Just a note... You feel like sunshine to lots of our kids and to your colleagues and always to me. Thank you for being the bright spot in someone's day.

New students coming our way...  On Monday, we will be meeting for cross district collaboration at 7:00.  Then, at 8:30 I would like to meet with staff briefly in the library to brainstorm how we will brainwash instill our values in our new students coming third trimester.  I don't feel that we got enough bang for our buck with the orientation day.  I've wondered if or how our leadership students and others could help orient them.  Bring your thoughts on Monday and we can discuss/plan for our newbies.  

Also on Monday, I would like to discuss an idea I've had around absent students.  Students often say that it doesn't matter if they're absent because the teachers get them caught up and they have A's.  I'm wondering if it's beneficial to spend class time helping students get caught up, or if it reinforces the message that class time is irrelevant.  Even parents are telling me attendance doesn't matter because their child is doing very well in school despite frequent absences. Would it be helpful to only use after school time for catch up?  What would happen if we all said, "I'm sorry but I need to use classroom time to focus on today's lesson.  You can stay after school and I will work with you on what you've missed."  Think about that and bring your thoughts on Monday.  

And Students Get a Survey!   

The window for the Cognia Engagement Survey is now open and we will have advisory classes take it over the next week.  We are aiming for 100% participation. 

Students can access the student engagement survey through Clever.  The link looks like the one below. They will just need their student ID and the first three of their last names.

And YOU Get a Survey!

Staff can access the survey here:  https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/204889/p30861

Please try very hard to take the survey this week.  Classified staff:  We need your voice too - Please log in and respond to the survey questions.

Bus/Parking lot duty: Cooley and Smith

Monday 2/20:  President's day: no school

Tuesday  2/21: 

Wednesday 2/22:

Thursday 2/23: Extended Learning

Friday 2/24: Wellness

Bus/Parking lot duty: Baker and Doering

Monday 2/27:  PD Day Agenda

Tuesday  2/28: Advisory: Cognia Survey

Wednesday 3/1: Advisory: Cognia Survey

Thursday 3/2: Extended Learning

Friday 3/3: Wellness

Bus/Parking lot duty: Mazhan and Posey

Monday 3/6:  

Tuesday  3/7: 

Wednesday 3/8:

Thursday 3/9: Exhibit night

Friday 3/10: Wellness; last day of Term 2

Bus/Parking lot duty: Penske and Gonzalez

Monday 3/13:  

Tuesday  3/14:  First day of Term 3

Wednesday 3/15:

Thursday 3/16:

Friday 3/17: St. Paddy's Day BBQ (Hook, spring games?)

Bus/Parking lot duty: Gaynor and Higgs

Monday 3/20:  

Tuesday  3/21: 

Wednesday 3/22:

Thursday 3/23:

Friday 3/24: