Calendar
Monday, April 9th
7:15 volleyball practice
Tuesday, April 10th
8:55 cover Brian F.
4:15 Homework Club
4:30 volleyball games at Merton
Wednesday, April 11th
8:00 All staff meeting
8:45 Student assembly
1:15 A-team meeting
Thursday, April 12th
Grade level meetings
2:00 National Junior Honor Society induction
4:15 Homework Club
Friday, April 13th
7:15 volleyball practice at Primary School
1:30 Future Ready Schools in Brookfield
Tweets, quotes, and blogs
Empowering Purpose (from George Couros)
(from @woodard_julie)
Back to School Meemic grant application
The 30-Second Book Talk (from Pernille Ripp)
First, Learn Their Story (from Jon Harper)
The 30-Second Book Talk (from Pernille Ripp)
First, Learn Their Story (from Jon Harper)
The Process is the Product (from George Couros)
Who Keeps You In Line? (from Pernille Ripp)
Innovation Does Not Happen in Isolation (from George Couros)
| Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. |
| Confucius, philosopher and teacher |
Who Keeps You In Line? (from Pernille Ripp)
Innovation Does Not Happen in Isolation (from George Couros)
| Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. |
| Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist |
#mertonint on Twitter
I was fortunate to spend an entire week with Jen and Lauren in Florida. The weather was awesome but the chance to be together was even more important. I also was able to read a couple of books while getting sunburned on the beach. The favorite book I read was The Operator by Robert O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill is the Navy SEAL who fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden. That story was only one chapter of the book. The rest of the book is the reason I loved the book. It is the story of someone who has an undying desire to do his best, all of the time. He relies on his own intestinal fortitude and never give up attitude as well as the belief that his father has in him to be the best. One line sticks out in the book that reminds me of our work together. It was "stolen" by Mr. O'Neill from one of his troop's commanders- "Nobody ever worked for me. They worked with me." The Navy SEALs rely on each other to accomplish their mission. No one person is more important in any mission. If one SEAL fails in their part of the mission, another SEAL must step up or the mission will fail. The same is true of our work with each student we come in contact with every day. Remember that. Our students rely on us on our good days and bad days and on their good days and bad days. The work you do with our kids and each other cannot go underestimated or underappreciated. Thank you for working with me every day to make our school and district the best it can be for our kids.
Be the one!
Jay
Take care of the kids. Take care of each other. Take care of yourself.- John Gunnell
I was fortunate to spend an entire week with Jen and Lauren in Florida. The weather was awesome but the chance to be together was even more important. I also was able to read a couple of books while getting sunburned on the beach. The favorite book I read was The Operator by Robert O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill is the Navy SEAL who fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden. That story was only one chapter of the book. The rest of the book is the reason I loved the book. It is the story of someone who has an undying desire to do his best, all of the time. He relies on his own intestinal fortitude and never give up attitude as well as the belief that his father has in him to be the best. One line sticks out in the book that reminds me of our work together. It was "stolen" by Mr. O'Neill from one of his troop's commanders- "Nobody ever worked for me. They worked with me." The Navy SEALs rely on each other to accomplish their mission. No one person is more important in any mission. If one SEAL fails in their part of the mission, another SEAL must step up or the mission will fail. The same is true of our work with each student we come in contact with every day. Remember that. Our students rely on us on our good days and bad days and on their good days and bad days. The work you do with our kids and each other cannot go underestimated or underappreciated. Thank you for working with me every day to make our school and district the best it can be for our kids.
Be the one!
Jay
Take care of the kids. Take care of each other. Take care of yourself.- John Gunnell
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