Attitude of Gratitude!
The students who show up every week to my Art class! They are amazing and keep me inspired to carry on.
As always, number one - my son! One of the silver linings in this time has been time I have been given with him that I would never have had in a normal year. I am grateful that even though this is my silver lining, I know that it comes at a cost to him socially and emotionally yet he remains the kind hearted and positive child he naturally has always been. He is my biggest blessing. I am grateful for parents who continue to help me anyway they can. I am grateful for my work besties who are getting me through the hardest year teaching ever.
My family, my friends, my dog, my home, my colleagues, my students, the health of my family and friends, and the support I get from those around me!
ALL of my co-teachers who have opened their classroom to Me, Mrs. Skinner and Ms. Summer. Thank you for working Tirelessly and being Flexible with and for ALL of our students! You are appreciated and absolutely amazing.
working with such supportive coworkers! If I'm having a rough day I like popping into Zoom classes. It always cheers me up and motivates me to look at my challenges with a new lens.
support from my Marshall peeps when I need it.
Being able to spend more time with my sister. She said she is grateful for bananas.
my family, furrbabies, home, and overall well-being despite the current circumstances!
I am grateful for my health, for the 23 smiling faces that greet me over zoom every morning and for french fries! I am also very grateful for my friends and family, my puppy dogs and my Marshall family. Last and certainly not least I am grateful for God's grace and mercy everyday!
my husband who is always by myside, plus time spent with my family, and enjoy having a friends you check on me and my pets. I grateful to be a teacher at Marshall.
My family, friends, and my health.
Being able to have hot coffee during the work day. That and my awesome support system at home.
I am grateful for my health, for the 23 smiling faces that greet me over zoom every morning and for french fries! I am also very grateful for my friends and family, my puppy dogs and my Marshall family. Last and certainly not least I am grateful for God's grace and mercy everyday!
for the health and love of my family & friends; a career I love; support of a truly great faculty who genuinely cares for others; a house that is becoming a "home"
Spotlight on Peggy Murray with Parenting Arizona. She has been working so so hard for our families! Happy Holidays Marshall School Staff & Families!
Please know that along with the Marshall Staff, Parenting Arizona can provide connections to local organizations who care about the health and well being of Flagstaff Marshall Families! As well our office still provides the Operation School Bell Clothing Program and the Marshall Food Bank! During the holidays we can help alleviate some of the stresses so please reach out to our office!
We can also help connect families to job searches/housing info/legal advise/behavioral health centers and more!
The Active Parenting Workshops are being scheduled frequently via Zoom for all different ages! Please watch for the parent workshops information on the Marshall Website, Parent Resource page! There are also many ideas/tidbits/resources on this page that can be informational and even fun for families to do to stay healthy and happy together! Please feel free to contact Peggy Murray, Marshall School-Parent Resource Coordinator, Parenting Arizona/Room 21/928-380-0989!
Please help us all see what is happening behind the scenes!
~Thank you Amy Hanno who has provided me with many ELA resources for my RTI and small groups, and has offered her time countless times to be of more support! ~A. Mijares
~Thank you 5th grade team for being patient with me and supporting me in such a stressful time. I. Heart. You.~E. Fisher
For Thanksgiving week meal pick up will be as follows:On Tuesday receive meals for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Grab and Go moving to MWF pick up beginning 11/30/2020
Great news:
Student data limit has been lifted! The company used for student hotspots removed the data limit. One less barrier for us to reach our students.
Reminder: We have a responsibility to make sure our Thanksgiving lessons are socially and culturally responsive. Here are some Thanksgiving teaching resources for you (all links).
· Teaching Thanksgiving
· A racial justice guide to teaching Thanksgiving for educators (Also has many additional links to other sites.)
· Teacher blog on teaching Thanksgiving from a Native American perspectives
· Native educators on "you can teach thanksgiving responsibly"
· NPR story on what educators need to know
· Plymouth plantation interactive site for students: You are the historian
Restorative Practices
THE 5 R’S
(please digest 1 a week)
RESPECT
RESPONSIBILITY
REPAIR
RELATIONSHIP
REINTEGRATION
4. REPAIR:
Once one takes responsibility for his or her actions, one can focus on how to repair the harm that was done. Wrongdoing and conflict are tears in the social fabric and restorative justice includes restoring the health and healing of individuals and communities through a reasonable plan to repair the harm to the fullest extent possible, even when one did not intend to cause harm. By repairing the harm, one begins to re-establish his or her self-respect in the eyes of the community.
