Wednesday June 29th, 2016

Duties for Wednesday:
     AM Front: Jahns
     AM Back: Buschhorn
     Breakfast: Carter
     PM Front: Martin
     PM Back: Dutcher

Today is the last day of summer school. Hard to believe, went by so quickly. Have a great rest of the summer with your friends and family! Thank you for giving part of your summer to assist students with their learning!

Last recess will be from 1:45-2:15. Any extra help with recess, back bus duty, and front after school duty would be great. 

Please remember to put report card copies on the back counter in the office. Bring all your reusable school supplies, and any other items borrowed, to the front office.

Have a great summer:

Tuesday June 28th, 2016

Duties for Tuesday:
     AM Front: Evans
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Day/Coleman
     PM Front: Gingell
     PM Back: Terrell/Ardito

As we are finishing summer school, your summer is about to start! This is a great time to sharpen the saw, either privately or with others. There are a few ideas in this article. Balance is best:

10 Surefire Ways to Keep Your Cup of Mojo Full This Summer

Thought for today:

Monday June 27th, 2016

Duties for Monday: 
     AM Front: Filas
     AM Back: Sommer
     Breakfast: Porter
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Martin

A big thank you to everybody who helped with sno-cones and Friday fun supervision!

Please bring time cards to the office by Tuesday. 

We have a reminder letter to families already copied for you in the office. It reminds families that Wednesday is the last day of summer school. Please stop by the office and pick up how ever many copies you need for your classroom. Here is the note:

Family Note Reminder

There are no attendance tickets, prizes, or recess treats this week. The afternoon recess on Wednesday will be from 1:45-2:15, to help with printing report cards and other last minute tasks.

Here is a quick list of closing items as you finish the week:

1. Any school supplies that can be reused next year, please bring to the office. Try to find a place in my office. Any items you borrowed from us in the office, please return them as well. Consumable things like crayons and pencils that are well used can go home with students, and encourage students to read and practice skills over the summer. 

2. Please put back any Investigations Math or Wonders Reading curriculum materials that you borrowed, especially if they came from other classrooms. If you borrowed the large clear tubs of Investigations math manipulatives, please put those in the hallway by room #21. 

3. Please put the school copy of each student's report card in the correct pile on the counter in the office, and we'll help you alphabetize by grade level. We have a spot for each elementary school. We can help you look up the home school if you aren't sure, especially for students who will be attending the two new elementary schools. One copy of the report card also needs to go home with each student. If a student isn't at school on Wednesday, simply fold and address to the parent/guardian of the student. We can then send them on to the home school to give to the student in August. Please make sure there are comments on the report cards.

4. Please check the staff refrigerators for any food and drinks that might be yours.

5. Please also return any playground equipment to the blue tubs in the hallways.

6. The custodians will be visiting every classroom on Monday. They will show you where desks and chairs need to placed in the hall, for Wednesday afternoon. Please also clean desks, both on top and inside. We have cleaning supplies in the office to help. Custodians will start deep cleaning and waxing floors as soon as we finish with summer school.  

7. The goal is to leave the classrooms so that the regular classroom teacher walks in and doesn't notice we were even there. Please let me know if we need to replace or fix anything.

Thought for the day:

Friday June 24th, 2016

Duties for Friday:
     AM Front: Dutcher
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Wach
     PM Front: Martin
     PM Back: Olson

Here is the schedule for Friday:

    9:45-10:00- Attendance prizes for 2nd and 3rd

    11:10-11:25- Attendance prizes for K and 1st

    1:00-1:15- Attendance prizes for 4th and 5th

    1:15-2:15- Friday Fun   

We have sno-cones during the afternoon recess! Please remind students about patience, and putting all garbage in the garbage cans. Please remember to help with coverage as well. The plus is that the weather should be cooler on Friday.

Have a great Friday! Thought for today:

Thursday June 23rd, 2016

Duties for Thursday:
     AM Front: Olson
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Day
     PM Front: Nielson
     PM Back: Filas

We will be having sno-cones tomorrow during Friday Fun. Please help prepare students with the flavors, to help the lines. The flavor choices will be sour apple and orange. 

