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<\/p>\nHopefully you made it down to the Christmas Parade on Saturday. \u00a0Heather was the Grand Marshall this year and our Juniper Choir sang Christmas songs on a borrowed USFS truck\/trailer that was converted into a float. \u00a0That’s Shay Mikalson, BLPS supt. riding with Heather. \u00a0Huge Shout Out! to Marna for all the hard work getting the choir prepared and all of the extra work in float decoration. \u00a0Many parents helped out too and there was a good turn out from our Juniper Families!<\/p>\n
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Check out this video of the choir: Rockin’ Choir<\/a><\/p>\n As we think about our learners and the daily practice, we have to ask ourselves, “how are we preparing our kids for the 21st century and beyond?” \u00a0Fortunately, it’s not all<\/em><\/strong> on us, but we play a part in our student’s learning\u00a0with every interaction we have with them. \u00a0Moving from Student A to Student B is a monumental task, but the shift is happening. \u00a0The below video is inspirational in thinking about today’s learners. \u00a0It’s 11 minutes long, but worth a watch.<\/p>\n The Adaptable Mind<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday’s SIW was very good. \u00a0We had excellent participation and staff asked some great questions. \u00a0Amy commented to me afterward that it was the first presentation she had done with so much interest, involvement, and hard questions. \u00a0She was very moved by it. \u00a0Thank you all for your participation in this very serious issue. \u00a0I have contacted the district about the cameras and will continue to work on that. \u00a0Please continue to wear your vests at supervision, wear your IDs at all times, be vigilant and aware. \u00a0We are planning on a evacuation, lockout, lockdown, and earthquake drill sometime over the next two weeks. \u00a0I will send out more information when we finalize plans. \u00a0Also, take a look at this link for BLPS safety guidelines: BLPS Safety<\/a><\/p>\n Of course, with the snow on Sunday, it’s a good time to take a look at the\u00a0guide. \u00a0Inclement Weather <\/a>. \u00a0It’s supposed to get cold and snowy later this week. \u00a0Just a follow-up. \u00a0If we have a two-hour delay, I want to emphasize that you come in when it is safe, your kids are safe, and you can make it in. \u00a0That might be as close to 8am as possible or at 10:30am because of circumstances in your morning. \u00a0Use your professional judgement.<\/p>\n We will be switching over the Weekly Wildcat calendar full time and not using the Outlook calendar. \u00a0We are finding there is too much confusion with the two calendars and we don’t want to lose information.<\/p>\n Christmas Party this Friday at Eilean’s House!!!<\/p>\n Thanks and have a great week!<\/p>\n ~Dan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hopefully you made it down to the Christmas Parade on Saturday. \u00a0Heather was the Grand Marshall this year and our Juniper Choir sang Christmas songs on a borrowed USFS truck\/trailer that was converted into a float. \u00a0That’s Shay Mikalson, BLPS … Continue reading