Holmes Weekly Update
Week Ending 12/21/18
What's Happening this Week?
Monday: 12/17/18
- Christine Out of the building All Day
- MTSS Committee MTG 4:00
Tuesday: 12/18/18
- Service Team Meetings all day
- New Teacher Meetings - Year 1 Cohort 3:45 - 6:00 @ Brooks
Wednesday: 12/19/18
- PBIS Meeting 2:45-4:45
- K-5 ELA Committee MTG 3:30-5:30 - executive Conference Room - District Office
Thursday: 12/20/18
- Christine out of the building all day
- No BLT meeting
Friday: 12/21/18
- Dr. Warke to visit Holmes AM
- 4th-grade winter celebration 1:45
This Week's Announcements: Information Item
This week's parent Update: Information Item
It was sent on Friday. Please feel free to copy/paste any portion to include in your weekly/monthly communication.
Tweets of the Week: Information Item
Leader in Me Weekly: Action Item
Watch this short video as you reflect on beginning with the end in mind. What do you want people to say about you on your 80th birthday?
This week we are studying journal pages 51-57.
Race in Oak Park: Action Item
THE STORY
The Archaeology of the Self
How do issues of race, class, religion, and sexual orientation live within us? How does our societal conditioning shape the way educators show up in classrooms?
Bronx native Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz challenges educators to examine their views on the communities and students they serve.
Using an archaeological approach, Sealey-Ruiz mentors educators of all backgrounds on how to do the "deep work" of excavating their personal histories and activating their racial consciousness as a precursor to theorizing about pedagogy.
Staff Shout Outs - Action Item
Holmes School Mission
Keeping the End in Mind - This is our end in mind and our plan to get there.
Vision:
Create a positive learning environment for all District 97 students that is equitable, inclusive and focused on the whole child.
Mission:
At Holmes School our mission is to:
establish positive relationships by celebrating differences and embracing diversity
engage students in equitable learning experiences
empower students to be proactive, collaborative leaders
prepare students to be successful lifelong learners and productive citizens