Friday Focus - February 4, 2022

 

Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*Students discussing the question "Can you show respect to a person you don't respect?" 
*Vox Choir students listening to song choices and then having discussion about whether or not the song is well suited for their upcoming performance in Memphis, considering the song's history, lyrics, tone, mood, and harmonies.  
*Students analyzing a political comin to identify the meaning of what the artist/author intedended to convey and why.
*Several students have been working on a math rap that they are excited to present to their class to demonstrate their understanding in a fun way.
*We had several students stand up for another student during a difficult incident and following it to make sure the student was ok and send the message to others that what happened was not ok. 

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday - Workout Wednesday and MS Faculty Mtg

CTSO week at the high school...

Monday- color day - with a quizzizz about our CTSO's in advisory

Tuesday- Camo Day (FFA)/ relay activity in gym during advisory

Wednesday- Worker/career day (Skills)/ relay activity in gym during advisory

Thursday- Country vs. Country Club (FBLA)/ tug of war activity in gym during advisory

Friday- Chapter t-shirts/purple pride

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:

*The HS IEB/Advisory Doc can be found HERE.

*Please plan ahead for your personal days. As a reminder, I'm sharing from the Employee Handbook:

Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time/Flex Time by Hour may not be used to extend a holiday or school recess/break period.  Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time/Flex Time by Hour may not be used during the last two weeks of the school year.

 

Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time/Flex Time by Hour will not be granted on parent-teacher days or professional development days unless an exception is made by the building principal.

 

Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time must have prior approval from the building principal/ supervisor.  Employees must complete a Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time Form at least five (5) days prior to the absence. Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time requests will be granted in the order in which they are received.  Only two (2) requests for certified staff and two (2) requests for para-professionals that require substitutes will be granted for the same day for the use of Personal Leave/Full-Day Flex Time.  Once approved, these absences will be entered in the absence management system by District Office staff.

Blogs, Quotes and Tweets:

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