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How it works: Tell team members who Peer Review Partners are and have them interview each other for 5 mins:

Name, Family members, pets, something fun they did over the summer, something most people don't know about them. Then go around and have partners introduce each other in 1 minute or less.

Why it's great: HSTs quickly get to know their partner, and it takes the pressure off of introducing themselves.

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How it works: Each teacher paints a small rock with an inspiring word, phrase, or design,

Twist: Have each teacher randomly pick a rock at the end to keep for inspiration.

Why it's great: Encourages positivity and leaves a lasting decorative piece

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How it works: Decorate mason jars with paint, stickers, or washi tape, then fill them with small notes of encouragement, self-care reminders, or positive affirmations.

Why it's great: Encourages positivity and self-care.

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How it works: Have teachers decorate small fabric bags and then fill them with “survival” items like tea, chocolate, stress balls, or funny notes.

Why it's great: Promotes self-care and support among teachers.

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Great in the fall! Mini bundtlets and most Nothing Bundt Cakes offer a teacher discount!

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How it works: Have teachers decorate pick names and then think of a word to describe or inspire that person.

Why it's great: It's a reminder they can look at, and the activity builds community.

For the guys- make it into a key chain!

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Found some cute bags & am filling them LP mtg helpers:

Pens

Sticky notes

Pencil

Mints

Hand sanitizer

Hand lotion & chapstick

& adding chocolates

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Pens, highlighter, shapie, scissors, gold paperclips in a pencil holder

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Trader Joes flowers, and greenery, small jars, flower cutters, trash bags

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fuzzy socks, teacher notebook, candle, candy, silk pillow case, etc...

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Got these from Home Depot for around $7 each

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Baby Shower / Life Event celebration for team member

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Baby Shower / Life Event celebration for team member

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Invite the team for an optional group dinner or other after hours event. Super fun bonding time!

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Welcome Activity - Getting to Know You Activity with a Beach Ball!

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Welcome Activity - Getting to Know You Activity with a Beach Ball!

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I'm going to alter this activity a bit - just like 6 questions in larger words. The activity will be tell us about... 1) Summer Vacation, 2) Family 3) Past Teaching Experience, 4) Favorite Student-teacher Memory, etc...

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Getting to Know You Activity with a Beach Ball!

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Here is a super simple and fun getting to know you activity! 1. Get a cheap beach ball from the dollar store or Target $1 Spot. 2. Usi…

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Maybe beach towels

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Bring a game available in our library to play as a team. This encourages working together and building camaraderie. It also teaches the HSTs about games that they can recommend to support their students.

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I asked each of the HSTs what their favorite snack was and brought them with a number 1-14 attached. They were put into a basket, and at the beginning and during our break, the teachers would make their guesses. At the end, we reviewed the answers. It was fun for them to guess who they thought chose each snack! I just created the guess sheet in Canva and then uploaded it to a Google Doc to print for the meeting. I'm happy to create a guess sheet with your team members' names if you'd like.

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I found some very affordable bookmarks like these on Etsy that I got for my teachers for Christmas. You can find some for $2-$9/bookmark. Just an idea!

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We are playing this at our in person meeting.

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I will be giving them an envelope and we will do this activity at our November Meeting.

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I think I might do these for Christmas. I've done them before but it's been years and my team is different now. Not necessarily this seller, there are a lot of options.

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https://www.canva.com/design/DAGwwJv2Yok/Bo8hfN9a__uaC2-Ixf_lhw/edit?utm_content=DAGwwJv2Yok&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

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Blank Slate Showdown – Icebreaker Word Game for Middle & High School - Etsy in 2025 | Games for middle schoolers, Words, Word games

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Jul 31, 2025 - Kick off your school year with Blank Slate Showdown — a fun, low-prep icebreaker activity that helps middle and high school students connect, collaborate, and laugh together! Inspired by the popular party game, this classroom-friendly version includes printable prompt cards, step-by-step student instructions, and a sco…

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We will play this like Scattergories, and I will have a prize for the winner.

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For my March meeting, I gave everyone a pair of cozy socks and a bag of candy.

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For March meeting, going to make small snack baskets for my teachers with treats they can munch on while they are proctoring.

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State testing = almost summer!

You’re o-fish-ally almost there!

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Idea from Transformational Leadership: Pair/Share 10 minutes each on educational history and picture vision of what each believes a homeschool day should look like. Share the whole-group takeaways. How do you think your personal education history has shaped your vision for education? How might this vision conflict with your homeschool family's vision and values? How can we value parents' vision and partner with them even when we have different visions and values?

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Testing To-Do Parking 🚗
When something pops into your mind, jot it here.
The other work can wait —
your students are the main event!

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Little baggy of favorite snacks, sticky note, and cute pen

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Spring flowers in a mason jar.

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Homemade strawberry jam, chocolates, and a strawberry clip

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It's almost summer, let's have a lemon party! Lemon themed food and drink and game!

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December Teacher Gift- Bath & Body Works lotion & soap

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December Teacher Gift- Bath & Body Works lotion & soap

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For my May Team Meeting, we are going to meet at Superbloom Coffee & Juice on Mission Bay. I will print out the slides for everyone to take notes on. I am going to have each of my veteran teachers share one tip about something they do at the end of the school year to make the beginning of the school year a little bit smoother.

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I bought these for my team, they make the perfect beach lunch bag. I am going to get them something yummy to eat and put it inside. Happy Summer!

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Thought these were cute. From Etsy.

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For our May meeting, we're meeting at a park in Normal Heights (please don't rain!) with camp chairs to go over slides and have our meeting portion. Then we will walk to Madi's to eat. My gift to them will be lunch and something from my own store. 😉

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August Team Principal Meeting Growing Together 2026–2027

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August Team Principal Meeting Growing Together 2026–2027

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What do our students need most this year?

What is one thing we can do differently to meet that need?

On the plant stake, each HST writes one word or a short phrase on one side in connection with their response. Finally, each HST writes one commitment on one side of the plant stake.

Full Meeting Plan HERE