Sherwood Visit
Just a friendly reminder that we have visitors from Sherwood coming to visit on Tuesday May 22nd. Linked below is the draft of the schedule we used for the Shoshone visit. Please take a look at this schedule and confirm with either JJ or me that your time frame works. I realize this may not work for everyone, so please let us know one way or another. You are welcome to edit the document directly too, if you prefer.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uy1wQPKA1Bkpl6TiCMgwW1yUkukk_npFpfuRpPup6lI/edit?usp=sharing
Mindful Educator
PTO has offered to fund this effort so we would like to get a roster of staff interested in participating asap. We would start the first week of school in the fall. See Alicia or the handouts in the staff room for more info. We’d love to have a big team participate in our effort to be Mindful Educators. Not only will this be a low-stress commitment, but it will help you learn to manage all other stress more effectively.
Course 1: Mindfulness Fundamentals This 6-week online course is an introduction to developing a personal mindfulness practice. Learn techniques to be more present and focused and to address stress management and self-care.
Taking It Up
Please consider joining me at Taking It Up in August. We are growing our Bend-La Pine Schools participation in these workshops. There is a common misconception that because we do not have much visible diversity in Highland, or Bend in general, that we do not have racism or negative biases in our midst. This could not be further from the truth. The workshop will open your eyes and it might even scare you a little, however it will empower you to make meaningful changes. These changes represent some of the most important work we can do for our students and our community at large. Please check your calendars, see if you can devote two days to this challenge and get back to me asap so we can reserve our spaces.
One credit through the University of Oregon is available for participants at the cost of 75$ (50% reimbursable for certified staff).
Testing
SBAC
Great job getting through the first week of testing. We have a very solid completion rate and technology appears to be smoother and smoother each year. I appreciate everyone putting in the time to preparation and administration of this test.
EasyCBM
You may or may not remember this, but just to be certain we are all on the same page, we do need to administer the EasyCBM to all students for the Spring. If you need a reminder as to why we are using EasyCBM in the spring this year please refer back to the 8/28/17=9/1/17 weekly update post.
EasyCBM window – open until June 1st. All grades complete this test.
Downstairs Room Survey
The kindergarten team would like to present a request to all of you. Please read carefully and be sure to respond to the survey; no response = automatic “yes”.
We will be welcoming a new member to the kinder team next year. We feel it would be important for them to be close to ensure constant support for a new team member. It may not seem like much distance, but we can all agree that physical proximity to your support can be extremely beneficial for a new member. Deanna turned the room into a great spacious environment and there are some benefits to that room. You essentially have your own bathrooms and it’s easy access to and from recess. You really can cut-down on transition times for a variety of events. The temperatures in these downstairs rooms more moderate during our extreme cold and hot days – great for learning and comfort! One more factor to consider is it appears the district will move forward with a project to reconstruct the exterior walls of room 17 and 18 this summer. The appearance will remain the same, however the walls will be waterproofed and drainage will be altered to ensure we have no more moisture issues with those walls.
I am well-aware of the process you went through to move everyone up to the same level and determine your different rooms. This is not meant to dishonor that work and thought. This is request is being presented due to changed circumstances. Since that time our building situation dramatically changed and room 14 simply did not work for a classroom space as we hoped. Given all this information I would like to ask you to respond to this survey. It is our hope we can create a pool of participants to rotate downstairs for 2-year time frames. I know moving rooms can be difficult, but if you alter your mindset it is an extremely healthy action for teachers to do. I will commit everything I can to make the move easy for any willing participants. Thank you for your consideration.
Survey Link:
https://goo.gl/forms/FTUqbfRSGy5KCqt43
All School BBQ
Please note we have the annual All School BBQ on Wednesday May 23rd. More details to follow later.
Volunteer Appreciation – Afternoon Light Dessert Cookies and Juice
We are going to try something a little different this year to appreciate our volunteers. More details to follow.
SIW
- Thanks for your time and effort focused on math this week. I appreciate the input to my super fun form and I hope you were able use rest of that time to advance your math plans.
- Next week will be focused on Storyline topic alignment and standards work. Get ready to work hard!
- The following week, May 23rd is our first round of placements. 4/5 team – I have some special plans for you that afternoon that I will share later.
Placement 2018-2019
- Team Placements SIW on May 23
- Follow up time for placement SIW on June 6
IPAD Roll IN
Please see previous post to get details if you still need some reminders.
Happy Wheels
I can’t seem to rotate images in this program, so sorry to make you turn your head. Sometimes there are some images around the school that provoke really good feelings. The number of wheels that show up this time of year on our bike racks always brings a smile to my face.
Calendar
Please take a moment to glance at the calendar so you are informed of our upcoming meetings. – Calendar Link