Willow Lane Weekly
April 28, 2017
Four Week Calendar
5/1
Grade 3 to Shoemaker for Band/Orchestra Concert
Math PSSA Makeups
Newspaper Club - 3:30 PM
Science PSSA
Hawk Store Opens
Yoga Club - 3:30 PM
5/2
Amanda/Cheryl to Planetarium
DRA Sub Day
ESL Club - 3:30 PM
Science PSSA
Follies Practice - 3:30 PM
Safety Committee Mtg. - 3:30 PM
High School Students from Zambia, Africa visit our school
5/3
IEP Day
Science PSSA Makeups
Sharon/Frank to Planetarium
Faculty Mtg. - 3:30 PM
DRA Sub Day
Star Student Cafe Drawing - 2:45 PM
5/4
DRA Sub Day
Jim R to Planetarium
Songwriting Club - 3:30 PM
Follies Practice - 3:30 PM
Outdoor Classroom Club - 3:30 PM
5/5
1 PM Dismissal for Students
Star Student Cafe
Follies - Performances - 10 AM and 6:30 PM
5/8
Monica and Emily's classes to LV Historical Sites
Yoga Club - 3:30 PM
5/9
Community Service Club Nursing Home Visit
Ellen and Steph's Classes to LV Historical Sites
ESL Club - 3:30 PM
IEP Day
5/10
DRA Sub Day
Fifth Grade Spring Concert - 10 AM and 7 PM
5/11
DRA Sub Day
Fifth Grade Middle School Visits
Outdoor Classroom Club - 3:30 Pm
Songwriting Club - 3:30 PM
Grade 3 to Hydromania
5/12
Matt and Lori's Classes to LV Historical Sites
5/15
Inclusion Planning
Newspaper Club - 3:30 PM
Universal Screening
Grade 4, 5 Teacher PVAAS Roster Verification process begins through May 26
Yoga Club - 3:30 PM
5/16
ESL Club - 3:30 PM
Inclusion Planning
Universal Screening
Election Day
5/17
Michael and Heather here to help with Macs in our Faculty Room - 8 AM
5/18
Open House - 6:30 PM
Outdoor Classroom Club - 3:30 PM
5/19
DRA Window Closes
Grade 3 to Ontelaunee Park
Staff Breakfast
5/22
Yoga Club - 3:30 PM
5/23
IEP Day
5/24
IEP Day
Sean and Ryan's Classes to Bike and Boat
5/25
Karen and Lisa's Classes to Bike and Boat
Outdoor Classrom Club - 3:30 PM
Incredible Assembly - K Featured - 10 AM and 2 PM
5/26
Joe's Class to Bike and Boat
Last Day for ASA's
PSSA Teacher Roster Verification Due - Grade 4 and 5
Instrumental Music Demos for Grade 3 Students - Cafeteria - 9:30 AM
Congratulations Jen Sakelarides!
11 THOUGHTS ABOUT TEAMWORK
1. Teams rise and fall on culture, leadership, relationships, attitude and effort.
Great teams have a great culture driven by great leadership. Relationships are meaningful and teammates are connected. The collective attitude is very positive and everyone on the team works hard to accomplish their mission.
2. It’s all about teamwork. Sometimes you are the star and sometimes you help the star.
3. If want to be truly great you have to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player.
I tell this to athletes all the time but the same is true for any profession. When we work hard to be a great team member we make everyone around us better.
4. Your team doesn’t care if you are a superstar. They care if you are a super team member.
5. Three things you control every day are your attitude, your effort and your actions to be a great teammate.
It doesn’t matter what is happening around you and who you think is being unfair. Every day you can focus on being positive, working hard and making others around you better. If you do that great things will happen.
6. One person can’t make a team but one person can break a team. Stay positive!
Make sure you don’t let energy vampires sabotage your team. Post a sign that says “No Energy Vampires” allowed and keep them off the bus. Most importantly, decide to stay positive.
7. Great team members hold each other accountable to the high standards and excellence their culture expects and demands.
8. Team beats talent when talent isn’t a team.
9. Great teams care more. They care more about their effort, their work and their team members.
10. We > me
Unity is the difference between a great team and an average team. United teams are connected and committed to each other. They are selfless instead of selfish. They put the team first and know together we accomplish more.
11. You and your team face a fork in the road each day. You can settle for average and choose the path of mediocrity or you can take the road less traveled and chase greatness.
It’s a choice you make each day. Which path will your team take?
Jon Gordon
Willow Lane Elementary School
Email: anmoyer@eastpennsd.org
Website: eastpennsd.org
Location: 6135 Sauerkraut Lane, Macungie, PA, United States
Phone: 484-519-3300
Twitter: @EPSDWillowLane