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THINGS TO KNOW...
- February Conference is just around the corner (Feb 6/7).
- Certified teachers please make sure you attend one of the sessions on deconstructing the TEKS. Sessions are offered:
- Tuesday afternoon following the conference, we will have staff development in the library starting at 1:15. IA's do NOT need to attend.
- Next week (2/6-2/10) is Counselor Appreciation Week - please help us show Sofie and Mary how much we appreciate ALL that they do to support our students!!
- VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION WEEK is the week of Feb 13-17. We will be doing an appreciation station for volunteers on party day (14th). We will set it up in the community room so that parents can come and go as they help with parties. Google doc sign-up to bring goodies will be coming soon...
- NURSE!!!!! I am excited to share that we have hired a nurse - RN!!! Her name is Tanya Stephens and her first day will be Wednesday, February 1st!!! I know y'all will make her feel welcome!!
FEBRUARY CONFERENCE - Feb 6th & 7th
- Sessions begin Monday at 8:15
- factor in extra time for traffic and parking - trust me - it will take longer than you think!!!
- Have a backup session chosen for each time slot - some fill up quickly!!
- UNPACKING THE TEKS options - required for ALL certified teachers: Mon 8:15, 9:45, 11:15, 12:45, 2:15 Tues 8:15, 9:45
- Elementary Keynote - Monday 12:45-2:00 - We will sit together
- As we work to grow our PLC's, Luis Cruz is wonderful - and VERY entertaining!! He is presenting Tuesday at 8:15 and 9:45 (B111 Band Hall)
Happy Birthday to...
Jan
- 31st - Vani Richter
- 1st - Jillian O'Keefe
- 16th - Amanda Willim
- 17th - Brittany Bennett
- 23rd - Jennifer Lambert
- 25th - Jolisa Hoover
Behavior Byte - BACKTALK
- Backtalk is sudden and threatening and public. Both the fight-flight reflex and the fact that speech is a trigger mechanism set you up to speak.
- The cardinal error in dealing with backtalk is to speak. The student will play off of whatever you say in order to create a melodrama.
- ...you can respond to backtalk with emotional nonchalance. When you completely relax your jaw in this situation, you look bored - backtalkers find this lack of response most disheartening.
THIS WEEK... (PLC B Week)
MONDAY - DAY 2
- 2nd Grade PLC
- Susan is out all this week - please be patient with the front office
TUESDAY - DAY 3
- Kinder PLC
- Lisa at Collaborative Admin Meeting
- 2nd Grade DL Collaborative Meeting
WEDNESDAY - DAY 4
- 4th Grade PLC
- 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!!!
- Nurse Tanya's first day at Reed!!
- 3:10 - Faculty Meeting
THURSDAY - DAY 5
- 101st day of School :)
FRIDAY - DAY 6
- Happy Friday - don't forget to take your CIC Conference planner - see you Monday!!