{"id":404,"date":"2024-11-12T04:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T04:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/?p=404"},"modified":"2024-11-12T04:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T04:28:04","slug":"november-12th-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/2024\/11\/12\/november-12th-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"November 12th, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-e536b0c0-d890-4975-9571-551e59eecbff\">Our EME Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-1e1c6b0b-a81c-4817-91a0-64cb86419732\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tier 1 Instruction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belonging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define what it means to be an Integrated Arts School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0c40469c-61d8-4b18-8424-be6e13521339\">Thoughts of the Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/image.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/image-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Today I want to share a short story with you about gratitude&#8230;<br><\/strong>A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which read, \u201cI am blind, please help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were only a few coins in the hat \u2013 spare change from folks as they hurried past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. Then he put the sign back in the boy\u2019s hand so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That afternoon, the man who had changed the sign returned to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, \u201cWere you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man said, \u201cI only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I wrote, \u201cToday is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both signs spoke the truth. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign conveyed to everyone walking by how grateful they should be to see\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your life seems full of troubles, it seems difficult to maintain an attitude of gratitude, doesn\u2019t it?&nbsp;All we see are our problems, like a blackened storm cloud casting a dark shadow over our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the times when everything just seems to be going smoothly? We often take these precious moments for granted too, don\u2019t we?&nbsp;Caught up in the bliss, comfort, and familiarity of it all, we can simply forget to be thankful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So what, then, is gratitude?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply put, gratitude is a habit. It\u2019s a way of looking at the world and all the good things in it with a feeling of appreciation, regardless of whether or not your current situation is to your liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gratitude is a heart-centered approach to being at peace with yourself and with all you have. When you practice this feeling of gratitude, it attracts even MORE things into your life for which to be grateful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ahead, try it out right now. What or who do you have in your life to be thankful for? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-8.17.56\u202fPM-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-8.17.56\u202fPM-1.png 558w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elkmeadow\/files\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-8.17.56\u202fPM-1-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Coming Week<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monday<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Veterans Day &#8211; No School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Psychology Week 11th-15th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tuesday<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Care Teams Meeting 7:00-8:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wednesday<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EA Meeting 1:00-1:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SIW Teacher Prep 1:00-2:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All Admin Meeting 3:00-4:30\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thursday<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ruby Bridges Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4th Grade Field Trip to High Desert 9:00-2:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sped Team Meeting &#8211; 2:30-3:15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Friday<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ben Out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tori Eisenbeis&#8217; Birthday!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UPCOMING DATES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>November 18th &#8211; Committees 2:30-3:15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 18th &#8211; Principal Cohort 3:00-4:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 19th &#8211; Picture Retake Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 19th &#8211; Lilly Paradis&#8217; Birthday!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 19th &#8211; Elementary Admin Horizontal Meeting 3:00-5:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 20th &#8211; Admin Meeting 7:00-7:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 20th &#8211; SIW<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 21st &#8211; Sped Team Meeting 2:30-3:15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 22nd &#8211; EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 24th &#8211; Steve Miller&#8217;s Birthday!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 25th &#8211; Amanda Gylling&#8217;s Birthday!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 25th-29th &#8211; Thanksgiving Break<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 2nd &#8211; Staff Meeting 2:30-3:15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 3rd &#8211; Vision Screening<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 3rd &#8211; EME Safety Meeting 7:00-7:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 4th-6th &#8211; Amanda Out for Law Conference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 4th &#8211; SIW 1:00-2:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 5th &#8211; Sped Team Meeting 2:30-3:15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 6th &#8211; EET Weekly Meeting 8:00-9:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" id=\"block-55a2c6f2-db26-4c5a-b096-63397b788505\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-64196e3a-0569-45bf-b585-c52258930367\">Updates from Downtown<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-06-at-1.54.54%E2%80%AFPM-1024x720.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know you can join the \u201cAction for Happiness\u201d movement? It\u2019s a fun way to focus on the little things that bring you and others joy. Who doesn\u2019t need a little happiness in their lives now and then?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/actionforhappiness.org\/join-us-confirmation?token=l4yhDvOUUrQHzKHW4xUOEqLs5F_jjyY_Lf2qazuuFxU\">Check it out here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-fb46d505-38ce-454f-a147-5a49afcc1b97\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2024\/09\/11\/september-11th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">November 6th\u00a0Elementary TLC Update<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/100110mVK1DUFQVSVYNlrNEWjyjvWXIi8AdegNhlJbZc\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Topics of Interest\/Problem of Practice<\/a>\u2013New Question\u2013Please help a colleague!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1jkmzFc06A0d0B286dEsvo9kk_ZRq--7i?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TAG Folder of helpful things<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes from our Team:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Jennifer in Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-being:&nbsp;<\/strong>I hope the 2024-2025 school year has started smoothly and successfully for your team and students. Patrick Cook-Deegan, Founder + CEO of Wayfinder who lives in Bend would be honored to spend some time at your school. His goal is to&nbsp;deepen his understanding of how the Wayfinder product and implementation is impacting your school community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is eager to learn firsthand about what\u2019s working well and where there may be areas for improvement. Patrick would welcome conversations with anyone on your team\u2014whether a principal, counselor, teacher, or even a student\u2014who can provide authentic insights on both the strengths and challenges of the Wayfinder experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attached is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1JRD5NbD4_NKYX8xOqbuCZ-ANQs4TGXaa_TNxomRu58g\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign-up<\/a>\u00a0sheet for Patrick\u2019s visit. Please select a date and time that works best with your school schedule. Please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Two things for family newsletters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Science Night at Lonza:&nbsp;<strong><\/strong>Here is a link you can include in your family newsletter about an awesome family science opportunity at Lonza.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1weHuWXGPj3kjfAaYOYiInIGlkgacwX-t\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boys and Girls Club&nbsp;has the following spots available for after school care. Please reach out to them if you are interested&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bgcbend.org\/program\/school-year-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here at this link<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1weHuWXGPj3kjfAaYOYiInIGlkgacwX-t\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 full time spot available for a kinder, 2\/3rd grader, 3\/4 grader, and 5th grader\u2013downtown location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7 full time spots for 1\/2 graders\u2013downtown location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10 spots open at the east side location for 1st-5th grade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-fb46d505-38ce-454f-a147-5a49afcc1b97\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>November 11:\u00a0<\/strong>Veteran\u2019s Day\u2013No School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 13:\u00a0<\/strong>All Admin Meeting at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 19:\u00a0<\/strong>Horizontal meeting, @ Bear Creek, hosted by BCE and Miller, 3:00-5:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 25-29<\/strong>\u00a0Fall Holiday Break, (if you take time off, use non-contract for all days except Thanksgiving itself)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 10:\u00a0<\/strong>Admin and ICCL Training\u2014make sure your ICCL team knows! 3-5\u2013location TBD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 11:\u00a0<\/strong>All Admin Meeting at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 19-20:\u00a0<\/strong>Tammy is out\u2013connect with Karen if you need anything<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 23-January 3.\u00a0<\/strong>Winter Break!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And finally\u2026we all need a little Ted Lasso pep-talk in our lives!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ted Lasso: Pre Game Talk\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_TJHIV5vDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our EME Focus Thoughts of the Week Today I want to share a short story with you about gratitude&#8230;A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. 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