Highland Norms: Linked here is a draft of Highland Norms. If you have any concerns or questions regarding these norms, please make an appointment with me to share your concerns.
2023-2024 Staffing Survey: Please use the following link to indicate your plans for next year.
Minis, SLGGs: It’s that time of year when I really need to stay on top of my minis; if you see me in your classroom please assume we need to follow up with a debrief conversation – I appreciate your help. If you still have a formal observation needed, let’s get those on the calendar asap. As for your SLGGs, it’s the middle of the year so it’s a good time to review your goals and check that you have strategies in place to make sure your target students are progressing as planned.
Bad News/Good News: The bad news is our maintenance team cannot reach the location of the mysterious leak underneath the front of the building – it’s blocked by concrete foundations and a ton of buried brick and debris. The last possible access was explored today and it was a very dusty dead end. The good news is they will install a separate, dedicated water heater to the sink and dishwasher in the staff room AND I’ve asked to have an inline water filter system installed to the sink which will provide filtered water to that tap. This work is expected to happen next week. A separate solution will be put in place for the 3 other bathroom sinks but these will require a little more extensive work to provide on-demand water heaters at each sink so these will happen on a date to be determined. Thank you for your patience as the maintenance crew explored the various solutions to the problem.
UKG: Use this link to access the page with videos and instructions.
Lexia Tip: Here is a quick note from our Lexia rep, Lisa Potter; Did you know that you can get an alert if a student needs a lesson or has achieved a certificate emailed directly to you? You can even change the frequency to daily, weekly or semi-monthly. Here is the Help Article to set up your notifications and save you time.
From Heidi Thomas and Highland’s Culture of Care Team: Here is the link to our 22/23 Highland Culture of Care Folder. This is where our school expectations posters and videos will live. I have also made a copy of all of the Classroom 180 SIW slide decks and added them to the file.
Kind to our Community: We’ve been noticing a lot of garbage on the playground and the field. It would be amazing to talk to classes about taking care of our community by throwing away garbage (snack wrappers). Tim and Zach have also mentioned finding a lot of chewed gum around the school. This could be another great topic to bring up with your class.
- Here is our assembly plan and sign-up. Thanks, Sadie and class for making this month’s video!
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- Character Trait: Friendship/Kindness
- SEL Focus: Relationship Skills/Social Awareness
- Discussion Question: My heart beats for… and/or I wake up in the morning for…
Key Links:
2022-2023 Staff Meetings – Agendas & Notes
Week Preview:
- Monday 2/20
- President’s Day – No School
- Tuesday 2/21
- 2:30-3:30 Leadership
- Wednesday 2/22
- 1:15-1:45 Staff Meeting
- 2:00-3:15 SIW – Storyline
- Thursday 2/23
- 2:30-3:15 Culture of Care Team Meeting
- Friday 2/24