As Donna, Sara and I visited each classroom in our school this past week, we observed each of you setting the tone for a culture of caring in your classrooms; classrooms where teachers and students care about learning, about each other, and care about our Kennedy community. The first weeks of school set the tone for the entire year. If our students leave school feeling excited about themselves as learners & about you as their teacher, then we’re doing something right! Always remember that our kids will meet any expectations we set for them, as long as we are firm, fair, and consistent with these expectations and build relationships with our students so that they will want to meet them. The primary way to accomplish this positive relationship-building with our students is simply caring deeply about them as learners and young people and taking the time to get to know them, as well as showing them just how much you care.
Here’s our week at a glance:
Monday, August 27th
Book Checkout Begins this week!
MAP Testing Continues <— schedule here
Aimsweb Testing Continues <—schedule here
K-3 Faculty Meeting (presentation space) at 2:40pm
PreK Faculty Meeting (E104) at 3:00pm
New Teacher Meeting (D203) at 3:00pm
RTI Committee Meeting (Project Space Upstairs) at 3:00pm
Tuesday, August 28th
Evacuation Drill @ 9:00am to North Park
Faculty Meeting (to review mandatory Health Trainings) @ 2:50pm in Presentation Space
Wednesday, August 29th
Thursday, August 30th
1st Fire Drill
Mentor Meeting @ 3:45pm
Friday, August 31st
Code Red Drill (Time Unannounced to Staff)
Did you complete the “Getting to Know You Survey?”
FLIPGRID: Take 2
*********All staff: Please take a moment to record a video of yourself, as we collectively introduce ourselves to the KENNEDY FAMILIES/COMMUNITY.
Click this link & record your video by 12pm on Friday so I can include the flipgrid in this week’s Kennedy School E-News!
(Password is: Kennedy81)
(09/04) NO SCHOOL: LABOR DAY
Blog Posts Worth Reading:
4 Ways to Create a Learner-Centered Classroom by Katie Martin
10 Tips for New Teachers by George Couros
10 Questions Every School Should Ask to Build a Healthy Culture
10 Easy Way to Create an Awesome #SchoolCulture This Year by George Couros