Thank you for your patience, kindness, thoughtfulness, and empathy at this fun and challenging time of the year.  As my thanks to you for the amazing persistence you show on our kids' behalf and for being an incredible source of inspiration to me, hearty snacks will be in the staff room on Tuesday.  If you forget your lunch, we got you covered.  If you need to stress eat, yeah we got that too.  If you're counting calories... not so much.  

Attendance.... Board policy requires that students be in school for 90% of the days or they will not earn credit and it specifically says that they have 5 absences before they meet the 90% rule.  So, going forward, we will remove students from classes after 5 absences.  Tony and Kevin have agreed to be on the appeals committee if a student would like to appeal the decision to remove them from class.  

Currently, families receive a letter on the third and fifth absences.  We are updating those letters so the verbiage is more clear.  The process isn't perfect, but we're working to make it better.  Board Policy

 A new dress code  has been approved by the board.  I will add information for students in the announcements.  Here's an overview:  Shirts must have sleeves or straps (no tube tops).  We can't address it in front of their peers, and we can't take them out of class.  If students are displaying something illegal (alcohol, drugs, pornography, etc.) we can and should direct the information to the office and they should be removed from class.  They shouldn't wear costumes.  They should remove head coverings for the pledge.  It isn't a particularly onerous policy, but there is a hope of minimizing the daily abdomen display. The board declined to specify how much can show, but tube tops aren't permitted so that should help.

In January, I would like to begin pizza with the principal again.  Please chose a day in January or February you would like to sign up your advisory class.

For the Week of December 18
Bus Duty: Vaughan and Fuller
Monday: Non Work Day
Tuesday: Venture Holiday Dinner
Wednesday:  
Thursday: 
Friday: Non Work day (Flex day)

For the Week of January 8
Bus Duty: Wilson and Penske
Monday: Non Work Day
Tuesday: Kaiser out
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday: 

For the Week of  January 15
Bus Duty: Gonzalez and Mazhan
Monday: MLK Day
Tuesday: 
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday:  First Wellness

For the Week of January 22
Bus Duty: Higgs and Levy
Monday: Certified Staff PD
Tuesday: Kaiser out
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday: Certified Staff Work day

For the Week of January 29
Bus Duty: Eastman and Mahoney
Monday: Non Work day
Tuesday:
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday: Wellness

It's been too long since we've had an update.  This one will be pretty quick.  

I was talking to district admin about our Monday with students and it brought back wonderful memories of that day.  Wow...  What a fabulous community-building event the volleyball game was!  Hook - you completely out did yourself with the organization of that day.  Lena - fantastic job with your PR class.  This was truly a team effort and your thought and hard work was evident in the success of the day.

Thank you for your work getting Smart Pass going.  It has been a team effort and it gets smoother every day.  Please be sure students leave their phones when they go to the restroom.

Things to think about before collaboration:

1. What do we do with students who have high absences the last 3 weeks of school?  A committee to review and decide each case?  Or?

2. What do we do about the high number of tardies?  Do we need to go back to lunch detention?

Attendance Report:  Take a look at this  Attendance Report  It compares last year's attendance this year.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

For the Week of December 11
Bus Duty: Smith and Hook
Monday: Cross District PD Agenda
Tuesday: 
Wednesday:  
Thursday: 
Friday: 

For the Week of December 18
Bus Duty: Vaughan and Fuller
Monday: Non Work Day
Tuesday: Venture Holiday Dinner
Wednesday:  
Thursday: 
Friday: Non Work day (Flex day)

For the Week of January 8
Bus Duty: Wilson and Penske
Monday: Non Work Day
Tuesday: Kaiser out
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday: 

For the Week of  January 15
Bus Duty: Gonzalez and Mazhan
Monday: MLK Day
Tuesday: 
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday:  First Wellness

For the Week of January 22
Bus Duty: Higgs and Levy
Monday: Certified Staff PD
Tuesday: Kaiser out
Wednesday:  
Thursday: Extended Learning
Friday: Wellness