October 14, 2016

As if October isn't crazy enough, let's add the teenage changes that are happening AS WE SPEAK and a full moon.  Here are some facts (as "stolen" from Kristen Witt's blog!):

• The teen brain is going through massive changes
• Youth perceive, process, and respond MUCH differently than adults
• Youth don't see, hear, understand or act like adults consistently
• The brain finishes growing at 25
• Adolescence is a period through which youth pass (hopefully unscathed!)

So, keeping this ALL in mind, please remember that what you see is only the surface.  When we are dealing with our kids (and EACH OTHER) keep in mind ALL that lies under the surface.  Behaviors are just the surface, there is always something more going on, and life experiences are underneath...

Sometimes, we must adjust our style, not everyone is coming to us with the same background experiences, and we MUST have patience (which mine has been tested lately too!).

With conferences two weeks ago and progress reports coming out again in the next two week, NOW is a GREAT time to follow up with families to follow up with them.  Super fast email to families to say a) this is improving.... b) this is still a concern..... c) this is now a new concern.....

Heading off potential issues before parents get the formal progress report gets mailed home will SAVE you in the long run!

Thank you for those who are remembering to show up for your assigned yard duty.  We are having issues and many areas are being left unsupervised. Please show up so that students are supervised and we don't have to search for you!  Thank you!

Thank you to those for submitting Student of the Month names on time so I don't have to hunt you down for them!  Much Appreciated!  Please note that we really don't want people to fill out months in advance.  Please just do one month at a time!  Thanks to LAFFEY, PECKHAM, MANSOUR, FULTON, KINDER, RUSSELL, CLOUD, WALTON, PHILLIPS, RICE and TOLL for completing this!   Click THIS LINK for October as names are due October 21 for "Caring"!

Thank you to Kimberly, Rosa, Mimi, Ken, Dalal, Lorraine, Allison, Anita, Carol, Alisa, Shawna, Kristy, Lynn, and Montz for writing Good News Referrals!!  LOVE THEM and please KEEP THEM COMING!  I challenge those that have NEVER written one to do so....Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside =-)

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!

• SUPER shout out to Dalal making STEAM interaction assembly happen and Sue for her work on the schedule!
• SUPER shout out to Sarj, Alisa, Kevin, Liz and Jamie for helping to make the STEAM Assembly work!
• SUPER shout out to those that have already reached out OR sent up GOOD NEWS REFERRALS, especially to those that have NEVER written them before!! We have already had written 90 for OCTOBER!!  Keep them coming!  Can't wait to see how POSITIVE and FABULOUS the rest of this month is!!
• What to nominate a fellow SUPER HERO to be recognized at our next faculty meeting?  Click HERE!!  PLEASE!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

*October 18- Department Meetings after school
*October 18- Cross country/Volleyball at GVMS
*October 19- GATE visit in the AM
*October 19- Football at GVMS
*October 20- Volleyball at GVMS
*October 20- IPR after school in library!
*October 21- PBIS Site Visit
*October 25, 26, 27- Challenge Days!  Sign up to come!
*October 28- Superintendent here!
*October 28- Halloween Dance
*October 28, 29- CUE Conference for 7!
*December 15- RALLY SCHEDULE for Honor Roll/Perfect Attendance!