Principal's Newsletter
September 15th, 2017
WOWs
WOW to Christina Pliske and Betsy Arnold for your willingness to use our new swivel to record your teaching not only for your own learning, but to help your team with the implementation of Lucy. Thanks for being open to the admin team viewing the videos too as a way for us to learn and to calibrate.--Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Tracy Lloyd for assisting with a dysregulated student in my classroom. Your help was greatly appreciated.--Angie Regan
WOW to all that helped with students when Mr. Beer was out 2 weeks ago. Megan Brown
WOW to Nancy Jeffrey for spending the day in Room 5 and for coming back next week! Megan Brown
WOW to Megan Brown for ALL of your help with the STUCO shirts. Everything from designing the shirt, making the order forms, sending out emails, and making announcements. We truly appreciate all of your help. Cheri and Drew M.
WOW to Latonya for helping me find a way to reach the parents of one of my students. After a rocky start to the school year, I may actually get ahold of someone finally. Thanks so much. Cheri
WOW to Angeline and the 5th grade team for some great collaborative learning the past few weeks around Lucy Writing and FHSD curriculum. The amount of time you have dedicated during your lunch and plan time to collaborate, calibrate and plan is going to pay off!! --Jodi Fitzgerald
WOW to Lindsey, Laura, Julie, Ann, Makenzie, Dione, Christina and Bethany for all the help with giving beginning of the year diagnostic assessments to help us place students in the appropriate intervention. You all are so appreciated!! I also love the willingness to share with teachers your insight and any additional information you gained from the assessments to help guide instruction within the classroom. Thank you!! --Jodi Fitzgerald
WOW to Angeline for saving me time by helping me realize there is a much easier way to to transfer multiple files from an email right into a google folder. I love working smarter and not harder!! Looking forward to my next technology learning session. You are so appreciated!! --Jodi Fitzgerald
WOW to Natalie for providing resources and/or PD when needed or requested. It is so nice to know that when resources are needed you always try to find a way to get them for the staff and students at HR. You are so appreciated!! --Jodi Fitzgerald
WOW to the Kindergarten team for your willingness to implement the Phonological Awareness Program to your entire class during first quarter. That is true dedication from your team!! You all are so appreciated! --Jodi Fitzgerald
WOW to Linda Murphy for allowing me to "pick your brain" and for providing me with an article to further my learning. It is so nice to have staff that will help support one another when needed. You are so appreciated! --Jodi Fitzgerald
WOW to Mr. Matt! He had very hard shoes to fill, but has been nothing short of a rockstar always going the extra step. --Maggie McCarthy
WOW to Lindsey Stark and Ann Behrens for dropping everything and helping me when I had to call doctors and leave early to take care of Morgan.--Maggie McCarthy
WOW to Julia Diekemper for saving me one afternoon from having an accident!!! – Mr. Mack
WOW to Jamie Little for being an extraordinary meeting leader at our ROED – Mr. Mack
WOW to Donna, Drew, Gabby, and Heather for pushing through a lot of new things and never giving up!!! – Mr. Mack
WOW to Cole, McDowell, and Cuneo for stepping up to be our Math tutors – Mr. Mack
WOW to Pam Holzer, RN, our new part-time nurse! Pam comes with many years of experience in Pediatrics, and is a very hard worker and a great nurse!!!!--Deb
WOW to Kelly Edwards for choosing 5 WONDERFUL Library Books for Danny when he comes to my office - He LOVED them!--Deb
WOW to the SPED Team,Paraprofessionals, Counselors and Interventionists - I would like to thank you all now, at the beginning of the school year for all of the hard work, patience and compassion you will provide to all of the students at Harvest Ridge Elementary. You are all Amazing and much appreciated! Thank you!!-Deb
WOW to our GREAT Office Staff!! " Nuff Said" ! You are very appreciated for all that you do each and every day Thanks so very much!- Deb
WOW to the Teachers- You are all more than just teachers.....You are WOW!--Deb
WOW to the Administrative Staff- Dr. DeWeese, Dr. O'Neal Hogrefe and Katie Fazio- We are just a little over a month into the school year, and it's been, Busy, FUN, Productive, Positive and High Energy for the staff and students! Thanks so much for you great Leadership!--Deb
WOW to Angeline and Jodi for a great team meeting with 5th grade last week. Thanks for all of your supports!~fifth grade
WOW to Natalie for finding a way for 5th grade to meet with Jodi and Angeline and for the help you gave our subs that afternoon!!~fifth grade
WOW to Cheri, Courtney, Stefanie, and Emilie for being so flexible with team planning!!! You all ROCK!!! ~Janice
WOW to Katie for helping me at bus dismissal a couple of weeks ago so I could attend to a student who couldn’t find something~Janice
WOW to Jaimie for walking my students to music so I could attend to another student~Janice
WOW to Dr. Oh and Mrs. Fazio for helping me with a friend in my room on Tuesday.--Angie
WOW to Linda Murphy for helping me with the same friend on Monday.--Angie
WOW to Tony Beer, Julie Myers, and Megan Brown for helping me with another friend in my room each week!--Angie
WOW Tracy Lloyd, thank you so much for all your support on Monday answering support calls when the help was thin. Megan Brown
WOW Rob, I love your idea for helping students in the cafe! Thank you to you and the lunch paras for problem solving for our students in need! Megan Brown
WOW Laura Peterson, thank you for stopping and asking if help was needed when you saw I was struggling! Megan Brown
WOW to Megan Brown. She noticed that I am not getting very far on the massive amount of laminating in my room. She put a FB post out to parents that it was there and we needed help. Almost right away a parent showed up to help!
Thank you, thank you, thank you Megan!!!!! I didn’t know I could do that and you made my day by just offering to do it.--Tracey
WOW to Jodi, Dione, Bethany, Christina, and Makenzie for all the problem solving and schedule changing to be able to intervene with as many kids as possible. --Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Lindsey Crawford, Stefanie Means, Linda Murphy, and Makenzie Oldham for attending the Trauma Series. It was a great day of learning and planning! ---Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Shelly Gotsch! You are a ROCK STAR! --Dr. DeWeese
WOW to Sarah Giammanco for your patience and for working through a challenging situation with a student.--Dr. DeWeese
Meeting Minutes
Literacy Data Team
Veteran's Day Task Force
EDC
Parent Engagement
Oops Box
Policy Reminders
District administration has asked us to remind you of the following two policies. Please review them and if you have any questions please let me know.
Policy 1310
http://www.boarddocs.com/mo/fhsdmo/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=96PNXV61762B
Policy 2130
http://www.boarddocs.com/mo/fhsdmo/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=96SJK54D02A4
Climate Survey
Book Discussion
Are You a Carrot, a Coffee Bean, or an Egg?
I have shared this short story before, but I think it is always a good reminder that we get to choose our path when challenging things come our way. What will you be when you are faced with challenges? The carrot, the coffee bean, or the egg?