Staff Memo
Jan. 31, 2016
Global Play Day
"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." ~Plato
If it's been a bit since you looked at the GSPD site, there's info below. Please stretch yourselves, if you can, to make this a memorable day for our kids.
http://www.globalschoolplayday.com/
"Tell your class to bring anything they wish to play with to school on Wednesday, February 3rd. The only restrictions: they must bring toys and these toys may NOT require batteries or electricity. No devices. Give them some ideas, since today's kids rarely play and often own very few toys: board games, dolls, Legos, blocks, trucks, cars, racetracks, playing cards, empty cardboard boxes, markers, jigsaw puzzles, blankets (for forts), social games (charades, Pictionary, etc.) The only exception on the electronics rule would be a board game that has an electronic timer, an electronics play kit, or similar. How about taking your students out in the dirt or snow to dig, explore and get messy? You may want to show your students photos of GSPD15 to open their eyes to unfamiliar types of unstructured play.
PLAY! NO SCREENS - NO STRUCTURE - ALL DAY LONG
On February 3, allow your students to spread their toys out around the room or take the kids outside and just PLAY! Don't organize anything for your students. Don't tell them how to play with the toys/games.Don't interfere with your students unless you see something that could get you fired or would physically hurt a child (this does not include something that may be physically uncomfortable for a child.) Other than taking a few pictures/videos, try to be invisible and let the kids play. This is a day of unstructured play, not playful teacher-led lessons. You will be amazed at what your kids come up with!
SHARE AND REFLECT After the event, be sure to share your pictures, ideas, and reactions on social media (with parent consent) and hashtag them #GSPD or #GSPD16. Perhaps you could add a post to your blog sharing about the experience. Ask your students to reflect on GSPD as well! Be sure to talk to your students and if possible, their parents, about the necessity of daily unstructured play. Your students will most surely ask if they can have play days more often. A great answer is, "Of course! Every day can be play day with your friends in your neighborhood after school. Keep playing like you did at school today, but just do it after school."
TED Talk - The Decline of Play
Teamwork
Teamwork.
Kindness Week
Upcoming PD Reminders and Revisions
- Friday, Feb. 5 1:00-4:00 - Kevin Kammeraad, and One Book, One School Launch
- Friday, Feb. 12 7:35 - Staff Meeting/PD - The Art of Teaching Reading, chapter 4 with Sean
For Your Calendar
· Feb 3 Global Play Day
· Feb 8-12 Kindness Week
Looking Ahead
Monday, Feb. 1 Day 3
- 8:15 STL -MH - Snyder
- 3:10 Collab Team 3
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Day 4
- Hale, Koewers, Murch, Henseleit, Lederach gone all - NF Notice & Note in Angola
- 3:10 Collab Team 4
- 7:00 PTO Open Forum
Wednesday, Feb. 3 Day 1
- Global Play Day - Have fun!
- 8:30-11:00 Elem principals' meeting at Admin
- 3:10 Collab Team K
Thursday, Feb. 4 Day 2
- 1:00-3:00 Counselor's meeting at FCE - Melissa gone
- 3:10 Collab Team 1
Friday, Feb. 5 Day 3
- Favorite Football Shirt Day to celebrate Super Bowl
- Midterm
- PTO Sweet Surprise
- Kevin Kammeraad Assemblies at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 - More info coming
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own
- 1:00-4:00 Professional Development - Warm up 3rd grade
Monday, Feb. 8 Day 4
- 8:00 Share the Load - Zach - Koewers - Collab room
- 3:10 Collab Team 2
Tuesday, Feb. 9 Day 1
- Lockdown drill sometime today
- 8:00 Tech Tuesday
- 9:30 Admin Team mtg at FJH
- 3:10 Collab Team 3
Wednesday, Feb. 10 Day 2
- 2:00 Office meeting
- 3:10 Collab Team 4
Thursday, Feb. 11 Day 3
- 7:35 CIT meeting - collab room
- 3:10 Collab Team K
- 4:10 EC Collab
Friday, Feb. 12 Day 4
- $1 Hat Day
- 7:35 Staff PD - Team 4 in charge of warm-up - Art of Teaching Reading chapter 4
- 1:00 RtI meeting - collab room
- 3:10 Collab Team 1
Lisa Lederach, principal
Email: llederach@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/CRE/home.aspx
Location: 13535 Cumberland Road, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4170
Twitter: @CREhseIN