Friday Focus - January 14, 2022

 

Great Things I Noticed this Week:

*We had several new students join us this week. I noticed staff members and students go above and beyond to be kind and welcoming, to show them around, to help throughout the day. 
*During a study hall the teacher was making rounds throughout the room, checking in with students to look at their grades in powerschool, giving next steps on what they should be focusing on.  When kids are allowed to chat and play on their phones, they will. But if we let them know our expectations and hold them accountable, they will rise to the expectation!
*With our middle school students completing their math iReady tests, I've already heard several celebrations of students making gains since their beginning of the year score. One student who hates school, even accepted a high five congratulating her for her academic progress. I've also seen the list of students in RISE reading intervention making gains!

Upcoming Events:
Monday - EP Training at 3:15 in IMC (This is on SLO Mid Year Review and 2nd Surveys)

Wednesday - NHS Blood Drive 
Workout Wednesday

Friday - 2 hour delay schedule at High School for 9-11th gr course intros presentations (email to come soon with details)
MS will follow regular schedule (w/ Fun Friday at aspire) then have extra reading/class activity time from 1:36-2:05).

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:

*New Semester, New Duties. Mrs. Modaff emailed out the schedule, or you can find it in the duties tab HERE. 

*HS faculty: Here's next week's IEB Document

*It's been a while since I sent out a newsletter. Here is what was sent out last night: 
Middle School - https://www.smore.com/y4xt0
High School - https://www.smore.com/0n2gz
Whenever you have something that should be included for all parents to see, please send it my way! 

*SUMMER SCHOOL - reshared from Mrs. Huelsman:
You read that correctly!  It is time to think about Summer School already!  This summer, there are a lot of projects occurring at Dodgeland that limit where summer school can occur.  However, we do have a number of options available to us and we are planning for the majority of courses to take place in the Middle School wing since there will be construction crews working in the elementary and high school wings this summer.

The dates of summer school are:

Monday, June 6-Thursday, June 30 from 8-11:55am, Mon-Thurs.  

If you are interested in teaching summer school this year, please submit your name and classes that you would like to teach by clicking HERE.

*Speaking of summer...with renovation happening in the high school wing this summer, that means high school teachers will not have access to classrooms. 

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