Our EME Focus
- Tier 1 Instruction
- Belonging
- Define what it means to be an Art Focused School
Thoughts of the Week
Never Give Up!
Last Friday was… well, a #$%@ show, to be honest.
- Bus behavior that led to a treat assessment
- Parent came in angry about an incident
- Parent called angry about another incident
- Sent home a student for making a threat
- Sent home a student for hitting staff
- Sent home a student who could not regulate
- Investigated a student for making false claims against staff member
- Dealt with a student for hitting…again
- Dealt with many students who were unable to be kind
But… here is what I got to do
- Support a struggling bus driver and connect with a parent whose child really needs help
- Connect with a parent I had never met before and start to form a relationship by hearing her
- Connect with a parent and look in to some of our safety polices to see if there are any areas we could change to keep our kids safer
- Connect with and support a student who is seeking connection but feels powerless with the things going on in his life.
- Help connect with a student and share his moment of pain to hopefully continue to work toward being someone that student can trust
- See a softer side of a student for the first time. Hope!
- Support a staff member and uncover truth. Connect with a student that has a past we could all have empathy for.
- Reteach how we treat others and worked on a plan to stay in school.
- Talk about kindness and actions. Connect with multiple students, some for the first time.
What an excellent day!
The Coming Week
- Monday
- No School
- Tuesday
- OBOB Semi-Finals 8:00-9:00
- Office Staff Meeting 10:00-10:30
- Wednesday
- Admin Meeting 9:00-9:30
- SIW Teacher Prep for Art Workshop #2 1:00-2:30
- EA Meeting 1:00-1:30
- All Admin Meeting 3:00-5:00
- Thursday
- NAEP Testing for Fourth Grade
- OBOB Finals 8:00-9:00
- PLC’s 2:30-3:15
- Cascade Middle School 5th Grade Family Night 5:00-9:00
- Friday
- Kinder Forest Field Trip
- SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15
UPCOMING DATES:
- February 26 – Committee Meetings 2:30-3:15
- February 27 – Heather Korman’s Birthday!
- February 27 – Care Team Meeting 2:30-3:15
- February 27 – Elementary Admin Meeting 3:00-5:00
- February 28 – Nicole Dewes’ Birthday!
- February 28 – SIW Educator Network 1:00-2:30
- February 29 – Second Grade Field Trip
- February 29 – PLC’s 2:30-3:15
- March 1 – Assembly
- March 1 – SpEd Meeting 2:15-3:15
Updates from Downtown
New Notes:
From Jenny White (SEL/LCR): This week the Wayfinder highlight is an activity around LOVE and JOY. Directions on how to find the activity in WAYFINDER
Kindergarten – The Reflection in Me
1 – 2 – Joy Garden
3 – 5 – The Importance of Love
From Tammy and Lisa:
Thank you!!!! From the bottom of our hearts, thank so so much for all of you who interviewed, who was on an interview team, or who left your school to support another school while their teams were out for the interviews. We could not have done it without you! What a gift to work with such an amazing group willing to pitch in where needed.
Just remember, that when things are hard, your rate of making it through the hardest days of your life is 100%. Can’t beat that! We’ll get through this too, side by side, one step at a time.
Important Dates
- Feb 19: President’s Day—This is not a paid holiday, so use non-contract if you don’t work
- Feb 21: Admin PD at Perseverance Hall at BSH–3:00-6:00–with substantial snacks! (This will cover the new contract–you won’t want to miss this!)
- Feb 27: 3:00-5:00. Elementary Leadership, at North Star Elementary
- Mar. 1: Education Foundation Grants are due: www.blpedfoundation.org