January 2018 – COUGAR PRIDE

1/29-2/2

Group PRIDE Challenge and Tuesday Slideshow:

For the first two weeks of February, I thought we’d try something new. We’ll be doing a group PRIDE challenge (kudos to Ginny for the idea) where students must pool together PRIDE bucks in their homerooms in order to win a special Valentine’s Day treat. Teachers won’t have to do anything extra beyond giving out PRIDE bucks and collecting them in homeroom. As I have it on the slideshow:

“From now until February 12th (two days before Valentine’s Day), we want to see which homeroom class can pool together the most PRIDE bucks. Whichever class collects the most will win a special Valentine’s Day treat.

These are not just any PRIDE bucks though: You must collect PINK bucks, which teachers and staff will be giving out starting today!”

So on 2/12 (MON) we’ll see which class has the most bucks, and on 2/13 (TUE) that class will receive a Valentine’s Day treat, which I’m imagining will look something like a couple VD card packs and some kind of snack. I’ll provide you all with the PINK bucks (check mailboxes).

Thursday Article:

Also, Thursday’s article is here, in a forthcoming email, and stacked next to the mailboxes. I will leave the stack there for you to take from as needed.

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The article for this week should be a good one. It’s about censorship and who should decide what children read. It mentions the Hunger Games and The Giver, which I know a lot of students have read.

We’re tentatively planning to do Tuesday’s slideshow on best practices for cold/flu seasons. I’ll have that to you on Monday at the latest.

Also, please keep Breakfast of Champions in mind going into next week. I’ll send out a reminder email on Monday.

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1/15 Behavior Expectations Review

As promised, this Tuesday morning’s homeroom will review goal setting: https://goo.gl/jfCvAU

For homeroom teachers who think their students need an ePortfolio review, start from the beginning.

For homeroom teachers whose students have ePortfolio down pat, please skip ahead to the slide #4.

Please let me know if you have any questions/comments.

1/9 Behavior Expectations Review

There’s been a change of plans for Tuesday’s homeroom. The focus will be on reviewing key expectations from last year. Here’s the link to the slideshow (work in progress): https://goo.gl/vfykKr.

The activity will be mostly student led. The idea is to break the students into five groups (however works best for you), assign them a section in their planners, and have them report out in the end. More details are in the slideshow. Let me know if you have any questions/suggestions.