Our EME Focus
- Tier 1 Instruction
- Belonging
- Define what it means to be an Art Focused School
Thoughts of the Week
One day a school teacher wrote on the board the following:
9×1=9
9×2=18
9×3=27
9×4=36
9×5=45
9×6=54
9×7=63
9×8=72
9×9=81
9×10=80
When she was done, she looked to the students and they were all laughing at her, because of the last equation, which was wrong, and then the teacher said the following, “I wrote that last one wrong on purpose, because I wanted you to learn something important. This was for you to know how the world out there will treat you. You can see that I correctly answered the first 9 times, but none of you congratulated me for it, or said great job, but you all laughed and criticized me because of the one wrong thing I did.
So… the lesson…:
The world may not appreciate the good you do a million times, and may point out the one wrong thing you do… But don’t get discouraged. Work on what you can control, which is your own behavior and how you react to things. Make sure to congratulate people often and not focus on the negative. Take time to support the people around you and spread a little love and laughter in the process!
Follow up from Wednesday SIW
These three concentric circles represent the 3 zones I talked about on Wednesday. The inner circle is the Comfort Zone where you’re not learning you’re doing stuff you already know
The middle circle is the Stretch Zone where you should feel uncomfortable. You should feel like you’re stretching and that by design you are not sure if what you are doing is going to work.
The outer circle is the Danger Zone or the area where mistakes would be costly.
I try to spend about a third of my time in the Stretch Zone. Engagement in the Stretch Zone is important because it is where growth happens.
Upcoming Details
MONDAY
- Admin Meeting 6:45-7:15
- Staff Meeting 2:30-3:00
TUESDAY:
- Vision Screening
- Elk Student Success Check In 8:15-9:15
- Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
WEDNESDAY:
- Tori’s Birthday!
- EME SpEd Meeting 8:00-8:45
- EA Meeting 8:15-8:45
- Fire Drill 8:00
- Art Workshop #1 – Day #2 9:30-10:30
- SIW 1:00-2:30 Teacher Time
THURSDAY:
- Secure Drill 8:00
- 5th grade walking field trip to Deschutes River Trail 8:00-11:00
- PLC’s 2:30-3:10
FRIDAY:
- 4th grade field trip to High Desert 9:15-1:45
UPCOMING DATES
- November 19 – Lilly’s Birthday!
- November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break – No School
- November 24 -Steve’s Birthday!
- November 25 – Amanda’s Birthday!
- November 28 – Staff Appreciation Breakfast! 7:00-8:00
- November 28 – Picture Retake Day
- December 1 – EET Giving Tree
- December 1 – Kindergarten Forest Field Trip #2
Updates from Downtown
Reminders:
- Other: Please refer to Megan Silvey’s e-mail regarding letters to Veterans. They don’t need to be done before Veterans Day! A great project for gratitude!
- College and Career Day 11/17: HERE is Stephen’s e-mail. Send your photos to Scott Maben and Stephen!
- Counseling: School Counseling Blog
Interventionist PLC Begins: We are looking forward to our Interventionists to work together as a PLC toward the development of our Tier 2 structures. The first is on November 16th. HERE is Lindsley’s e-mail with more information. Thanks for facilitating Lindsley!
Wayfinder: Wayfinder’s Waypoint Summative and Formative Assessments were rostered to elementary school students by mistake. The questions are intended for 6th-12th and not elementary students. I am working to have these removed for elementary schools and that should happen soon. Waypoints will be available for grades 3-5 for next year and we are looking for schools that would like to pilot the questions and give feedback. Let me know if your school or certain teachers are interested.
Safe Schools Reminder: The safe school compliance videos were due to be completed by 10/31. Below is a reminder of how staff may access them. Please be sure to share this requirement with staff hired after September 1.
- Google Doc of Learning Module Tips
- Video Overview of the Learning Module
- Video Overview For Safe Schools Access
Instructional Technology: November 8th Elementary TLC Update
Important Dates
- Nov. 10: Veterans Day–No School
- Nov. 14: UKG Drop In Virtual Session 10-11 am
- Nov. 15: School Design Plan Template due
- Nov. 15 (3-4:30): Monthly Administrator PD at Perseverance Hall at Bend High
- Nov. 15 (5:30-7:30): Education Foundation Anniversary Event RSVP HERE
- Nov. 16: District wide Latino Family Night at Pilot Butte Middle School–dinner starts at 5:30
- Nov. 20-24: Thanksgiving Break
- Nov. 28 (3:00-5:00): Elementary Horizontal Meeting at Juniper Elementary
And finally…
