Holmquist News & Notes
October 12 - October 16
Kimberly's Message
Humming bird of the Week
Humming bird Class of the Week
Kaylee's Funeral Fund
Weekly Calendar
Monday, October 12th
NO PLC
Tuesday, October 13th
EDC 35
Hummingbird Store
ALMA 2nd
3rd Grade NNAT
Wednesday, October 14th
EDC 36
Wear pink and jeans to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Hummingbird Store
1st Grade CPM
Hospitality Meeting - 3:40
Tech Committee
3rd Grade NNAT
Thursday, October 15th
EDC 37
Hummingbird Store
STAT/RTI
KN CPM
ALMA 3rd
3rd Grade NNAT
Wellness Committee Meeting - 3:40
Friday, October 16th
EDC 38
Report Cards and Awards List are Due - 7:30 a.m.
Speech, ICS Report Card Grade Check
Boss's Day
3rd Grade NNAT
Field Trip Deadline
PLC - 8:10 - 9:10 - Smart Goals
Monday - NO PLC
Tuesday - 1st
Wednesday - 2nd
Thursday - 3rd
Friday - 4th
Arrival and Dismissal Duty Expectations
Below are a couple of reminders about arrival and dismissal
- No eating while on duty and while monitoring students
- Do not bring your bags, purses or crates to dismissal duty. While on duty you need to be available to move freely to assist with students or emergencies as they arise. Your school day ends at 3:30 and your time before 3:30 should not be spent packing up.
- Refrain from talking to colleagues while students are present and should be monitored. Active monitoring should be happening at all times
- All non classroom teachers should be on duty by 2:55 p.m.
- All classroom teachers should be at their classroom door by 2:58 p.m., you should be monitoring students in the hallway and in your classroom
Shout Outs
- Ms. Kutiev for always showing her love and care for her students. Seen in the hallways always smiling and having every one of her students under her wing. from Coach Sallee
- Ms. Ghani for working miracles in her new room.
- Ms. Walker for making sure 1st grade had money for their field trip in time and for getting the fundraiser information out to students along with the t-shirt order. You are appreciated.
- Ms. Huynh and her team for organizing their first field trip of the year.
- The following people for submitting grants Ms. Huynh, Ms. Dennison, Ms. Purdy, Ms. Cavazos, Ms. Vallarta,
- Ms. Jones, Mr. Endsley, Ms. McKenzie and Ms. Williams for pricing items for the Hummingbird store and Mr. Sallee for downloading the video.
- The Block team for being flexible when it came to receiving extra students when a class needed to be split.
- Ms. Hooper (traveling nurse) complimented our staff for making her feel welcome.
- Mr. Endsley for updating the marquee with current information at the last minute
- The first grade team for having a great time on their field trip and for returning on time with all of their students
- Ms. Dennis and Ms. Solis for creating a positive office experience and for always being professional with difficult parents
- Congratulations to Ms. Payton, Ms. Middleton and Ms. Curry for passing their ESL test.
Teaching Social Skills to Young Children
Are there any adults in your life who probably didn't get enough instruction on basic social skills when they were preschoolers? While these folks can be a bit annoying at times, it's probably wise to remember that their lack of relational finesse has probably made their own lives less than peachy. When I remember this, it's easier for me to remain empathetic with them. It also reminds me why it's so important to help our young children learn the basic social graces.
Most of this teaching should take place in the classroom of real world experience. That is, at the very moment our children are interacting with others. Listed below are just a few of the things we ought to expect our children to do:
Shake people's hands and look into their eyes.
Smile.
Say "hello."
Say "thank you" when complimented.
Say "please."
Say "goodbye" and wish people well.
I'm constantly amazed at how many times parents fail to teach these skills to our children. Parents fail to expect these things out of their preschoolers. Instead, their children are allowed to snub others or to hide behind their parents' backs.