Resource of the Week
Our resource this week highlights the opportunity that each of us has each day at school. We have the potential to have a major impact in the lives of our students. The empathy, care, compassion, curiosity, and effort we give of ourselves for our students is there each day. This is not only a great opportunity for us, but also a responsibility that we have in our roles. The article this week speaks to the unique opportunity that we have working in our profession.
"Understanding a Teacher's Long-Term Impact" by Youki Terada
"People overwhelmingly said that great teachers make their students feel safe and loved, believe in their students, model patience, and help their students reach their full potential—all qualities that remain largely unmeasured."
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Spring PT Conferences are approaching rapidly. This spring will be different than in the past because instead of two nights of conferences, we'll have only one. Please look ahead and reach out to parents with an invitation to participate in a conference for any student that is in need (NE's or BE's or for any other student that you may have some concerns that you want to connect with parents). Also for this night, we are inviting all parents in to either check in with teachers or hear a presentation from me about how to really understand student progress at PMS.
Also, we'd like to start a student talent tradition for Spring Conferences. Please be thinking about ways to display student talent on this night. If we could have students come in, present or display projects, or show parents cool things they have created or written, that would be a start. We'll continue to discuss ways in which we can make the most of this evening.
Minutes Added to Calendar (starting 2/25/19)
We will be adding 5 minutes to our school day starting on Monday, 2/25/19. Please review the updated PMS Master Schedule and become familiar with it. It is very important for the function of the building to dismiss students at the time listed on the Master Schedule.
To make up days, we will, instead of PD Days on March 22nd and April 22nd, have normal school days. Also, the last student day will be on June 6th (release at 12:30). In other news, the End of Quarter 3 will be on Friday, April 5th.
Staff Meeting This Week
We will have a Staff Meeting this Wednesday (2/20) at 2:50 in Mrs. Rogness' room. We will hear from some teachers about recent learning experiences, analyze some data, and hear some thoughts from our students. Also, there will be cookies.
Equity Book Study Update (from Mr. Hausser's blog)
We have 25 staff members and 5 administrators who are participating in the Book study which is awesome. Those of you who have signed up will be invited to our Google Classroom this week and the books should be here by Monday we are hoping. We may need to adjust the timeline for assignments depending on when the books arrive.
Winter Assembly (3/1)
Some of our students in our Leadership Group have been hard at work planning an event that will help grow our culture of connections and positivity. If anyone has an idea or two that staff members could come together and give our students something to cheer about, let me know...it's hard to top the "Baby Shark do do do do do do" performance, but I think it's possible.
Next week, we will run our Homeroom groups on Thursday, and dismiss straight to 3rd block from lunch on Friday to accommodate the testing schedule.
February Safety Drill
We will be having a safety drill coming up this week or next. Please review all of the potential situations and procedures that could be called. It could be any of the holds, lock-down, fire drill or an evacuation. I'll keep you posted as the plans become clearer.
Images of the Week
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