Here’s our week at a glance:
Monday, October 22nd
RED RIBBON WEEK BEGINS!
1st Grade Data Meeting with RR (2:35pm)
FLU SHOTS offered to District Employees in the 1st Grade Project Space (3-4pm)
Tuesday, October 23rd
Wear RED to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week
Faculty Meeting @ 2:45pm (Storybook Pumpkins KICKOFF with DLT small groups!)
Wednesday, October 24th
Wear ORANGE – National UNITY Day
Cub Scouts Presentation (8:30am-11:00am in Presentation Space)
TAPS (2nd & 3rd)
DLT Meeting (3-4:30pm in 3rd Grade Project Space)
BPAC Meeting (4-5:30pm in Gymnasium)
Thursday, October 25th
Wear BEARS gear!
Staley the Bear Assembly – BEAR DOWN on Bullies
9-10am – Kindergarten & 1st Grade classes
10:30am-11:30am – 2nd & 3rd Grade classes
Mentor/Mentee Meeting @ 3:45pm
Friday, October 26th
Kubbies Are Buddies – Wear Kubbies Spiritwear
Fall Picture Re-Takes (in 1st Grade Project Space)
Spirit Assembly 9:00am
**Reminder for Tenured Teachers*
Tenure teacher professional growth meetings completed before November 1st.
ALL tenured teachers must complete a Professional Growth Plan.
**Do you subscribe to Angela Watson’s “Truth for Teachers” podcast? It’s amazing!
Click the picture below to check out this episode: A Crash Course on Trauma-Informed Teaching.
You’ll learn ways that trauma impacts students and what we can do to support kids without carrying the weight of that trauma ourselves. The podcast also provides specific dos and don’ts to make it easier to navigate this in your classroom.
Trauma-informed teaching is not a curriculum, set of prescribed strategies, or something you need to “add to your plate.” It’s more like a lens through which you choose to view your students which will help you build better relationships, prevent conflict, and teach them effectively.
Blog Posts Worth Reading:
How to Check Spelling and Grammar in Google Docs via Shake Up Learning
3 Simple Questions to Shape Professional Learning via George Couros
What Are the Best Ways to Use Leveled Texts? via Cult of Pedagogy
You Are the Average of the 10 People You Spent Time With via Inc.com