Happy Friday, McKinley!
And, Happy Educator Appreciation Week! I hope you felt the small gestures of appreciation and care this week. You are truly an amazing group of people!
Happy Mother's Day to all those in the building celebrating! Thank you for being a mom at home, as well as caring for our learners here at school! You are appreciated!
Next year, we will be doing "Classroom Connection Days" (formerly Before School Interviews). The main reason for this change is to move this time to more of a conversation between the family, student, and the teacher. We will not be doing the BAS assessment anymore. There will be more information provided, but I wanted to give you a heads-up in case you started to see "Classroom Connection Day" being used. More to come!
End of Year - 2 reminders:
As we wrap up the year, please remember that the end of the year can be fun, as well as stressful (for students, as well as staff). This stress can come from the unknown of summer break (having enough food, not seeing my trusted adults, etc) as well as the changes in schedules and consistency. In thinking about this, I'm asking staff to do two things.
1. Stick to your schedule, as much as possible. We are still teaching and running a normal schedule up until the end of the year. This provides that predictable environment for all.
2. Do not have countdowns in your room. This is a visual reminder for some (some are happy, but some have stress because of this). If you have "21 days left", this sends two messages - we are only hear to "do the time" and after those days, I may not have the consistency and trusted adults in my daily life.
Perspective Matters:
As we close up on these last weeks of school, please remember that your perspective matters. What view are you choosing each day?
Building Weekly Newsletter:
Have a great weekend - and hope you mom's are taken care of this weekend!
-Justin
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