Betsy's Bits
September 16, 2017
In Case You Missed It:
A shout out goes to Evan Roush, Jamie Cox, Haley Smith, Amy Braren, Jessica Gross, Bianca DiMarcello, Stacie Thomas, LIndsay Gaines, and Kim Vaughn for participating in AVID Professional Learning Workshop (APLW) training on Saturday here at SLMS. I heard the SLMS Team was sharing AVID claps with the group and really leading the way when it came to enthusiasm! There will be another Saturday in March which Chuck, AVID Center Trainer, will be back and have three new APLW's to share with participants. Let me know if you would be interested.
I don't have much else to share in terms of other things going on in the building from last week. My week was spent on preparing for our visitors on Tuesday and working on our School Improvement Plan, which is due on Friday. I'm very excited that I will be able to refocus my efforts soon and get into classrooms. If you ask me if all this time and preparation is worth IT, I say, "YES!" Our kids, school, and families deserve the BEST! AVID has helped us to be better educators and a better school for our community. WE, the Stallion Family, deserve to be recognized for all our hard work. AVID has transformed and focused our school into a student-centered place of learning for ALL students. It has helped our children to become more organized and focused on their futures. I am very proud that we set an ambitious goal and are very close to achieving this. This demonstrates that with hard-work, perseverance, team-work, continuous learning and refining based off of data and obstacles it is possible to reach any goal. I'm proud that we have done this TOGETHER!
One-Pager on AVID @SLMS
Coming Up:
Mark your calendars:
Dance Tickets on sale all week during lunch!
Tuesday: AVID Visitation ALL Day, Social Studies Team Meeting @ 3:00 in B. Caldwell's room
Wednesday: Football @home vs. Southern MS, McDonald's Spirit Night 5-8pm
Thursday: Softball & Tennis games @ West Pine
Friday: Picture Day, Back to School Dance 5:30-7:30pm, PDP's due (more info coming from Leadership Team meeting)
PTSO Raffle starts Thursday, Sept 21 (More info coming in boxes and via email soon)
Thursday and Friday in Cafeteria: PTSO ~ BoxTop turn in and presale for hoodies and long-sleeved shirts