Friday Focus - April 7, 2017

Great Things I Noticed this Week:

• I couldn't believe how many classrooms I visited on Monday morning and students were right back into the groove and hard at work. You would have never known they had just had a full week off! 
• Teachers taking time in each morning to greet students, welcoming them to class. Such an easy way to build relationships and start each day off positive!
• Students reviewing their 3rd quarter grades and creating 4th quarter goals. What a great way to provide ownership and focus for the remainder of the year!
• 2nd graders learning how to use Chatter Pix as a means of presenting information they would are learning as they read informational text. Seeing their laughter at what Chatter Pix can do was the best part of my day!

Events Next Week:
Monday - Staff meeting 3:10 (see below for agenda)
Wednesday - Workout Wednesday
Thursday - Boy Scout presentation during noon recess for K-4th graders (brief, not entire recess)
 2:30 3rd Quarter Dodgeland Pride Assembly
Friday - NO School

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Staff meeting agenda includes: Information from Mr. Lange on his new role/planning for next year and "hanging in with challenging students." You read that right. It's the time of year where behaviors can get even more challenging and we want to thrive for last quarter of the year, not just barely survive. I ask that you just come to the meeting with one student in mind, thinking about what is challenging. What is challenging for that student, for you and for his/her peers. Be prepared that you will NOT be sharing the name of the student. And if you have no students coming to mind, then you'll have to make up a fictional scenario. (If you just laughed at that, then you might be a teacher!)

*Here's a new Badger Brain break, could be perfect for Workout Wednesday! This one is featuring Banke Oginni – women’s track and Mariah Watts – softball!: May 2017 Badger Brain Break

*School Supply lists are due by April 17th.  Please be mindful of if there are any student supplies that haven't been used. And think about parents shopping for everything and how specific those details can be. I can tell you from my own experience that it is a pain to go to several stores to make sure you have all the right colors, sizes, etc.

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