Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Lana took their kiddos to an educational and fun field trip on Thursday to Sunny Acres. They had a blast and learned a lot.
Thanks to Drill Sergeant Tepe 🤣 for continuing to make sure that we finish all of our safety drills including the bus evacuation this week. Of course also big thanks to the staff for running the kids through the drill with the help of our 1st Student bus drivers.
Dr. McGill, Mrs. Smith and I conducted Learning Walks with 7th and 4th grade this week and were able to see some great lessons. I also started my formal observations. My favorite part of my job is getting to see the wonderful work that you are doing in the classroom with our students.
Please make sure that if you supervise a club that you wait with your students until they are picked up. Also if you get out there before April or myself please do not let students on the activity bus before you mark them off on the clipboard checklist.
Making Retrieval practice a classroom routine
Congrats to Joe and Megan for finishing the CC season with a strong finish at the conference meet. Dan, Jessica and Matt finished the regular season of the Volleyball and Soccer season Thursday. We wish them the best of luck next week in the Conference tournaments. The VB team was also able to go over to WCHS for middle school night this week.
Big props to Marisa who worked with her student to create a Scarecrow for the St. Charles Scarecrow Fest. Better yet, she was able to get many staff to contribute to the scarecrow making it a true representation of our school. She even brought it to the fest herself to get it set-up. Taking on this task showed great initiative and school pride. Thanks for going the extra mile!
I am looking for a Chess Coach and have explored most avenues....if you have a friend or relative that is interested let me know. The season is supposed to start in a week and 1/2 from now.
All hail Michele Davis the Pierogi Queen of Chicago...West Chicago that is! Speaking of going the extra mile to bring our staff together...making 27 dozen perogies for the staff to eat is doing just that. Who doesn't love pierogies?
The 6th grade Outdoor Ed trip is quickly approaching and I appreciate all the work that Colleen and Lauren are doing to make the trip at the new location a success, including the chaperone meeting they held Wednesday of this week.
The Fun Run has arrived! I want to thank the PTA for all of their effort to do something great for our schools. I also want to thank Margaret and Kim for helping to sort many of the materials and prizes, the teachers for trying to decipher what was happening and motivating your students and especially Jen and Joe for all of the heavy lifting they will be doing today to make this a special and fun day.
I hope everyone enjoys their extended weekend and has time to unwind and relax.
"Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop. The mind is just as malleable as the body. We spend so much time and effort trying to change the external world, other people, and our own bodies, all the while accepting ourselves the way we were programmed in our youths. We accept the voice that talks to us in our head all the time as the source of all truth. But all of it is malleable, every day is new, and memory and identity are burdens from the past that prevent us from living freely in the present."
