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December 8th, 2013

Week of December 9th, 2013

Hello Bulldogs, Yes, I admit it. I like funny cat pictures. I hope everyone had fun in the snow and stayed safe on the roads. Most everyone knows that there will not be school this Monday. There will be professional development offered at school today from 9:30-11:30. If you have concerns about driving, then please […]

October 13th, 2013

Week of October 14th 2013

    Hello Awbrey Park Staff, Enrollment and Awbrey Park Staffing Stabilized: Currently, the total Awbrey Park enrollment is above 406. We continue to accept new enrollment packets in the office and have lost very few students over the last week. We were projected to have 425 students with kindergarteners counted full time. I spoke […]

March 10th, 2013

Week of March 10th Blog Post

Hi All, I hope everyone remembered to “spring forward” with daylight savings time and move your clocks ahead one hour this weekend. Hopefully Awbrey Park families remembered as well. Schedule of Events for the Week – March 11 (M) Spring Pictures PRIDE Focus: Respect 8:25-8:40, Joel in student meeting at AP 8:00-4:00, Joel and Christina […]

January 27th, 2013

Week of January 28th

Hi Awbrey Staff, • Schedule of Events for the Week – Jan. 28 (M) Second Semester Begins 1:05-1:20, Fire Drill 2:30-5:00, Joel to Elementary Principal’s Meeting (Ed Center) 5:00-9:00, Joel to Class at U of O.   Jan. 29 (T) 7:15-8:00, Collaborative Practice Planning with Christina. 12:00-1:00, Joel touring potential new families 2:15-2:30, Bulldog Recess […]

January 6th, 2013

Week of January 7th

Hi All, I purposely sent this today so you would not read it during vacation. I hope you have had a restful and fun break. • Schedule of Events for the Week – Jan. 7 (M) Professional Development Day Certified staff – 30 min. lunch, 2 hours planning, 2 hours furlough Jan. 8 (T) 1:15-2:15, […]

December 9th, 2012

Week of December 10th

Hello staff, Here is a quick thought for the week which I like. Here are the events of the week: Dec. 10 (M) 8:45-10:00- Teacher Observation 2:30-5:00- Joel to Elementary Principals Meeting Dec. 11 (T) 12:15-1:30- Teacher Observation 3:00- 4:00- PBIS Meeting Dec. 12 (W) 9:15- Fire Drill 2:45- 3:45- Math Leadership Meeting Jamie’s Room […]

December 3rd, 2012

Week of December 3rd

Hi everyone, I had a busy labor intensive weekend at my house. I did not get my blog done until this afternoon. Sorry about that. We are having some drainage trouble around our foundation, so I spent the weekend fixing my below ground gutter drains. I hope you have had a good start to your […]

November 25th, 2012

Post for the Week of November 26th

Hi Everyone, I hope you all had some quality rest and relaxation over the Thanksgiving break. We are now in full gear  before the last  four weeks of classes preceding Winter Break. Schedule of Events for the Week – Nov. 26 (M) 9:30-10:30, Joel to HR Meeting 1:45-2:10, Office Meeting with Melinda, Claire, and Vicki […]

November 11th, 2012

Week of November 12th

Hi All, I hope everyone had a nice three-day weekend. Schedule of Events for the Week Nov. 12 (M) Veterans Day – No School 8:00-5:00, 4J Planned Network Outage Nov. 13 (T) 7:30-8:00, Amy Tidwell visit to Awbrey Park 8:30-9:15, Joel teaching in Mrs. Grace’s Kindergarten 8:00-11:30, Grade 3 Understanding Rigorous Mathematical Content PD (Ed […]

October 21st, 2012

Post for the Week of October 22

Dear  AP Staff, I hope you all have a good start to the week. I know it will be a busy one. I will be at a conference in Bend to start the week which focuses on leadership in  the following areas, common core, school improvement goal tools, coaching in the classroom, strategic planning and […]