JHE Staff,
I really, really, really like this quote.
I have done a lot of reflecting this weekend on a couple of things.
First... I read an article about millennials in the workplace and how businesses are being innovative about their work environments. And I reflected on how this is ANOTHER example that shows how teachers are INCREDIBLY self-sacrificing. The working conditions of a teacher do not allow for their OWN personal connections (calling family/doctor when needed,etc) outside of a specific time of day. How you can't take a break when you get overwhelmed...but please know that we do care and we do think about it. Currently brainstorming (and welcoming) innovate ideas to alleviate this-no matter how small.
AND
Secondly, I reflected on how I steer our staff back to the vision when times get rocky. Stuff gets rough and the vision shrinks. We overreact. We beat ourselves up. We become less open to understanding and change. We must turn the ship back towards the destination to land on success.
What's my point? In the past five years I believe we came together, became a better family, and worked along-side each other to make progress. Now its time for us to trust one another to FIND SUCCESS. It's time for reflection-are we supporting the vision or unknowingly resisting the vision?
Help Me Help You. Your voice is respected. It has a place here. I need your knowledge for instructional decisions and I need ownership from the people doing the biggest work. I KNOW your job is hard-I know you don't have much time with your loved ones during the week, I know how much you work OUTSIDE of the actual classroom. I am NEVER questioning that. So please-trust me when I try to steer us. I see the big picture. Its my job. If we want true success we must work together, side-by-side, trusting and helping each other, and supporting the vision-one decision at a time.
>Counselors are out
>8:15-9:00 Blanca and Sanders-budget/ordering
>9:00 ARD (Rice/Gorena)
>10:00 ARD (Parham/Gorena)
~SECRET SANTA DAY 1
I really, really, really like this quote.
I have done a lot of reflecting this weekend on a couple of things.
First... I read an article about millennials in the workplace and how businesses are being innovative about their work environments. And I reflected on how this is ANOTHER example that shows how teachers are INCREDIBLY self-sacrificing. The working conditions of a teacher do not allow for their OWN personal connections (calling family/doctor when needed,etc) outside of a specific time of day. How you can't take a break when you get overwhelmed...but please know that we do care and we do think about it. Currently brainstorming (and welcoming) innovate ideas to alleviate this-no matter how small.
AND
Secondly, I reflected on how I steer our staff back to the vision when times get rocky. Stuff gets rough and the vision shrinks. We overreact. We beat ourselves up. We become less open to understanding and change. We must turn the ship back towards the destination to land on success.
What's my point? In the past five years I believe we came together, became a better family, and worked along-side each other to make progress. Now its time for us to trust one another to FIND SUCCESS. It's time for reflection-are we supporting the vision or unknowingly resisting the vision?
Help Me Help You. Your voice is respected. It has a place here. I need your knowledge for instructional decisions and I need ownership from the people doing the biggest work. I KNOW your job is hard-I know you don't have much time with your loved ones during the week, I know how much you work OUTSIDE of the actual classroom. I am NEVER questioning that. So please-trust me when I try to steer us. I see the big picture. Its my job. If we want true success we must work together, side-by-side, trusting and helping each other, and supporting the vision-one decision at a time.
~A GINORMOUS SHOUT OUT to the SECOND GRADE TEAM and other friends for beginning RTI last week. It was so great to see everyone coming together to help kids-and MAN where the kids excited! WAY TO GO!
Shout out to Caitlin Gray for going above and beyond to hold an ART CLUB every Thursday for our kids! She has also been working very hard on the Art Showcase that is this Friday from 5:30-7:30.
~DRA/EDL MOY WINDOW OPEN
~MAP TESTING CONTINUES
Monday December 3~MAP TESTING CONTINUES
>Counselors are out
>8:15-9:00 Blanca and Sanders-budget/ordering
>9:00 ARD (Rice/Gorena)
>10:00 ARD (Parham/Gorena)
~SECRET SANTA DAY 1
Tuesday December 4
>Reading Planning Day
>National CRAZY Sock DAY!- Wear jeans if you rock some crazy socks! (tell the kids, too!)
>3:30 SSP-siblings (Sanders/Rice/Parham/Cortez/Akins)
>3:30 Makers Space Club in library
~SECRET SANTA DAY 2
>Reading Planning Day
>National CRAZY Sock DAY!- Wear jeans if you rock some crazy socks! (tell the kids, too!)
>3:30 SSP-siblings (Sanders/Rice/Parham/Cortez/Akins)
>3:30 Makers Space Club in library
~SECRET SANTA DAY 2
Wednesday December 5
>Math Planning Day
>8:00-9:30 Lin Kuzmich Reading Walk-Throughs (schedule coming soon) Who is Lin? read HERE
>3:30 JHE Reading Input Meeting SIGN UP (optional)*
~SECRET SANTA DAY 3
>Math Planning Day
>8:00-9:30 Lin Kuzmich Reading Walk-Throughs (schedule coming soon) Who is Lin? read HERE
>3:30 JHE Reading Input Meeting SIGN UP (optional)*
~SECRET SANTA DAY 3
Thursday December 6
> Grades are DUE!
>7:00 Prayer in Ms. Gomez's Room
>8:00 DZ Band Visits 5th Grade
>12:00-5:00 Sanders at admin building for meeting and Kuzmich training
>3:30 Art Club 🎨
~SECRET SANTA DAY 4
> Grades are DUE!
>7:00 Prayer in Ms. Gomez's Room
>8:00 DZ Band Visits 5th Grade
>12:00-5:00 Sanders at admin building for meeting and Kuzmich training
>3:30 Art Club 🎨
~SECRET SANTA DAY 4
Friday December 7
>Esslinger out!
>8:15-9:00 Admin meet w/ Kline
>9:00-11:00 CORE Team-PLC Development
>5:30 ART SHOWCASE at Irving Arts Center-(come and go)
>HAPPY B-Day TOMORROW BLANCA AREVALO! 🎂
~SECRET SANTA REVEAL DAY!
Upcoming Dates:
>Esslinger out!
>8:15-9:00 Admin meet w/ Kline
>9:00-11:00 CORE Team-PLC Development
>5:30 ART SHOWCASE at Irving Arts Center-(come and go)
>HAPPY B-Day TOMORROW BLANCA AREVALO! 🎂
~SECRET SANTA REVEAL DAY!
Upcoming Dates:
- December 12: Faculty Meeting
- December 14: Collaboration Meetings in 10A
- December 19: Faculty Christmas Brunch (classrooms covered by parents!)
- December 19: Angel Tree at Nimitz
- December 21: Carters' House Christmas Boutique in small gym 11:00-4:00 (parents sign up and get to "shop" for free gifts for their kiddos)
- December 24-January 4: Winter Break
- January 7: Collaboration Day (no students)
- January 8: No LPDAS day
- January 9: Faculty meeting
- January 14-18: 3rd 6 weeks district assessments
- January 16-17: Early release days
- January 18: Workday
- January 21: off-MLK day!
- January 22: NO LPDAS day!
- January 23: Faculty Meeting
Growing Greatness in Every Student Every Day!
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