What's your elevator speech for your job?
I said if I had to encourage someone to go into administration, I would say that it is a job that is never boring. You should be radically pro kid because we are raising little humans. You need to have a passion for supporting educators and cultivating joyful, engaging, inclusive learning environments. You will be a community builder, problem solver, and communicator. You can be funny, silly, vulnerable, compassionate, and empathetic....all in the same day. You need to have a passion for service because as our presenter said, "If service is below you, then leadership is beyond you."
So, what is your elevator speech? What is your why? There are lots of difficult things about our jobs. We are in the difficult season of it-report cards, parent teacher conferences, etc. Keep your "why" close because it is our compass for how to do this very important work.
Fun Run Fundraiser Update
Wahoo!! We have raised $25,059 towards our school goal of $20,000. We've also had $8,000 in sponsorships! We successfully were able to pull off our Fun Run event with a few bumps in the road due to a late bouncy house, a breaker, and impending rain!
First, the PTO has purchased an additional assembly for us as a result of our earning! Basketball Jones is coming on November 15th and the Space Dome is coming January 11th!
We did make all of our goals and have Spirit Days coming up that we earned!
Wear Your PJs and Bring Your Favorite Stuffed Animal to School Day (Stuffed Animal must be able to fit in student’s backpack) - Friday 11/3
10/30 $125 Tier Raffle winners and the classroom winners will be announced
11/3 at the Town Hall we will announce $250 Tier, the Baseball winner, and Students in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
Trusting Readers Book Study
Book meeting 1:
We reviewed the Introduction and structure.
We decided to meet every 3 weeks. Our next meeting will be on MONDAY, October 30th (due to Halloween). Thank you to Colleen for leading this conversation and for the delicious gluten free breakfast casserole!
What to expect:
We will meet twice per month for 30 minutes each time
Everyone reads at their own pace, please attempt to keep up
Safe zone: this is where we can ask questions and discuss to deepen our understanding
Practice respect
Be willing to participate
PBIS
PBIS Meeting Dates: 11/09, 12/14, 1/18, 2/15, 3/14, 4/11, 5/23
We meet at 8:05 in the Staff Lounge.
We are going to compiled the Club data. Although we wanted to get a club in for October, we realized that there's a lot of logistics. We will have our first club on Wednesday, October 8th 2:20-3:10. Stay tuned for more info.
Shout Outs
Thank you to Kristyl Bannon for covering for me on Wednesday so I could attend PD at Resa.
Thank you to Katie Buza, Katie Trupiano, Alisha, Kendra, Hollie, Brittany G, Tammy, and Veronica for attending Trunk or Treat.
Thank you to Joel and Angel for working on Clubs.
Thank you to everyone for being flexible on Friday when we had lots of guest teachers.
Parent Shout Outs:
Staff Shout Outs:
Who would you like to Shout Out? Fill out the form here.
Orange Frog
Here is what Katie saw in Amanda.
- Amanda has taught Katie a lot about classroom management and how to talk to children.
- Katie appreciates Amanda's calm presence and caring words.
- Amanda always is positive with her class and others.
I asked Amanda the following questions.
- What brings you joy?Bella, my family, my friends, and school bring me joy!!
- How do you bring joy to others? I try to bring joy to others by always smiling and staying positive, having patience, giving hugs, and baking cakes!
- Who is someone that brings joy to you? Bella brings joy to me, because she is always doing something to make me smile (watching movies with me, walking with me, jokes, and just making me proud)!
Spark will hang out with Katie for a week. She is going to try to spot joy in others and will pass on Spark next week. Stay tuned!
Spark Student of the Week: Lacey
Lacey is always smiling and willing to help out. She brings sweet and thoughtful gifts for others. She gives out lots of hugs and compliments.
I asked Lacey the following questions.
- What brings you joy? When puppies lick me
- How do you bring joy to others? I help them and give them hugs.
- Who is someone that brings joy to you? My friends
Bite Sized PD
Check out these slides about how to greet others and start a conversation. This is a way to be kind and so many of our students are lacking these skills.
