Tiger Press
San Marcos Elementary
"Life tends to respond to our outlook, to shape itself to meet our expectations." - Rich Devos
Weeks of Sept. 22nd and Sept, 29th
9/22
STEM Conference- Stephanie, Abby, Brittne, Jade, Matthew
Girls on the Run
9/23
STEM Conference- Rolayne, Abby, Brittne, Jade, Matthew
Stephanie to DO all day
Natalie to Crisis Training
10:00 NTS Meeting
9/24
10:00 Fire Drill
2:30 PLC Meetings
Girls on the Run
9/25
Natalie to Crisis Training
5th grade to ELA training
Science Academy- Hammon, Pugh
2:30 Food Pantry
3:15 Student Council
9/26
Student of the Month
Science Academy- Chapman
SSTs- AM
9/29
3:30 Leadership Meeting
Girls on the Run
9/30
Shadow a Tiger Morning for 2nd- AM
1st and 2nd Math TOSA release day
Stephanie to DO all day
Lupe out all day
10/1
Girls on the Run
2:30 PLC Meetings
3:00 ASL Math training
10/2
1:1 Training for Jade, Brittne, Abby, Matthew
10:00 Stephanie to DO
BTSA Yr. 1 & 2
10/3
8:45- Primary Flag Salute
Tiger Tid-Bits
- Mrs. Randall- a sub in Mrs. Gates class on Friday shared with me as she left late that day, "I just have to share with you- you have SUCH a wonderful school. I just moved here from the east and have subbed in Poway and Solana Beach and today was just amazing compared to any school I have been at yet. Mrs. Gates was SO organized and her kids were just wonderful. I loved my day, you are lucky to have such a nice school." I agreed with her and invited her to come back anytime- that she will find the same in any class she subs in!
- Target Red Card- if you have a Red Card you can connect it to our school so we can get money back. We just got a $300 check last week! It is free money, so take a moment to do this, I just did it!
- A bright spot in moving to a more inclusive model for our Learning Center- Ana Juarez, a 4th grader, decided to run for student council. She is a shy student, but made her speech in front of her peers and WON! It was a super special moment for her!
- "You are so lucky to be principal," said by a second grader in Mrs. Hammon's class. She is absolutely right! I am SOO lucky!
- From Cassidy-Just wanted to share something I overheard today that was so wonderful! After lunch there was an incident with two of my boys. One boy said, "you like girls" and the other boy hit him. Immediately after lunch I had a lesson planned on "How to be a good friend". I took some ideas from the safe school ambassador video we saw at the staff meeting. I taught the students that friends do three things: see what their friends face looks like, think about how they feel, and then act to make them happy or so keep them happy. Towards the end of the lesson I saw Angel lean over to Jason and say, "I think I made you mad when I said you liked girls and I'm sorry" Jason then responded, "It's okay, sorry I hit you" It was so wonderful to see and hear them. Angel's light bulb must of gone off during the lesson :).
- Ms. Molloy's students took risks and worked in collaborative groups on a math lesson. They struggled at first, but persevered and completed the objective. I was able to watch them really discuss their ideas, work through them and create a final product. It was amazing!
Mrs. Pugh and Mrs. Cantu's Students
Love that Kid President!
Ms. LeVitus' kids
Reminders/Announcements
- Flexible, but on time- we would like to ask a huge favor of you. We know it is super important to be flexible on a daily basis with such a big school and so many events happening at once. However, it is equally important to be on time to your scheduled events, programs, classes (Wheel, PE, Learning Center, lunch, assemblies, etc.) We are like a fast moving freeway and if one class is late we have a traffic jam. I know it happens to all of us once in a while, but if we could try to have students help remind us to get to things on time that would be wonderful, thank you!
- ASL will start on Oct. 6th. We will have our ST Math Training on Oct. 1st at 3:00. You should be getting permission slips next week by Thursday.
- With our new morning plan for a closed campus, it will be important for those who have duty at that gate to be on time as well as strict with who enters. It should only be staff you know and students. If parents want to talk to teachers they need to enter the front office and sign in. This applies for after school as well. Thank you.
WHEEL WEEK AGENDA
1. CCSS ELA/Literacy Key Shifts
2. Grade level collaboration
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Beatriz Schultz- 22nd
Janet Cantu- 27th
Leandra Platero - 30th
YOU HAVE THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD!
Habit of Self Belief- A Study of Mindset
Self Belief is the knowledge that we can do something. It's an inner feeling that we can accomplish the things we desire and decide to achieve. When you believe in yourself, you gain power and your eyes open to opportunities that lead to greatness.
"Whether you think you can, or think you can't... you're right!" -- Henry Ford"Believe you can and you are halfway there." -- Theodore Roosevelt
With this said, don't be afraid to get out there and try new things. Try out for a new sport, apply for a new class, learn a new language, etc. You never know what might come out of it.
Sure there may be some issues and you might make mistakes, but whatever happens, make sure that you always look for the positive. When you look at mistakes or failures as opportunities to learn and grow, you are developing a positive attitude and you will skyrocket your way to the top! There is no failure, only feedback."~ Zig Ziglar
Another way to look at it is this: If you try something and don't succeed initially, that's OK. That just means that one particular attempt was a failure, but you (as a person) are not. "Failure is an event. Not a person". So stay with it and never give up.
Michael Jordan said it this way, "I failed my way to success." He just kept showing up, working hard, and never threw in the towel. That attitude and drive made him the greatest basketball player ever!
Resistance Makes You Stronger! Be grateful for your problems, since "Pressure creates Diamonds!" People with Alpha Personalities HAVE AN INDOMITABLE SPIRIT! A Non-Quitting Attitude.