Thursday Thriller
May 11, 2023
Nuts-n-Bolts
1. THANK YOU to Scott, Ian, Stephanie, Jazmin, Lenora, Yaneth and Addison for setting up for our family event! Incoming 6th grade students and families!!!
2. We have A LOT of SBA make up tests this coming week. Steve has a plan. :D Your continued patience, flexibility and grace are truly appreciated!
3. Board member Director Terri Trick will be here touring Garrison on Monday from 12:30-2:00. Adalyn Byrd and Gabe Davenport will be her guides. We will be popping into classrooms.
4. Scott has a revised drama production schedule for next Friday, May 19th. He will send out communication.
5. Keeping our fingers crossed that on Friday, May 19th we will be holding AP interviews here at Garrison. There will be a formal interview, tour and classroom instructional feedback (we will not be visiting classrooms. This will be feedback from a video-teacher teaching). Friday is a big day with drama productions and interviews!
6. Next week begins Certs eval meetings. Please bring your criterion 8 form completed. Some of you have already completed the form and returned it to your evaluator. Your student growth goal data should be uploaded by the time we meet. If you have questions, please let me know. :D
7. Lenora has been given an opportunity at the high school. She will begin on Monday. Cindy Fish will be with us for the remainder of the school year. Best of Luck, Lenora!!!
Something to Ponder
Found these quotes which resonated with me. He had a beautiful voice.
The Wisdom of Harry Belafonte
Here are a few quotes from the famed singer and civil rights activist, who died last week.
week at 96. For more about his life, see this New York Times obituary .
“When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that I was black. Most
recently I was African-American. It seems we’re on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost
in search of freedom.”
“The role of art isn’t just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be.”
“My activism always existed. My art gave me a platform to do something about the activism.”
“America has never been moved to perfect our desire for greater democracy without radical
thinking and radical voices being at the helm of any such quest.”
“You can cage the singer but not the song.”
“All too often, I’m sorry to say, I relegated my family to the cracks and margins.”
“When I was 40 and looking at 60, it seemed like a thousand miles away. But 62 feels like a
week and a half away from 80. I must now get on with those things I always talked about doing
but put off.”
“The human spirit is resilient and truth – no matter how long you abuse it and how long you try
to crush it – will, as Dr. King would say, rise up again, and in the final analysis will prevail.”
QUOTE
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you."
Little Humor
Always happens when I am in a rush!!!
CALENDAR of EVENTS
Friday, May 12th Happy Birthday, Brent!
Sunday, May 14th Happy Mother's Day!!!
Monday, May 15th SBA Make Ups, Band rehearsal at Pioneer, Director Trick visits Garrison
Tuesday, May 16th Counselors out of the building in the afternoon for meeting at the District Office, District Band Festival @ 7:00 at the High School
Wednesday, May 17th Scott will be out of the building, PLT after school
Thursday, May 18th 1980 what happened? How many of you were NOT born yet? :D Counselors visit elementary schools, Drama production in the evening
Friday, May 19th Drama productions during the day, AP interviews
