Dear Explorer families,
2022 is off to a great start! During the month of January, our students worked on showing what they know through the completion of benchmark assessments. Teachers use benchmark assessment data to drive instruction in the classroom and plan for interventions. Our intervention block, which we call WIN time (what I need), is a time where students receive targeted instruction on skills identified through assessments. At Donald Eismann, we are celebrating growth and next steps with WIN where everyone is winning!
This month we are talking about Cooperation! Cooperation is about assistance and support, about collaboration and teamwork. It is a necessary tool in our toolbox for creating a community that cares for one another. Here is the definition we are using:
Cooperation: Working together and helping others.
A lot of messaging in our world would suggest that “doing it on your own” is a measure of success. And while independence is important, we must develop skills to work alongside one another and create things, together, that are better than anything we could create on our own. Successful people know when and how to ask for help and are generous in giving it out when they have something to offer! Cooperation requires great communication, self-awareness, and the ability to step up (or step back) when the time is right to best support whatever group you are working with. Over the course of the month, we will be creative in teams, accomplish amazing things side by side, and learn about what it means to do meaningful, purposeful work together.
February is going to be a fun-filled month with multiple opportunities for students to engage in activities that promote cooperation. We can’t wait to see what this month brings!
Thank you to those of you who attended our SBLSD curriculum night! We had a great turn out and enjoyed having conversations with many of you about teaching and learning at DEE. If you were unable to attend and still have questions about curriculum or would like to preview our materials please email dee@sumnersd.org.
Take care,
Bobbi Snider, Principal
