The Final Friday Focus

 

Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*On Tuesday when a student came in looking grumpy I said, "You should be smiling it's your last week." This student's response shocked me when she said, "I don't want school to end." I thought I misheard her, because she's let me know in words and actions all year that she doesn't enjoy school.  I asked what she said to make sure and she confirmed what I heard, "I don't want school to end, because I'll be bored." 

*A wonderful send off for Lori, whom we will miss dearly...but, she will still be coming back to help transition the Academic Decathlon.

*Students actively engaged even on Thursday...solving challenges in the class breakout/escape and in Geocaching on school grounds. Students still presenting for their final project of the semester.  

*Our seniors on their graduation senior walk through the elementary. You can check it out HERE. 

*Even though it felt like Florida, our middle school students did a great job sitting for our first assembly all year in the football bleachers. We presented many students with awards for Academic Achievement, Academic Effort, Citizenship, The Happy Hale Award (in memory of Shane Hale), and the Shelly Gilpatrick Award. 

Upcoming Events:

Today - SO much!

Middle School: start with 4th hour for attendance/lunch count and make sure students know their 3 activities.  8:10 assembly at football bleachers for the fun relays.  Then move into 3 activity rotations before dismissal. 

Lunch deliveries at 11:57.  High School student drivers can leave if not eating lunch. 

12:20 bus dismissal. The rest of students after buses are rolling. 

ONCE STUDENTS ARE GONE: ALL CARS MUST MOVE FROM HS PARKING LOT SO WE CAN SET UP FOR GRADUATION.

2:00 Graduation Rehearsal
5:15 Seniors gather in MS Gym

6:00 Graduation ceremony

Monday - MAJOR construction starts!
Grades due by NOON. We will start printing report cards to mail home. 
Summer School starts June 14. 

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:

*HS faculty--please make sure posters/paper are all down in the high school hallways. 
*End of year stuff to complete:

• Any purchase reqs for supplies you need to have at the start of the year. 
  
• Complete Alternative Compensation reflections/form HERE. 
  
• Submit Extra Duties/lunch duty sheets.

I hope that you all take time to enjoy summer -relax, travel, read, have fun, do whatever fills you up! I do encourage you to check your school email weekly for any updates. This is also how we will communicate if there are times we can get into the HS wing. Don't hesitate to contact me over the summer...call, text or email. I will likely be unreachable June 11 - 20. 

Now take a moment...today is the last day of the 2020-2021 school year. The year that we had no idea what to expect. We didn't think we'd even be in the building long.  You taught like an octopus with kids in person and online. Some of you monitored kids completely virtual on APEX.  You did like 8 million different things this year that we've never had to do.  And...WE DID IT!!!!!!!