February 11, 2019
A Communication Tool for the Seven Hills Staff
February is For Filling Emotional Bank Accounts!
The February EBA Campaign is absolutely about more than wearing jeans. Please take time to engage in the Kindness Campaign this week!
Kindness Campaign:
- Be kind to yourself by sharpening the saw this week: drink lots of water and eat a healthy snack every day; engage in physical activity at least 3 days.
- Wednesday: Spread kindness...Smile at 25 people!
- Thursday: Share the love...write a note on the heart cards and place it in a staff member's box. YES...YOU...EVERYONE...Take 5 minutes out of your day today to tell a peer how you feel about them.
Fabulous February:
- Monday: Hats off to an amazing Symposium! Thank you for your GREATNESS last week. Wear jeans, a shirt of your choice and the 7 Hills hat
- Tuesday: "We love NEF Day!" Wear jeans with a college shirt or colors
- Wednesday: "I'm tickled pink to work with such an amazing staff!" wear jeans with pink today
- Thursday: "Valentine, you make my heart POP!" Wear jeans with a "POP" of red, pink or purple and look for a treat that POPs in your mailbox!
- Friday: Wear jeans with a 7 Hills shirt
Thank You for Symposium GREATNESS!
GREATNESS!
NOTE: Make sure your team has reflected on this and completed the plut delta chart by Thursday afternoon's staff PD at 3:30. A plus delta chart is attached to the email.
Take note that identifying areas that are “Ok” is done in an effort to help us all get better…this is absolutely not an opportunity for pettiness or to point fingers.
Habit Focus of the Week: Habit 6: Synergize
Habit Huddle Connection:
Habit 6 Connection:
The essence of synergy is to value and respect differences, to build on strengths and to compensate for weaknesses. The author says that many of us haven’t actually experienced synergy in our family lives or in other interactions. We’ve been shaped into defensive and protective communications or into believing that life or other people can’t be trusted. Therefore, we have a tendency to not open up to this highly effective principle which “requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure”.
Synergy and Communication:
Below are 3 different levels of communication and the level of trust that is associated to each:
- Defensive communication is of the lowest level and comes out of low-trust situations. It’s characterised by defensiveness, protectiveness and legalistic language which prepares for the eventuality that things may go wrong, that people may become resentful. Such communication isn’t effective and produces only Win/Lose or Lose/Lose outcomes.
- Respectful communication is characterised by honesty, authenticity and respect which produces a low form of Win/Win, a compromise where 1+1 = 1½.
- Synergistic communication means that 1+1 may equal 8, 16 or even 1’600. The situation produced is better than any originally proposed.
Covey says that even if there are circumstances in which synergy is not achievable and “No Deal” isn’t viable, the spirit of sincere trying will usually result in a more effective compromise.
The essence of synergy: valuing the differences:
Mental, emotional and psychological differences between us mean that we see the world not as it is, but as we are. Recognising our own perceptual limitations and appreciating the rich resources available through the interaction with other human beings takes humility and reverence.
Application suggestions:
- Make a list of people who irritate you. Do they represent different views that could lead to synergy if you had greater intrinsic security and valued the difference?
- The next time you have a disagreement or confrontation with someone, attempt to understand the concerns underlying that person’s position. Address those concerns in a creative and mutually beneficial way.
Campus and District Announcements and Updates:
Bell Schedule: The bell schedule is 2 minutes (at least off). Please keep this in mind for arrival and dismissal.
Sharpen the Saw Clubs: Clubs begin at 7:45. Please do not send students before 7:45. Also, please do not dismiss before 8:30. Thank you.
- Please remember to check ride changes every day in the google folder. We add changes until 2:45 when the bell rings.
- C&I Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/265jt GREAT information about next year's calendar, Edugence reports, EXPO, and more!
- February 18th PD Schedule: schedule: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nB8cYCFoUPjEgtJINX7vygry5sL7qjUEdl5DvEPw4iY/edit?usp=sharing
From the Assistant Principal:
- Benchmark info-4th and 5th grade teachers-please remember to turn in your accommodations sheets for upcoming benchmarks to Tanya on Monday, Feb. 11th.