I spend a lot of time on the playground, in the lunchroom, in hallways, checking bathrooms, in classrooms, and other exciting places every day. This picture is so true. Whether the person is in first grade, at college, or even a grown adult- I think we can all relate and think of situations. Thought for the day:

Wednesday June 22nd, 2016

Duties for Wednesday:
     AM Front: Strom
     AM Back: Myers
     Breakfast: Jones
     PM Front: Pauley
     PM Back: Evans

Half way through the week and here is a great story about going to college. We talk with students often about going on to college. Education is the ticket in life that opens doors. I know it was my ticket in life, and we need students to know and hear often that it is their ticket as well:

College- Mechanical Engineering

We recognize every student for the talents and gifts that they bring to the classroom and school. Sometimes we have to really look, but yes, every student has a special gift or talent to share. Sometimes students don't know, and we get the great opportunity to help recognize. It would be boring if we were all the same. Thought for today:

Tuesday June 21st, 2016

Duties for Tuesday:
     AM Front: Gingell
     AM Back: Buschhorn
     Breakfast: Wach
     PM Front: Filas
     PM Back: Woodall

United Way will be visiting again today, to pass out another free book to every student. Please thank them for this as they visit classrooms. Super kind of them!

Please make sure students are drinking water.

Thought for the day:

Monday June 20th, 2016

Duties for Monday:
     AM Front: Carter
     AM Back: Martin
     Breakfast: Porter
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Day

Attendance tickets this week are orange, and Mrs. Treanor has them cut and ready for you to pick up in the office.

Please remember to let the office know when you are going to be gone, and who the guest sub is going to be. Not only does that help ensure we have coverage both in the classroom and for duties, but also so we make sure we have a time card for the guest sub.

Not only is this a great reminder for us, but also for students. So true:

Friday June 17th, 2016

Duties for Friday:
     AM Front: Jahns
     AM Back: Pauley
     Breakfast: Hansen
     PM Front: Dutcher
     PM Back: Green

Here is the schedule for Friday:

    9:45-10:00- Attendance prizes for 2nd and 3rd

    11:10-11:25- Attendance prizes for K and 1st

    1:00-1:15- Attendance prizes for 4th and 5th

    1:15-2:15- Friday Fun   

We will meet in the lunchroom for K-3rd attendance prizes. For 4th and 5th attendance prizes we will meet in the area outside those classrooms. Please make sure students have filled out a lilac ticket for each day they have been at school this week.

We will start Friday fun at 1:15. Please make sure your grade level has divided the time so we have adequate coverage on the playground. Have students look for Mr. Garcia, for the popsicles. Please remind students about patience, and to use the garbage cans. Everybody will get a popsicle.

Have a great weekend! Important to remember:

Thursday June 16th, 2016

Duties for Thursday:
     AM Front: Terrell
     AM Back: Jones
     Breakfast: Olson
     PM Front: Green
     PM Back: Hansen

Please remember to send attendance and lunch count papers to the office by 9:15. The lunch numbers are important so we can help the kitchen prepare enough food.

Please don't park in front of the school today, unless you want an awesome yellow gold color on your vehicle. The parking lane stripes will be repainted today.

This is a short article about the importance of teaching kids how to listen. It's not just hearing. Speaking and listening common core standards are really important to address throughout the school day, and to integrate with all content areas. Listening is also a soft skill that will be useful in whatever career a student chooses to pursue in the future:

The Role of Genuine Listening in Communication

This is a great thought that would also be great to share and discuss with students. Leaders are listeners, and even children are leaders. Think of the playground! Listening is an important soft skill:

Wednesday June 15th, 2016

Duties for Wednesday:
     AM Front: Wach
     AM Back: Sommer
     Breakfast: Porter
     PM Front: Olson
     PM Back: Ardito

This article has 6 great reminders about the importance of our work, the important roles we lead everyday with students. You could be enjoying your summer vacation, but instead you continue to give of yourself. Thank you! There are students who look forward to seeing you every morning. You might be the first smile they see or you might be the one who says the first kind word they hear for the day. You are important:

What I Wish My Professors Had Told Me

Thought for today:

Tuesday June 14th, 2016

Duties for Tuesday:
     AM Front: Buschhorn
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Jahns
     PM Front: Lamb
     PM Back: Myers

The report card under documents on the staff blog has been updated.

