Staff Memo
March 27, 2015
HSHS's Best Buddies and the "R" Word
Family Engineering Night Additions
Joining our EC Staff - Angie Strickland
I began my time with HSE as a temporary IA in the Early Childhood department at Brooks School Elementary last September. I loved working with the kids so much that I decided to become an EC sub once my position ended. I am thrilled to be back in EC for another temporary position at CRE.
I am so excited to see spring coming as I love to garden and camp.
Student Teaching with Andrea is Apiradee Ngamkamolrat
My name is Apiradee Ngamkamolrat, a bilingual educator from Bangkok, Thailand. I am very glad to be a part of Cumberland Road Elementary School, this Spring semester. I am honored to have an opportunity to do my student teaching, with Ms. Andrea Hale. I am hoping to become a certified teacher, in May 2015. I have spent the past six years, working as an educator in a variety of settings, serving as a teacher, administrator, and a program coordinator, for an after school program.
I have earned a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from University of Central Arkansas and a second Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, from Indiana University, South Bend. TO pursue my education and to live life to its fullest, I have traveled to many different countries such as Canada, Italy, Singapore, Laos, and Burma, just to name a few.
I am a strong, determined woman, who enjoys the diversity of cultures, languages, food, customs and people. I am delighted at the opportunity that newness presents. I welcome the opportunity to foster mutual learning and to create understanding among people from an ever more connected world.
Kindness Quotes from Wonder
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature. ~Joseph Campbell
Even the toughest dogs can be afraid of vacuums. ~Anna
Do a deed of simple kindness; through its end you may not see, it may reach like widening ripples, down a long eternity. ~Joseph Norton
Upcoming PD Revisions/Reminders
- Wednesday, April 15 at 7:35 Book Study - Voices of Diversity - Chapter 10 Learning (Dis)Abililties and Special Needs and Chapter 4 Physical Abilities
- Friday, April 17 7:35 - Staff Meeting - Kindness Survey Results with David and Katelyn
- Tuesday, April 21 @ 4:00 - Choice PD with Joe and Grant - Creating My Own Financial Plan
- Wednesday, April 22 @ 8:00 Choice PD - Visual Supports
- Friday, April 24 @ 8:00 - Choice PD - Meg and Lisa - You help us determine the topic from these below. More info to come.
- Using essential questions to determine the driving question of a PBL
- Which student work shows higher level thinking and questioning?
- What is critical thinking? How do I observe it and teach for it?
- How do I assess for critical thinking?
Looking Ahead
Monday, March 30 Day 3
- Pledge/MOS - Greiwe
- 7:30 RtI meeting - PD/Collab room
- 3:10 Collab Team 2
- 4:00-4:30 Meet and Greet Dr. Bourff- library
Tuesday, March 21 Day 4
- 8:15 Share the Load -PD/Collab room - Talon
- 3:10 Collab Team 3
- 7:00 PTO Exec Bd meeting - Please let me know if you have anything I need to take to the Exec Board
Wednesday, April 1 Day 1
- Chili Cook-Off
- Spring Pictures
- 12:00-4:00 - CIT works on revising the SIP
- 3:10 Collab Team 4
Thursday, April 2 Day 2
- 8:00 Office Meeting
- 200-3:00 - Travel Indiana Fourth Grade Fair
- 3:50 Wish your colleagues a happy Spring Break and head out the door
Friday, April 3-Sunday, April 12 - Enjoy time away from school. Come back ready to fight the good fight until June 1.
Monday, April 13 Day 3
- Pledge and MOS - Spears
- Section 125 meetings all day
- 3:10 - Collab Team HA
Tuesday, April 14 Day 4
- Section 125 meetings all day
- 9:45 - Admin meeting at FJH - Lisa gone
- 3:10 Collab Team K
- 7:00 PTO Open Forum and election of officers
Wednesday, April 15 Day 1
- 7:35 Voices of Diversity book study - Chapters 4 and 10 - Physical and Learning (Dis)Abilities
- 2:30-3:00 Fire Drill
- 3:10 Collab Team 1
Thursday, April 16 Day 2
- 7:30 Gemmer Financial Group (Michael Zahm) here
- 8:00 Office meeting
- 3:10 Collab Team 2
- 5:00-7:00 K Round-up
Friday, April 17 Day 3
- Mix and Match Day - wear your most mismatched outfit
- 7:35 Staff Meeting - Kindness Survey results with David and Katelyn
- 3:10 - Collab Team 3