Collaborative Teams

Effective PLCs utilize collaborative teams. This requires groups of teachers and administrators working together in an environment where all feel comfortable talking openly. In order for this to work, all must feel respected and have no fear of chastisement or negative consequences. Additionally, PLCs must utilize shared and collective leadership, where both teachers and administrators share leadership roles during the meetings. Teachers may be more willing to openly discuss concerns and doubts if they have the opportunity to play the role of leader.

I know that online learning has its limits and we are all at the end of our ropes- Mostly the students! Positive pep talks are the order of the day. We have done incredible things this year! We carried on with education during a global pandemic. You did it. Parents did it. Kids did it! Let's be proud of that and give it our best to make it through the rest of the year. Do something fun to celebrate your students. Make sure that you enjoy what you are doing. We all deserve that! You are amazing! Never forget that!

Virtual Family Night was a blast!!

Thank you to Mrs. Driggers and Mrs. Blasko for their incredible joke telling!

Thank you Mr. Chaplin!!

Clever artwork utilizing transparencies! Reduce Reuse Recycle!

The Week Ahead:

Monday:

Teacher Appreciation Week/ Food Drive (All week)

Mr. Mongolian Food Truck! Preorder

Tuesday:

SIT Meeting:

Wednesday::

Regular School Day

Thursday:

Friday:

Falcon Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Happy Mother's Day! PLT Part III

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Staff, You continue to amaze me! As I overhear you patiently answering student questions and being twice as animated so that your enthusiasm breaks through the computer screens, I am reminded, yet again, that you are the best in the business. There is definitely an art to translating through a computer screen. It is almost necessary to be nicer than nice and louder than loud and our face is being watched in a way it never is in the classroom. So eye rolls are not an option. 😁 Some of you may have watched the Governor's press conference yesterday, and if you didn't you have probably heard that Governor Cooper has give school districts the flexibility return to in person schooling for K-5 students. Important to note, is that Wake County has not announced a decision as to when, if, or in what capacity we will return to in person schooling. The goal is for the county to bring students back in some capacity by the end of the first quarter, but again, nothing has been deci...

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