Friday, March 23, 2018

Testing week

Great job this week with testing.  It's a stressful time for everyone, whether you want to admit it or not.  I appreciate the effort that you put into test preparation over the past few weeks, but the preparation goes way beyond that.  It's what you do every day to connect with our kids- the big things and the little things.  The connections are more than just academic.  The connections are relationship building.  The connections are setting expectations, and holding the students, and yourself, to those expectations.  The connections are working together with colleagues to bring lessons to life.  Remember those things most of all.  They are the reasons that our kids perform the way that they do.  Thanks to all of you for guiding our learners every day!

Great things I saw this week...
The Forward Exam got off to a great start.
Spheros in 5th grade Science.
Barb is back!
6th graders sharing their film festival at the School Board meeting.
Our Parent Tech Talk on Tuesday night with over 50 in attendance!
8th graders making super balls in Science.
Mike is doing a great job with Heidi's kids.
The flexibility of staff with our wacky schedule this week.
The student pride while putting their poetry presentations together.
Martica and Andrea working with our staff, and chipping in to proctor the Forward Exam or cover a class.
Our volleyball teams had their first games, and did pretty well.
7th and 8th grade family conferences, and the dinner the PTO prepared for them (Face to face meetings with families are the most impactful, in my opinion, so thank you to all who have had family conferences and continue to have family conferences.).
Kim stepping in for Matt as he was presenting at a national conference in Nashville.
Forward testing is over for 6th and 7th graders, and they enjoyed an ice cream sandwich to celebrate!

 Calendar
Tuesday, March 27th
7:15  volleyball practice
4:15  Homework Club

Wednesday, March 28th
1:15  A-team meeting

Thursday, March 29th
Grade level and specials meetings
Leaving for Spring Break at 4:15PM (You should, too!)
  • Important future dates
  • March 30th- April 8th- Spring Break
  • April 11th- WIN Wednesday
  • April 12th- NJHS induction
  • April 19th- High School Musical Junior
    • 6th-8th grades @ 10:30AM
    • 3rd-5th grades @ 1:45PM
  • May 11th- Grandparents Day
  • May 15th- concerts
  • May 24th- Half day career event

Tweets, quotes, and blogs
Helping Someone Get Better or Showing Them You Are Better? (from George Couros)

One never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
writer and statesman

3 Conversation Shifts in Education (from George Couros)

It is the same with people as it is with riding a bike. Only when moving can one comfortably maintain one's balance.
Albert Einstein,
theoretical physicist
(from Math Education SmartBrief)

Relationships, Risk-Taking, and Innovation (from George Couros)

(from Pinterest)

Family smore for 3.23.18

Looking forward to a fantastic Friday.  (See the lion picture above.)
Be the one!
Jay
Take care of the kids.  Take care of each other.  Take care of yourself.- John Gunnell
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