Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*HS FFA students leading agriculture trivia at both ms and hs lunches. It was great to see how many students were interested to join in the fun!
*At the start of the class period, students reviewed their notes from the previous day for the first two minutes while the teacher was taking attendance and then asked for any follow-up questions from when they reviewed their notes. Then 10 minutes into the lesson the teacher stopped the lesson to give students time to review their notes again to process what they had just learned and to ask any questions before moving on. This frequent review of notes gives students the time/structure to study (many don't know how to study!) and check in on any gaps in their learning.
*I've overheard many conversations in the middle school about books...in classrooms, hallways and lunch. They're been chattering about the March Madness book bracket! It's so great to see kids excited about books! I also know some high schoolers have been checking it out to see which books are winning so next year High School will need to have their own March Madness book bracket!
*I appreciate the reflection that some of our high school faculty have been giving to the IEB reboot for after break. I have heard some teacher/student conversations and seen emails to students/parents.
*Our 9th/10th graders went on their business/MPTC and Fox Valley Technical College visits on March 8th, but I've still been hearing students talking about new decisions they have made about choices after high school that they did not have on their radar before the trip! This really speaks to how important it is that we have ACP lessons and activities to expose them to the many options that they might not even know exist!
Upcoming Events:
Just a reminder that no one will have access to the building Friday, April 2nd from 1:00pm until Sunday, April 4th at 3:00pm due to complete power shutdown.
Wednesday, April 6 - MS Faculty Meeting (Forward exam training)
April 27 - ACT Aspire test for 9/10th graders, Senior class trip (No class for Juniors)
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*HS faculty - please make sure you're ready for your reboot of IEB (see my email on March 22nd). Here is the IEB/Advisory Doc: Week of April 4
*I will be working over spring break for all sorts of catch-up work to prepare for the end of the year. I do not expect you to be checking email, so please do not feel like you have to check them. If I need you for anything (which I can't imagine I will) I will call/text you.
SPRING BREAK ORDER: RELAX. RECHARGE. REJUVENATE!
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