Look for opportunities to spread kindness, both with staff and students. Thought for the day:

Monday June 13th, 2016

Duties for Monday:
     AM Front: Jones
     AM Back: Pauley
     Breakfast: Evans
     PM Front: Woodall
     PM Back: Jones

Monday starts the STEM camp at Harrison. Students are mostly at CSI or the community during the morning. Tuesday starts the district ESY summer school at Harrison, for students in grades K-2.

Mrs. Treanor has attendance tickets cut and ready for you to pick up in the office, and they are lilac color this week.

Please talk with K-2 students about waiting until an adult lets them know that there is an adult outside to watch them for lunch recess, 11:45. They should stay seated eating their lunch until 11:45.

Great thought from Kid President:

Friday June 10th, 2016

Duties for Friday:
     AM Front: Evans
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Filas
     PM Front: Gingell
     PM Back: Day

Here is the schedule for Friday:

    9:45-10:00- Attendance prizes for 2nd and 3rd

    11:10-11:25- Attendance prizes for K and 1st

    1:00-1:15- Attendance prizes for 4th and 5th

    1:15-2:15- Friday Fun   

We will meet in the lunchroom for attendance prizes, only for grades K-3rd. For 4th and 5th attendance prizes we will meet in the area outside those classrooms. Please make sure students have filled out a green ticket for each day they have been at school this week.

We will start Friday fun at 1:15. Please make sure your grade level has divided the time so we have adequate coverage on the playground. We will have popsicles out in the grass in a shady spot under a tree. Have students look for Mr. Garcia. Please remind students about patience, and to use the garbage cans. Everybody will get a popsicle. 

We will have chalk for students, and please remind students about only drawing on the ground. Friday fun is a great opportunity to walk around and visit with students.

Have a great Friday and weekend:

Thursday June 9th, 2016

Duties for Thursday:
     AM Front: Pauley
     AM Back: Hinton
     Breakfast: Green
     PM Front: Strom
     PM Back: Wach

The time for Friday Fun will be 1:15-2:15. Each grade divides amongst themselves, about 15 minutes for each person, so we have adequate coverage on the playground. This also gives you time to prepare and plan for next week. Talk with students about listening for the third bell, to know when to come in. We will have popsicles for students as well. 

Instead of tattling, which is negative, how about tootling! Interesting proactive idea for building a welcoming and supportive classroom community:

Tootling

Thought for the day:

Wednesday June 8th, 2016

Duties for Tuesday:
     AM Front: Hansen
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Myers
     PM Front: Porter
     PM Back: Carter

Lunch has been quick and smooth, and buses were much better on Tuesday. We're off to a great start! Thank you for welcoming students new to your classroom, and being gracious to take students.

United Way brought a free book to every student on Tuesday! They will be back in a couple weeks with another free book:

United Way Post

Please remember to bring the green attendance tickets to the office, for the prizes on Friday.

Students need to know that at least one person believes in them, and that could be you! We have kids that have struggled with academics, language, social/emotional needs, or other areas- and they need all the positive and kind support possible. Thought for the day:

Tuesday June 7th, 2016

Duties for Tuesday:
     AM Front: Gingell
     AM Back: Nail
     Breakfast: Ardito
     PM Front: Sommer
     PM Back: Green

Please remind students about picking up playground equipment after recesses. A big thank you to the kind staff who picked up items after school was out!

Please make sure children are drinking water.

United Way will be visiting today, with free books for students! They will be here about 10:30 am.

This short article is a great piece about trauma. Even living in poverty can be traumatic and affect the brain. There is an overview about trauma and the brain, a few tips for the classroom and school, and a reminder that out of school suspension rarely helps:

Trauma and Children

Thought for today:

Monday June 6th, 2016

Duties for Monday: 
     AM Front: Terrell
     AM Back: Garcia
     Breakfast: Myers
     PM Front: Strom
     PM Back: Dutcher

It's the first day of summer school! It's a crazy, but fun, experience that everyone should experience. We have children from every elementary school, and the goal today is to get them all home safely. Let us know in the office if you need help figuring out how a student gets home. We have a table set up in front of the office with copies of all 5 bus routes. Feel free to pass out to families and send home if a student needs one.

All of the schedules have been updated, and can be found anytime on the schedules tab of the staff blog. That also includes this new schedule from Mrs. Buschhorn for ELL students:

ESL Schedule

Attendance tickets this week are green, and Mrs. Treanor has them already cut out for you. Feel free to pick up as you need them.

As we start school during summer, think of this thought for the day: