9-1-2017

HR Teachers please make sure you let kids know of the items needed on the list for our Hurricane Harvey Collection.   We will collect through Wednesday and then get them to Glen Ellyn  where a truck will be packed and heading for Texas.  Thanks to Melissa for organizing this Operation Bengal Care donation.

12 Tips on how to practice from Wynton Marsalis.
http://www.openculture.com/2017/04/wynton-marsalis-gives-12-tips-on-how-to-practice-for-musicians-athletes-or-anyone-who-wants-to-learn-something-new.html


Congratulations to Colleen Morgan for being in the Naperville Glancer for the great job she does as a teacher and a mom.  Log onto social media and vote for her so she can win the 1 million dollar prize! (not sure how much she can really win but 1 million dollars is always an attention grabber)



It was great getting into the classrooms this week and seeing teachers and students in action.  Lauren's "what this bag means to me" lesson, April's "song that represents me" lesson and Bill's close reading lesson are just a few examples of the great teaching taking place everyday at Benjamin.  
History Youtube Playlist...over 50 history related video lessons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG_Q50JDeLo&list=PLfzs_X6OQBOy2rs4mrV2O9t3vNB4RF_Es&index=1&utm_content=bufferc9057&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer



Thanks to Rich, Dan, Matt Tylk, Bill, Danielle and Corey who have been doing a great job coaching our VB, CC and Soccer teams.  Special thanks to Matt, Dan and Rich who were left without a bus yesterday at Christian Liberty and to Keriann who helped organize a way home for them and some of our student athletes.

9 ways to get teens to read:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/9-ways-to-get-teens-reading?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social


Please make sure we are making an effort to be in the halls during passing period.  Your presence makes a big difference as students walk from class to class.

10 signs of a 21st century classroom:
https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/10-signs-21st-century-classroom?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow



Thanks to Lori P and Matt Turek for picking up the 5th grade lunch duty to help Jessica and Jen H.  I really appreciate it.

Maybe we need a little less balance:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/well/mind/maybe-we-all-need-a-little-less-balance.html


Thanks to Jessica and Todd for organizing the Aimsweb testing yesterday.
 Getting this beginning data is important in helping students make growth.  Thanks to all staff that helped out.



Thanks to Michelle and Kathy H for helping out with the bookfair.  Your assistance was vital in raising profits for more books for the LMC.

Don't Teach Alone!
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/08/dont-teach-alone?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=Usable+Knowledge



Thanks to the Special teachers for presenting the Fish Philosophy to all of our 5th grade students.  We need all teachers help in using the Vocabulary of Be There, Make Their Day, Play and Choose Your Attitude as well as Passing out Fish Slips to reinforce the positive behavior displayed by most of our students.

I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.

Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)   

There is no greater importance in all the world like knowing you are right and that the wave of the world is wrong, yet the wave crashes upon you.

Norman Mailer (1923 - 2007), Armies Of The Night