Friday Focus
Moreau Heights Elementary
Our Mission
Self-Care: Life-fit, Not Balance
As you think about your perspective and mindset regarding work, considering life-fit may help you reduce any struggle you may feel to balance your passion for education with your commitment to family and personal well-being.
We must recognize and accept that there will always be more work to do, more deadlines to meet, another situation to resolve, and that our email inbox , if it ever does reach zero, will only remain at zero for a few minutes. Life-fit addresses not what we feel we should do but what we can actually do and acknowledges that those are not always that same.
Life-fit gives us permission to do what works for us - without judgement or guilt. Life-fit is different for everyone. Life-fit honors our unique situations throughout various points in our lives. Finding a life-fit allows us to be forgiving of ourselves and to recognize there are ebbs and flows to life's events.
Starting today, what are some things you can do to support life-fit so you can be your best and serve others well?
- Be purposeful in scheduling down time.
- Drop activities that zap your time and energy.
- Set aside time weekly to do something you truly enjoy doing and honor it.
- Consider what you can delegate to someone else.
- Trust that others will offer through on your expectations.
- Take care of your body by exercising and making healthy food choices.
As educators, our work is never finished. It is how we manage our time and energy that determines our effectiveness in carrying the banner for others. Taking the perspective of life-fit over life-balance empowers us to support and allows for flexibility for ourselves and those around us, which in turn allows us to create a culture that energizes (rather than drain) the very people we aim to serve.
PBS lesson
Our behavior data shows the greatest need is student defiance. Our lessons over the quarter will focus on skills that support student's following adult directions, even when it's hard.
The PBS lesson focus this week is I can respond appropriately when a student says or does something I don't like.
Our Second Steps. . .
Lesson 25 is where we have each classroom paced on lessons:
Kindergarten- Reviewing Second Steps lessons
Grades 1-5, if on schedule, have finished all lessons in the sequence. This would be a great time to revisit lessons that are topics your students are still struggling with.
Great Reminders!
Celebrate the Positive!
Have you kept an eye out for the positive choices by students? Have you written a positive referral to recognize a student doing a great job?
Nominations for New Professional of the Year
Character Trait for April is Accountable
Calendar of Events
Monday, April 22
*SST for ES (Day, James, Paul, Holliday) 9:20
*Leadership Team mtg 3:45
Tuesday, April 23
*Kindergarten Field Trip
*SST for AG (Albers, Haugen, James) 9:15
Wednesday, April 24
*Secretaries Day
*Math MAP testing grades 3, 4, and 5
*Specials Collaboration 7:45- 8:15
*BM Service Plan mtg (Ewing, Haugen, Russler) 11:10
*PM IEP (Hutchison, Day/Haugen, Ewing, Hammann) 3:45
Thursday, April 25
*Math MAP testing grades 3, 4, and 5
*Principal mtg 1 - 3:30
*Staff Appreciation Banquet 5:30 at LCMS
Friday, April 26
*Mid-terms go home
Sunday, April 28
*Mission JC at MH 9:00
Monday, April 29
*BM Service Plan (Ewing, Haugen/Day, Russler) 11:10
*PBS Team mtg 3:45
Tuesday, April 30
*PLC Team at training
*School Culture Team 3:45
Wednesday, May 1
*5th grade MAP Science
*Class lists due
*Sue at District admin mtg 8 - 11
*New Crew mtg 3:45
Thursday, May 2
*5th grade MAP Science
*Bus Driver Appreciation Day
*Tier 2 mtg 3:45
*Kindergarten Open House 5:30-7:00
Friday, May 3
*Cafeteria Staff Appreciation Day
*Transition mtg (Haugen/Day, Humphreys, Hammann/Steinman) 9:30
*Shannon out for mtg 2:00 - end of day
March/April Birthdays
Theresa Schell - April 3
April Steinman - April 7
Whitney Boeckman - April 13
Katie Spear - April 30