WE are committed to continue to strive to be better at practicing the Seven Culturally Responsive Classroom Principles, hence:

- We affirm our students in their cultural connections.
- We strive to be personally inviting.
- We provide learning environments that are physically and culturally inviting.
- We reinforce all students for academic development.
- We make instructional changes to honor and accommodate the differences in all our students.
- We manage our classrooms with firm, consistent yet loving control.
- We model and provide interaction opportunities that stress both collectivity as well as individuality.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Hawks Tapping into Dr. King's Legacy of Peace, Hope and Selflessness...

I am respectful, honest, responsible.
I am a Hawk!

"Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.


Reminders of the Week:
6th Grade Staff: Remember to return the Algebra booklets and completed answer sheets to Bobbi by Jan. 19th. Thank you.

All Staff:Have you scheduled either your second round of observation or PGO mid-year check-in with LouAnn?

We would like to get the observations done by March 16th. If you have PGO, please set up your mid-year check-in with LouAnn. The mid-year check-in meeting needs to be done before the end of January.

This week:
1/16 Mon. - No School; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/17 Tues. - Grades 1-6 DIBELS, P34
- Staff Monthly Potluck: Soup and Salad
- Staff Meeting, 3-4, library; CAO Amy Evesckige visiting
- Zumba, 4:00-5:00, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P32

1/18 Wed. - Grades 1-6 DIBELS, P34
- CT/SS LIC: SMART Board Training with Sandra Jacobson at Firgrove, 1:00-2:30, Rm. 2 Staff will have a chance to go back in their classroom to apply newly learned SMART Board skills/content.
- Zumba, 3:00-4:00, gym

1/19 Thurs. - Grades 1-6 DIBELS, P34
- Lisa and Almai at APSP, PEP, Region II Nuts and Bolts, 7:30-11:30, ESC
- Hidden Glen Parent Outreach with Science focus, 5:30-7:30 pm, Hidden Glen
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P32

1/20 Fri. - Living the Creed Awards Assembly; 9:00 Intermediate, 10:00 Primary
- Zumba, 3:15-4:15, gym

PTA Annual Auction: Please save the date in your calendar and begin publishing it in your newsletters---the Annual PTA Auction will be held on March 16, Friday, 6:30-??? PM at Emerald Ridge High School Commons. Stay tuned for information for the "classroom donated baskets" from PTA.

Coming up:
1/23 Mon. - Kindergarten DIBELS
- WICOR Training for Gades 5 and 6, KJH Rm. 109, 3:30-4:30
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym

1/24 Tues. - Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P32

1/25 Wed. - IP LIC
- Lisa and Almai at K-12 Admin Pro Dev and PSD Administrative Meeting, 1:30-5:00, Mt. View Com. Ctr.
- Zumba, 3:00-4:00, gym

1/26 Thurs. - Almai at required Student Services Meeting, 8:30-10:00, ESC
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P32

1/27 Fri. - No school for students; Elementary Math Supplemental Day/Required Math Training for certificated staff - This day-long event will be held on the campuses of Glacier View JH and Emerald Ridge HS. Teachers will be working together in K-2, 3-5 or Title/LAP/Resource groups. Keynotes and break-out sessions are being planned. This is a required training for elementary teachers. PE Specialists will have their time to collaborate together per Rick Well's email in early December. Other specialists will be informed of their job-alike plan, so stay tuned and watch for those emails.

1/30 Mon. - Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym

1/31 Tues. - Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
- Adult ELL Classes, 6-7:30, P32


Other BIG Events to Note in Calendar/Planbook:
2/10 Fri. - Grandparent's Day Lunch

2/28 - Math and Science Night - stay tuned for more information from our Science Coordinator, Karen Gonderman, and the Math/Science Learning Team

3/16 Fri - Firgrove PTA Auction, 6:30 PM, ERHS Commons