Robert Marzano has been a great follow on twitter over the past month. He has included excerpts from his latest research on effective school practices...it's in a book titled, "The New Art and Science of Teaching". Below you'll see an excerpt about the most effective classroom management approach:
"Teacher behaviors that help students perceive the teacher as someone who will not be angry with them if they misbehave, but who will enforce rules and procedures in an objective and unemotional manner." #NASOT
School Safety
Our safety drill during the month of May will be a fire drill. As always, be sure to review our fire drill procedures regularly with your students.
EE Meetings
The end of the year is really coming quickly now. If you have not done so yet, please schedule your SLO/PPG meeting with me. These all need to be completed prior to check-out on June 1st. If you have not scheduled your meeting by Friday, May 11 then I will schedule one with you. The same signature sheet will be used as in the past and the summary year packet will be the same as well. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Community Facility Advisory Committee Update
The Community Facility Advisory Committee met for the last time and reviewed the recommendation that they will be making to the School Board at the May meeting (5/21). The committee gave feedback to a sub-committee, who will meet a couple final times to fine tune the recommendation. As always, anyone is welcome to view the details of the committee's work our our website. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Art Fair Recap
The Art Fair on Monday was a success! Thanks for all for the efforts to put the details into place to make this such a great event to showcase the talents of our students! Special thanks to Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Schmudlach.
Hello and Thank You
Today is Mr. Adler's last day with us. He did a great job filling in for Mr. Odden while he was on his paternity leave. Mr. Odden will return on Monday. Also, a welcome to Mrs. Hebel. She will be filling in for Mr. O'Connor for his paternity leave for the rest of the school year. Thanks to Mr. Adler and Mrs. Hebel for stepping in and helping our team!
Music Concert in May
Today is Mr. Adler's last day with us. He did a great job filling in for Mr. Odden while he was on his paternity leave. Mr. Odden will return on Monday. Also, a welcome to Mrs. Hebel. She will be filling in for Mr. O'Connor for his paternity leave for the rest of the school year. Thanks to Mr. Adler and Mrs. Hebel for stepping in and helping our team!
Music Concert in May
Mark your calendars for the Spring Music Concert. The hard work of our music department and students will be on full display on Thursday, May 17th at 7:00 in the 1-8 Gym. Hope to see you there!
Middle School Play Details
Our students have been hard at work preparing the annual Middle School Play. There will be a showing for the student body on Tuesday, May 22nd at 1:45 in the 1-8 Gym. The performance for the community will take place later that same evening at 6:00 pm.
Superhero Run/Wellness Day 5/18/2018
Details about our Superhero Fundraiser should have went home with students today in Homeroom. Students can get pledges for how many laps they'll complete, or just receive donation support for their efforts. We'll need teaching staff down at the track when the run is taking place for each grade level. Teachers are encouraged to dress like a Superhero on this day and promote the run/wellness day in the days leading up to the event. We are hoping for a nice day, and a memorable experience for the kids.
Modified Schedule Days Coming Up
In looking ahead, we will be having a couple days in the month of May with a modified schedule. Those days are:
May 18 - Wellness Day/Superhero Run
May 22 - Middle School Play - starts at 1:45
May 24 - 6th Grade Track Meet - runs during the afternoon
May 30 - Assembly (Carelli Cup Finals, Book Competition Update)
Printing Reminder
As a reminder, when printing, please print 1 copy and utilize the copy room to make copies. This helps us save on printing toner...it is much cheaper to make copies than print multiple copies. Thanks for your attention to this detail!
"Progress Poynette" Group Touring Facilities
During the morning of Thursday, May 10, Mr. Shappell will be leading the "Progress Poynette" group through a tour of our facilities. This group is comprised of community leaders, whose mission to provide input into future improvements to the Poynette community. The school is one of the cornerstones of the Poynette community. If you see them walking around, feel free to stop and welcome them to our school.
Last Days of School
The last day of school is June 1st, and we are slated for a 2:45pm normal dismissal. Our 8th graders will be on their Celebration Field Trip on Thursday, May 31st, and their annual Dance will take place Thursday (5/31) from 6:30 - 8:30 in the 1-8 Cafeteria. As we map out our plans for the rest of the year, it is important to keep in mind our guiding principles of utilizing each minute that we have with students. We will be working hard with our students right up until the dismissal time on Friday, June 1. Staff check-out will begin after students have left school grounds on that day. More details on this forthcoming
High School Graduation 5/27/18
This year's graduating class will once again like to invite all current or former staff members to participate in the graduation ceremony. A google invitation was sent out to all teachers with some details. Staff will have the opportunity to mingle and talk with the graduates prior to the ceremony. Hope to see as many teachers there as possible, as this has become a tradition that the students and community really appreciate.
Senior Walk
Our annual Senior Walk will take place on May 23rd at 9:15 am.
Morning - Johnson
Bus - Rogness
Images from the Week
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