9-5-25

 Thanks to everyone for doing such a great job at curriculum night on Wednesday.  The parents I spoke with were impressed and well informed.  

All of our sports teams started off with games/matches/meets this week.  It is always great to see the students work together in competition outside of the classroom.  Thanks to our coaches for not only teaching them skills but teaching them sportsmanship!

Here is a great sketchnote on an important topic.  Selfcare is so important so you have energy to be the best you can be!

Lauren and Colleen did a fantastic job of running the outdoor ed meeting on Wednesday night.  They were not only able to provide parents with information, turn in deadlines but most importantly ease fears about having their kiddos away from home for the first time.  Nice job!

Michelle and Carrie did a great job of running our book fair this week.  The extra effort will be worth it with the funds to purchase more books.  I also appreciate bringing in parent volunteers to help out which strengthens our home and school partnership.  

Interesting article on how you can use colored index cards to bring out more participation from introverted students. (you can also listen to the article instead of reading if you prefer)

Introverted Students

Thanks to Megan S for facilitating the vision and hearing screening for our students.  

Please make sure you join the PTA (flyer I believe was in your mailbox)  The cost for staff is $7.  The PTA is also having a contest: the homeroom with the most parents signed up for PTA membership wins a donut party for their classroom.  

Just a reminder that we have a staff learning meeting Wednesday after school. 2:45pm-3:30pm  Safety will be the topic.  As a reminder, teaching assistants are always invited to our learning meetings and you can fill out a timesheet for staying. 

Speaking of safety, thanks to April for attending two district crisis safety meetings and for sending out the safety drill schedule.  Make sure you review this as we have three different drills next week.  

I appreciate Danielle and Angela meeting with me and attending team meetings to address instructional coaching topics and just being a helping hand to those that need it.

Thanks to Greg for working so hard to get all of the tech problems resolved in relation to teacher access of programs and beyond.  

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Christopher Reeve

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

― Groucho Marx