Bulldog Bark
May 11-15, 2020
Celebrate and Appreciate
You Made Me a Believer! Each of you makes our students believe in themselves with every interaction, and for that I am grateful! As Aguilar leads us to Celebrate and Appreciate during the month of May in Onward, she reminds us to take time to build resilience through appreciation for others AND for ourselves.
To show appreciation for others, follow these simple steps:
- Be genuine
- Speak from the heart
- Talk about the impact the other person's actions have had on you
- Stay focused on the recipient- not on you or what they did for you, but what they DID.
To appreciate ourselves, follow these simple steps:
- Think of three things you are thankful for (Remember the Yellow Zone!)
- Set an alarm a few times each day. In those moments, appreciate yourself or whatever you are doing right then
- Write a letter of appreciation to you
- Text others- sharing gratitude heightens our endorphins and makes us feel better!
"Last things last, by the grace of the fire in the flames, you're the face of the future, the blood in my veins"
#youdeservetheredcarpet #kidsdeserveit #bulldogproud #bulldogfamily
From the Office
- Class lists are due May 15. Please share your grade level's rubric of 'items to consider' with me (separate document is fine.) Thank you!
- In the Office-Office Hours (subject to change...): Mary M, T, Th 7:00-4:30: Katie M, Th 7:00-9:00
- Please remember to include headphones in your classroom supply list in first-fifth grades. Headphones will be ordered for our kindergarten friends. :)
- Please share pics of distance learning in THIS FILE. I plan to use them in the very near future. Please keep adding! :)
- Please continue to link our One Stop Mental Health Shop in each of your family newsletters throughout the duration of Distance Learning. Thank you!
- Absences: Please record in Frontline. Teaching staff, if you are absent and unable to deliver instruction, please notify your students and families and if needed provide appropriate alternative communication. Paraprofessional staff, if you are absent and unable to complete your assigned duties, please contact your supervisor.
- Attendance: Please complete by 3:45 on Fridays. You need only mark on Fridays moving forward; the office will take it from there! Please see me with questions or concerns!
CONGRATULATIONS
Take a moment to give Becky a high five! Her classroom project "First Graders Like to Play Play Play" was recently funded. Shout out to our PawPack team, led by Betty, for their receipt of a $5000 Community Giving Grant! And Congratulations to Jenn and team for their fully-funded award of a Prairie Care Fund Grant! The goal of this grant is to help create sustainable education programs for district and program staff to better identify and work with kids who may be struggling with poor mental health. Go Bulldogs!
#BulldogPride #KidsDeserveIt
Free Online Dyslexia Training Opportunity
Free, online Dyslexia 101 Training (thanks to MN Service Cooperatives, The Reading Center, and Mayo Clinic)
PBIS Update
- We are working with Site-Based to plan an End of Year Event! Check back! :)
- Thank you for your support and efforts of PBIS!!
PAYNESVILLE AREA SCHOOLS HAS A PODCAST!
The link below or button on your left will take you to our Podcast Site where you can subscribe, or just go to your Podcast App, and search "The Cast of Paynesville Area Schools". The latest episode, Distance Learning Cornucopia, discusses a variety of issues and questions regarding Distance Learning at Paynesville Area Schools.
Meeting Schedule
Grade Level: Third Week of Each Month
Preschool: Tuesday at 11:00 May 12
K: Monday at 11:40 May 18
1: Wednesday at 11:30 May 20
2: Thursday at 2:00 May 21
3: Tuesday at 12:00 May 19
4: Tuesday at 12:50 May 19
5: Wednesday at 1:00 May 20
District SD: 2nd Wednesday 3:30 May 13
Elementary Faculty Meeting: 3:00 May 20
Media Center: Monday at 10:00 May 11
Building Technology: 3rd Monday 7:30 May 18
Building ELA: Tuesday, May 19 8:00
Building Child Study: 4th Wednesday and 2nd Wednesdays 3:00 May 13
Paraprofessional Meeting: Thursday, May 14 1:00
Site-Based: Monday, May 11 2:00
District Technology: Tuesday, May 19 9:00