In Strong School Cultures, People Articulate the Following CORE Beliefs Through How They Behave:
All Students Can Learn at High Levels
All Students Will Learn Because of What We Do
Students Do Well if They Can
What WE Do Makes the Difference for the Kids in School
We Never Give Up On Kids
The calendar turns to March this week! That only leaves us with 3 weeks to go until 3rd quarter is complete. We only have about 13 more weeks to positively change the trajectory of a kid's life this school year! Every day is an opportunity!
Resource of the Week
Thanks for a quick, efficient staff meeting this past week. One of the topics we discussed was our mission to rid our culture of comments that make our school space less safe for students. The resource this week goes right at the heart of the matter and equips us all with the tools and confidence to address these moments. We, as the adults, set the tone for our school!
"What Do You Say to 'That's So Gay' & Other LGBTQ+ Comments" - welcomingschools.org
Our Musicians Shined This Past Weekend!!
Congratulations to Mr. Schultz and Mrs. Graeve and our students on an amazing Solo and Ensemble Saturday Performance in Lake Mills!! See the details below from Mr. Schultz! Wow...our Pumas continue to shine on the big stage!
This Week...
My AWSA Presidential Duties will take me away from school this week, as I head to Washington DC to advocate to our legislators about educational issues. I will return to school on Thursday and Mrs. Moe will be at the MS all day M-W. I am excited about the opportunity to advocate for educational issues, and I'll be staying close to the White House...if you've been following the news, there seems to be some extra interest in the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. I'm happy to talk with anyone who is interested for the items we'll be advocating for including:
-Educator Shortage and the Principal Pipeline
-Improving School Mental Health Resources and Safety
-School Facilities and Infrastructure
-We'll also be discussing the renewal and addition of grants that have been successful in addressing areas of need.
It's Budget Time!!
I know many of you have been planning for next year's budget. Now it's time to put in your requests. The budget materials and instructions can be found at his LINK. Please review the process below:
-Paper copies of Requisitions and an Overall Summary Sheet by Department should be submitted to me
-I will review requests and meet with any teachers in which I have questions or to review anything that may need modifications
-The office will enter requisitions and order materials over the summer
-Please familiarize yourself with the budget code information that Linda sent. It's important that materials are coded in the right areas. These may be different than what you used last year, so please review again.
-Please email me or see me with any questions.
I ask that all budget requests be turned in to the mailbox outside of my office by end of day Wednesday, March 9th.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thanks to all of you who have gotten started on planning for Spring Conferences. On Thursday, March 10th from 4:30-8 p.m. will be holding our Spring Conferences. Our models for the conferences are going to be parent choice/ preference. If they would like to come for in-person conferences then we will need to accommodate that. However, if they prefer a virtual one then that option is available as well. Our goal is for at least one teacher to connect with as many parents as possible and for sure parents/guardians of students who have Puma Pride scores below the ME level.
The master Spring Conferences spreadsheet can be found at this LINK.
Images from the Week
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