QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Only a regulated adult can regulate a child”
TO DOs
-Please review the district Equity Policy. This can be found in the Equity/ELL tab.
Equity involves inner and outer work. This site has lots of resources and a pledge to help you check yourself and commit to the outer work, to balance the inner work of conversation/reflection. Check it out!
-Please complete this survey regarding teaching assignments for next year.
-Review the slideshow from our SIW here to make sure you are aware of this information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
D Wow: Formulate
Tuesday Feb 19
8th graders will take the Healthy Teen Survey through their PE classes. An ‘All Call” will happen first thing in the morning to remind 8th graders.
Wednesday Feb 20
Advisory: 6th grade class meeting (teachers take attendance, then after announcements bring your class to the Cafeteria)
7th/8th grade- team building/study hall
SIW 1:30: District SIW/varies locations
Thursday Feb 21 5:30-6:30 pm – 5th Grade Family Night in the gym
BITS & BOBS
ICCL’s will be asking for your feedback around supplies needed for your content team. Our goal is to work toward a consistent “binder/notebook” system for all our HDMS students. Please use your common prep to brainstorm a list of supplies, so that when your Liaison reaches out to you, you already have that list for them!
The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools will open the 2019 Classroom Grants program on February 18, 2019. Educators may submit one grant but schools may submit several grants with principals indicating priority of requests. The online grant application and guidelines will be available at www.engagedminds.org beginning Feb. 18th. The program closes at 5pm on Friday, March 22, 2019. An email communicating this information to all BLS educators and staff will be distributed by the Superintendent’s office on February 19th. Last year the Foundation awarded over $89,000 in innovative STEM, art, music & wellness grants! Any questions? Contact Michelle Johnson, Executive Director at [email protected] or (541) 355-5660
Intervention: At the end of February we will be starting a 6th grade lunchtime academic intervention program to support fifteen 6th graders who are failing two or more academic classes. The group will meet every Tuesday and Thursday during 6th grade lunch and receive academic support services from four 8th graders and one 7th grader. Our tutors will be trained in AVID strategies by Brad to help make this intervention as efficient as possible. We may also be looking for one or two more tutors if you have any recommendations. (Joe Albano is the point person)
REMINDERS
- Add AVID lessons you are using (have used) in your content area to the AVID Team Drive
- 5th Grade Family Night is Thursday Feb. 21, in our gym from 5:30-6:30, ALL staff are welcome to attend!
ADDITIONS
D Wow
Behavioral Resolution
What’s Missing When We Talk About Grit article
HDMS HIGHLIGHTS
