Sunday's Thoughts
January 28, 2018
March of Dimes
Reading All-Stars
The Blessing Box
We met with House Council Friday and explained the Blessing Box. The Blessing Box is a place for students to take what they need, but to also leave what they can. We asked House Council to give us ideas as to what our students may need while here at school. Their ideas included:
*Water bottles
*Encouraging notes
*Pencils
*Paper
*Bookbags
*Homework folders
*Tissues
*Snacks
*Cough Drops (?)
*Hair bands and pony tail holders
*Socks
We are in the process of working out the details, but hope to get it up and running within the next two weeks. If you have ideas of what to include, please let us know. :-)
Golden Feathers
#oneword2018
Stay the Course
One idea is to change up how you are doing things. Take your lesson outside if it is a pretty day, go to two recesses rather than one 25 minute recess to see if students respond better after a morning and afternoon break, create a culminating activity on a Friday which takes standards you have been teaching and allows students to practice them in a way that involves movement and hands-on activities. Let's be listening ears, problem solvers, idea gatherers, and motivators for each other as we work to educate our kids every day. :-)
Upcoming dates:
Feb. 2nd: ESOL Pizza Party (Testing begins Feb. 5th.)
Feb. 5th: AXA Advisors will be here if you are interested in talking with them from 12:30-3:30.
Feb. 5th: TDA training for 3rd and 4th grade teachers
Feb. 7th: TDA training for 5th grade teachers
Feb. 9th: Teacher of the Year meeting with Mr. Havird in the library beginning at 8:30.
Feb. 14th: Reading coaches visiting classrooms
Feb. 15th: Spring pictures
Feb. 19th: Comp day