Forward Momentum

Thank you to each and every one of you who stepped up to help out in the absence of teachers, support staff, students, admin and more!  It takes all pieces of this beautiful puzzle to function at our highest and I am beyond appreciative for the team work I didn't get to witness first-hand this week, but did get to hear all about!  THANK YOU!!!



    Takeaways
~Emotions are the fast lane to the brain. 
~Amygdala Hijacking is real!
~ When your ‘WHY’ is big enough, self-discipline becomes stronger than excuses.

~What do our students NEED from us?

1. Positive, supportive relationships

2. High, consistent expectations

3. Opportunities to serve

~Teach kids about neuroplasticity. They need to know THEY have the ability to change THEIR brain!
Neurons that fire together…WIRE together!

Yes, I spent much of my time going back to the basics of brain development and specifically how to reach and then teach these Generation Alpha brains in an "iWorld".  There continues to be a large focus on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), the technology revolution and student agency.  We are on the right path.  We have that growth mindset. We have what it takes to take each and every student HIGHER.  I am really excited as we begin to look into the direction our district and our school are headed. 
 

On that note, February is a BIG planning month. Only 19 of us have filled out this google form. Please encourage all staff to do so.

Planning for 2019/2020
Please fill out this brief google form to assist in planning for next year.  You have to click on the words google form :)

Fire Preparedness

We are looking good for the surprise Fire Marshal visit. One more thing to consider, please be aware that all furniture adjacent to your door must be at least 13" (we think) from the egress.  :) 

Bus Duty: 3^rd grade, Ms. Dustin

Evaluations: Bianco, Housholder, Burgoon

Coming Up

Monday, February 4th
~10:30am-4:00pm Reasor at D.O. - so sorry :(

Tuesday, February 5th
~Chill day, because Wed is busy...

Wednesday, February 6th
~4:30-5:30pm PTO in Library
~4:30-6:30pm Kindergarten Registration in Gym

Thursday, February 7th
~Chill day, because Friday is cray cray...

Friday, February 8th
~PTO Tee shirt sales
~10:30-11:30am eleot observations (not evaluations) for FUSD data collection. (Penca, myself, Overton and McAllister have been trained on this data-collection tool. We will walk into 3 classrooms, who would like us to stop in? Email me!
~1:30-3:30pm Marshall PD (email with details coming soon)
~6:00-7:00pm Kindergarten Valentine Dance

Important dates to remember:
Wednesday, February 13th - SEI Family Night

Monday, February 18th - No School
Thursday, February 28th - Family Fitness Night

March 4-6 - Science Fair in gym

Wednesday, March 6th, Family Science Fair Night Friday, March 8th - End 3rd QTR

Monday, March 11th - STEM night at NAU

Wednesday, March 13th Parent University

March 18-22 - SPRING BREAK! 

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