1. What is my story?
2. What is my classroom story?
3. What is our school story?
The first one is just for you. What are some of the common themes when we discuss our classrooms and our schools? What's something that we should be really proud of? What's something we need to improve upon? There's extra credit if you reflect in a blog post, say a GOOSE pass for the post voted on as best by your colleagues. Are you up for the challenge?
Calendars
Next week is Spring Break so I won't have any office hours. You should take some time off, too!
Monday, April 9th
Classes resume
7:15 volleyball practice
Tuesday, April 10th
9:00-9:45 cover Brian F.
4:15 Homework Club
4:30 volleyball games
Wednesday, April 11th
8:00-9:15 All staff meeting
1:15 A-team meeting
Thursday, April 12th
Grade level/ specials meetings
2:00 NJHS induction
4:15 Homework Club
Friday, April 13th
7:15 volleyball practice
2:00 Future Ready meeting in Brookfield
- Important future dates
- 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
- June 1st- Celebration Day
Great things I saw this week...
Lots of students reading in class.
Read alouds in class, and hearing Sarah K. reading in Spanish.
Gallery walk in Math class to solve Algebra problems.
8th graders staying focused on their testing.
The flexibility of our students and staff during Forward Exams.
Students creating Sphero golf courses.
Visiting Egypt using Google Expeditions.
Play practice (You seriously need to watch a practice when we get back from break!).
Students saying thank you for ice cream sandwiches.
Mike doing an amazing job in Heidi's room.
The work Jim and Dawn did for Forward Exams.
Tweets, quotes, and blogs
| What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. |
| Nelson Mandela, activist and political leader |
Purpose-Driven Learning (from George Couros)
| It is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows. |
| Epictetus, philosopher |
Can We Make Lesson Plans More Than Compliance Plans? (from A. J. Juliani)
Family smore for 3.29.18
Do you know what happens after the third quarter of Wisconsin football games? The players hold up four fingers and the PA blares Jump Around.
When we get back, it will be the 4th quarter. Our focus needs to be better. Our effort needs to be better. Our engagement with our students and each other needs to be better. We need to be better. I encourage you to find time in the next 10 days to refresh, renew, recharge, and relax so that we have our full attention on each and every day of the 4th quarter. There's a good chance I'll be doing a little Jump Around next week and I'll be ready for an awesome finish to the school year.
Be the one!
Jay
Take care of the kids. Take care of each other. Take care of yourself.- John Gunnell
Do you know what happens after the third quarter of Wisconsin football games? The players hold up four fingers and the PA blares Jump Around.
When we get back, it will be the 4th quarter. Our focus needs to be better. Our effort needs to be better. Our engagement with our students and each other needs to be better. We need to be better. I encourage you to find time in the next 10 days to refresh, renew, recharge, and relax so that we have our full attention on each and every day of the 4th quarter. There's a good chance I'll be doing a little Jump Around next week and I'll be ready for an awesome finish to the school year.
Be the one!
Jay
Take care of the kids. Take care of each other. Take care of yourself.- John Gunnell
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