Happy Friday!
Another great week at McKinley....
And, another great winter concert! A huge shout out to Paige Huse, 4th Grade, and 5th Grade!
Toot Your Horn Thursday:
We have three recipients this week. Don't forget, to nominate someone, fill out the form linked here!
Amy Staloch was nominated by Amanda Andrews for "I appreciate how involved and valuable Amy is during my monthly lessons. She adds experiences and real world comparisons to the topics. I leave her classroom knowing that she will continue teaching around the topic and its meaning. This month her class was so engaged and they had some "light bulb" moments around teamwork and their own personal strengths and limitations -- it was a great experience! Amy has built a classroom of trust and achievable, high expectations. Her students look to her for guidance and she allows them to be independent thinkers. McKinley is so fortunate to have Amy teaching here!
Zach Waletich and Kyle Melcher were nominated by Brenda Hager for "I would like to nominate Mr. Melcher and Mr. W they both have an amazing way of dealing with all the different personalities of all the students whether it’s celebrating victories like making it to the top of the rope, running the mile, finding them the right pair of shoes to wear, or making them sit for a while, learning to control their bodies and big emotions. they are both simply amazing!"
Congrats to Amy, Zach, and Kyle! Please take some time today to thank them for being amazing educators and people!
Matrix and Common Expectations:
I need to bring a concern to everyone that we need to address. This year, we implemented a new matrix with the volume and expectation in each area of the school. These expectations are not being addressed and supported in a common approach, which defeats the purpose of a matrix.
In our common spaces and hallways, we absolutely need students at a whisper or no talking. This includes traveling in the hallways, the library (and MakerSpace time), as well as the lockers. We absolutely need to enforce this and not treat it as a "well, I tried". It's impacting learning in the building.
With this issue, I'm also asking you to start having conversations with each other if we aren't following these expectations. If another class is impacting your class's learning, please talk to that staff. We have a great team here and should be able to have these honest conversations.
Please take some time over the next month to revisit the matrix (by yourself and with your classroom) and have some honest conversations with how it's working. If you need me to follow up or address your class, I'd be happy to.
Caring School Community - teaching staff:
Just a reminder that our core curriculum for SEL is Caring School Community. It is expected this is being taught (during morning meetings). If you are looking for support in implementing this, please connect with Katie Demmer.
Building Weekly Newsletter:
Have a great weekend!
-Justin
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