Wednesday February 10th, 2016

We have a staff meeting after school in the library. We'll start about 3:50. This is a great opportunity to learn about integrating chromebooks with instruction and extensions. Learning, sharing, and asking questions from your colleagues!

Please help remind students and families that there is no school Friday and Monday.

Please help remind students and families that box tops are due by next Wednesday the 17th. We won't have another collection until the Fall, but they can keep collecting until then. We have collection sheets in the office and on the right side of the school website.

Great thought:

Tuesday February 9th, 2016

Recess is important, and several classrooms also have brain breaks during the day. That's sharpening the saw! Here is a quick reminder of the importance for recess:

3 Reasons for Recess

This is a great video with reminders and tips about teaching English language learners. Very relevant for our school, as we have several students who have not been in the country for very long:

English Language Learners

Here is a short article with a few tips about building relationships with families of English language learners, but could be applicable for all families. We are so lucky at Harrison to have so many languages and cultures that are reflective of the real world, and this also provides an opportunity for students to become globally literate/have geo-literacy experiences:

Building Relationships with Families of ELL's

One more:

10 Misconceptions about ELL's

Great thought for the day. Make learning engaging and relevant:

Monday February 8th, 2016

Duties for the week: 
     
     AM Bus: Warner
                  Enders
                  Moulson
     PM Bus: Miller
                  Porter
                  Simson
     Lounge: Tahiri
 
 
  Meetings/Reminders for the week: 
 
   February 8th, 2016- Monday- Student Lighthouse Team 8:20 am in Library
  
   February 9th, 2016- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting
  
   February 9th, 2016- Tuesday- Tie Tuesday!

   February 10th, 2016- Wednesday- Eval Team
 
   February 10th, 2016- Wednesday- Staff Meeting
 
   February 11th. 2016- Thursday- Staff Lighthouse Team  

   February 11th, 2016- Thursday- 4th Grade walking to CSI IMAX: Lewis & Clark Expedition

   February 11th, 2016- Thursday- Valentine's Day parties in afternoon

   February 12th & 15th- Friday and Monday- No school for students


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

    Owens- Habit 7: Sharpen the saw

The staff meeting this week will focus on the area of chromebooks and technology integration with instruction and extensions. The teachers leading and sharing are Kindergarten, Second, and Fifth. 

Our kids love to wear ties all year. Tuesday is a planned Tie Tuesday. Please remind students. Students can wear ties, bow ties, and scarves. 

Please let us know if students need Valentine's cards. 

So many great pictures this week! We had students giving service and spreading kindness as they helped shovel snow, learning with friends, and an excellent family engagement activity by students in Ms. Miller's classroom:

Pictures This Week

We model to students everyday, every staff member:

Friday February 5th, 2016

Bookmark sale today with student leaders, and Friday Fun as we dress wearing our favorite sports team!

We all have rough days, just like our students. Choosing to start a new day with a positive and proactive plan is important. The last sentence of this short article is the key piece:

"This week, my pride and confidence have been damaged, but I know that positive changes are coming because I am choosing to take responsibility, adapt and improve."

Hard Days

Have a great Friday!

Sometimes everything goes out the window, because students come first:

Thursday February 4th, 2016

Please help remind students about Friday fun, wearing their favorite sports clothing. Please also remind students about the bookmark sale on Friday.

February is Black History month, and there are several great resources here:

Black History Month

I saw this in Ms. Porter's classroom and thought it was very fitting for our school this year, especially as we enrolled four new students on Wednesday:

Wednesday February 3rd, 2016

It's school counselor week, and this article is a great reminder. Our students, staff, and families are very lucky at Harrison:

School Counselor Week

Mrs. Jensen shared this for today's blog post. So true to remember all the things done well, like when a student or adult is having a rough moment:

Tuesday February 2nd, 2016

Ms. Miller has planned a fun family involvement activity with her students for Friday at 1:30. The celebration of learning will include an assortment of individual and group projects students have been planning for several weeks, to showcase their learning. If you have a few minutes available, this would be a great activity to view.

The beginning of a new month is always exciting. We get to recognize awesome student leaders and amazing staff. The January student leaders pdf with teacher comments at the link below would be great to share with students:

January Student Leaders

January Staff Oscars

Everybody can have a little storm brewing at times. Thank goodness for friends, deep breathes, and for everyday being a fresh start. Great reminder as we have the great opportunity to be the umbrella at times for students, and even our colleagues: