Mark's Monday Morning Memo
October 29, 2018
Courageous Leadership Training
I will be out tomorrow, Tuesday, October 30, 2018, for the monthly district Courageous Leadership training.
Principal for the Day
On Friday, November 2nd, Nekia Bennett will be the Principal for a Day. She was the lucky raffle winner as part of the Gator Gallop.
Birthday Wheel
If I missed your birthday in September or October and you didn't have a chance to spin the Birthday Wheel, stop by sometime this week to spin for your birthday prize!
PBIS and October 31st
Your PBIS Team welcomes you to a little competition this Wednesday, October 31st at 8:15 in the cafeteria. They're hosting a contest focusing on the theme of The Top Five PBIS Expectations. Bring your creativity!
Science
Dawn shared this information via email last week, but we wanted to share this again. From Dawn: I will be putting curriculum checklists in your mailbox later today. Please watch the videos below for important information on how to fill them out and why we are collecting the data. The second video contains useful information on how to access various science resources. Please review and keep it for future reference. If you have any questions, please ask.
Elementary Science Curriculum Checklist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBDQhOdvu-M
Hopkins K6 Science Moodle Resources
Welcome New Colleagues
Sarah Bogaert is joining us starting today as the newest member of the playground/cafeteria supervision team. She joins Khadro, Tatianna, and Graham who supervise during recess and lunch.
Layna Kitson joins us officially today as the newest member of our Title I teaching team. She replaces Madalene McMahon who is now teaching kindergarten in the St. Cloud Area Schools.
Please welcome Sarah and Layna to the Gatewood Gators family!
Junior Naturalists
Thank you to Katie Schmidt, Tracey Benson, Jeremy Hahn, Kim Hysjulien, and others who have promoted and organized our Gatewood Junior Naturalists Club. The had their first meeting and outing last week. Thank you for providing this opportunity for our students and community.