Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*First of all, thank you to everyone who helped make Grandparents Day last Friday another incredible event. This always pulls together so nicely (thank you Nicole and Stacey) and it takes many people to make everything work. I received so many wonderful compliments to our staff and students from our grandparents and special guests!
*Students deeply engaged in a STEM project, working collaboratively, problem-solving and on-task. The best part? I saw this in multiple classrooms!!! It's so much fun to see kids having so much fun in this type of learning!
*Building relationships and encouraging sportsmanship: I heard from students in the hallway that one of their teachers joined them in basketball at recess. You would have thought they just won the lottery from their excitement, but instead, it was just the gift of 10 minutes with a teacher!
Another teacher joined in 4 Square and then commended them for their sportsmanship and let them go ahead of the line to reinforce their Trojan Way behavior.
*A middle school student's day started out awful due to his home situation, but his day was turned around, by getting to visit a classroom to help out. Just getting hugs from little ones gave him the love he has been missing. Sometimes you just have NO idea how much some of our students need to have opportunities in their day like helping out with little ones to feel enough success in their life to boost their self-confidence.
Upcoming Events:
Monday - Playworks assembly for 3rd and 4th graders to introduce the Junior Coaches Program. (3rd grade at 9:00, 4th grade at 9:40)
3:15 Optional EP work time in the IMC - no training, nothing new. Just dedicated time and space with me there in case you have any questions. I'll bring chocolate too!
Budget requests due today. : )
Tuesday - UW-Madison School of Education rural schools tour at Dodgleand. You may see many guests touring the building.
Wednesday - Brewer Attire Day
Friday - FFA Food for America program (formerly the petting zoo) 8:15-9:55 for K/2, 10-11:50 for 3/5, 12:45-2:35 for 1/4
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*End of the year MAP Testing...don't stress, think of how much you'll get to celebrate! The MAP window IS open and ready for your class. 3-5th likely will still want to wait as you're recovering from Forward. MAP testing will need to be completed by Friday, May 25th.
*The Walkathon committee has been hard at work (with help from Marie too) with BIG news coming...our students are going to be SO pumped up to raise money for this event!!
*FYI- the May calendar had the wrong time for the assembly for the last day of school. The assembly will be at 10:30, with the picnic starting at 11:00.
Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!!!
*End Your School Year with What Matters Most "Beginnings set the tone, but endings don't just come together on accident. There's something special about a narrative that ends really well."
How do you plan to end your year?
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