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-- Thank you counseling staff for a smooth 9th grade enrollment process last week. Kudos to Mr. Felts and his counseling team for working hard all Friday.
-- The AVID students looked great and asked great questions when Board President Mr. Patrick Woods attended all the AVID classes last week.
-- Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team and Mr. Rothchild for a 4th place finish in the Boys Basketball Tournament. The games were competitive and the team did not quite. Brenda and the other AC's did a phenomenal job at organizing the tournament.
-- Shout out to Mr. Horton and the Chase Academy Team, This was the first time we had two participants int he spelling bee. Our kids deserve to compete academically with other schools in the state. -- Thanks for providing the experience and working with the young ladies everyday after school.
-- Mr. Hersheberger great job at encouraging community service. Four of our young cougars went and served at the Rescue Mission last week. Thanks for exposing our kids to what it means to give back to the community.

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The data has been shared with the Team Leaders. Please review the data and evaluate the growth from the fall to winter. We will recognize the students who grew at the March 3rd Assembly.

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Monday- NAEP testing begins. There will be 50 students taking this national exam.
-- No Leadership Team Meeting
-- Distribute Progress Reports to students (refer back to Mr. Hershbergers e-mail)
-- Tuesday- Remember we will resume with PLC (Classroom Management/Mastery Connect/Trauma) meet in the conference room.
-- Wednesday and Thursday (Parent Teacher Conferences)
NO School Friday!
*Please note staff meeting will be Feb. 21st on Tuesday after school in the media center. (Please vote for staff of the moth.)

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There were 3 common themes (paraphrasing):

1)      Pass/achieve State standards (over whelming top priority)

2)      Improve student behavior (roughly half as popular as #1)

3)      Position students for success in high school/college/life (several variations of the same theme)

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Share some of your thoughts about what makes a difference in the classroom.

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Christopher Emdin: Teach teachers how to create magic | TED Talk

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What do rap shows, barbershop banter and Sunday services have in common? As Christopher Emdin says, they all hold the secret magic to enthrall and teach at the same time — and it’s a skill we often don’t teach to educators. A longtime teacher himself, now a science advocate and cofounder of Science…

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Monday- Favorite Cartoon Character
Tuesday- Favorite Historical Figure
Wednesday- Mix Match Day
Thursday- Twin Day
Friday- Class Colors

Get Ready, Spirit Week is coming up and last semester the 6th grade team took home the trophy.