Affirmations

 

Ellen for assisting me with our enrollment efforts. I am so grateful that you were able to do the parking lot touches for the month of December. Thank you! 

Stefanie for making a lot of phone calls to ensure accurate enrollment.  

Stacey Reed for helping me to find the words for so many things.

Stacey Reed, Robyn, Jamie, and Tameka for assisting me with supporting the development of two deans.

Ashley B for my Christmas gift. The girls and I were able to enjoy the sweet treat.

Kristin, Amanda R, Stacey Reed, and Andria for sending the most High Fives in the month of December.

This Week

 

Monday, January 16:

    ·     No School-MLK Day

Tuesday, January 17:

    ·     Principal Shadow Day

    ·     Staff Meeting

    ·     Staff Meeting Snacks-Kindergartner

Friday, January 20:

    ·     Progress Reports

    ·     Intervention Meetings

    ·     Payday Breakfast-6^th Grade

    ·     Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Chinese New Year)-Shroff

Important Dates

 

January 23-27: 3-8 ELA Interim 2

January 23-27: K-2 Math Numeracy 2

January 24: PLC Meeting

January 24-February 17: NWEA Winter Testing

January 27: Staff Holiday Party

January 27: Spirit Day and Popcorn $1.00 each

January 27: Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Black History Month)-Ancrile

January 31: Social Media Post Due to Jorvonna-4^th Grade

 

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

Reset Behavior Expectations

 

Two weeks away from school. Staying up too late watching TV? Playing video games all day?  Sleeping in several extra hours? Taking daily naps? These are some of the ways that our students will spend their break, so it’s important to reteach your behavioral expectations when students return. You don’t need to spend several weeks reestablishing your classroom culture, but several days should be used to help students transition back into the routines of our school day.

For example, you can have discussions with your students about their own expectations. In the beginning of the school year, the students created a social contract. So, ask them what they expect their classmates to continue to do in the new year. Let your students lead these discussions by restating what we all expect now that we’ve had some time to get to know each other and some time away.

After a long vacation, how do you provide additional supports for your students during the transition back? Please share your best practices with your team.

Board Gift

 

Our wonderful Board will be providing the staff with lunch on Friday, January 13 from Qdoba as a part of our holiday gift. They always provide us with lunch in January to give us something to look forward to in the new year. 

Staff Lounge

 

Before you leave for winter break, please remember to retrieve your items from the fridge in the staff lounge. I will be cleaning the staff fridge at 3PM on Friday and throwing everything away. Please do not bring any holiday party items to the lounge.  

Lastly, turn off and unplug all electrical items in the classrooms and offices.  This includes lights, lamps, microwaves, space heaters, coffee pots, etc.

School Goals-Attendance

 

Since Tracy’s homeroom has spelled all three attendance words, the leadership team had to think of something new to spell. Robyn thought of breaking up our attendance slogan into two parts. The first part “Education soars” has 14 letters. Once that is spelled, you would move on to the remainder of the slogan “when you walk through the doors!” which has 26 letters. I love that we had to find new words to spell!

Affirmations

 

Jamie for organizing staff fun. I loved seeing the creative abilities of our staff.

Stacey Reed for organizing breakfast for the staff TWICE this week!  

Tameka for organizing the Merry Dip-Mas Potluck.

Stacey Ramirez for setting up the stocking stuffer activity.

Stephanie for always taking care of my heart!

Jen D, Cindy Conti, Kathleen, Tricia, Stefanie, Morgan, Tameka, Stacey Reed, Jen H, Stefanie, Stephanie, Stacey Ramirez, Deb, Gary, Jamie, Robyn, Monique, and Flo for my Christmas gifts. Thank you for thinking of me and bringing me holiday cheer.

The Week of January 9

 

Sunday, January 8:

    ·     Kristin’s Birthday

Tuesday, January 10:

    ·     SLT Meeting

Wednesday, January 11:

    ·     Perfect Attendance Prize Redemption

Thursday, January 12:

    ·     Purple Club

    ·     Y5s-8 ORF Benchmarking 2 (Jan 12-19)

Friday, January 13:

    ·     Qdoba Lunch from Board

    ·     Morning Assembly Presentation Due (Civil Rights Day)-Fletcher

Saturday, January 14:

    ·     Kathleen’s Birthday