Dr. Jodi's Precept
"All, Here, and Now" ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Honey- Do List
Names of students for possible retention to Jodi- January 17th
Complete form with Cell Phone #- January 24th
Huddle with CSR-January 28th
Select a time for me to read to your class-January 31st
The Buzz in My Brain
Spotify has an amazing playlist called "We Shall Overcome". I have been listening to it all week in the car during my commutes. I even suspended listening to my murder mystery podcast so I could dive into this. What makes the playlist so great is that the majority of the content is recordings of Dr. King's speeches both the famous ones and some of the less famous. It has been powerful to listen to. Unfortunately, much of the power comes from how applicable his words remain to our country today. I have found myself increasingly inspired as I listen and often relisten to these amazing speeches. I encourage those of you that have Spotify to give this playlist a listen.
Budget Update
We are in a holding pattern for the budget. Our next major milestone will be on January 24th.
Paper Consumption
Noreen suggested that we purchase some much cheaper manilla paper for projects. Is this something that you would be interested in?
Shelter in Place
I had no idea on Tuesday morning how timely our conversation would become. I want to commend each of you for the job that you and your students did sheltering in place. It was truly amazing. I was caught up in the incident and I did not realize how quiet the building was until I gave the all-clear and the building "woke up".
My one takeaway is that we need to be clearer in our language when calling a shelter in place. By having people go to individual teachers there was confusion whether we were having a lockdown or a shelter in place because the message was muddled. Though infrequent, I anticipate that Shelter in Place will be the safety protocol that we have to use most frequently. When we shelter in place we stay where we are when the protocol is called. Shut our doors and keep our students out of the hallways. Until the all-clear is given. There is no need to have students be silent (quiet is good enough), or hidden.
I want to thank everyone that was directly involved in the incident. your professionalism and dedication to the welfare of our students and families were noticed and appreciated. It was because of you that the incident went so smoothly. Your actions allowed me to support the sibling and the significant other in the manner that I believe they needed.
I also want to thank everyone who checked on me to make sure that I was alright. I can't say that I want to do that every day but there is no other team I would rather be playing on than ours in that situation. Your support helped me to the finish line and lifted much of the stress and anxiety I was feeling.
I had no idea on Tuesday morning how timely our conversation would become. I want to commend each of you for the job that you and your students did sheltering in place. It was truly amazing. I was caught up in the incident and I did not realize how quiet the building was until I gave the all-clear and the building "woke up".
My one takeaway is that we need to be clearer in our language when calling a shelter in place. By having people go to individual teachers there was confusion whether we were having a lockdown or a shelter in place because the message was muddled. Though infrequent, I anticipate that Shelter in Place will be the safety protocol that we have to use most frequently. When we shelter in place we stay where we are when the protocol is called. Shut our doors and keep our students out of the hallways. Until the all-clear is given. There is no need to have students be silent (quiet is good enough), or hidden.
I want to thank everyone that was directly involved in the incident. your professionalism and dedication to the welfare of our students and families were noticed and appreciated. It was because of you that the incident went so smoothly. Your actions allowed me to support the sibling and the significant other in the manner that I believe they needed.
I also want to thank everyone who checked on me to make sure that I was alright. I can't say that I want to do that every day but there is no other team I would rather be playing on than ours in that situation. Your support helped me to the finish line and lifted much of the stress and anxiety I was feeling.
My one takeaway is that we need to be clearer in our language when calling a shelter in place. By having people go to individual teachers there was confusion whether we were having a lockdown or a shelter in place because the message was muddled. Though infrequent, I anticipate that Shelter in Place will be the safety protocol that we have to use most frequently. When we shelter in place we stay where we are when the protocol is called. Shut our doors and keep our students out of the hallways. Until the all-clear is given. There is no need to have students be silent (quiet is good enough), or hidden.
I want to thank everyone that was directly involved in the incident. your professionalism and dedication to the welfare of our students and families were noticed and appreciated. It was because of you that the incident went so smoothly. Your actions allowed me to support the sibling and the significant other in the manner that I believe they needed.
I also want to thank everyone who checked on me to make sure that I was alright. I can't say that I want to do that every day but there is no other team I would rather be playing on than ours in that situation. Your support helped me to the finish line and lifted much of the stress and anxiety I was feeling.
Cell Phone Numbers
In order to improve our communication during a crisis or just because we're the most awesome group of colleagues, I want to create a group chat for us. Please complete this form with your name and cellphone # by January 24th. Please share the form link with your colleagues who you know do not read the Hive.
Homework
Why do we give our youngest learners homework? Research does not support the practice. Homework is often the worst part of a child's and family's day and for our learners may potentially hurt their curiosity and love of learning. Do we see benefits from the homework that we are assigning?
I have been pondering these questions and wondering if a monthly activity sheet might be more engaging for children and stimulate conversations between our students and their families. Some examples of what I am talking about are below:
Example 1
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Example 3
I would like to hear your thoughts and opinions on this. I am trying to figure out how to best facilitate a community conversation about the issue. If you have any ideas feel free to share them!
I have been pondering these questions and wondering if a monthly activity sheet might be more engaging for children and stimulate conversations between our students and their families. Some examples of what I am talking about are below:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
I would like to hear your thoughts and opinions on this. I am trying to figure out how to best facilitate a community conversation about the issue. If you have any ideas feel free to share them!
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