The Power of Touch - An article from the NY Times indicates a helpful touch can go a long way. The evidence that such messages can lead to clear, almost immediate changes in how people think and behave is accumulating fast. Students who received a supportive touch on the back or arm from a teacher were nearly twice as likely to volunteer in class as those who did not, studies have found.
The Media Center will be closed for book checkout March 10, 11 & 12. Please make arrangements with Jan for all checkouts on Mon and Tues if possible. Katherine will be available for emergency checkout but ask Mr. Barry first as she is workin one-on-one with a 4th grade student. The 6th grade math students should plan on working in the classrooms those three days. Students may use the lab with teacher supervision and please make sure the lab is shut down for break.
Technology Update - Mr. Deter informed our Admin-Cabinet team of a couple upcoming items to note. First, we will be updating our media management system over Spring Break. Training will involve media specialist and media paras. Infinite Campus will be our new student management system (replacing School Master) and Bob will be working on a training schedule – the who, when & what – as we transition to the new system in 2010-11.
PTO is having a Carnival Meeting on March 9th at 5:30 at Inman Primary! If you can think of anyone else who would want to help with the Carnival - let them know about the meeting or let me know! Thank you in advance for all of your help (from Mrs. Maynes)!
Guest Readers & Speech Contest - Thank you to Jan for organizing the celebrity readers for every classroom and for helping get the speech contest set up. I appreciate the classroom teachers and Ms. Bates for taking the time to watch the speeches. Please congratulate all seven students and wish Christian Horn good luck at the district contest. I do hope this continues!
Thank you - After meeting with many of you yesterday after school, I want to hit on some things I feel I left unsaid or did not emphasize well enough. My departure this summer does not change your mission and work. As you continue living as professional learning communities (whether formal or informal), your hard work as an individual, within teams and as a building will continue to lead everyone in the right direction. This is the advantage of working as PLCs. The leadership you provide for each other and your students is vital in continuing the success we have experienced. I said it before, yesterday and will continue to state it - you are a wonderful group of professionals who work smart and hard to respond to the critical needs of all students...and staff. :) I do appreciate your kind words and encouragement yesterday, but do know that I will continue to support our work and mission throughout the rest of this school year. That will not change.
As always - see me if you have questions, concerns or comments.
Dates to Note...
March 8 - Barry @ Equity Workshop (Halverson AEA 13)
March 8 - School Board Mtg @ Webster (6 pm)
March 11 - SAT (3:25 pm)
March 12 - 2 hr early out (Indv PLC)
March 13-21 Spring Break!
March 26 - Jeannie, I, Melissa, and one team member schedule ITBS (TBA)
April 5-8 - ITBS week
Worth repeating even though it is below...
http://arcademicskillbuilders.com/ - Great free site from link below!!
http://blog.4teachers.org/ - great resources, links and help for teachers!
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