Monclova Primary
Weekly Bulletin
Events for Week of Oct. 10 - Oct. 16
SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK FOR 1ST GRADE
BOOK FAIR
Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day
SLOs DUE
Board Meeting - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, October 11
SLO Scoring - Betsey out all day
Book fair Evening Hour - 6:00 pm
MAPS Meeting - 7:00 pm
Wednesday, October 12
Donuts for Dads - 7:30 to 8:30 am
Thursday, October 13
Donuts for Dads - 7:30 to 8:30 am
AM Kindergarten Field Trip - 9:00 am
PM Kindergarten Field Trip - 1:00 pm
Friday, October 14
RIMP/On-Track Letter/RtI Plans sent home
Announcements
Thank you:
Reminders:
Donuts for Dads will be taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 12 and 13, please make a point to stop by one of the mornings, say "Hi" and grab a donut! Also, we will need extra "eyes" in the gym before the bell rings. The buses will be unloading as they arrive and the kids sent to the gym along with those students who are attending Donuts for Dads.
Thank you to all the staff that submitted grant applications to AWEF and congratulations to the following winners:
Monclova Primary - Toledo Zoo Outreach
Lisa Dick
Kim Buehrer
Whitney Moser
Alyssa Lewis
Jamie Pfefferle
You will be honored at the Board meeting on Monday, Oct. 10 at 6:00 pm, please plan to attend.
Please make sure you are keeping up to date on your Public School Works training. October 16 is another completion due date, the latest report shows several people need to complete the Ethical Use of Tests course. Please log in and check your account!
Turn in your "Mine Plus 9" forms to Jill's mailbox. Some people have expressed they don't know many people in the district (outside of staff or parents) since they live out of the area. It's okay, you can help with canvassing, making phone calls or handing out flyers at the football game.
Sign Up Genius for parent conferences should be sent out the week of Oct. 17. Jill updated the instructions so you can add the dinner hour in and share the document with her so the office has everyone's schedule.
Fall parties will take place at 2:45 pm on Friday, Oct. 28. After announcements on Friday, we will be doing the fundraiser balloon pop and awarding of prizes. This will only be for students that won, a list will be provided to you.
Words of Wisdom and Action..............................
You Have Arrived at Your Destination -Tip of the Week - September 30, 2016 - Issue #428
by Ali Behne
Early in August, a malfunction in Delta Airlines’ computer system resulted in hundreds of flights being canceled. Thousands of travelers, including my husband and I, found our plans interrupted. When the glitch happened, we were in the Seattle airport waiting for a red-eye flight.
I have to admit, when I heard there was a thirty-minute delay, I was disappointed but not surprised. Most of the Delta personnel and travelers around me seemed to share my attitude. As the delay stretched to two hours, I became discouraged, along with many others. Finally, the cause of the delay was announced and we were told that a projected time frame for flight departures was not available. At that point, emotions, attitudes, and lack of sleep could have led to a terminal full of disgruntled travelers. Instead, my fellow travelers accepted the inevitable as Delta personnel offered assistance in the form of blankets and pillows, snacks and drinks, and ready availability to respond to questions.
I witnessed strangers making room for others to sit, people who gave in and created a makeshift bed on the hard airport floor, and family members cuddling with each other for comfort. Delta employees were covering shivering sleepers with warm blankets, assisting people whose travel needs were most urgent, and providing physical and emotional comfort to others—basically making the most of a crummy situation. The terminal became quiet and still, and people walking around were careful not to trip over sleeping bodies.
About eight hours after our scheduled departure, the announcement came that our flight, along with many others, was canceled. Understandably, this led to a wide range of emotions as travelers worked to figure out how to get to their destinations. During this chaotic time, I did not witness even one airline employee lose patience. Their voices remained calm, and their demeanors positive and apologetic. Over time, their attitude was contagious. Frustrated travelers moved from complaints to acceptance, and even from anger to amusement. It was definitely a lesson about the effect of a positive attitude.
Afterward, as we all so often do, I reflected on how my travel experience relates to the classrooms and schools in which we work. No classroom or school is perfect. We all have disruptions to work around, some bigger than others, and often they are outside our control. What we can control, however, is our attitude about those disruptions—and it does make a difference to those around us. When we maintain a good attitude, we realize there is always a way to get to our destination. My husband and I got home after a twenty-seven-hour drive filled with conversation, laughter, and, of course, a little sleep.