Monday Memo
June 1, 2020 @MMSCougarPride
Greetings and Updates from Ms. Gronau
Greetings MMS,
Today begins LGBTQ Pride Month. Heather Vorona will lead recognition of Pride Month with the Spectrum Club. Check out the Spectrum Club's Padlet here which centers our students' voices as members of and allies to our LGBTQ community. Thank you, Heather! https://padlet.com/hvorona/jr60j6qrz0s4ifdp
June is also Black Music Month. Let this month uplift and honor our Black/African American Community. Music can be a place for healing. Let's use it.
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Reminder--Grade change forms are now digital due to school building closure. Scroll down for directions from the IT department regarding how to complete Grade Change forms through PowerSchool.
GCN Training-Please remember to complete your mandatory trainings using your GCN login info.
Teaching for Black Lives
6/2 Free Webinar-Abolitionist Teaching
This free webinar is about abolitionist teaching--undoing those practices that cause harm to our Black, brown and marginalized students. I hope to attend. I've heard Dr. Bettina Love at an MSU CUE event in the past and she is powerful! Join me if you can!
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Tuesday Talks
On June 2, 2020 we will continue our 1:30pm Tuesday Talks to connect with you and share information. Zoom is preferred by staff so we'll stick with Zoom. The link is below and is also in the MMS master calendar.
https://zoom.us/j/96028726069?pwd=Uk5pOWxNMnJCMmd3bUkvT2tiNW8xQT09 Meeting ID: 960 2872 6069 Password: 7DmgAE
*Though we don't have official language around what's permitted and what isn't, the district has advised that Hangouts and WebEx are considered more secure if you are using video conferencing with students or families.
We will continue to send a reminder link on Tuesdays.
Additional Resources-Addressing Racism and Anti-Blackness
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WguCc9C58l29zjcbfKIW1xg_NTUPjg4zeZpXnQ_E9Pg/edit
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/americas-racial-contract-showing/611389/
https://ideas.ted.com/how-you-can-be-an-ally-in-the-fight-for-racial-justice/
https://www.racialequitytools.org/act/communicating/implicit-bias