Did you notice any changes this week after we saw the movie "Wonder"? I have noticed a couple of things, like more students helping one another in the halls and a variety of "Wonder" related postings on doors, windows, and bulletin boards. There is a Wednesday assembly next week and I'll be focusing our time on the theme of #ChooseKind. If you finish your learning in time, please join us in the gym. I've got some videos and a story or two that will hopefully have an impact on our students, and maybe on you, too.
Great things I saw this week...
Staff stepping up, again, to help one another out with unexpected situations. This is becoming a habit, and I love it!
Staff sharing pictures via Twitter while I was at SLATE. Thanks!
Teamwork in a variety of classes.
The true collaboration and open discussions during grade level and specials meetings.
Kim doing the announcements, with her own little challenge for the Giving Tree. All of the tags were gone before lunch yesterday!
I just love watching the kids do Google Expeditions.
A wonderful report from the teachers about the behavior of our 7th graders on their field trip on Thursday.
Merton Theater team working concessions for the 5th grade girls basketball tournament. And Jim and Dan did their "normal" exceptional work keeping the tournament running smoothly.
Calendar
Monday, December 11th
It's a great day for me to be hanging out in classrooms! Invite me in for some learning!
Tuesday, December 12th
4:15 Homework Club
5:30 Band concert
7:00 Choir concert
*I hope you can stop in for one of the concerts. Jonathon, Michael, and the kids would appreciate it, and so would I!
Wednesday, December 13th
8:00-9:15 WIN (What I Need) Wednesday
1:15 A-team meeting
Thursday, December 14th
Grade level/Specials meetings
2:00 New family tour
4:15 Homework Club
Friday, December 15th
It's a great day for me to be hanging out in classrooms! Invite me in for some learning!
Tweets, quotes, and blogs
High, Mid, and Low (from George Couros)| Instruction does much, but encouragement everything. |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, writer and statesman |
(from Pinterest)
Excuse Me While I "Just" Go Innovate (from Pernille Ripp)
Catch them doing something wrong or lead them to do something amazing (from George Couros)
Building Resilience, Preventing Burnout (from Edutopia)
Catch them doing something wrong or lead them to do something amazing (from George Couros)
(from @laffinteach)
| You will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles, a delight in climbing rugged paths, which you would perhaps never know if you did not sometime slip backward. |
| Helen Keller, writer and activist |
| Desire is this absurdity that holds open the infinity of possibility. |
| Wendy Farley, theologian |
| Your time is your life. Period. How you spend it ends up being what your life is. |
| Henry Cloud, psychologist and leadership consultant |
Family smore for 12.8.17
We have two full weeks of school left. Keep the expectations and engagement high, for the kids and yourself, and we'll have another great week of school. I know that there might be a time where you get frustrated with a student. Remember they're probably just as excited, or nervous, about the upcoming holiday break. We will all be losing our normal regiment, and that can be really difficult. Take a deep breath, count to 5, or 500, so that you don't speak out in anger, even if you are angry. And if you don't think that your interactions, any of them, have an impact on our kids, just watch this.
We have two full weeks of school left. Keep the expectations and engagement high, for the kids and yourself, and we'll have another great week of school. I know that there might be a time where you get frustrated with a student. Remember they're probably just as excited, or nervous, about the upcoming holiday break. We will all be losing our normal regiment, and that can be really difficult. Take a deep breath, count to 5, or 500, so that you don't speak out in anger, even if you are angry. And if you don't think that your interactions, any of them, have an impact on our kids, just watch this.
Be the one!
Jay
Take care of the kids. Take care of each other. Take care of yourself.- John Gunnell
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