Friday Flash: July 2014

Sneak Peek...

It's been wonderful receiving emails and pictures from some of you over the summer - so good to know that everyone is partaking of things they enjoy. It's going far too fast!

July 31st is going to be here in a blink of an eye and I know that many of you are wondering what the schedule looks like for our first two staff days together. So the primary purpose of this blog post is to give you the agenda! I want to invite all staff, who can attend, to join us on Thursday, July 31st and Friday, August 1st.

It's essential that we practice what we believe - that relationships are at the core of building a learning community and through shared experiences, we generate our values and vision. I also hope it will be fun and not too intense, as I'm the first to admit how painful the transition is from summer freedom back to the heavy demands of our work responsibilities. I tried to provide you with some time to work in your classroom/office, as I know that is a high priority.

Thursday and Friday morning:

8:30 - noon:

*Analyze and evaluate the complexities of 21st Century Skills

*Analyze and evaluate vertical articulation of outcomes in all content areas

*Understand and apply what collaborating with students means in every thing we do

*Create authentic assessments for everything in two mornings

Just kidding....

Thursday, July 31st:

Outcomes:

* Connecting and building relationships while engaged in service

* Deepen understandings and values around service

* Nuts and bolts of legal compliance’s completed

What to bring:

am: Computer/camera

pm: Computer

AM:

8:00 - Hang out and chat

8:30 - Welcome/Morning Meeting - gather in the library

9:00 - RAKtivisit Mission - “I believe we can start a kindness revolution”

9:15 - 11:00 - RAKtivist Mission in small, assigned groups

11:00 - Gather back together to share the outcomes of the mission

12:00 - Lunch on your own

PM:

1:00 - 3:00: Work in classrooms

3:00 - Moodles - child abuse training, discipline agreement form, emergency protocols

3:30 - Med training in library

Friday, August 1st:

Outcomes:

* Connecting/Relationships/Culture

* Experiencing some of the rituals of Renaissance and their purpose

What to bring:

AM: Drum,Day pack, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, sack lunch, journal and pen

PM: You decide

AM:

8:30 - 9:30: Drum together in library: Roxy will facilitate

9:30: Depart school in small buses travel to Spruce Mtn.trailhead (South of Larkspur)

10:00: Hike

11:00: Solo

11:30: Lunch (you'll need to bring a sack lunch)

12:00: Hike back to buses

1:00: Travel back to school

1:30: Arrive back at school

PM:

Work in classrooms

(Might be the possibility of an evening pot-luck- no plans yet)

A Peek Into Some Summer Fun...

These are just the photos that have come my way -

please feel free to send me photos of your summer fun for future blog posts!

Wendy, Billie, and Lisa B. hiking Bear Creek

Lonnie participated in the Outward Bound Teacher Practicum this summer. She crossed a river by Tyrolean Traverse and rappelled down a 120 ft cliff high on a mountain. Impressive!