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Tapping into Engagement

 

Just for the weekend...



Happy Friday all! 

You continue to amaze us every day! You are teaching both virtually and in person like you have been doing it for years. As we start our student discussions in Kid Talk and we launch into the next quarter, let's start with engagement. If there are students you have that are struggling to finish their assignments or who are inconsistently tuning into your Meets, please start there. Compare notes with your colleagues and let us know if there are patterns- times of day- subjects, etc. that are more of a challenge for your students. In know that we don't have too many of these students, but for that reason it should be easier for us to possibly find some root causes and support the student(s).  As always, let Steve and I know if there are ways we can support you as well. 


Celebrations!!



Congratulations to Coach G who successfully renewed his National Board Certification! (during a pandemic!) 
I encourage those of you who are interested to pursue this growth opportunity. I know we have some who are already pursuing, and we know we have several experts on staff that can serve as resources. 





More Scenes from Recess!
Bubbles=пузыри (puzyri) in Russian


Here is a little segment like to call...

Kristin's Pinterest Fail of the week!




Upcoming Events:

Monday, November 9th-
Tuesday, November 10th- 8:00 School Improvement Quarterly Review
Wednesday, November 11th- Veteran's Day Holiday
Thursday, November, 12th-
Friday, November 13th- Friday the 13th😩

Comments

  1. Annie GoodmanNovember 6, 2020 at 1:20 PM

    I bet your vote cookies still tasted spectacular despite it all. The edges are gorgeous!

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  2. JulieNovember 7, 2020 at 10:05 AM

    Love that baby picture of Coach G! Looks like a Glamour Shot! Congrats to him!

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    1. AnonymousNovember 8, 2020 at 4:18 AM

      What do you mean? That was just taken the other day!

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    2. C. B.November 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM

      Baby picture.... :)

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