The Key Notes

This Week

Monday, January 26:

· Science Interim 2-Grades 6 & 8 (January 26-30)

Tuesday, January 27:

· PLC Meetings

Friday, January 30:

· Spirit Day $1.00

· Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-4^th Grade

Important Dates

February 2-6: Candy Gram Fundraiser for Mott’s Children’s Hospital

February 3: SLT Meeting

February 4: Perfect Attendance Reward

February 5: Purple Club

February 5: Kim B’s Birthday

February 5: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Presidents’ Day)-Buckles

February 6: MTSS/IAT Meetings K-8

February 6: Black History Month Dress Down-FREE

February 6: Payday Breakfast-3^rd Grade

February 10: Jessica W’s Birthday

February 10: Staff Meeting

February 10: Staff Meeting Snacks-7^th Grade

February 11: Count Day

February 12: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Black History Month-who and how)-Baker

February 12: Show Some Love Dress Down-FREE

February 13: ½ Day of School-Staff PD

February 16: No School-Presidents’ Day

February 18: Dress Down & Hat $1.00 each

February 18: Sunrise Social 7:35-8:00 AM (Families with last names A–O)

February 19: Sunrise Social 7:35-8:00 AM (Families with last names P–Z)

February 19: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (National Women’s History Month-what and why?)-Baker

February 20: SPED Team Pay Day Breakfast

February 20: Change Bulletin Boards

February 20: Spirit Day

February 23: Saima’s Birthday

February 23: Social Studies Mock Interim-Grades 5 & 8-(2/23-3/20)

February 23-27: Leadership (Principal & Dean) Appreciation Week

February 24: Team PLC Meetings

February 24: Megan M’s Birthday

February 24: Stefanie’s Birthday

February 25: Lisa’s Birthday

February 26: Family Learning Night

February 26: Tri 2 School Store

February 27: End of Tri 2

February 27: No School-Regional PD

February 27: Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-5^th Grade

February 26: Jessica S’s Birthday

*If you have an event to add or something has been forgotten, please let me know!

The leadership team and grade level team leads have been using your feedback to guide our Level 2 behavior PD series. I hope you were able to glean a bright spot—or successful practice—from at least one grade level’s investigation approach that you can apply in your own practice. These strategies can help strengthen your efficiency and responsiveness when investigating behaviors, minimizing interruptions to the learning environment.

As I mentioned at our staff meeting, your efforts have contributed to a 44% decrease in behavior incidents (YTD)—that’s 571 fewer behaviors entered into MyNHA. I want to celebrate and recognize this astonishing accomplishment and encourage you to keep the momentum going. Take a moment to review your grade-level data along with our schoolwide behavior data, showcasing the progress that we are making together.

2026-27 School Calendar

Thank you for your valuable feedback regarding the 2026-27 school calendar.

Tentatively, the first day of school would be Monday, August 24, with August PD being August 17-21. You voted to continue to have parent-teacher conferences at the end of trimester 1 & 2 (November and March) and have August PD the week before school starts.

However, these dates are not confirmed until our calendar is approved. The approval process can take up to several months. I will provide you with the finalized calendar once it’s approved by NHA and our Board.

Affirmations

Kathleen for the thoughtfulness of your gift. The personalization of each item truly showed how well you know me on a personal level and made me feel seen and appreciated.

Andria for consistently finding ways to offer your assistance to others. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for recognizing how much I was juggling and making sure I was able to eat my lunch.

Stacey Ramirez for going to the shed to ensure I can switch out the holiday décor. I am always grateful for your assistance. I couldn’t do it without you.

Stacey Reed for always taking the time to help me present myself at my best.

Kathleen and Teri for presenting at the staff meeting. Your expertise and skill in analyzing student exit tickets is some of the best I have ever seen. It is always a pleasure to see you in action.

Megan, Nikki, Monique, Teri, Danielle, Diane, Steve, and Tracy for joining my “talk show” and exemplifying true leadership through your knowledge and experience. I knew I could call on each of you, and you rose to the challenge with confidence and insight.

Sally for creating the MLK morning assembly without hesitation. No one asked you to do this; you simply saw a need and filled it.

Sally and Tameka for welcoming a visitor into your coaching work. Allowing others to observe your practice can be uncomfortable, yet you did so willingly to support the growth and development of another educator.

Stacey Reed for providing us with breakfast at our leadership meeting. You are truly one of the most thoughtful people I know.

Stacey Ramirez for helping me create a visual for our staff meeting.

This Week

Monday, January 19:

· No School-MLK Day

Tuesday, January 20:

· K-2 Math Numeracy 2 (January 20-23)

· 3-8 ELA & Math Interim 2 (January 20-23)

· Science Interim 2: Grades 3-5 & 7 (January 20-23)

· Art Moral Focus Entries Due to Mrs. Brown

· Dress Day for Staff

Wednesday, January 21:

· Cozy Mug Exchange-Bring a Mug and Dress Cozy

Thursday, January 22:

· Polka Dot Day for Staff

Friday, January 16:

· Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Black History Month-what and why)-Fletcher

· Payday Breakfast-7^th Grade