QUOTE OF THE WEEK

We are…Strong. Bold. Courageous. Loved. Motivated. Healthy. Intelligent. Creative. Enough. Confident. Special. Beautiful. Fearless. Focused. Disciplined. Wanted. Peaceful. Capable. Grateful.

TO DOs

• Please take this 4 question survey. The themes will support reflection and give guidance to me for our best next steps. 
• Please return your RSVP to Kerri for the Winter Staff Gathering ASAP
• Look at the HDMS calendar for any updates or events happening in the upcoming week.
• Click below to see updated notes from our 4 SIW Work Teams.
  • Culture of Care https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mo6NtpWRnrb2XjxHQHiSOh1788u8c_Ef?usp=sharing
  • PBIS/Advisory Here are the note
  • AVID https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-JQy8i1CstjGpwwNOXhXaxF6mV2KdULuj_BezTzNiM/edit?usp=sharing
  • Equity https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YEPY3Dac_J0FmhDb317IjaJqh3XbzNdq

ADVISORY UPDATE

• The Advisory lesson for Wednesday, December 11 is addressing the Social-Emotional Learning standard of “Self-Management”. 
  • 6th grade the topic is neatness and organization. 
  • 7th grade is routines.
  • 8th grade is about the connection between effort and results, input/output.  Materials will be provided.

AVID CONTINUED PD

The power of using AVID at the secondary level is the ability to impact students in the AVID Elective class and all students throughout the entire school. AVID can have an effect on the entire school by providing classroom activities, teaching practices, and academic behaviors that can be incorporated into all classrooms to improve engagement and success for all students.

BITS AND BOBS

• BLS and Deschutes County are teaming up to provide four free parent workshops (the same workshop, offered four times) starting in January. The Connect Workshop is a 2-hour training aimed at providing parents with skills to navigate conversations with their child(ren) around the topics of marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Please share this flyer freely with our school community. You will notice that childcare is provided for two of these workshops, and one will be facilitated in Spanish. Additionally, I’ll share a Spanish version of this flyer as soon as I receive it (being translated now).

• Another training that will be offered this year (and some of you havE attended previously) is Youth Mental Health First Aid. This training will be held on Friday, February 21^st, 2020 from 7:30-4:30. This training is appropriate for front office staff, teachers, coaches, extra-curricular advisors, FAN advocates, building admin, and essentially anyone that works at the schools that does not have a background in mental health. Here is a registration page for the training, which includes a description: https://22120blpsymhfa.eventbrite.com.

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS