Feb. 9, 2025 - Staff Bulletin

Monday, February 10
Day 3
  • Welcome new student @ Mrs. Nelson's class!
  • 7:30  Morning Mingle
  • 3:15  SLT Mtg.
  • 5:30  BOE Mtg.
Tuesday, February 11
Day 4
  • Liz out of district
  • 5:30  Family Night @ KPL
Wednesday, February 12
Day 5 - Celebrating 100th Day!
  • 8:50-11:10  Nelson, Neumann, Fitzgerald @ 1000 Islands
  • District Continuous Improvement Mtg. @ Miron (Thoreson, VanderVelden, Fischer, Bartel, Hamilton, Charneski)
Thursday, February 13
Day 6 - Celebrating Valentine's Day & 5K/1st Kids Heart Challenge
  • 10:00  EA Mtg.  CHANGED TO 2/20
  • 2:00  EA Mtg.
Friday, February 14 - No School, PD Day!
** Bring a snack you 💓 to share with others in the lounge!**
  • PD Schedule:
    • 7:30-10:15 - District work 
    • 10:30-11:30 - Department/Grade Level Meetings 
      • Agenda creators:
        • 4K - McDaniel
        • 5K - Gloudeman
        • 1st - Conger
        • MAPEL - Wells
        • Spec. Ed. - Windsor
        • SLPs - Velasques (10:30 - Haen Project virtual Mtg.)
        • Coaches/Interventionist - Fischer
        • Pupil Services - Charneski
    • 11:30-12:30 - Lunch
    • 12:30-1:00 - Learning & Academics - 
      • High Functioning Teams - Collective Efficacy Activity
      • Video Modeling
    • 1:00-2:00 - Engagement & Connectedness - Wellness & Team Building Activities 
      • This time is set to include some of the following activities (more details to come):
        • Reading, Coloring, Games, Walking, Puzzles
    • 2:00-4:00  Collaboration/Prep
      • **2:00-2:40 - 4K Haen Project virtual mtg. (optional)
      • **2:40-3:20 - 5K Haen Project virtual mtg. (optional)
Monday, February 17
Day 1 - 4K Kids Heart Challenge!
  • 7:30  Morning Mingle
Tuesday, February 18
Day 2
  • ELA Collab - Plan Session
  • 10:00  Liz @ Summer School Mtg.
  • 2:00  Pupil Services Team Mtg.
Wednesday, February 19
Day 3
  • 8:30-1:30  Liz @ Admin. Mtgs.
  • 3:15  New teachers - check-in w/Liz
Thursday, February 20
Day 4
  • 10:00  EA Mtg.
  • 2:00  EA Mtg.
Friday, February 21
Day 5
  • 11:30  Michelle, Amie, Liz - Coaches Mtg.
  • 12:30-2:40  Conger/Englebert @ 1000 Islands

COMING UP...
  • Feb. 24 - 5K Teddy Bear Clinic
  • Feb. 28 - Math Study Day


Referendum Stakeholder Meetings - We are at that point in the planning process where we need to gather feedback from teams regarding the design of the Haen addition.  Email invites have been sent to 4K, 5K and SLP teams.  Your designated agenda creator has the list of questions that you are asked to reflect on during your morning team time. Please connect with me early this week if you have questions.  The virtual meetings are optional, but I do ask that you have 1-2 present to represent your team to provide any feedback discussed.  

Positivity Postcards - This is your friendly reminder to take a 2 minute break and write a postcard to a colleague.  

NAMI Outreach - Thank you for supporting our efforts to show kindness and develop positive connections within our greater community.  This quarter we are supporting the National Alliance of Mental Illness.  We will present the organization with our donations the week of Feb. 17th.  Please bring your donations throughout all of next week.  Boxes are located in the main office.  We hope to have a great response to this outreach project!  Items we are collecting:  


Kindness Project - Our Character Development Team has planned a Random Acts of Kindness Week activity.  Thank you for having your Kindness Placemats decorated this week.  We look forward to providing these for the St. Paul home residents!

100th Day Challenge - Our goal would be to complete this chart by the end of February.  100 positive contacts home.  We can do it!
We are getting so close!!
  

REMINDERS:

Classroom Buddies - We have launched 'Honesty'.  As in previous months, please find a day/time to connect with classroom buddies.  The students love this time with other students in the building! 

Sanitizer - Thank you for the feedback regarding sanitizer in the building.  We have since placed two standing sanitizers in the gym, at the start of the lunch line area.  Additionally, please let Mr. Bob know if you need a bottle for your classroom and he will get you one.   

Teddy Bear Clinic - Draft Schedule: Beth has created this draft schedule for Feb. 24th Teddy Bear Clinic with our KHS HOSA - Future Health Professionals group.  Like last year, we scheduled 20 minutes for each 5K classroom.  

Peer observations:  Great start on this document!  Thank you for signing up to observe a colleague for our March PD day. (Yes...lots of time to get this done, but it will go by fast:))

Summer School 2025 - Please consider being a part of our Summer School experiences.  Students enjoy seeing teachers they are familiar with.  You are all a very important part of making SS successful. 😊 Interested?  Complete this interest form.  Thank you!



Elemental Exercise (Remind)

Print off the Emotion Elements poster or create a space where students can see emotion words in 1 place near the entrance of your room. Each morning as students walk in this week (or longer!), invite them to tap the element or emotion they are feeling to give them a chance to name their feelings Honestly and for you to see the emotional state of your group for the day.

~ Brooke W. and Layne for planning our Kids Heart Challenge events!

~Beth & Jean for managing all the attendance calls each day.  Let's hope we see less illness this week!