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Hi, Ashley.  We’re you going to post about the Bake-off or was I?

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Hi, Ashley.  We’re you going to post about the Bake-off or was I?

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How is transition Tuesday working, Patty? Are you picking different rooms each week like last semester?

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Gini has asked for some songs to add to her repertoire when the kids are standing in line and waiting to go outside.  Something with movement.  If you have any to share, let me know and I will get you a week for Transition Tuesday.

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Hi, everyone!   This is in regard to the expectations list we worked on with Courtney.   I think a goal for children in the lower four toddler rooms should be to learn solitary play.  I’ve noticed that my biggest behavior challenges are with kids who can’t play with a toy in solitary play.   These kids try to do cooperative play, but they just end up taking the toy away from the other child or disrupting what the other child is doing in some other way.  And they can’t succeed at parallel play either.  Apparently you can’t skip a step in the process.   I’ve heard that children in the older classrooms are struggling with this as well. 

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Hi, everyone!   This is in regard to the expectations list we worked on with Courtney.   I think a goal for children in the lower four toddler rooms should be to learn solitary play.  I’ve noticed that my biggest behavior challenges are with kids who can’t play with a toy in solitary play.   These kids try to do cooperative play, but they just end up taking the toy away from the other child or disrupting what the other child is doing in some other way.  And they can’t succeed at parallel play either.  Apparently you can’t skip a step in the process.   I’ve heard that children in the older classrooms are struggling with this as well. 

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I am not sure how we would word this or what the rest of you think about it.  I have talked to Ashley and Dalene about it.

Any thoughts from the rest of you?

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Hey guys! Wednesday Feb. 2nd we will have a meeting at 10. We are just going to come up with a plan to bring all these ideas for teacher morale to life!! Thanks everyone! If you have any more ideas to help make everyone feel special bring them with ya!! 😊

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What if we did something like secret Santa except for bday? And not individual people, but like teaching teams sign up and you come up with a gift for the other team. Just a thought.

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Hey guys! Are you all okay if I start the “You’ve been mugged” tomorrow?

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Hey everyone! I just ordered chips, candy, bubbles and glow sticks for the quarantined rooms. Should be at Hilltop on Tuesday or Wednesday! Patty also brought a cup when/if we want to start the you’ve been mugged! Whitney was also thinking maybe we could do a cookie bake off challenge in February - Thoughts?? Now that we have these amazing ideas, we need to get some things going! Thanks guys! Hope you have an amazing long weekend and Mike enjoy your vacation!! 

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Hey everyone! I just ordered chips, candy, bubbles and glow sticks for the quarantined rooms. Should be at Hilltop on Tuesday or Wednesday! Patty also brought a cup when/if we want to start the you’ve been mugged! Whitney was also thinking maybe we could do a cookie bake off challenge in February - Thoughts?? Now that we have these amazing ideas, we need to get some things going! Thanks guys! Hope you have an amazing long weekend and Mike enjoy your vacation!! 

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So I had the idea to do something special for the quarantine classrooms. Like glow sticks for the kids and a special something for the teachers. We're starting with the Cottontail Room and Ashely is going to pick something up for them today. I'm going to pick some stuff up this afternoon for the Salamanders. Would a couple people like to go pick up a stock pile of things this weekend that we can keep on hand?  Talk to Ashley or I for ideas! Have a great day everyone ☺️

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Something Incredible

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** With most of the staff, listening to concerns and checking in works.  With the chronically negative, staying positive and detaching from their mindset helps.  Maybe we need to do the appreciation notes with a little candy again.   Or have a Grab a Soda Day where there is a soda in the staff room for anyone who wants one.  I’m trying to think of what gets me feeling better.   A smile and kind word always helps even when I’m a grump.

** I think that posting a list of everyone who works in the building full-time with what they bring to the team might help.  Not sure how it would look and where it would go.  Maybe outside each classroom door?

** I asked a few staff members what would lift their spirits.  One liked snacks and drinks in the staff room.  One said to shut the center down for five days and disinfect everything.  One liked the little notes last year and the small amount gift cards.

** We could also buy a small $10 item such as mini-waffle maker from Walmart and draw names for the item.  My brain just keeps thinking…

- You’ve been mugged (classroom by classroom)

- Cookie bake off contest

- Chili cook off contest

- Did you know.. (a fun/silly/interesting fact about employees) with their pictures to hang in the break room - similar to the break the ice game we did at a training a couple years ago to get to know each other

- Scratch off tickets- that we can make and the prizes can be relevant to hilltop/candy bars/sodas/coffees/teas