Bengal Blog 9-1-2023

 Curriculum Night was well attended.  I was able to get in the halls and poke my head into some classrooms to watch a great evening.  Verbally checking in with many parents, they agree that we are off to a great start. Thanks to Jessica for rounding up some great NJHS volunteers.  

Just a heads up Next week I have  admin academies on the 5th and 6th and am at a conference on the 7th. My admin academies will be online so I will be locking myself in the office but will have some availability. My conference on the 7th is out of the building so Melissa will be subbing for me.  Thanks in advance to everyone for working together and using your leadership on these days.  

I was able to get into a bunch of classes this week. Always the favorite part of my job.  Thanks for keeping up the fantastic job, I know how much work and energy guess into what you do each day.

Thanks to Bill, Sue, Chris, Joe, Jim, Jen, Jessica and Lynette the the job they do everyday in the lunchroom. They definitely have to be on your toes to keep up with our students appetites and enthusiasm. Also thanks to Evelyn and Kim for the extra time spent making sure kids are signed up for lunch and communicating with parents about milk sign up.

Speaking of lunch duty, thanks to Bill and Sue for catching the BenQ that was falling off the wall at lunch and then to Nicole, Erik and Kim who helped hold it up until Frank and Isidrio could arrive.  

It takes a Village! 

On August 31st, 1837 Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a fantastic speech on a variety of topics including the importance of education.  Take a few minutes to read.  

 emerson

Sports are in high gear with soccer, volleyball and cross-country all having matches this week.  Thanks to Dan, Bill, Joe, Meghan, and Matt for their hard work with our student athletes. 

 Let's make sure that parent communicating stays at a high level this year. Keeping parents informed on what may seem like small things keeps the Parent/teacher partnership strong  to help our students.

Speaking of Parent Teacher relationships, please sign up for PTA membership if you have not done so already. The benefits are spectacular.

Last call for social fund! Please get your $ to Lauren.  This helps pay for some of the big (and small) celebrations. 

Thanks to Michelle and Carrie for working hard at the Book Fair  this week.  Profits go back to the library for more books.  I appreciate them working together to benefit our students.  

Thanks to everyone for getting your newsletter into Evelyn this week.  

A new approach to flexible grouping.  

flexible grouping

I hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day and has some time to not Labor and relax with their family.  

Here is a short video on Labor Day.  

"Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best." -- Marva Collins

"Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life." -- Irving Stone

"Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it’ll always get you the right ones." -- John Lennon

Bengal Blog 8-25-2023

 Erik, Nicole, Lori and Evelyn have been doing a great job in their first week as Bengals!  Please make sure you check in on them when you can and say hello.

Thanks to Greg, Vanessa, Alicia and Neida for their continued tech support this week!

Speaking of help thanks to Danielle and Angela who were on hand with for our HMH training and have expanded their instructional coaching support to our ELA teams district wide this week.

Thanks to Dr. Woell for his data presentation and his words of wisdom about family.  

Thanks to Solly, Evelyn and Kim for getting us fed on Monday and Tuesday!!!

I appreciate Dr. Filas's help in making the PO system efficient and his willingness to sit down with staff and listen to their questions while providing feedback and suggestions.  

Thanks to the Specials Team for providing the F!sh Presentation to the 5th graders today.  This is the foundation of our Character Ed program and will help them make positives decisions throughout the day. 

Please let me know if you have any feedback on my presentation on 13 data types that we can track this year.  I plan on using this information for the basis  of our SIP plan this year.  

Thanks to Jen V and Joe for showing such great flexibility with their gym space as it is used for multiple activities as we start the year.  

I am happy that Carrie has brought her library experience to our LMC.  She has been working hard to get our library ready for students!

How to engage students the moment they walk in the room.  

engage

I sent out a reminder about dress code to parents yesterday.  Please make sure that our staff is also following the dress code to model for students.  Please keep jeans and casual wear for Fridays.  

Club supervisors please remember to update your page on the website!

Try an optimistic closure to your lesson

I am looking forward to the PTA welcome back night tonight from 6-8 in our upper parking lot.  I hope some of you can stop by.  Also please remember to join PTA it is well worth your investment.

Don't forget to pay your social fund to Lauren Dunne ($22)

I will be in the Gym all day today, reinforcing our expectations, talking about goal setting, taking charge of their own education and treating each other with kindness among other things.  I will also be asking them for ideas for improvement to make our school better.

60 second strategies for educators.

60 second strategies

I was able to get into a few classrooms this week but look forward to getting into much more next week!  Also if you are on cycle please make sure you are thinking about your student growth goals and when you want to set up your first observation.  

Please remember to send me your curriculum writing proof to me.  Once I review them all I will send an email to tell people to submit their time sheet.  

Please make sure that you get ready for curriculum night this Wednesday from 6:30pm-8pm!  What a great night to showcase your curriculum and the great work you do with kids.   

"The bird rises against a strong head wind, not only in spite of the wind, but because of it. The opposing forces become a lifting force if faced at the right angle." -- L.B. Cowman

"I haven't got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out." -- David Sedaris