I have never been as sick as I was this week, yet still felt such guilt over being out for three straight days. I was so thankful for all of the amazing professionals in our school that kept everything running so smoothly that I wasn't even needed! I returned not quite at a 100% and with very little energy, but it was your cheerful faces, encouraging words and the entertaining conversations with students at recess/lunch that picked me up. Thank you!!
Events Next Week:
Monday - 2nd quarter report cards will be printed at 7:30 a.m.
Tuesday - Staff Talent meeting at 11:30 in the Art Room. (I checked with Mrs. O'Toole and it is seriously safe for anyone not wanting to be on stage. Even the most stage fright person will be able to handle this talent act!)
Thursday - I'll be out of the building in the morning for the DART Principals meeting
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*I'm working on getting caught up on emails from being out. I plan to touch base with those of you that need another MAP test session Friday afternoon. I will also run a report of what students need to complete tests (if you haven't already had both sessions) to schedule times for students to come to the lab to finish.
*February 5th is National Digital Learning Day. What can YOU do for you classroom to support that concept? There are tips and toolkits HERE to get started. I would love to help out in a classroom if you've got something new you want to try and just want an extra hand or need help getting started. In conjunction with this day, I've been asked by one of the DPI Education Consultants to put together a brief video showing how our students are benefiting from iPads. I haven't come up with a "storyline" for this video yet, but definitely know I'll be needing to get some "footage" of students working with iPads in your rooms for this. Please let me know if you have any ideas to help me.
*My iPad crashed this weekend and had to be restored back to factory settings, which means I lost everything on it. Fortunately, most of what I use on it is "in the cloud" (like Evernote), but my favorite to-do app was not backed up. So, if I had something on my to-do list for any of you (like scheduling a meeting, answering a question, etc) please don't hesitate to remind me. I use the app, because my brain won't remember.
iPad Tip of the Week:
*I've shared this before, but thought it would be good to share again after seeing some of you get tired of typing your entire email address in multiple times for logins. You can create a shortcut on your iPad so you only have to type a couple letters and it does the rest for you. Here's how:
If the video doesn't work, try going to this link or you might have to use your laptop to view it.
Blogs, Pins & Tweets...Oh My!!
*Amber Teamann @8Amber8 "A Typical Day Should Include Stretching For All" Worth a read! http://venspired.com/?p=6126
*A great reminder about Anchor Charts: Form vs. Function
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