“[G]ood teachers don’t give a good education to students; they provide experiences that facilitate and motivate youngsters to educate themselves through trial and error, success and failure.” Steven Landfried Hi everyone, I hope everyone has enjoyed the nice weather this weekend. It should be sunny for a few more days. I am excited to […]
Hello Staff, We are more than halfway through the year. It seems like it’s flying by! • Schedule of Events for the Week Feb. 4 (M) PBIS Focus: Perseverance 1:30-2:30, Joel to Elementary Principal Planning Meeting 2:30-3:30, Joel and Melissa to Title 1 Principal & Coordinator Meeting 5:00-9:00, Joel at university course. 6:30-7:30 PTO Meeting- […]
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 […]
Hello Awbrey Park Staff, I hope you all enjoyed your three day weekend and are ready for a quick day week with students. Here is our calendar or the week: Jan. 21 (M) No School — Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 22 (T) Artist in Residence Schedule begins with Jessica Z. Mendoza (Runs through […]
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 […]
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, […]
Hello Everyone, With the recent tragic events that unfolded last Friday, I know this will effect people (students, families and staff) in different ways. As we return from school I’m sure some students and parents may want to talk about the shootings and parents may have new safety concerns in addition to those that came […]
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 […]
Hello staff, I want to take a moment to recognize how hard you are all working. I know it was difficult to shift our collaborative practice/ PE/ Music time to April. I appreciate everyone’s positive attitude and flexibility on this. I know that student behaviors are up too. The grace and patience you all use […]
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 […]