January 15, 2016

We made it through the first series (yes, series) of block scheduling for the writing assessment! Great work!  Thank you to all for making it a smooth process! Please remember that the 2nd benchmark is coming and this will all be done electronically! We will NOT be on block schedule for the benchmarks!

Master schedule discussions are taking place starting now and, when you meet in your department meetings on the 26th, we would love to get your feedback and suggestions. We working to have a student and teacher driven master schedule- what a great concept!

We will be distributing course selections next month to 6th grade classes and 7th grade Science classes. Course request sheets will be coming out at the beginning of February!

Have you checked out the PD OPPORTUNITIES for School City training to administer the benchmarks online? Be sure to register as ALL benchmarks in February will be administered using ALL Chrome Books on campus! We are going to need to borrow them from History and Science so a schedule will be coming soon!

PLEASE take TWO SECONDS to complete your student of the month for January. The trait is FAIRNESS and HERE is the link as it's super easy! We are still struggling to get this done and it should be very easy...We don't want any of our kids to miss out! Thank you to Cristina, Lynn, Joe, Lacey, Kimberly, Josiah, Christen, Kristy, Dalal, Dave M., Jason, Allison, Paula, Carol, Dave F., Sue, Lorraine, Heather, Gigi, and Elizabeth for already taking care of this!!

Have you checked out our Fish Moments?

BE THERE: Thanks to Sue and Lynn for attending the Math Meeting so that we can have a more meaningful benchmark for math in February! Please join us at the February 11th Board Meeting to recognize Sue as our Teacher of the Year! THANK YOU for being outside your rooms and watching the students during the 10 minute break and the passing periods! It is VERY MUCH appreciated!!!

PLAY: LOVE the new History shirts! Create it and it will happen! Interested in creating one for your own department??? Send it to me!

MAKE THEIR DAY: Thanks to Elizabeth, Lynn, Carla, Joe, Julie, Heather, Sue, Allison, Kristy, Sandy, Carol, Dalal, Susan, Cristina, Rochelle, Tamis, Karen and Anita for attending the Open Forum on Wednesday! It made our day to hear your positive thoughts and where we need to go as a school! Mark your calendars for Saturday June 4th for end of the year social (staff and adults only) at Carol's house to celebrate our end of the year party! We can't wait to try out that awesome pizza

CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE: We hope you will join us for the Spring Fling on April 30th (yes, I know it's a ways off, but you know how I like to plan....) so that we can all socialize! Rally time! Let's bring it peeps! LET'S STAY POSITIVE PEEPS! KEEP ON SMILING!