I want to thank Dr. Woell for his years of service to Benjamin SD 25. He has led us through some difficult times and has always been positive and encouraging of his belief in our ability to make a difference. Also thanks to Sherry and the BEA for having a very nice reception for him after school on Thursday to give everyone a chance to say goodbye and thank you.
Sherry had a fantastic tamale party on Wednesday in her spanish classes. The students enjoyed learning about the process of making the tamales but enjoyed eating them even more! As usual parents were there helping out. Special shout out to Mrs. Perez for making all of the tamales for students and staff!
Short video on ways to boost retention.
Mr. Lewis and the 5th grade team did a wonderful job of leading our 5th graders in caroling on Thursday to three different retirement facilities. As usual the residents loved it. Giving back to the community during this holiday season is a great lesson for our 5th grade students.
Thanks to Margaret for getting out the newsletter each month. This is a great avenue of communication to our parents. Getting me to turn my article in on time is a major achievement in itself!
Kerri Snyder shared a "Staff Shout Out Link" earlier this week. This is another avenue to recognize our great staff. I am going to reshare the link below. Basically, you fill out the form and pay a compliment forward to a fellow staff member. If you don't want them to know it was you you can also do this anonymously. We have already had shout outs for Lauren Dunne completed by a fellow staff member, and I just received shout outs for Joe Hauser and Mark Bradbury completed by parents for things that they have done for their students. (I will pass them out later in the day on Friday) There can never be too many ways to recognize the hard work that each of you do.
I appreciate the team leaders meeting with me on Tuesday after school for our monthly meeting. Leadership is not an island and I certainly could not run the school, without their leadership.
The 8th grade team took their trimester reward trip to the skating rink on Thursday and had a blast out on the ice. Students also need many different kinds of recognition for a job well done, sometimes simple words of encouragement, sometimes a big celebration. I appreciate grade level teams efforts to put together these special trips.
Pretty Cool video.
Kim and Margaret did a fantastic job of treating the whole staff to some awesome charcuterie! What a special surprise.
Please remember to finish up your online health trainings if you haven't done so already.
April and I want to thank you for the generous gifts you gave us. We put a small gift in your mailbox as a sign of appreciation for the great job you do everyday. We hope you have a restful holiday with family and friends and we will see you back in January.
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.”
"I don't know what to say, but it's Christmas and we're all in misery." —Ellen Griswold
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