{"id":146,"date":"2021-04-30T23:16:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T23:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/steve.stancliff\/?p=146"},"modified":"2021-04-30T23:24:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T23:24:19","slug":"4-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/steve.stancliff\/2021\/04\/30\/4-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"4.30.2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Friday Giants! It is hard to believe we are now peering into May. In a school year already characterized by challenges, April did not disappoint. Having all students return together while cases are spiking has been tough. It would be one thing if we were simply responding to the needs of our students, but our own team members and their families have been significantly impacted as well. Thank you so much for the compassion and support you have shown to one another on both professional and personal fronts. As needs have emerged for coverage and planning, I am humbled to see our team step up and have each others&#8217; backs. I also appreciate your willingness to be flexible and compassionate with our students who have had to quarantine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we head into the weekend ahead of teacher appreciation week, I want to express my gratitude for our amazing team of teachers. Under normal circumstances, your dedication to our students is unassailable, and this past year it has been nothing short of heroic. Our students and families are truly lucky to have such a talented group of educators helping them navigate such a tumultuous year. Thank you for all you do to support our school community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Calendar Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Monday, 5\/3<ul><li>Rotation B<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Wednesday, 5\/5<ul><li>SIW (Classroom staff &#8211; State testing information 3:15 in Mary&#8217;s Webex)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Friday 5\/7<ul><li>Stand-up meeting in the cafeteria to round-out teacher appreciation week (10:00 AM)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Monday 5\/10<ul><li>DCDL and BLO programs close for new enrollments<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To-do&#8217;s:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teachers, make sure you check-in regularly to break-rooms for snacks and goodies next week \ud83d\ude42 <\/li><li>Teachers, please continue to enter summative scores in Synergy as they become available. This will help parents stay informed and it will make posting at the end of the term quicker.<\/li><li>Teachers please reach out to me if you would be willing to be a resource for your content area for students in quarantine. (1hr\/day of your daily pay rate outside of student contact time)<\/li><li>Teachers please circle back to the strategies we\/you outlined in the SLGG related to connecting with students to establish trust. We have seen significant progress with several students who had been identified as at-risk and want to continuing working on these relationships right up through to the end of the year. <\/li><li>Everyone, please take Lyndsey up on her invitation to get out in the building and see some of the great visual displays of our MYP curriculum and learning our students have been engaged in. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the radar<\/strong> . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week, Mary and I will be working with grade level teachers from ELA and Math to help identify students who might benefit from SPARKS (summer learning), and it is possible that we might reach out to a broader group for more context if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to SPARKS, all middle school students will be able to access BLO learning options for free throughout the summer. This may be something that can be passed along to parents if you have conversations around how to help students who may have missed significant portions of learning due to COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reminder from Heather, that the last day to spend your department level supply money is Friday, 5\/14, and that me be cutting it close. With shipping so unpredictable, if items are not received within the fiscal year (by June 30), then they automatically get returned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">_________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shout outs . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kudos to all the individuals and departments that are stepping up to help with advisory content. If you haven&#8217;t, make sure to check in with Mr. Z on what it means to leave everything out on the kickball field ;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday Giants! It is hard to believe we are now peering into May. In a school year already characterized by challenges, April did not disappoint. Having all students return together while cases are spiking has been tough. 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