Willow Lane Weekly
November 15, 2018
Three Week Calendar
11/19
Evening Parent Teacher Conferences
Staff Assistant Mtg. - 10:15 AM
11/20
Parent Teacher Conferences
11/21
12:30 Dismissal for students
11/22 - 11/26
Thanksgiving Vacation
11/27
Chess Club - 3:30 PM
Sean and Ryan's Classes Planetarium Pre-Visits
Faculty Mtg. - 8:15 AM
Extra Bus Recess - 123, 110, 163, 208 - 2:30 PM
Extra Bus Recess - 111, 112, 107 - 2:45 PM
School Play Auditions - 3:30 PM
11/28
Karen and Jen's Classes Planetarium Pre-Visits
School Play Auditions - 3:30 PM
11/29
Joe and Mike's Classes Planetarium Pre-Visits
11/30
Holiday Shop - 5 - 8 PM
12/3
Hannukah Begins
IEP Day
Ryan and Sean's Classes to Planetarium
12/4
Safety Mtg. - 3:30 PM
Ready Math Parent Night at Shoemaker
12/5
Karen and Jen's Classes to Planetarium
12/6
Joe and Mike's Classes to Planetarium
12/7
Star student Cafe
An Ounce of Prevention...A Student Throws a Chair When Agitated - What Do You Do Now?
Imagine this scenario: You are an elementary school teacher, and one of your students becomes agitated. Things escalate. The student throws a chair. What do you do? Now, imagine you're the principal. The student arrives at the office even angrier and out of control. What do you do - suspend the student?
Punishing students for misbehavior typically does not help them learn to behave differently. Instead, adults should be trained to be responsive rather than reactive. For example, encourage teachers to think about what might be driving the behavior. Maybe the student has been exposed to a lot of violence at home and is acting it out in school.
Instead of sending them to the principal's office, perhaps suggest they take a walk or use self-regulation strategies in a "cooldown zone" before addressing what happened. Some principals have items in their office such as stress balls or coloring books to help students calm down."
Lenz, Micou, Honsinger, Bulifant - Principal - Nov./Dec. 2018
Congratulations Emily!
Willow Lane Elementary School
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