March 18, 2013

By Allan  

Hi All,

We had a good turnout last Friday night for our showing of “Dolphin Tale.” A big thank you goes out to Lori and Alicia for planning and organizing this event! You’re the best!

Just six items of note for this week:

• April 1st, 8:30-12:00, Caring for Kids Professional Development – A repeat a from a couple weeks ago, but when we get back from spring break our professional development for this day will be a Caring for Kids (AKA Caring School Community) training led by Carla and myself. We’ll meet from 8:30-12:00. Classified staff are welcome to attend, but if you are not attending the training, be sure to connect with your primary cooperating teacher and make a plan for how you can best use this time.

The rest of the day will be lunch and planning time, but certified staff should remember this day is also a two-hour furlough, so be sure to leave a couple hours early this day.

• March PTO Meeting Tuesday at 6:00 – A quick reminder that this Tuesday at 6:00 in the library is the March PTO meeting if are any staff members able to join me at the meeting. They will likely be discussing carnival plans if you’d like to come share your thought. See you there if you can make it!

• Practicum I and II NCU Students for Next School Year – NCU is looking for practicum I and II student placements next fall and winter term. If you’re interested in hosting a practicum student next year, please email Marsha Cullop at NCU. See her email for details.

• Five Ways to Get Girls into STEM – Here is a nice two-page article on how to get girls interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

• Are You Biased About Dialects? – Language prejudices are common in our society—even 3-year-olds can verbalize attitudes about language and dialect differences. Learn to tame language prejudice in the classroom by reading Sound Effects.

• Schedule of Events for the Week – See the Google Calendar for future events, but here are the events of note for this week:

March 18 (M)
1:45-2:30, Allan to BEST Principals Meeting (Ed Center)
2:30-3:30, Allan to Elementary Principals Meetings (Ed Center)

March. 19 (T)
2:30-3:30, Staff Meeting (Library)
6:00-7:00, PTO Meeting (Library)

March 20 (W)
Howard Papa’s Pizza Fundraiser!
9:20-12:30, 2nd Grade UO Art Museum Field Trip
1:15-1:45, Allan meeting with Life Skills Staff
2:30-3:30, Site Council (Staff Room)

March 21 (H)
8:00-11:00, Allan and Carla to Caring for Kids Training (Ed Center)
9:00-12:00, Kindergarten and Life Skills to Science Factory
9:00-11:00, Allan double book for Superintendent’s Cabinet (Ed Center)
1:50-2:05, Beth Gerot visiting Howard for CFK Closing Meetings
2:15-3:15, Taking it Up Team Meeting (Staff Room)
4:00-5:00, Allan to New Principal Mentor Meeting (Edison)

March 22 (F)
11:00-12:30, Birthday Lunch with Mr. Chinn (Room 1)
1:40-2:05, Classroom Referral Free Parties!

Just five more days until Spring Break!

Allan