Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*A mom of children new to us this year shared that they are moving out of district, but her kids have grown so much here this year that she's going to do whatever she has to in order to keep driving them here each day. Stories like that happen, when we are committed to building relationships with students and focus on their academic and social/emotional needs!*4K students practicing "eyes are watching, ears are listening, voices are quiet, body is calm" in a Second Step Social-Emotional lesson. Just think of what will happen in the future when all of our students develop that solid social-emotional foundation!
*3rd graders working together in reading research groups, coming up with their learning plan for the day as a group and then sharing resources with one another they thought would help each in their process.
*An art lesson that wasn't just about the art they were going to create, but also about growth mindset and continuing to work even when it was hard. Students got to see a video of an artist talking about his process, including the fact that he gets frustrated, but keeps on working hard through the challenges. Then students got to experience similar challenges (at a 3rd grade level) and were encouraged to keep working hard through it.
*5th graders showing incredible leadership on the playground by organizing activities for K-2 students each day (they are giving up lunch with their peers to do this)!
Upcoming Events:
*Reminder- this is the week that I am gone at Pyramid Model training all week. I will do my best to keep up with emails, voicemails and everything else.
Tuesday - Student/Family picnic ticket orders due - please reminder your students
Wednesday - Workout Wednesday
Monday, May 21 - Spring concert (1/3/5)
Friday, May 25 - Walkathon
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*With part of our social/emotional and trauma informed care, we will need to gather information in a survey that should be emailed out to you within the next few days. I realize this is a busy time of year, but want to thank you in advance for taking some time to complete this survey.
*Budget question that came up -yes, I will be placing the order for math books again (so you didn't have to worry about that) and will also do so for the Lucy Reading anchor chart post-its.
*Class lists "Parties" - I will be emailing out later regarding scheduling meetings for the class list creation.
Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!!!
*And What Do We End With?
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