The Gator Tales
The weekly staff newsletter for Glenwood Elementary School
Week of November 13
Tuesday November 14- Fall Picture Make-Ups
Wednesday, November 15- Pirate Day, Report Cards Issued
Important upcoming dates and events
Wednesday, November 22- Adjusted Dismissal
Thursday and Friday November 23 and 24- Thanksgiving Holidays
Friday December 1- Citizen of the Month
Monday, December 4- Grades 2-4 Gifted Testing
Friday, December 8- PTA Winter Wonderland
Friday, December 15- Progress Reports Issued
Monday, December 18- PIRATE DAY
Wednesday- December 20- POLAR EXPRESS DAY (adjusted dismissal)
Thursday, December 21 through Monday January 1- Winter Holidays, schools closed
Grateful Gators!
Thank you to Mrs. Munson for using her translating skills during conferences. She made several parents feel very comfortable. Melissa Cummings
Kudos to Mrs. Haywood and Mrs. Repa for their quick help in a sticky situation!! Amy Doss
Kudos to our Super Permanent Subs! Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Fields cover our classes with style and grace, and they love our kids too! Thank you ladies!!! Teresa Habib
Kudos to Mrs. Myers for getting supplies for our Gator Bowl cheerleaders so that they can work on their signs and show off their Gator Spirit! Also, thank you to Mrs. Stacy for working with the cheerleaders on coming up with their cheers and practicing. Our PE staff ROCKS! Thank you to Deb Jones for being so flexible and helpful when I need to find coverage for our 504 meetings! Tina Repa
Thank you Elizabeth Merce for giving me the opportunity to continue to teach children. Marcia Hill
Kudos to Dina Dreistadt for sharing her chrome book knowledge; to Mary Kay for all of her assistance with report cards; to Kayla vanWerkhoven for going out of her way to help a coworker outside of school! You are a lifesaver! To Anita Seabrook for sharing her beautiful smile daily! Paula Gee
Kudos to Marykay for finishing up my report card progress when I had to get home to a very sick baby. Also to Jen Malit for helping get my subs what they needed for the days I've been out. The little things mean so much and the Glenwood family really comes together during times of need. Thanks, y'all! Alexa Ambrose
Thank you to Tina Olds for going above and beyond to help me conduct a phone conference with a grandparent. Andrea Neal
To Marykay for working so hard to get us a projector that works!! Yay!! We can use our board for the first time this year! To Mrs. Kimpan for sitting in on a conference and helping a student push themselves academically! To the entire 2nd grade team and Mrs. Lewis for always being amazing and so helpful with my Super Gators! You ladies rock! Dina Driestadt
Kudos to the lovely ladies in the office who are always ready and willing to help. I so appreciate your kindness and understanding. Diane Dykes
Kudos to Ms. Cotton for always being there to open the door for us early birds. You're a lifesaver!~Danica Petko
Thank you to Mrs. Repa and Mrs. Pfeifer for their special monthly visits to our class. The children are always eager to participate in their intriguing lessons. We appreciate all that you ladies share with us and always look forward to having you join us again! Danica Petko and Jennifer Santiago
Thank you Barb for an awesome and engaging Hands-on Equations lesson! My kids LOVED the challenge and kept repeating "everything must be in balance" throughout the day! Jen Malit
What Great Teachers Do Differently- 17 Things That Matter Most Todd Whitaker
10. Ten Days Out Of Ten
One of the hallmarks of effective teachers is that they create a positive atmosphere in their classrooms and schools. So many things can bring teachers down: an upset parent, a troubled student, limited resources. These are facts of the job. As educators, our role is to take a positive approach– ten days out of ten. Effective teachers treat everyone with respect, every day. Even the best teachers may not like all their students– but they act as if they do.
Effective teachers treat their students with positive regard. In particular, effective teachers understand the power of praise. Learning how to praise may be a challenge for many of us. As teachers, we find it all too easy to spend our time looking for what is wrong, pointing out errors, and focusing on mistakes. However, an effective teacher looks for opportunities to find people doing things right and knows how to praise those people so they’ll keep on doing things right.
Ben Bissell (1992) has described five things that help praise work-elements that are important if attempts at praise are to have their most positive effect.
First, Authentic means that we are praising people for something genuine, recognizing them for something that is true.
Second– Effective praise is specific. The behavior we acknowledge becomes the behavior that will be continued.
Third-Immediate praise. This means recognizing positive efforts and contributions in a timely manner.
Fourth– Praise must be clean. It is not clean if you are issuing it to get someone to do something in the future.
Finally, effective praise is private. The vast majority of time, praise needs to be given in private.
If everyone in a school is treated with respect and dignity you may still have nothing special. However, if everyone in a school is not treated with respect and dignity you will never have anything special. Of that, I am sure.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Donna Johnson 11-13
Angelique Acorn 11-22
Jennifer Carson 11-22
Joan Lewis 11-29