Friday, November 16, 2018

Aspire to be better

Thanks to all of you for your efforts in making the Aspire test as successful as possible.  Staff members stepped up, again.  The students were focused during their testing time.  Dawn and Jim were available and solved a myriad of issues.  Thank you, every one, for a great week.  I'll see you all on Monday, and make today the best Friday of the week!

Great things I saw this week...
Watching kids learn about air in Science.
Lots of reading.
Wonderful read alouds.
Students taking on the role of basketball coach in PE.
Oil pastel drawings in Art.
Discussions about the Bill of Rights in Social Studies.
Kids talking to me about struggling in Math, and that's a good thing.  That means they're learning!
Great thinking in Engineering Olympics.
Sitting with 5th graders at lunch and listening to them talk about...the books they're reading!

Calendar
Intermediate School Special Events

Wednesday, November 21st- Sunday, November 25th
Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 26th
School Board meeting

Friday, November 30th
Half day- AM schedule

Tuesday, December 4th
Merton Tree lighting- 7PM

Thursday, December 6th
7th grade attends A Christmas Carol (all day)

 Tuesday, December 11th
Holiday Concerts (Band-5:30, Choir-7:00)

Monday, December 17th- Thursday, December 20th
Holiday Spirit Week

 Tuesday, December 18th
Encore Choir and Jazz Band caroling (all day)

Wednesday, December 19th
Holiday brunch

Tweets, quotes, and blogs

We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have these because we have acted rightly.
Will Durant,
historian

(from Jessica Johnson's staff blog)

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.
Marilyn vos Savant,
columnist


Good multiplies when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon. The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?
Julia Cameron,
writer

The path to truly new, never-been-done-before things always has failure along the way. It's supposed to be hard.
Regina Dugan,
businesswoman and technology developer


Camp Fire All Kids Are Our Kids
Through my social media connections, I have come to know many principals from all over the country.  In an effort to help support the Butte County Schools in their efforts to help out fire victims, please consider purchasing one of these shirts or sweatshirts.
Here is a link if you are interested, and I appreciate your consideration.

Thanks in advance to those of you who will step up today in my absence.  I appreciate each of you.  Enjoy the weekend, and I'll see you on Monday!
Jay
Take care of the kids.  Take care of each other.  Take care of yourself- John Gunnell
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