Tuesday February 23rd, 2016

Please help remind students and families about Picture Day on Thursday.

This is a great article about service, and here is a quote from the article that we can relate to:

"That is what I want our students to experience everyday. A place where they can forget about their struggles or challenges and know that they will be accepted, welcomed, and loved.  A place where no matter their income or disability they would have access to more than a great curriculum; an experience."  

Create a Disney Experience for students and families:

Disney Experience

We are all constantly learning and growing, not just a few set aside days for professional development. Great reminder:

Monday February 22nd, 2016

Duties for the week: 
     
     AM Bus: Porter
                  Triner
                  Simson
     PM Bus: Hammond
                  Osborn
                  Sweet
     Lounge: Kenyon
 
 
  Meetings/Reminders for the week: 
  
   February 23rd, 2016- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting

   February 24th, 2016- Wednesday- Eval Team
 
   February 24th, 2016- Wednesday- Staff Meeting

   February 25th. 2016- Thursday- Spring Picture Day Pre/k-5th  

   February 25th, 2016- Thursday- Staff Lighthouse Team

   February 25th, 2016- Thursday- 2nd Grade Dental Lesson AM with Senior Project

   February 26th, 2016- Friday- 1st Grade Dental Lesson AM with Senior Project


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

    Anderson- Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

Here is the agenda for the staff meeting:

1. Mileposts- Mrs. Terrell
2. Leader in Me- Ms. Ardito
3. Behavior/Academic Interventions with new books- Grade Levels

Here are a few pictures, including our Leadership Day. We had students taking pictures as well, so there will be more pictures coming. Thank you to everybody for helping, especially with students. It was a very successful event. These pictures would be great to share with students:

Pictures This Week and Leadership Day


This is a great reminder, out-lead and out-solve:

Friday February 19th, 2016

Today is our Leadership Day event! We start at 1:30 in the lunchroom.

As we are watching students shine today, remember that all leaders started by watching and learning from someone. Thank you for helping others to grow with their leadership skills everyday:

Thursday February 18th, 2016

The big task today is preparing for tomorrow!

We started Wednesday morning with a few students attending the CR staff meeting. They did a great job representing Harrison. Below is a post with pictures, as well as pictures of students preparing for Friday's Leadership Day.

So fun to see students putting first things first, as they strive to get their work done in class so they can also squeeze in practice opportunities for their leadership roles. Every student has something! Just imagine about 600 students leading an event. That's awesome! Students have been learning to plan, organize, prepare, make appointments for when to meet, learn to show up on time, follow through and be accountable, practice, and to complete all tasks. Future job skills! Click for a few pictures:

Pictures Preparing for Leadership Day

Love this article about a student who has autism, and she has found her voice!

Student Leadership and Finding Your Voice

Here is a great thought as we are preparing with students. It's their day on Friday:

Wednesday February 17th, 2016

Please send all box tops to the office.

Leadership Day is coming this Friday. You can feel it in the air! Students and staff are getting ready, and it's going to be a great event.

Building and maintaining positive relationships with students, or even colleagues, is essential:

A Relational Bank Account That Pays Dividends

Love this reminder:

Monday February 15th, 2016

Duties for the week: 
     
     AM Bus: Goodwin
                  Tahiri
                  Moore
     PM Bus: Anderson
                  Lancaster
                  Kenyon
     Lounge: Osborn
 
 
  Meetings/Reminders for the week: 
  
   February 16th, 2016- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting
  
   February 16th, 2016- Tuesday- Once a Month Teaming with resource, ESL, and Title 1- for 1st-5th 
   
   February 16th, 2016- Tuesday- New York Life Rep in library after school, if interested for all staff

   February 17th, 2016- Wednesday- Harrison students at CR staff meeting, library, 7:15 am

   February 17th, 2016- Wednesday- Eval Team
 
   February 17th, 2016- Wednesday- Box Tops Due!

   February 18th. 2016- Thursday- Staff Lighthouse Team  
  
   February 18th, 2016- Thursday- Once a Month Teaming with resource, ESL, and Title 1- for K
 
   February 19th, 2016- Friday- Leadership Day 1:30-3:30!


Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:

    Porter- Habit 8: Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs
    Lancaster- Habit 1: Be proactive

We have two habits this week to help us get ready for our Leadership Day on Friday!

The Leadership Day event on Friday is our big activity this week, and students are super excited to lead and share!

Please send all box tops to the office. We have student office leaders excited to help cut and glue on sheets if needed. Please make sure papers sent to the office have your classroom on them.

I love this! We have been integrating empathy and kindness all year, and those are crucial to school culture and climate. Those are essential for countering bullying, and they are free! This lesson idea is perfect for all grades, and such a great idea for addressing empathy and kindness. We need all students to feel welcomed and valued. That's teaching the whole child:

Popsicle Person Project

We had fun Valentine's Day parties, Tie Tuesday, and other fun learning this past week! Here are a few pictures:

Pictures This Week

Great thought to start us off for the week:

Thursday February 11th, 2016

Please send students to the office if they need Valentine's Day cards, or if they need help filling cards out. We have student office leaders who would love to help.

Please remind students that we start back next Tuesday.

Thank you to everybody who led and shared during the staff meeting! There are so many great innovative ideas occurring at our school.

This article should be titled: Qualities exhibited by leaders in education. I think many of us can relate:

11 Signs You Have The Grit Needed to Succeed

Have great Valentine's Day Parties today!

We have been riding a great roller coaster at Harrison, with never a dull moment. Enjoy the journey! Great thought: