Monday Minutes
September 17, 2018
Happy Monday!
It's hard to believe that we are halfway into our first nine weeks of school! We are rocking and rolling with curriculum, have had our first extended planning day, and have established routines in our classrooms, grade levels, and building. Sometimes as we are cruising along, though, we hit little bumps in the road. I want to encourage you to take a pause when you hit that bump in the road. Little flare ups of student misbehavior will happen, and addressing them promptly will save you time in the long run. Changes in routine have to be taught (such as the great Chromebook delivery of 2018), and it's definitely worth it to take the time to do it right.
I want to stress to you how much Bryan and I enjoy being in your classrooms. In fact, classrooms are our favorite place. Thank you for always being so welcoming! Our second favorite place is in your planning meetings. We love listening to your conversations about curriculum, instruction, and students. We sincerely hope that we contribute to those conversations in a positive way. We have learned so much with you and know that we will continue to do so. Our goal is to partner with you for student success. Planning for instruction using the planning protocol is challenging, and we want to support you in the process! Thank you for all that you do.
9/17-9/21 Graham
9/24-9/28 Vanderbrook
10/1-10/5 Buhler
10/8-10/12 Kleeburg
10/15-10/19 Gillmore
10/22-10/26 McElligott
10/29-11/2 Arocho
Instructional Minute
http://lead4ward.com/docs/resources/instructional_tools/quickchecks_2018_19.pdf
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Upcoming Events
September 19 - Team Leader Meeting 3:00 PM
September 20 - Dining for Dollars - Grub Burger
September 21 - Family Game Night 6:00 PM
September 26 - Principal meeting (Bryan and Wendy out AM)
September 27 - Parenting Class 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
September 27 - GT Training 3:00-4:00 PM
October 2 - Extended Planning for teachers
October 3 - Team Leader Meeting
October 5 - Vision and Hearing (1st, 3rd, 5th)
October 8 - No School
October 9 - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 10 - Staff Meeting
October 12 - End of 1st nine weeks
October 17 - Principal meeting (Bryan and Wendy out AM)
October 17 - Team Leader Meeting
October 19 - Report cards go home