It's no secret that I believe strongly that the work you do, day in and day out, is the most critical work there is in our society. We all realize the potential for our impact...and I'm proud of how each of you embraces this responsibility and uses your influence to spread important values like kindness, respect, hard work, empathy...the list goes on. Thank you for all you do.
I wanted to share Mr. Hausser's awesome message to his students... "The Awesome Staff, A Blue Scooter, and a Megaphone"
Resource of the Week
I believe that one thing that sets the most successful people apart from others is how they handle adversity. We all face adversity in many different forms day in and day out. Imagine if we were able to teach our kids to view adversity as an opportunity for growth. This is easier said than done, and the impact emotions have on the brain during times of adversity is something that isn't easily overcome...but the resource this week provides some insight into how to successfully manage adversity. Handling adversity maturely should be a key part of the "Puma Way"...a consistent message for our kids...
"10 Ways Successful People Push Through Adversity" - Deep Patel
Remote Learning
Our shift to Virtual Learning has been successful on so many fronts. I wanted to share a couple of emails I received this week from parents:
"Hey Jerry - Hope all is well. Kudos to you and everyone else for doing such a great job with the online stuff during this mess. We appreciate the hard work everyone has been putting in. What a learning experience!"
"Hello Dr. Pritzl,
I have to let you know that Madeline has been enjoying her ELA with Ms. Hecht so much. Ms. Hecht does a great job at keeping Maddy and the others engaged in learning during this remote learning situation. Maddy looks forward to the class video meetings and discussing the books. It is truly the highlight to her weeks. Thanks for supporting the teachers and providing these great learning opportunities at home!"
With that being said, we need to maintain our hard work during the final 3 week stretch here. Your work is being recognized to an even greater degree than when school is in normal session, which is great.
If you notice a student that has been doing well become disengaged, we need to make sure we are reaching out to the parents. These instances seem to follow a similar pattern...student is on track doing well...parents gain trust and assume things are still on track...kid slips and falls into the disengagement pattern...we reach out to parents...parents are surprised...kid gets back on track.
Let's finish the school year strong and continue to maintain the high expectations that we have set so far. The kids will have 3 whole months off this summer...a long time without academic work.
I appreciate all you have done to make this successful in so many ways for our kids.
Construction Update
We are almost ready for the remodeling to begin...
Next week is the last week that we will be able to access any spaces beyond the front office. So if there is anything possible that you'll need prior to late August, next week is the time to come in and check it out. Our custodians have done an amazing job at organizing this massive project. I appreciate all of you taking the time to come in and either pack up your rooms or purge materials. We are almost ready!
Thanks for all you do for our kids!!!
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