We are so fortunate all students and staff are healing well after the terrible incident on the playground on the 20th. A big thank you to all who donated or shared with others for them. This made it possible for us to give the 3 staff and 3 students injured monetary support to help towards expenses and hopefully make their holiday break a little better while they were healing.
The timing of our break was a blessing for healing, but we also know it is going to take time and understanding to help everyone at school work through the incident. Keeping our normal routine is often the best next step, so we will do that as best as possible. However, please know we are also looking to have support available on Wed. at recess time if there are some students who may be anxious, need support and assurance. We will keep you posted on Tuesday as these plans are confirmed.
Arrival – Breakfast: C. Taylor, Dunning, Berger; Front: Stowe; Bus: Surber
Dismissal – Maroon team (Bus- H. Vest & Douglas, Front- Jessen & B. Davis, Walkers- Herron)
Bells will ring for each team + walker/Tiger Tales/club dismissal:
Monday: 2:58 pm-Teal & Green, 3:00-Maroon & Navy, 3:02-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club
Tues-Fri: 3:29 pm-Teal & Green, 3:31-Maroon & Navy, 3:33-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club
Mon. Library/Counseling Week: Next week will be A week
Morning Announcements: Please add things you would like to have added to our morning announcements on the appropriate day.
WIS shared picture folder: Please add your school pictures throughout the year. We’d love to have lots to choose from for the yearbook!
Nuts and Bolts Items:
-5th DARE will begin next Monday, Jan. 9. See schedule here. Some of the times/transitions are very tight, so it is important for all specials, library/counseling and classroom teachers to be aware. (ie. Classes may go straight from gym/library to DARE, lunch, etc.).
-Strategic Planning Stakeholder Input: Next Wed., Jan. 11 we will have a consulting firm on site to meet with all staff to seek input as we begin to look at the development of our next District Strategic Plan. See your group meeting time and additional information:
Tentative Schedule-Wed., Jan. 11 (Location: Meeting Room #1 in office)
Beginning stages of draft schedule and should be completed by next Monday. Please let me know if you have a preference of time to meet! Desire to meet in small groups, rather than 1-1.
Additional information can be found in our last Staff Communicator email on Dec. 21.
Goal is a relaxed conversation, names not necessary as they are looking for districtwide trends.
-House of Leaders kick-off: Don’t forget we are kicking off our focus and encouragement of expected behaviors with our coins!
Here is the staff presentation with details we discussed.
Have a plan for how your team and class will be sharing this information with students. We are the ones that make this a success through our participation, encouragement and focus!
It’s important to also go over the ROAR expectations again - what do we expect it to look like? sound like? What specific class procedures and expectations do you also need to review or focus on improving? This is a GREAT time to shore these things up!
Coins - If we missed you, let us know and we’ll get you a roll of stickers. Everyone should have one to hand out!
Incentives - You will soon see in the commons some of the building incentives students can put their name in a drawing to get!
Class grids and student grid sheets will be delivered to you in the next couple of days if you don’t already have one.
Please ask if you have any questions!
-Community Time: We will work on rescheduling this in January and update you as soon as the Student Leadership team has it.
Teaching Tips and Tidbits:
As we all look to review procedures and shore up expectations with the new semester, here are a few articles that may be helpful:
50 Classroom Procedures Students Need to Know from TeachThought (Great list to help you determine needed procedures to review)
6 Ways to Welcome the New Year with Students After Winter Break by Jay Benedith
How to Undo Your Classroom Management Mistakes by Angela Watson
11 of the Biggest Classroom Management Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) by Kimberley Gorelik
Events This Week
Monday
NO SCHOOL - Happy New Year!
Tuesday
NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Learning Day:
8:00 - 8:30 am - ‘Toast’ in the New Year with breakfast in the teachers’ lounge
8:30 am - See full schedule for details as several of us will be meeting at different locations throughout the district today.
Wednesday
-Grades due Jan. 4 @ 10 am
-No Lighthouse team meeting
-Stacey out in AM for Lead team meeting @ 9:30 am
-Clubs: CTO
Thursday
-Student Leadership Teams
-Clubs: Tiger Tones
-Parent Lighthouse meeting @ 6 pm
Friday
-2nd Quarter Grades Sent Home to Parents
-Staff Transfer Request Deadline
A Look Ahead to Next Week:
Greeters/Goodbye Connectors--
Arrival – Breakfast: C. Taylor, Davis, Surber; Front: Nelson; Bus: Berger
Dismissal – Navy team (Bus- King & Cisneros, Front- Tiller & Patton, Walkers-Robertson)
Monday - 5th DARE begins (Schedule), Early Out meeting: District-TBD
Tuesday - Club: Reading
Wednesday - Strategic Planning-Team Meeting (Tentative Schedule), SIT Team Meeting-Navy Team, Club: CTO, Band and Game Board begins
Thursday - Club: Tiger Tones
Friday - Club: Band
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