Our last early out for PD is next Wednesday. I'm chuckling out loud as I type this...I don't think any of you need any more motivation or ideas for your skits. It appears there are plenty out there. In addition to the celebration presentations by each team, we will be reviewing building/district data goals and doing some follow-up from our PD last week. You will find a yellow sheet in your box sometime on Friday. Please find time to review the information within this sheet and bring it with you on Wednesday. It will be used to complete a short survey. The complete agenda will be emailed out by Monday.
New Principal and Assistant Principal! Next Friday, Alisa Pajic will be your principal and Garrett Allen will be your assistant principal. They have declared it beach day and Mr. Allen has sent out a message to staff already. Ms. Pajic will be emailing parents tomorrow! More information about their exciting day is to come. Lyndsay and I will be taking personal days. ;-)
Assessment Binders - If all the required data is recorded on the Google data sheet and within any problem solving packet, the benchmarking and running record sheets do not need to be kept (i.e. assessment binders may be cleaned out). Please recycle the papers. ADDED The data folders will need to include the following: the most recent spring benchmarking (instructional and independent) sheets within the data folders, problem solving packets and the current and previous data sheets. The data sheet will be generated from the excel sheet I sent each team.
Student Portfolios Question - "Are we suppose to send the portfolios home with students or keep them?" The district expectation is that your share progress with parents. This could be a hosting a year end conference/celebration or sending home the portfolios (or contents) and having students share with parents.
AEA Print - When teams fill out the copy/print sheets for the AEA order, leave the account number blank and use "Maple Grove #0445" for the school. Requisitions may be emailed directly to Paula. These are due prior to checkout.
PLC Teams may choose to meet the last (short) week or school or not - that is a team decision.
Welcome our new staff for the 2012-13 school year! We will have multiple changes within our associate staff and we will likely be hiring a few in June or July. Please refer any great candidates to our website to complete an application and/or watch for openings this summer!
- Joanna Schoel will be replacing Lydia in 1st grade. Joanna comes with seven years of teaching experience and high recommendations from her current/previous colleagues and principals. We are excited to add her experience and positive energy to our building and 1st grade team!
- Erica Seeley will be our new part-time music teacher. She wowed us during her interview and teaching component this week! Her references all stated she would bring a positive attitude, tons of smiles and a highly contagious driven work ethic to any building she was a part of next fall. We are glad she chose us.
- Lisa Lentell will be replacing Ashley as part of our already strong special education team. Lisa is transferring from Waukee Elementary and has experience with special education and meeting the needs of struggling learners!
- Christina Taylor will be replacing Shelley at our nutrition desk next fall. Christina is currently an associate at Waukee Elementary and her supervisors are sad to see her go. We are excited to welcome her to MGE!
Site for the Week: Making the Most of End-of-School days
Final Thoughts for the Week
...where I keep talking/typing and you
don't necessarily have to continue listening/reading.
It is about this time of the year where we may see students act out who for reasons we cannot always understand. Sometimes it is a kid just being a knuckle-head or a bit of the case of summer-fever. Other times there is a deeper cause. In my previous district, I had a student break down in my office after a rough few days in the classroom and tell me he was worried about summer because there wasn't going to be anyone home during the day nor breakfast or lunch everyday. His thinking might have been that if he acted out enough he'd "have to" stay longer at school. It was an "ah-ha" for me. The acting out as a reaction to the uncertainty of not having a routine and consistency that school provides was something I had a hard time understanding until the student just stated it.
We do have students at Maple Grove that will be faced with uncertainty - whether it be not having a consistent meal, no adult attention, or having positive peers around him/her. Please take time these last couple weeks to recognize the cause of some of behaviors and seek supports from Nicole, Shanlyn and our office if needed. Reach out yourself. Plan activities that engage students minds. Be kind.
I appreciate you being consistent but also patient and compassionate at the same time. Just like Calvin, our kids may need to be smothered with affection. :-)
We do have students at Maple Grove that will be faced with uncertainty - whether it be not having a consistent meal, no adult attention, or having positive peers around him/her. Please take time these last couple weeks to recognize the cause of some of behaviors and seek supports from Nicole, Shanlyn and our office if needed. Reach out yourself. Plan activities that engage students minds. Be kind.
I appreciate you being consistent but also patient and compassionate at the same time. Just like Calvin, our kids may need to be smothered with affection. :-)
On the lighter side...
...for those of you who need a pick-me-up
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