Thursday Thriller
January 13, 2022
Shout Out to Brook and Sara!! They have been working round the clock with testing, calling families, trace contacting on top of the regular health room responsibilities!! THANK YOU!!!
Staff Spotlight
Nuts-n-Bolts
1. Please refer to the schedule for tomorrow that Carina sent out. Also, Agnes and Nate F.'s Leadership students delivered the MLK, Jr. activity for you to complete next week.
2. 1:00 we will collaborate via Zoom for our "We All Belong" training. Please make sure have chapters 5 and 6 read. Here is the Zoom Link.
3. Lockdown drill tomorrow at 9:25.
4. 5 boxes X 5,000 sheets of paper = 25,000 PAPER COPIES. We have GOT to START USING THE PRINTSHOP. Armida order 6 boxes last week; we have one left. Also, check the staff workroom and see if your copies have printed before printing another set of copies. WWPS printshop@wwps.org
5. Tuesday the 18th- approximately 20+ students will be returning from quarantining. Before school begins, these students will need to be tested. The cafeteria commons (side closest to the outside doors) will be used as our testing station.
6. Club pictures for the yearbook have been postponed until March.
7. To be more efficient with time, Carina and I will both send emails after we have completed an informal observation. We will add a 'reader receipt' so that we can continue the conversation when we see you in passing or schedule time to meet. This allows for two way communication that is efficient. . This is not a 'gotcha' to see what time you opened up the email; rather a way to carry on the conversation if needed after a quick walk through. It's accountability for Carina and me to make sure we give you feedback either in person or via email. Even if we give you feedback in person we will follow up with a quick email and then load it into eval. Let us know if you have questions.
Something to Ponder
Picking up from last week's blog-showing up to work is showing up for students. Today at lunch a group of students wanted to play some music on my jammypack. I of course asked them if they were 'clean' lyrics. :D One student put a song on and then a couple in the group began to dance. I sat down, watched, laughed and enjoyed the little dance party.
Today, I needed this! My motivation was lacking. Is it the unknown that COVID brings? Yes. Is it getting close to the end of the week? Yes. Do we need to incorporate nap time in the day? Yes. :D Needless to say, my 'head' was not in the right space. As the day progressed, talking to some of you and seeing the kids completely changed my perspective.
I found this short video. It is a TedTalk by Jeremy Anderson. It reminds me, again, WHY I went into education. I hope you find a gold nugget in this video where Jeremy tells his story and thanks educators.
QUOTE
I loved Betty White. Here is quote from her to Katie Couric on CBS Sunday Morning, 2011:
“Kindness and consideration of somebody besides yourself keeps you feeling young.”
Little Humor
You have probably seen this one. I only hope to have these dance moves as I get older (to be honest...I think this lady and I are about the same age. LOL)
CALENDAR of EVENTS
Friday, 1/14 Early Dismissal @ 12:25, We All Belong training @ 1:00 via Zoom
Monday, 1/17 No School in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tuesday, 1/18 COVID Testing for students returning from quarantine in the commons before school begins, Happy Birthday, Maria!!!
Wednesday, 1/19 2:45 Collaboration with your team
Thursday, 1/20 7th grade SST @ 8:00, POD A @ 8:55, POD B @ 11:55
Friday, 1/21 GC Meeting @ 7:30 in Agnes' room
Monday, 1/24 MS Leader PD @ 7:30 Kim and Carina out of the building
Friday, 1/28 Unity Day WEAR ORANGE
