Monday Memo
USC Elementary -- You Matter - Every Child - Every Day
Happy Workday Monday!! Maybe?????????
Bring It Home Vikings!!
1. Please watch your email tonight and tomorrow for weather announcements if needed.
2. Thank you to those helping with the concession stand Tuesday night!!
3. Wednesday I will be providing lunch for the ESP's. It will be set up in the elementary mailroom for you to come and get during your lunchtime. Thank you to those helping by providing bars.
Something to ponder.......... We might need these????
Positively Awesome Things Going On
Jan. 22 - No School - Teacher Work Day
Tracey out of the building until 10:00 am
Jan. 23 - No School - Staff Development Day
7:30 am - SIT Team - Kristi, Deb B., Todd H., Kim G., Jen C., Melissa, Beth, Cindy, Tracey - Cancelled
7:45 am - Staff Meeting - Kim Stevermer's Room
4:30 pm - Elementary Concession Stand - Girls Basketball USC vs WEM
Jan. 24
Paraprofessional Week - Para lunch today
Grades due today
7:30 am - ICU/Rebel Time Meeting - 5/6 Team, Tracey
3:15 pm - I Love To Read Committee Meeting - Carol Supalla's Room
Jan. 25
Paraprofessional Week
7:30 am - CPI Refresher - Todd's Room - Tracey, Todd, Amy S, Mary Osdoba, Jen Hubbard
1:00 pm - Science Museum Lyceum - PK-2
2:00 pm - Science Museum Lyceum - Grades 3-6
3:15 pm - ECSE Meeting with Kelly Fischer
3:15-4:15 pm - Kids Academy
Jan. 26
Paraprofessional Week
Report Cards go home today
Tracey Out of the Building
10:30 am - 5/6 Rebel Pride
12:15-3:00 pm - 5/6 2nd Qtr Reward - Ice skating
Jan. 29
Tracey Out of the Building
3:15-4:15 pm - Kids Academy
3:15 pm - Staff Development Meeting - Anne F's Room
Jan. 30
Edna Here
7:30 am - SIT Team - Kristi, Deb B., Todd H., Kim G., Jen C., Melissa, Beth, Cindy, Tracey, Ami H.
9:30 am - Admin Meeting - Tracey
3:05 am - IEP Todd's Room -
Jan. 31
Edna Here
2:15 pm - Classroom Observation - Tracey
Feb. 1
Tracey out of the district at MDE Testing Meeting - See Joe/Ryan for concerns
1:10/2:15 pm - K-4 Rebel Pride/Bingo
3:15-4:15 pm - Kids Academy
Feb. 2
Feb. 5
Feb. 6
2 Hour Late Start
Feb. 7
Tracey Out of District - MESPA Conference - See Joe or Officer Murphey for concerns
9:00 am - VIP Play - PK-2 The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Feb. 8
Tracey Out of District - MESPA Conference - See Joe or Officer Murphey for concerns
Feb. 9
Tracey Out of District - MESPA Conference - See Joe or Officer Murphey for concerns
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
LCC All Day
7:30 am - SIT Team - Kristi, Deb B., Todd H., Kim G., Jen C., Melissa, Beth, Cindy, Tracey,
8:45 am - Para Meeting
Feb. 14
Jump Rope For Heart
Preschool Screening
7:30 am - Staff Meeting ??????- Kim Stevermer's Room
Feb. 15
Preschool Screening
10:00 -11:30 am - Pearson Testing Webinar - Tracey
Feb. 16 - No School
Feb. 19 - No School - President's Day
Feb. 20
7:30 am - SIT Team - Kristi, Deb B., Todd H., Kim G., Jen C., Melissa, Beth, Cindy, Tracey,
5:00 pm - Elementary Concession Stand - BBB USC vs. Madelia
5:30 pm - School Board Meeting - Mentors/ Mentees attend
Feb. 21
PBIS Sustainability Meeting - Mankato - Jen C. Lisa K, Melissa, Beth J.
Viewpoint Conference - Tracey, Matt B. - Gone all day
7:30 am - PLC's
Feb. 22
Viewpoint Conference - Tracey, Matt B.- Gone all day
3:15 pm ECSE Meeting with Kelly Fischer
Feb. 23
Feb. 26
Feb. 27
7:30 am - SIT Team - Kristi, Deb B., Todd H., Kim G., Jen C., Melissa, Beth, Cindy, Tracey,
Feb. 28
7:30 am - 5/6 ICU/Rebel Time Meeting - Kim A's Room
Mar. 1
Mar. 2
7:00-8:30 am - Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast
Monday Motivation - Our struggles in life develop our strengths
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. The butterfly suddenly stopped making any progress. It appeared to be stuck. The man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily, although it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man didn’t think anything of it, and sat there waiting for the wings to enlarge to support the butterfly. But that didn’t happen. The butterfly spent the rest of its life unable to fly, crawling around with tiny wings and a swollen body. Despite the kind heart of the man, he didn’t understand that the restricting cocoon and the struggle needed by the butterfly to get itself through the small opening were needed. The struggle forced fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings to prepare itself for flying once it was out of the cocoon.
Our struggles in life develop our strengths. Without struggles we never grow and never get stronger. Struggle is an important part of any growth experience. In fact, it is the struggle that causes you to develop your ability to fly.
Something to Make You Smile.....
USC Elementary
Email: tmagnuson@unitedsouthcentral.org
Website: www.usc.k12.mn.us
Location: 600 11th St SW, Wells, MN, United States
Phone: 507 553 5810