Staff Meeting this Past Week
Thanks to all for your contributions at our staff meeting this past Wednesday, especially to Mrs. Anderson and Ms. Hecht for the wise advice regarding the importance of being aware of the words we use with students. It is evident that our "adopt-a-student" activities have brought awareness and connections for our most vulnerable population. Your efforts are paying off and are truly appreciated. Also, we will be working to finalize SLO's plans in the coming weeks.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
We have a great opportunity to grow the connections between home and school this week as PT conferences kick off on Thursday (10/12) from 4:30 - 8:00, and then again next week (10/19) from 4:00 to 7:30. Each student will have a folder that should be picked up in the front office. Teams and teachers can coordinate with Robin to get materials in those folders. The office will be including the following: grade report, STAR reports, and a handout that Mr. O'Connor is putting together about a reminder about the grade level blogs and Infinite Campus student/parent access information.
Article of the Week
The ARTICLE this week is a blog post written by Debbie Silver titled "The Worst Teaching Mistake I Ever Made". As you read the article this week, think about the use of pre-assessment in your classroom, and how you facilitate activities in your classroom to meet kids where they are...both for students that take a bit to grasp concepts and those that grasp concepts quickly.
Nuts & Bolts
-The 7th graders will be on a golf trip/Mackenzie Center field trip this Tuesday
-The 1st meeting for the Community Advisory Committee, the group taking a closer look at the future of our facilities, was successful this past Wednesday night.
-Be sure to place your order for some amazing Mexican food for PT Conference night, that is generously donated by the Parent's Club
-All teachers should double check their red "Go-Kit" to make sure all materials are updated. Also, be sure students are aware of the procedures in the event of a safety situation (hold, lock-down, tornado drill, etc.
PSD on Social Media
See images below from this past week. Please seek opportunities to take photos of students engaged in high level learning activities and send them my way. Our community needs to know about the high quality learning experiences our staff creates for our students.
Duty this Week
Bus - Kallungi
Images from the week
Las Vegas Incident
Ms. Hellmich shared a great resource for all staff as it relates to tragedies. Here is a link to the document that has some ideas on how to talk with students or answer their questions.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Contribution
Dear School Administrator,
(If you have already passed along this survey to your staff, please disregard. Thank you for doing so – all feedback gathered will be highly beneficial.)
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Community Education and Outreach team is working with the orthopedics department to develop educator resources that focus on supporting students who are returning to the classroom after a concussion. In an effort to best serve Wisconsin educators, we have developed a short survey designed to help us clarify their needs. Please help us gather results by forwarding this survey link to educators in your school.
Thank You,
Judy Wendorf
Program Research and Development Supervisor
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services
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