9-16-2022

 Thanks to Melissa L for representing me/Benjamin at the PTA meeting last night.  It is much appreciated.

Please don't forget to set up your first observation with myself and/or Melissa if you are on cycle this year.  

Thanks to Chris for organizing the BB300.  The new and old crew looked and sounded great.

  Thanks to Betty and Julie for their work in preparing and presenting PD on our early release day on Wednesday.  Also thanks to Danielle for helping me get ready for the ELA Resource presentation.  

Why Students forget and what you can do about it.  Research Based.

https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-students-forget-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

The Bengal Cafe is back in business.  Thanks to Megan D for keeping this worthwhile learning activity going for our core students.  Recruiting some 5th grade helpers was a great idea as well.

Using Empathy Maps to Build Relationships

Thanks to Kerry and Kendra for putting up their Lightning Bug Tree and inviting students and staff to contribute a lightning bug to spread positivity or to set a goal.  You can either write a goal for the year that you have for yourself or how you will let your light shine. Lightning bugs can be found in the silver bin outside room 104.

Don't forget to pay your social fund and PTA $5.00 membership fee.  

It's great seeing all of the clubs starting and kids getting to explore a variety of interests.  Thanks to all of the sponsors for their hard work before and after school.  

Thanks to Morgan for doing a great job of getting the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade and jazz band students off to a great start. 

Thanks to the lunchroom supervisors and subs for going through the computer scanner training on Wednesday.

"Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example." -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength. March forward hero! -- Sivananda

"For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'." -- John Greenleaf Whittier