- On the first day of school, I noticed several upperclassmen helping freshmen with their lockers and finding classes!
- Lunch was on schedule at both middle and high school every day this week, even the first day!! (Has that ever happened??!)
- A getting to know you in numbers activity in math - with each question, students chose their number answer to move around the room (i.e. How many hours a day would you choose to be on social media or video games? How many hours of sleep do you get a night?) This gave the teacher some valuable information about students and gave them some conversation opportunities.
- Getting to know you Jenga in small groups - each brick had a number so students would refer to the question list (this game easily transitions to questions for content review to play later!).
- High School PE classes had a blast playing PlayWorks games (Is there a Chicken in your house? is my personal fave!). They were having a blast and had no idea this training was for middle school.
- It is so great to not see kids staring at cell phones in high school classes! :)
- I've seen so many staff members not just "on duty" before school or at lunch, but using it as a time to engage and connect with students! Thank you!
- A new student told me she loves Dodgeland so far, that she feels like she just belongs here! This is because of how awesome YOU are!
- This felt like the smoothest start to the school year once the kids got here. Thank you for all of the incredible things you did in your classrooms and teams for such a successful start to the year!
Upcoming Events:
Monday - Mentors/Mentees meeting 3:15 IMC
Tuesday - Picture Day (We will be starting with elementary kids then calling grade levels down)
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Students should have their routine down by now, so please mark them tardy if they are indeed tardy to your class.
*Reminder to sign up for Social Media posts if you haven't done so already (and then send your pics/info to Mr. Kjornes when it's your turn): Social Media Sign Up
*Please plan to get Employability Skills/Work Habits grades in for students after this week (either Friday or the following Monday). Please let me know if you don't see these standards in your grade book yet.
*Make sure to get your Guest Teacher binder ready for your classroom in case you are unable to make lesson plans at the last moment. Make sure to include:
1. Your daily schedule
2. Emergency lesson plan
3. Seating charts for each period
4. Class list for each period
5. Any special instructions needed regarding student "need to knows" (i.e. medical alert, student that might need to leave to a special education room, helpful go-to studnet) and to complete tasks/assignments.
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