http://giphy.com/usnationalarchives
Hat's off to Bill Wadman and Danielle DeChristopher for their hard work in building a great cross country team. The kids did great yesterday at the conference meet, with girls taking 3rd and the boys 4th. More importantly most of the team had their season best time! Great Job!
Good Luck to our Boys soccer and Girls Volleyball team as they compete today and into the weekend in the end of season tournaments. Dan, Matt and Rich have put a lot of effort into making this a great season for all of the athletes.
Please read this interesting article: The emotional Weight of Being Graded.
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/10/13/the-emotional-weight-of-being-graded-for-better-or-worse/
In band news, the Band kids and Matt did a great job at the West Chicago High School football game last Friday. The parents that I was sitting woith were very proud of their kids. Also Matt helped recognize former Benjamin Student, Luke Madden at the board meeting Tuesday night for his unbelieveable contribution of the instrument cabinets he built for the band room.
Bob Dylan just won a Pulitzer Prize
Click this link to read his thoughts on the Unconscious Mind, and How to Cultivate the Perfect Environment for Creative Work
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/05/21/bob-dylan-songwriters-on-songwriting-interview/
and then
Click below to hear 74 tracks of him playing with the Grateful Dead for Free. Groovy Man!
http://www.openculture.com/2012/08/bob_dylan_and_the_grateful_dead_rehearse_together_in_summer_1987_listen_to_74_tracks.html
Don't forget about the Foundation Fall Fest on October 23rd, volunteers and bake sale items are needed!
Lots of Educational Grant Opportunities
http://www.edutopia.org/grants-and-resources
How literary fiction teaches us to be human.
https://medium.com/@penguinrandomus/this-is-how-literary-fiction-teaches-us-to-be-human-53d468dba179#.f71ncx911
Thanks to Keriann, Marcia and Jignasa for trying out a new system for tryouts with the Bengal Cards. Also thanks to Jignasa and Marcia for putting out all the fires small(the I'm not feeling well) and large ones (concussion paperwork hedaches(pun intended) and phone calls) to get kids back to class or home to recover from illness. we appreciate your hard work!
Watch this 5 minute video. Embracing Failure; Building a growth mindset through the Arts.
We have been able to secure grant funds to send some of the team leaders and other teachers to the National Learning and the Brain Conference in February. This is a great opportunity to bring valuable information back to us to improve student learning and engagement.
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