week:

     AM Bus: Simson
                  Lancaster
                  Anderson
     PM Bus: Porter
                  Enders
                  Taylor
     Lounge: Bloxham


Meetings/Reminders for the week:


   November 10th, 2014- Monday- No Students- Teacher Practical Application Day/Training
   
   November 11th, 2014- Tuesday- Veteran's Day- Please include in lessons today

   November 11th, 2014- Tuesday- RTI

   November 12th, 2014- Wednesday- Eval Team

   November 12th, 2014- Wednesday-Staff Meeting

   November 13th, 2014- Thursday- Lighthouse Team

   November 14th, 2014- Crazy Sock Day!

Here is the agenda for the staff meeting this week:

1. Ms. Montano- Migrant Program
2. Mrs. Jensen-  Homeless Conference Notes
3. Mrs. Lent- Autism Class Notes and Calendar Committee Notes
4. Ms. Ardito- Custody Situations/Notes and Handouts from Project Leadership
5. Ms. Hammond and Mrs. Lancaster- Handouts from Idaho Leads

Please help remind students and families about Thanksgiving lunch on the 21st. This is a great opportunity for parents to visit.

Please remind students about crazy sock day on Friday. I have mine ready and I've heard other staff members planning.  

We had an excellent online chat with Dr. Dobbs. I was so impressed with the students as they talked and discussed the questions with each other, what to type, and what to ask. They were practicing their typing skills, using their voice, learning technology, and demonstrating leadership. The seven students were a great example of Harrison. Here are two pictures and a copy of the chat. You can download to see all eight pages, start at the bottom of the forum copy, and scroll up to read.

Online Forum Copy



11/6/14

Friday November 7th, 2014

PTA meeting is at 11:40 in the library, and we have our online chat with Dr. Dobbs today. You can watch the forum online at the Magic Valley newspaper website, and we will start at 1pm. We have 8 students who were identified by their teachers for leadership and a great example for Harrison.

We had an awesome first quarter leadership assembly on Thursday. Student leaders did a great job leading the assembly! Here are pictures posted on the school website, and please share with students:

1st Quarter Leadership Assembly

We had a great training with the reading consultant. Thank you to everybody for patience during the day. We even had resource paras slide in for questions and training. Great collaboration and teaming! Here is a great picture:




11/5/14

Thursday November 6th, 2014

Thursday is a busy day, and we will need flexibility with intervention groups. This is our once a month meeting day for grade level teams that includes Title 1, ESL, and resource. Here is a reminder of the schedule for the day:


1. Kinder Grade Level Teaming with Wonders reading rep, Title 1, ESL, coach, and resource-
    8 am- Bring all your questions, and something to take notes with.

2. 1st Quarter Leadership Assembly in the gym- 8:40 am-
    Bring iPad to take attendance, and use both doors to help quickly get seated.

3. 1st-5th Grade Level Teaming with Wonders reading rep, Title 1, ESL, coach, and resource-
    9:35-4 pm- Bring all your questions, and something to take notes with.

4. Principal lunch with grade level leaders for September/October- 11:30 am in library


We had three teachers do the scratch for schools Wednesday night. Great job Anne, Julie, and Sally! We will use the money for Leader in Me environmental items. Here is a picture:



11/4/14

Wednesday November 5th, 2014


Today is picture retakes. If you did not get your picture taken during the first picture day, please remember to have your picture taken today. Somebody will call your classroom, or come get your students, for any students that are getting retakes. Please make sure all new students have their picture taken.

We are always looking for guest teachers. Here is a post I added to the school website. Please consider emailing and sharing the post with parents you think might be good candidates.

Guest Teachers

Here is your thought for today, about finding your voice. This applies to both students and staff:




11/1/14

Tuesday November 4th, 2014

This article about bullying includes three items that relate directly to what we are doing this year.

Bullying

Here is the note going home to families this week:

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