- School safety-Teachers- expect some drills to take place this week such as fire and shelter in place.
- Let’s fill our friends “Emotional Bank Account” for the month of February! In the lounge you will find a Valentine Bucket with colored hearts and pens. Write a note to a friend telling them how much you appreciate them and leave it in their mailbox.
- RTI- Please remember to continue to progress monitor your students in tier 2 and tier 3.You should be assessing them once every two weeks and enter the information into Estar.If you need a refresher, see Google classroom for info. We will be having follow-up RTI meetings for tier 2 in February.I will let you know the dates ASAP.
From the CIT:
Molly is taking a count of classroom dictionaries for grades 3-5. Please fill out the google form by Tuesday, February 12th. Thanks! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccamYPX91ds9RToKSbOmh1286vg63iWZeK6Yq-ffLGi0XVOA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Assessments this week:
Kinder-3rd Grade:
None
4th Grade:
Feb 14-19 4Math.4.Modules7
5th Grade:
None
Upcoming Assessments:
Kinder-3rd: None
Feb. 18-22 4.ELA.4.Writing
5th Grade
Feb 20th Math Benchmark
From the Librarian:
Week A schedule:
Monday, January 28, Feb. 11, Feb 25….
Yosko 9:35-10:00 and 12:00 to 12:30
Allen (Tindel’s HR)- 10:45-11:15
Allen (Allen’s HR)- 1:45-2:15
Tuesday, January 29, Feb. 12, 26, and so on…
Grade level: First Grade
8:10-Thompson
9:00-Sparks
11:30-Herr
2:00- Dodson
Wednesday: January 30, Feb. 13, 27 and so on...
I will be off campus today.
Thursday: January 17, 31, Feb.14, 28 and so on…..
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
8:15 - Franks
9:15 - Collinsworth
1:00 - Russell
2:00 - Jones
Friday: Feb. 2/1, 2/15
*we can adjust times since it is an early release day!*
4th grade
8:00-8:40: Austin
10:55-11:35- Austin
3rd grade
1:00 Gill **** we discussed pairing your class with another 3rd grade group. Look at the schedule and see what we can try. We can also adjust the times so there is another 40 minute slot on that day for you to come.
Tuesday, February 12 from 6-7 is our District Ultimate Book Challenge. It will be at NHS. Everyone is welcome.
If your library time is missed due to something out of my control or because the time was just missed, I will try to find another spot for you, but there is no guarantee. Please try to remember the scheduled time for your class.
Save the Date:
Notes:
- February 15th is a half day PD day on campus.
- February 18th is a full day district PD day.
- Next week is Random Act of Kindness Week. We will be sharing a list of RAKs with families. Families that complete the challenge and return proof to school will be recognized on the "Think Win-Win" board in the cafeteria.
Monday, February 11:
- Kinder Celebrates the 100th Day of School with a parade.
- Lighthouse Team meeting, 3:30
- Intervention Team PLC
- Jen Morales out at conference
- The 7 Habits of Happy Families class will be rescheduled
- 3rd grade math planning with Meredith
Tuesday, February 12:
- Grade Level PLCs
- 7 Hills is hosting the Office Manager meeting in the Library
- Lighthouse Action Teams
- UBC at NHS 6:00 pm
- Jen Morales out at conference
Wednesday, February 13:
- Kim, Tanya, and Molly off campus at Learning Teams
- Math planning with Meredith: eflective questions as you engage in this planning..."Are you using the opportunity to plan with coaches to yield the greatest results? Are you only looking at one lesson each week, or are you planning problem solving block, how to spiral review hot spot standards, backward designing based on pre-tests and CBAs, etc.?" We have been gifted a level of math coach support that is not afforded to other campuses. Please make sure you are using this time effectively, in order to make the greatest impact on student achievement.
Thursday, February 14:
- Valentine's Day
- Campus PD, 3:30
Friday, February 15:
- Sharpen the Saw CLubs
- Early Release, 11:40 am
- No Friday Night Lights
- Campus PD Day: PD will begin at 12:30 and end at 3:30
Happy Birthday to You: