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Quote to consider<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows.\u201d 
~ Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To Dos<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUPPORT:  For many staff, myself included, it has been a heavy week.  Please practice self-care and know that there are supports available for staff.  In addition to our counselors being willing and available to process with any staff that need it, our district has an Employee Assistance Program<\/a> that you could consider accessing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources and how to access our school counselors will be shared again in Friday\u2019s family communication and shared to students during Monday and Tuesday advisory lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MARCH FIRE DRILLS: Please mark your calendars for our March fire drills: 3\/18 (cohort A) and 3\/19 (cohort B)<\/strong>.  Both drills will take place during the last half of advisory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FORECASTING: Students will be forecasting in their advisory classes next week. PLEASE ENSURE that you are using the Advisory modules set up for you in Canvas by the ICCL team for this activity (and beyond) as this is our current mode of schoolwide communication with students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current 6th and 8th graders will go through forecasting activities Monday and Tuesday. Current 7th graders (and 8th graders who need to finish the process) will forecast on Thursday and Friday.<\/strong> Inside the Advisory Canvas module there will be a specific grade level link that staff will click on to open the appropriate slideshow with step by step directions of what to do. Although students will also have access to this link, please go through this together as a class to ensure that all students are forecasting appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bits and Bobs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSSL UPDATE COMING: As you may have heard, ODE\u2019s RSSL document<\/a> is scheduled to be updated on 3\/19, and this update will likely bring more changes for our schools.  District folks are anticipating what these changes may be and are working on details for how we might adjust to fit these new guidelines.  If these changes allow us to bring more students back into the building, the district is interested in doing so as soon as possible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of what, if anything, changes with this update, know that we will get through it together and remain focused on serving our students and families<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ELL UPDATE:  Highlight from the most recent ELL Department newsletter<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to In-Person: How to Support Multilingual Students <\/strong>
Focus on building on to strengths and assets, rather than compensating for deficiencies or barriers. During CDL, some ELL students do not appear to connect, participate, submit work, and\/or master the skills being taught. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is what some of our ELL students are doing, though: <\/p>\n\n\n\n