Covid-19 Updates
Quick note about HIPAA
From FUSD: "Encourage people to trust the contact tracing process. Don’t share personal health information about coworkers, students or families. This is a major violation of privacy. "
NEW: FUSD Covid Dashboard- https://www.fusd1.org/Page/18503
Now appearing on our website 11/7-11/13 (1 week lag), 11 total cases
Athletics recorded in schools and also separately (1) case for that week
Reflects employees and students via self reporting or notification to covidhelp@fusd1.org
Please note upcoming dashboard delays based on testing closures below.
FLU Clinics
Looking to schedule 2-3 more in the coming weeks just finalizing school locations with CCHHS.
Killip food pick up 11:00-1:00 pm (Friday)
Kinsey food pick up 11:30-1:30 pm (Thursday)
Cromer food pick up 11:00 -1:00 pm (Tuesday)
Flagstaff testing site info for Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays:
Holiday Schedule Overview:
***** Saliva based testing will continue through March! Yay!!!!
Thanksgiving: Fort Tuthill testing site will be closed Thursday, November 26 – Sunday, November 29. The Coconino County data dashboard
will be published on Thursday, November 26. No data will be posted over the holiday weekend. Data posting will resume on Monday November 30.
Christmas: Fort Tuthill testing site will be closed Friday, December 25 – Sunday, December 27. The data dashboard will be published
on Friday, December 25.
County website for more information regarding Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New years. https://www.coconino.az.gov/2338/Testing-Information
Marshall school walk-though on Wed. 11/18
We did it! Marshall passed our all school inspection. Thank you for the work you each put into preparing your room. The official report is forthcoming. The adjustments we must make are minor and very few. This would not have been possible without the hard work of our COVID Mitigation Prep Squad (Macdonald, Janeway, Walmer , Nish & Reasor). What a workout!
I can't get enough of Priah! This is the cutest video. She is worth the minutes. The message is worth the consideration. Let's all help put the UNITTY in commUNITY!
Thursday, November 19 through Friday, December 4
Please consider contributing to this year’s campaign to aid our students, families, colleagues, and community members who benefit from the many programs and services supported by United Way. Last year, the FUSD campaign raised over $9,000 for the United Way of Northern Arizona to invest in programs such as KinderCamp, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, LAUNCH Flagstaff, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), and crisis response and recovery. Now more than ever, individuals in our community find themselves in need because of the impact of COVID-19.
LIVING UNITED~We are each a small part of the difference.
Meal Train
Our brave Ms. Fisher will be undergoing medical procedures next week. Mark, Lucy, and Sam will no doubt be a huge help in her recovery process through the end of 2020. Marshall can also help with meals for this awesome family of four. Please consider signing up to provide them with a meal in the upcoming weeks.
Coming Up
Monday, Nov 25
~Thankful for a quiet day
~Thankful for our clean, organized and spacious school.
~Reasor out -Heather Overton will be able to assist with Administrative Duties (928) 853-5591
Tuesday, Nov 26
~Thankful for our students and all we did to support them over this 5-day weekend.
~Reasor out -Heather Overton will be able to assist with Administrative Duties (928) 853-5591
Wed, Nov 27-29
~No School, Thanksgiving Holiday!
Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break. Please be well, safe and happy. We will return Nov. 30 for only 3 weeks of awesomeness before winter break. We've got this!
Friday, November 27 - Native American Heritage Day
Friday, December 4th - Last day for United Way
Thursday, December 10- Early release for grading prep
Friday, December 18 - End of 2nd QTR
Monday, December 21- Friday, January 1 2021 - Winter Break
Remote Learning through January 5, 2021
April 26th and April 27th- ADE denied the district's request to waive these dates as instructional days due to Covid-19. Please mark them on your calendar as instruction days.
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