Attitude of Gratitude!

What are you thankful for?  Here is what some of you had to say...

The support of my Marshall peers.

I am thankful that my little boy still likes to snuggle and hang out with me, for my hard-working husband, family and friends, my sweet, little dog, my family's health and my school.

My Fiance Austen

While sitting by the fire, watching large fat snowflakes gently cascading at dusk in the forest

I am thankful for my family.

I am grateful to have family that supports and laughs with me. I am grateful for the connection to animals and the environment, they bring me so much peace. I am grateful for the abilities that I have to be successful in my professional life. Lastly, I am so grateful to have had the amazing Mom that I had. I am inspired by her every day!

LIFE, LOVE, LAUGHTER AND SUGAR!

Healthy, happy days with my family.

I am thankful for the grade team I work with! I am also thankful that I can speak freely, and that my voice is heard as an equal. Lastly, I am thankful for my family, friends, and God.

Thankful for my coworkers. Love them!

I am thankful for snowy weather. It is beautiful, and I can play in the snow and go skiing.

I'm thankful for time snuggling with my family.

My puppies and health.

And - my wonderful, supportive co-workers!

I am grateful for my peaceful walks to school, the support of my team and left over Halloween candy

My family, my health & kind co-workers

I am thankful for my students and our relationships that we are building in through the chaos of life and being a little person.

I am thankful for my family and friends. I am fortunate to work and live in a community that is safe and accepting of others. Thank you all for being part of that community!

I am thankful for all the staff that goes above and beyond to cover for each other when unexpected events arise. It takes a village!

Wow!  I am inspired by you.  I am motivated because of you.  I am proud to work on the front lines with you.  I am GRATEFUL for all you do for Marshall students, for each other, for your friends and your families.  I am thankful for you!

There is confusion about Elementary Early Release Days (Dec. 12

and May 21) across the district.  I received clarification that these are indeed EARLY RELEASE DAYS for all students in the elementary
setting so teachers have time to work on grading.

Congratulations Ms. Beck!  She got engaged!!!  

Construction is all set to begin over thanksgiving break! 

There is much I was able to negotiate with Loven Construction. For starters, we will make a "door" out of the fit kids window so that contractors can enter and exit the area from our fire lane!  This was a huge win for school safety and traffic.  

I moved up our start date from winter break to thanksgiving break to either get us ahead of schedule or assist in keeping us on schedule.  Here are the basics for now:

Wed. Nov. 27th Abatement 

Week of Dec. 2nd - Abatement inspection and final plans (no construction)

Week of Dec. 9 - Construction begins - demo and more.  It will be loud for Sci. lab and Mrs. Joe but they are mindful of our hours of operation.  This means they can hit it hard over the winter break.
I also thought it was important for us all to have two weeks to adjust to new routines (not able to use that bathroom but the hallways will be accessible).  This means we will hopefully have our new bathrooms completed by the end of Feb. with early March final inspections!  Thank you for your flexibility during this remodel as we improve our facilities one project at at time.  If you would like to see the construction schedule in its entirety, see me!  It is fascinating and I have learned SO MUCH! 

Did you know? Marshall's Reflex Math Fluency Facts thru Nov

• We have 320 students actively using Reflex in grades 2-5.
• We have 60% at green light success.  Anything over 50% is considered GREAT.
• Marshall students have achieved 27,000 NEW FACTS TO FLUENCY!!  AWESOME!

SPED Corner by Hauer 

Misconception 4: More students seem to be diagnosed with learning disabilities in today’s society.
“If you look at all of the nation’s students who receive special education services and the 13 different educationally handicapping conditions listed in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, almost half — 41 percent — have a learning disability. The numbers of school-age students in each category have changed over time, with some categories growing and others shrinking in number, but most experts agree that somewhere between 4 and 6 percent of the population has a learning disability. Within the LD category, the vast majority of children will have significant difficulties in the area of reading. But remember, not everyone in society who struggles in areas of reading, writing, spelling and math will have LD. “And a word about ‘learning differences’ or ‘preferences.’ Do you know someone who is terrific at remembering names and phone numbers but who doesn’t like to write things down? How about someone who is not a huge talker but who never forgets a face, is great with directions and likes things to be detailed and well-organized. Or how about someone who is hands-on, preferring to dive in and experiment without relying on printed instructions or verbal feedback. Most people have some of these characteristics, and some have strong preferences about how they organize their lives. While these styles or preferences can help us orchestrate activities of daily living, they don’t get in the way of our doing things in other ways. That’s where LD is different. People with LD are ‘wired’ to do things differently, and their struggles are not due to preferences or differences but rather real brain-based disorders. This does not mean that LD is a prescription for frustration or failure. Quite the opposite. But it would be unfair and inaccurate to presume that they can push past their differences if they just tried harder or tried to be more flexible in their approach to learning.”

America's Favorite Crossing Guard!  

This is BIG!!  Mr. Billy is an official nominee and now we have Daily Sun & FUSD helping us!  We must get the word out!  It is up to popular vote and all are allowed AND ENCOURAGED to vote each day until Dec. 12th!  I would love to see Mr. Billy honored with this title!  While he is one of the most decorated veterans and already honored by the Flagstaff community, becoming America's Favorite Crossing Guard just might be one of his greatest honors of all! It will just take seconds out of your day for two weeks to help us get there.  Voting starts MONDAY, Nov. 25th!!! Vote here and bookmark it for 3-weeks! I have three emails, I will use them all! ;) Please help spread the word to as many as you can!  You can even share on your Facebook pages or put it in your newsletters.  

United Way is Underway!  Dec. 6th deadline

Our Marshall goal was 80% participation by all certified and classified staff members in 2018.   We made an awesome effort to reach 48% participation and generously donated $1,017.00  I chose Community Impact Fund and $ out of my paychecks. There are many ways to participate.  Flat $5 works too!  Forms are up front.  If you participate online, let us know so we can accurately report our participation %.  Also note the Dec. 6th deadline. What are you supporting?  

• KinderCamp - Preparing students with little or no preschool for kindergarten during the summer. Over 387 children were served last June including students at Killip, Kinsey and Thomas Elementary schools.
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library - Nurturing a culture of literacy by mailing free books to children birth to five years. Last year 45,286 books were given to children and their families.
• LAUNCH Flagstaff - Engaging education, business and community leaders to advance world-class education in Flagstaff.
• VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program) - Processing over 1,400 tax returns and saving individuals tax preparation costs.
• Crisis Response/Recovery - Assisting communities, neighborhoods and individuals recover from the impacts of natural disasters and emergency events including our community’s recent experiences with fire and flood.

Please help us reach our goal!  

Upcoming Evaluations week of Nov 25th: Voorhees, Gerlick & Hauer

Coming up

Monday, Nov 25
~Thankful for a quiet day
~Thankful for the sanitized       school.

Tuesday, Nov 26

~Thankful for our students and all we did to support them over this 5-day weekend. 

Wed, Nov 27-29 
~No School, Thanksgiving Holiday!

~Dec 4, PTO mtg 4:30pm

~Dec 4, 5th grade parent night meeting

~Dec 6, Spelling Bee

~Dec, 9-10 5th grade Social Heath

~Dec 12, Early release 12:25pm

~Dec 13, Canned Food Drive ends with parade

~Dec 18, PTO Craft Night

~Dec 19, Holiday Luncheon

~Dec 21-Jan 5, Winter Break

Bus Duty: 2nd grade Teachers (TPPP eligible)!

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