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 21, 2012

Hawks Happy to be Soaring Back in the Hallways

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 as soon as possible since the original due date was January 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:
1/23 Mon. - Happy birthday, Laurie W! (Kitchen Staff)
- 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. Review email from Almai last week which included links for the various workshops for each job-alike group.

Classroom Teachers: Please watch for the email stating the rescheduled January Living the Creed Award Assembly. Due to the "full" program already planned for the February Living the Creed Assembly, we didn't consider combining the two. It is highly likely that it will take place next Friday, but stay tuned for the email confirmation.

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:
1/30 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