Tuesday October 13th, 2015

Today is Tie Tuesday!

October is Connected Educators Month. This link has a starter kit you can download, and there are ideas for every day in October. There might be one that catches your eye. I am so grateful for the online resources and learning I have received from other educators, both in the US and the world. We all have the same students and struggles, and the same very full plate of tasks to complete everyday.

Connected Educators Month


                                 
                                                                                                                                                       image: ascd.org

Monday October 12th, 2015

Duties for the week: 
     AM Bus: Porter
                  Garcia
                  Osborn
     PM Bus: Owens
                  Warner
                  Nail
     Lounge: Dickinson
 
   Meetings/Reminders for the week: 
   
   October 13th, 2015- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting
   
   October 13th, 2015- Tuesday- Tie Tuesday!

   October 7th, 2015- Wednesday- Eval Team

  October 14th, 2015- Wednesday-Staff Meeting

   October 15th, 2015- Thursday- Lighthouse Team Meeting

   October 15th, 2015- Thursday- 2nd Quarter Classified Staff Meeting (Preschool Next Week)

   October 15th, 2015- Thursday- Sharpen the Paw!

   October 16th, 2015- Friday- End of the first quarter- No School for all students

 
Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements: 

   Fullmer- Habit #8: Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs

A big thank you to everybody who helped with our October cookies sale. From helping students count money, taking orders, helping pass out and package, and more. Student leaders also did an awesome job!

A big thank you to Fred Meyer for not only baking the first batch, but also baking a last minute batch so every student went home with a smile on their face. We now know that cookie sales are very popular. A big thank you to Mrs. Simmons for counting all the money and depositing on a Friday afternoon. Just think about all those coins.

Please remind students that Tuesday is Tie Tuesday. We have a few of these days during the school year, and classrooms usually have a very different climate. For those who don't have ties, scarves are great as well.

Here is the agenda for our staff meeting Wednesday:

    1. Migrant Programs- Ms.Montano

    2. School Nurse- Mrs. Ward

    3. Fidelity

Thursday afternoon is going to be a really fun day. As we end the first quarter, this is a great opportunity to sharpen the saw and be refreshed for the second quarter. This is also an opportunity to practice social skills, soft skills, and have opportunities that students might not otherwise have. We have several great opportunities for students, with learning integrated throughout. Since our school is the Huskies, we are sharpening the paw. Here is our line up:

Sharpen the Paw 1st Quarter

We have several great pictures to share. I especially love the friendship leaders. They did such a great great job ensuring students had friends to play with during recess, so patient and kind, and a great example to their peers.

Pictures This Week

Friday October 9th, 2015

I love this video. This video showcases a Leader in Me school with similar demographics as our school, and it highlights so many great successes that we can relate to at our school.

Video

We have mismatched day, Halloween cookies for fifty cents being sold by student leaders, and it's Friday! Have a great weekend.

Great thought:

Thursday October 8th, 2015

Thank you to everybody who participated and helped with the Walk to School day event. We had a great turn out.

Please help remind students about two items on Friday:

1. Friday Fun- mismatched everything
2. Halloween cookie sale with student leaders

We don't always think about it, but customer service is at the heart of everything we do. Service towards others is kindness, and it's free. Look for opportunities to give daily towards colleagues, students, families, and visitors to our school. There is power in being kind and gracious:

Service with Grace

Great reminder that fits with service and kindness:

Wednesday October 7th, 2015

The big event today is Walk to School Day. Please join us at 8:10 am, and we have donuts afterward. Please make sure to thank our dad's group for helping to organize the event.

The ASCD magazine this month is all about emotional health. Every classroom has students who struggle with social-emotional skills. This infographic with the overview of the magazine has great reflective quotes. One is that misbehaviors are a form of communication. How true that is:

Emotional Health

Thought for today:

Tuesday October 6th, 2015

Here are the student leaders for August and September:

Student Leaders

Please share this Walk to School post with families. Please help remind students:

Walk to School Day

The culture of a school matters. Going to work should be a joyful experience, instead of just showing up because it's a job. We spend a large amount of our day together, and having a positive school culture is important. This article describes a few ideas that are similar to what we do at our school:

School Culture Matters

One new exciting opportunity this year is recognizing colleagues for the great things they do that contribute towards building a positive school culture. Often, their actions and words are not seen by others. They each have an Oscar statue on their desk for the month:

August/September Oscars

As we've talked before, students notice everything you do and say. We model everyday. This young lady couldn't stop telling me during lunch how impressive her teachers were. She wanted to fill out a Caught Being a Super Husky for them, and she did. Loved reading it on the intercom. School culture matters, and it impacts students:

Monday October 5th, 2015

Duties for the week: 

     AM Bus: Coleman
                  Miller
                  Standley
     PM Bus: Enders
                  Lancaster
                  Moore
     Lounge: Goodwin
 
Meetings/Reminders for the week: 

   October 6th, 2015- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting

   October 6th, 2015- Tuesday- Grade Level Teaming Meetings with Rhonda Birnie, Title 1, ESL,
                                              & Resource

   October 7th, 20150 Wednesday- Walk to School Day 8:10 am with Dad's Group, & Donuts After

   October 7th, 2015- Wednesday- Eval Team

   October 9th, 2015- Friday- Friday Fun Day-Mismatched Everything

   October 9th, 2015- Friday- Halloween Cookie Sale .50¢ with student leaders


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements: 

   Lancaster- Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw

As part of our school improvement plan this year, every teacher is completing at least one peer observation every quarter. We don’t have individual classrooms learning in isolation. We have a collaborative group focused on common goals, and we have the same students and challenges. Everybody has a talent/strength to share. This is a great best practice, and this article describes the power of peer observations:

Peer Observations

Here are a few pictures from the past week:

Pictures This Week