Monday Memo
Week of March 25
What's going on this week?
Monday
8:10 Morning Meeting
Tuesday
Wednesday
7:15 PLCs - Large group meet in Spanish Room
7:15 SPED meeting
Thursday
7:20 PBIS
Friday
2:15 Funfest
6-8 PM Carnival
Box Tops & Milk Moola Wrap up
Please continue to bring in Box Tops. They are super easy to collect and are each worth $0.10!! Please do not throw them away :)
Check with any friends and family to get Milk Moola turned in by Friday this week. I have to get it mailed out by then before the program is done.
**Please check the dates on your Box Tops to make sure they have not expired**
Thank you!!
March Character Word of the Month - Kindness
Kindness definition = tendency to be kind and forgiving. the quality of being warm-hearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
Recess Duty
This week
Jenni - Jenna (3-6)
Sheryl - Robin (K-2)
Next week
Jill - Ashley (3-6)
Chelsy - Janel (K-2)
Let's Read TEAM Academy!
Let's read a book as a school. Feel free to join us! If you have suggestions for other books to read next month let me know!
March book = Rules by Cynthia Lord
March & April Reminders
Calendar changes - There will now be school on the remaining teacher in-service days - March 29 and May 10. We will also have full days of school on the remaining early out days.
Carnival - The carnival will now be on Friday, March 29 from 6-8 PM. Please turn in any forms and money to me. I'll share out the carnival volunteer sheet on Monday. I'm waiting to hear back from parents to see where they can volunteer. We will also get the throw a sponge at the teacher booth times out so you know when you will be there :) It is always a fun night! I'll start setting up at 3:00 in the gym if anyone wants to help out!
Requesting time off during MCA testing - As stated in our handbook, we don't want anyone requesting time off during MCA testing. We moved it back a week so we won't start until April 23 and hope to finish by May 3. We want the students to have as normal of a schedule as we can and having all staff here helps a lot! We know things come up, but if you have to leave, try to schedule appointments towards the end of the day.
Paras Snowday Makeup Hours - Hours will be added back to your leave balance on early out days and the two full days. If you are here on those days, the hours will be added back to your balance! Yah! :)
Next School Year - Our school board will vote on employee agreements at the May 1 meeting. If you know you will not be returning, please let Missy or myself know. Otherwise we will see everyone back in the fall :)
Spring Open House (conferences)
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 03:00 PM
220 17th Avenue Northeast, Waseca, MN, USA
Dairy Queen Night
Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 05:00 PM
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill, North State Street, Waseca, MN, USA
Talent Show!
Good Reads
Daily Five Tip of the Week
Lori Sabo
Issue #558
Aren’t you glad spring is here? Like many of you, our February was characterized by unusual amounts of snow. My daughter called to share that her four boys were forging trails in the impressive 23-inch accumulation. I asked how the youngest one, barely three, was managing to maneuver. She replied, “He follows their footsteps.”
When I look back on my 22 years in education, I can see many times when my own journey was successful for the exact same reason.
- It would have felt overwhelming to traipse through my first year with kindergartners if Debbie Stone and Nancy Alexander hadn’t allowed me to follow their every footstep.
- When our district instituted a writer’s workshop, it would have been daunting without Ralph Fletcher, Katie Wood Ray, and Lucy Calkins, who had already made clear tracks to follow.
- And when we moved from a scripted reading program to a workshop model, it would have been arduous without the path already cleared by Debbie Miller, Stephanie Harvey, and Gail Boushey.
As a profession, teaching is both joyful and difficult. It can be easy to isolate ourselves in our classrooms. But joy and growth are ignited when we seek community, collaboration, and collegiality. These can be found in teammates, coaches, professional connections on Twitter, and the outstanding professional development literature that is so easily accessible.
Let’s set a path that others can follow, and when it feels too deep, take a moment to step into the tracks already leading where we want to go.