Friday, May 15, 2020

The Middle Update 5/15/2020

Another week in the books, and this week I'd like to get a special shout-out to all of you who have worked hard, over and above the call of duty, to connect with our students...especially those that have had difficulty with this experience.  We were able to build momentum and connect with some that were having difficulty this week.  The next 2 weeks are still critical time for us to continue those efforts to engage and connect with all of our students!!

Resource of the Week
Giving students feedback is a fundamental piece of the work we do to guide students to improve their skills in every class.  The resource this week highlights how we can get students to be more responsive to the feedback we give them to improve.

"Maximizing Students' Responsiveness to Feedback" - Beth Pandolpho

Congratulations to Mr. Hazard!
Mr. Hazard is entering his final weeks of his teaching career and is looking forward to retirement.  Our current situation has really limited to scope of celebration and recognition of an outstanding career that is so deserved in this situation.  I want to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation for all Mr. Hazard has done for our students and the Music program in our school.  I'm sure there are many things that Mr. Hazard has just taken care of, that I'm sure we'll learn to appreciate more once a new school year starts.  Thank you Mr. Hazard and we are all wishing you a peaceful, enjoyable retirement once the school year concludes in 2 weeks.

8th Grade Send-Off
We have a couple of things in the works for our 8th grade students.  If you'd be willing to share a message with our 8th graders, please go ahead and do that, and send it to either Mrs. Serstad or Mrs. Graeve.  We also have a couple of students (Abby H., Melanie K., and Teagan T.) working hard to put something together for their class to recognize the end of their Middle School experience.

Remodeling
The process is underway in our building as I type.  I took some pictures yesterday to document what things look like prior to the work that will take place.  Enjoy!






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The Middle Update 5/15/2020

Another week in the books, and this week I'd like to get a special shout-out to all of you who have worked hard, over and above the call of duty, to connect with our students...especially those that have had difficulty with this experience.  We were able to build momentum and connect with some that were having difficulty this week.  The next 2 weeks are still critical time for us to continue those efforts to engage and connect with all of our students!!

Resource of the Week
Giving students feedback is a fundamental piece of the work we do to guide students to improve their skills in every class.  The resource this week highlights how we can get students to be more responsive to the feedback we give them to improve.

"Maximizing Students' Responsiveness to Feedback" - Beth Pandolpho

Congratulations to Mr. Hazard!
Mr. Hazard is entering his final weeks of his teaching career and is looking forward to retirement.  Our current situation has really limited to scope of celebration and recognition of an outstanding career that is so deserved in this situation.  I want to extend my sincere thanks and appreciation for all Mr. Hazard has done for our students and the Music program in our school.  I'm sure there are many things that Mr. Hazard has just taken care of, that I'm sure we'll learn to appreciate more once a new school year starts.  Thank you Mr. Hazard and we are all wishing you a peaceful, enjoyable retirement once the school year concludes in 2 weeks.

8th Grade Send-Off
We have a couple of things in the works for our 8th grade students.  If you'd be willing to share a message with our 8th graders, please go ahead and do that, and send it to either Mrs. Serstad or Mrs. Graeve.  We also have a couple of students (Abby H., Melanie K., and Teagan T.) working hard to put something together for their class to recognize the end of their Middle School experience.

Remodeling
The process is underway in our building as I type.  I took some pictures yesterday to document what things look like prior to the work that will take place.  Enjoy!