October 31, 2014

What's cookin?

Today we had a surprise visit from Liz Fagen - which actually struck me as pretty ironic since the visitors we thought were coming didn't.  Like always, everyone just rolls with it.

I had a few chuckles as folks shared their surprise and their reactions...

After Liz left the second grade, Amanda strolled over to Hanni and asked, "Who was that lady?"

Tyler saw Liz headed down the hall and frantically tried to recall all four of the District Strategic goals and could only come up with two. He was just certain she would ask him about it, and then instead, she says, "So, how's everything going?" and Tyler replied, "Livin' the dream!"

Liz didn't say, and I didn't ask her, if what she observed was the 'right stuff'.  Our goal isn't to try to figure out what Liz wants or what Liz thinks it should look like. Our goal is to use the vision to decide that for ourselves. Each of us. Our goal is not to have classrooms that are clones of one another. Our goal is to work towards being the best Expeditionary Learning school we can be - using the frameworks, core practices, research, our personal experience and discoveries to support us. Most importantly, our goal has never been to arrive - but rather to move forward.

Calendar

November 3 - 7:

Tuesday: No students - Full day of Professional Development

* School-wide Data analysis

* Student Engaged Assessment Inquiry Unit of Study

Wednesday:

Sixth Grade to Keystone Science School on Field Work

Debbie out to support Field work

* 'The Beat'

9:00 - 11:00 - District level folks visiting classrooms

* 1:30 library: Professional Development 

Thursday:

Deborah out of the building for PK12 Admin. Mtg.

Friday:

* CITE 6 team work session 12:30 - 4:30

November 10 - 14th:

Monday:

Discovery 5th & 6th Grade to Keystone Science School on Fieldwork

* Leadership Team meeting 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday:

* RTI meeting 7:30 a.m.

Wednesday:

* 'The Beat'

* 1:30 Professional Development

Thursday:

Deborah out of the building for Elementary Admin. Meeting

Mr. Kenny and his big pencil

A sweet house in the OLE

Thanks Billie for the pictures!

Makes Me Smile...

(an email I received this week)

Dear Mrs. Deborah,

I found a black widow in the men’s bathroom, but I stomped it to death. I threw it in the trash. But I think you should call an exterminator, so you can protect the kids. I don’t want them to get poisoned or hurt .

                                           From,

                                                   Ian

(I sent Ian back an email to thank him- I decided not to tell him that the spiders would have to wait until we had finished exterminating the mice!) 

Have a great weekend!

Deborah