8-30-2019

We have a new employee starting today.  His name is Matthew Caley and he will be our new PE teaching assistant.  Please make sure you introduce yourself when you see him today.  I am excited to see how he is going to contribute to our team. 

5 research based tips for providing your students with meaningful feedback.  article and infographic

https://annmichaelsen.com/2018/06/19/5-research-based-tips-for-providing-students-with-meaningful-feedback-edutopia/

As I mentioned in my email, keep an eye out for a Survey Monkey survey to get your feedback on our Curriculum Night format.  

Matt Turek put on an awesome band lesson for MJ's students, catering to their needs and abilities.  Way to go!

How many of these can you check off?

Thanks to Melissa L for organizing and executing the safety drills this week.  

Matthew organized the beginning band instrument petting zoo on Wednesday and the parent information evening last night.  Thanks to Cheryl for helping Matthew receive the parent payments.

Don't take it personal.

  

Kathy and Michelle worked really hard setting up and running the book fair this week.  I appreciate the work they did so our library can get more books for our students.  

Chris is doing a great job filming and organizing the BB300 news.  Be sure that your class is watching and listening to them.  

It's the teachers who aren't afraid to be themselves that get the most student engagement

Newsletters are due today to Ellen.  

I appreciate that Jessica has picked up the intramural vb.  This will give a chance to our younger players to develop their skills.  

Think Like a Mountain.  

http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/AppalFor/Readings/leopold.pdf

Betty will be presenting at our Wednesday,September 4th staff learning meeting.  Mark your calendar.  

Thanks to Dan B whom I forgot to mention in my coaching thank you last week.  On top of coaching the Varsity VB team he has also been very busy doing a great job in his AD duties.  

8-23-2019

Thanks to Jen S for all the work she did to prepare our opening institute breakfast and lunch.  It was a great way to kick off the year. 

Thanks to Dr. Woell for starting the institute by sharing his background with us and by inspiring us to make a difference. 



Tim, Frank, and Tony are working at hyper speed to get work orders completed and making sure the building looks great. 

"Whatever student needs to be successful should be where we begin.  If we keep that in the forefront, we will always be on the right path." 
https://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/9038

Ellen and Kim have working extremely hard over the last three weeks to make sure we have a great start of the school year with the students


Matthew did a great job at the assembly with the summer band.  Unbelievable what he can get out of the kids in a mere two weeks.  They sounded awesome. 




Thanks to Marcia who has been getting all of the physical forms in order for kids to be able to tryout, on top of everything else she is doing in her role as nurse. 

16 project ideas using Google docs, slides and forms.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/google-student-projects/

Melissa L has put out the safety drill schedule.  Please make sure you review it with your students.  Melissa has also done a great job of ordering, organizing and distributing all of the 175th anniversary t-shirts for the entire district!


Thanks to Matt Tylk, Kerry, Courtney and Bill for getting sports off the ground from day one.  The student athletes benefit from your time commitment and early preparation. 

Greg and Ellen have been putting out fires and fixing problems at a quick pace and with calm and grace.  Thanks for sticking with it. 



Adrienne kicked off her "last time" world tour with her last "First Day" !


Curriculum Night is coming up on Wednesday.  Thanks to all teachers for getting ready for the new format.  The time spent planning the presentations to include both curriculum and policies will be well worth it.  Also big  thanks to Michelle and Kathy for getting the book fair ready for parents and students. 



MJ, Alex, and Kerry have done a wonderful job in preparing for their new roles.  Time, meetings, discussions, questions and a lot of elbow grease has lead to a smooth transition.  Now, for the hard part....continuing to do it everyday!  Great job guys!

The most important way to measure your day.
https://medium.com/the-ascent/the-most-important-way-to-measure-your-day-e43a8a042b63

Be on the lookout for an email from me if you are on the evaluation cycle this year.  Kudos to Lyn for already having her growth goal meeting!

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet." -- James Oppenheim