One more week.... we can do this!
It's National Ugly Sweater Day... I'm excited to see what everyone is wearing!
I saw the below picture on Twitter this week (from the book Kids Deserve It)... it made me think of the work we have been doing in our Staff Power Hours.
Visitors on Monday
On Monday, we have two groups of visitors to McKinley- a team from a St. Cloud Elementary and a team from Austin. Below are some details:
St Cloud- the team will arrive around 9:30 and stay until 12:00. This team was connected with McKinley at the Science Conference last month in which our teachers presented at. They are a STEM school, but are looking at other ways to program. We will be in classrooms around 10:30-11:30am.
Austin- the team will be here around 1:30pm and stay until 3:45pm. This team is here to see how McKinley uses the PLC process - particularly using data/assessments to guide our work in core and Power 1/2 Hours. We will be in and out of PLC's observing (and possibly asking a few questions!).
Growth Mindset - An Invitation to Grow
I found an article on Twitter this week about a school's approach to growth mindset (SWAG- School with a Growth Mindset). Take a second to read- do you think McKinley is a SWAG? If you respond to this question through email, your name will be entered into a drawing (for a good prize!).
http://blog.mindsetworks.com/entry/schools-with-a-growth-mindset-got-swag
McKinley- Owatonna People's Press
McKinley was recently featured in the Owatonna People's Press Education Edition. Below are links to the articles:
Ed Edition- Page 1
Ed Edition- Page 2
PBIS- Referrals
Moving forward, please only include one students' name (not including victim) on a referral. Lately, I'm seeing groups of students being referred to the office for behavior. A referral will have 3-4-5 students' names listed. Please complete a referral for each student. If you list the victim's name, this doesn't count (you can list the victim's name under the comment).
When we enter this data, it's too hard to track (and throws our data off) if we have more than one student listed for a referral.
PBIS Positive Communication Home
Please don't forget about positive communication home - leadership slips, High Five letters, and just positive notes. With our work on PBIS, I want to make sure we continue to honor those who are meeting expectations.
Weekly Building Newsletter:
Click here to access the weekly building newsletter
Valet Parking of the Week:
The Valet Parking for the Week goes to Sonya David! Although her main role is a Special Education Paraprofessional, Sonya serves our building in so many ways. Sonya is extremely positive, dedicated, supportive, and 100% focused on all students. Sonya works hard to make sure all of our students have the supports in place to be successful. Sonya builds deep, lasting relationships with students and families. Thank you for all you do, Sonya!
Have a great weekend everyone- enjoy the snow and stay warm!
-Justin
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