Although there are many strategies and supports to help our kids in this effort, none are more important than our efforts to make meaningful connections with each student. This is especially important with our most challenging, frustrating students. Each day, we impact our students, and one day they will look back with much appreciation to the teachers who took a little time and extra interest in them during a time in their life where they were a little lost and needed a little support. Starting with a clean slate each day, and treating each student with the same loving care that we would our own children will make a difference in their life. This can prove very challenging at times, but that is why Middle School teachers are the most important people in the world. Continuing to keep this at the forefront of our daily interactions will continue to grow our culture towards the warm and excellent place we all strive to build. Each one of us play a key role in the lives of our students...
End of Quarter is Friday, January 22
As a reminder, Friday is the End of the Quarter. We will be running our End of Semester Celebration on Friday. This will include a different schedule. Please let me know if you notice an oversight in the plan for Friday. The purposes of this activity are for kids to build stronger connections with peers and teachers, have another positive school experience, and for them to get an opportunity they may not get outside of school. Please use this day to get to know students in a different venue, and grow the connections you have with the kids. At our morning assembly, we will continue to strive towards growing our school expectations and fostering a culture of excellence at PMS.
End of Quarter Grades
As a reminder, we must have sufficient evidence in each standard that we will report out for report cards. Grades posted in campus since mid-quarter grades were posted should represent a student's current grade. Teachers should be updating the posted grades as recent student evidence suggests. Final grades will be due at the end of the day on Wednesday, January 27, and report cards will go out by the end of the week. Comments specific to a student's performance can be useful feedback for both students and parents. Report cards will include recognition pieces in the 3 categories mentioned in last week's blog.
One of those sad, but happy things
I wanted to recognize and show appreciation for the work that Mrs. Molitor has done for us and all of the kids in Poynette. If you are not aware, this will be Mrs. Molitor's last week with us, as she came across an opportunity in her hometown that she couldn't pass up. Her departure will be tough for us but good for her, and I'm really happy for her that her family life will benefit from her new opportunity. Thank you Mrs. Molitor, you will be missed, but we are happy for you.
Pritzl out of the building
January and February are turning out to be a little on the chaotic side for me. You probably have noticed that I have been absent a little more than normal during the past two weeks. I have had to take some leave time to conduct research in other schools for a dissertation that I am working towards. My data collection is complete, so I will not have to miss school for that purpose anymore. However, I will be out of the building a bit more than I like over the next month...see below. I appreciate all of the extra work that takes place when I am out of the building, and most likely, many of you don't even notice, which is a good thing.
Thursday, January 21 - Presenting at WASB Convention in Milwaukee
Thursday, January 28 - Presenting at AWSA Associate Principal's Conference in Appleton
Friday, Feb. 5 - I'm in a wedding in Houston
Wednesday Feb. 10 - Friday, Feb. 11 - Attending and Presenting at AWSA MS/HS Principal's Conference WI Dells
Twitter Post of the Week
Duty Next Week
Morning - Johnson
Bus - Frehner
Data
99% - Percent of our students in attendance during last year's End of Semester Celebration
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