January 13, 2017

About this time of the school year, I start asking myself if I am doing enough for our students and you all.  Have I spread the message of positive reinforcement, positive intentions, and changing the way we do things so that we always do things in the best interest of students?  Have I supported you all enough?  Have I made GVMS a better place for our students to be before they go to high school?  The questions go on and on and on....

We all must look at what we are challenged with and, if we see something in our selves, our classroom, our students, our school that we don't like, we must be the change that WE wish to see in our own world.  We must determine what we could do differently to bring about the change we want. The genesis of the change we desire must be rooted in POSITIVITY!!  Once we are ALL committed to making the positive and productive change, it will become habit!

Many have heard Albert Einstein's famous quote, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".  Let's not do that =)

Who's got the HEART? 

YOU can make a DIFFERENCE! 

Many teachers believe that reading is ONLY the "job" of any English Department or elementary teacher so check out THESE strategies for techniques for building reading strategies in ANY subject.  Reading is a skill that is needed in EVERY single subject and aspect of school (and life for that matter!)!

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!

• SUPER shout out to Lynn, Julie and Cristina for working with us on not going to camp and rescheduling for June 5-9!
• SUPER shout out to ALL that come to yard duty and meetings on time! With the exception of emergencies (please communicate with us!), all meetings have been put on your calendars way ahead of time!  Set a repeating alarm on your phone for yard duty please!
• SUPER shout out to Susan, Michele S., Michele R., and Brenda for organizing our new awards stuff!
• SUPER shout out to Don, Anita, Katherine, Lacey, and Heather for rolling with the punches when camp was postponed!
• SUPER shout out to Laffey, Farley, Husted, Booker, Morace, Toll, Walton, and Bates for already completing Student of the Month for "Fairness"!  Control F allows you to see who has already been chosen!
• SUPER shout out to Jason for checking to see what 6th grade needed due to the changes!
• SUPER shout out to Sue for the tech and updating our emergency tree for our faculty meeting!
• SUPER shout out to Kristy for sending out info for Donor's Choose! PLEASE DO THIS!!
• SUPER shout out to Heather P. for Donor's Choose project wording AND sending QR codes home with her kiddos to get the word out there even MORE!
• SUPER shout out to Mimi, Susan, Michele R., Cherry, Elizabeth, Ken, Don, Sue, Alisa, and Julie for already writing Good News Referrals! Keep them coming and we CHALLENGE YOU to write at least ONE in January.  C'mon!  It's SUPER easy to find something nice to say about our kids here!
• We have had 26 for JANUARY already! Keep them coming!  Can't wait to see how POSITIVE and FABULOUS the rest of this year is!!! **We have had 6 referrals in January so far...
• What to nominate a fellow SUPER HERO to be recognized at our next faculty meeting?  Click HERE!!  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

*January 16- No School
*January 17- Leadership Meeting
*January 18- RHS Showcase for incoming freshman
*January 24- IB Info Night here
*January 24- Department Meetings
*January 25- Career Day
*January 26- Basketball @BGW
*January 27- 7th grade registers for 8th grade in History
*January 31- Collab Meetings as determined by grade level

*February 6, 7, 8, 9- BLOCK Schedule for Writing Test

*February 10- Makeup Writing Test

*April 24-May 12- Block Schedule for CAASPP test!

*May 23- Nightmare on Puberty Street Assembly- Assembly schedule!