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January 5th, 2014

Joel’s Journal for the Week of January 6th, 2014

Hello Bulldogs, Welcome back from Winter Break! After having had a week off at Thanksgiving and all of the snow days, it almost feels like coming back from Summer Vacation. I certainly enjoyed my time off with my kids and my wife Anna. We had a lot of fun around town in Eugene and went […]

October 27th, 2013

Joel’s Journal for the Week of October 28th

Hello Awbrey Park Teachers, Friday at 4:00 This Week, Nov. 1st – I think we need to have some fun after  all the the craziness of the start of the school year, so let’s plan to have a Friday at 4:00 this week. Location is Hop Valley near the Ed Center. They have excellent beer […]

September 15th, 2013

Week of September 16th, 2013

Hi Everyone, We all survived our first week of school! That was sure an intense week. • Beth Shershun will be our Cohort 2 Leader with Jon Saphier – Christina Powell will continue as a member of Cohort 1.  Between these two teacher leaders, there will be much information shared and supported by our staff. […]

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 […]

March 3rd, 2013

March 4th Blog Post

  Hey Bulldog Staff, This week is Classified Employee Appreciation Week!  The contributions to our students learning is immense by this group of people. Joanne, Jill, Jeremy, Margie, Claire, Melody, Melinda, Brenda, Debbie, Pat, Larry, Richard, Charlotte, Vicki, David, David, James, Misty,and many more have had a huge positive impact on our student’s learning. Take […]

January 13th, 2013

Week of January 14th

Hi everyone, I hope you had a good weekend. I had some good times with my kids and did quite a bit of reading by the fire for my winter coursework at the University. Below I have included some of the events of note for the week and a calendar of noteworthy events. • Continuing […]

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 4th, 2012

Week of November 5, 2012

Hello Bulldog Staff, It’s hard to believe we’re more than halfway to Winter Break! As you know, this week is a short week, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be intense. Take good care of yourself this week. If you need me to sit in on any conferences, I am very available. I will be […]