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Did you watch the Star Wars Marathon this weekend?  Well, I did and here is a good video on growth mindset.  "Try not, do or do not, there is no try"  We need to send this message to our kidos.  Enjoy!

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There will be some changes in the counseling schedule and services.  Katrina will send an e-mail with the details.  The bad news is that Katrina (district counselor) and Jenniffer (our intern counselor) will be spread out thin by being at all elementary schools.  The good news is that we are adding services from the Behavioral Health Center.  Jannette the counselor from BHRS will focus on working with families and will have an opportunity to work with two of our most critical students.  I am  looking forward to Jannette joining our team

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+We will be having another parent club meeting.  The purpose of the meeting will be to recruit a new board.  We have two parents that are willing to head the parent group, but will need at least three more. Please help us by spreading the word.  See the calendar for the meeting date and time.

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We are still working on it.  We believe that Melanie has found a way to accelerate the process. Nancy, Erika and a few parents have  helped with labeling the books in the morning.  This has made a huge difference, but we need more help.  If you have any parent volunteers please let them know that we need extra help in the library.

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Well,
We had a couple of issues with the schedule, but I think we have resolved them. Let's try again this week.  Also, Brandy figured out a way to take roll so that we can keep track of students attending.  She put it on a google document that will be shared.  Thanks Brandi!

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At the beginning of the year we decided that we wanted to start with two easy strategies - The social contract and shaking students hands at the beginning of the day.  I am very excited about the progress we have made implementing these strategies.  We are not completely 100% but we are almost there. Also,  I have shaken hands with almost every class and it is energizing!  I even have had students come up to me at lunch/recess to speak with me, and the first thing they do is?  Yes, shake my hand!  I asked a student about his hand shake and he stated "if I don't give a firm hand shake and make eye contact  my teacher makes me do it again"  The student looked old enough to be a 4th/5th grader - Kudos to you teacher-

Now that the first month is up lets start looking at the next two strategies to focus on.  Some of you have jumped ahead and started doing affirmations and signals (which is great!).  Please discuss with your PLC what you feel the next two strategies should be.  We will either discuss this at our next meeting or will call a quick huddle.  By the way, the office staff has began to use some of the strategies. Mainly the 4 questions and have been trying to shake students' hands.  One of the main benefits of all of us using the same strategies and language is that students know exactly what to expect.

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Hello everybody,

I hope you had a restful weekend!  Can you believe we are in the last week of September? Time is flying.

I am learnig how to create padlets. As you can see I am not an expert yet. This is a good collaboration tool.  I am certainly having fun with it.  Please feel free to comment on any of the items. How do you comment?  Click on the plus sign on the lower right hand corner.

Here is a resource shared by Melanie https://padlet.com/mourakd/kg7szw5nerr9

and 20 ways to use it in the classroom
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/11/03/20-useful-ways-to-use-padlet-in-class-now/