Friday, September 25, 2015

Freddy

by Don Graves

Until that moment,

ferret-faced Freddy

ruined my days. Eggs sat

cold on my morning plate,

the weather cloudy and grey,

and when I turned out

the light I heard

him laugh, "I wasn't doin'

nothing', Mr. Graves."

But on that day

when with eyes

lit by a new fire he asked,

"Did you know

Humpback pods create

a new song each year?"

something jumped between us.

We each built new lives

on that simple question;

Freddy followed his whales

and I've been looking

for what kids know

ever since.

Professional Development Agenda for Friday:

Potluck Breakfast 7:45 a.m. Library (optional)

Self - Mastery  8:30 Library (for all)

Professional Development 9:00

1st - 6th grade teachers

Math Learning Progression: Big Picture

Math Review

Application with support

Art, Music, PE, Sustainability, Kindergarten

*Planning

Lunch Provided at noon

First Aide and CPR Requirement

We will be taking this course together on the first Wednesday (October 21st) when we return from Fall Break. The course will require that we stay util 5:00 that day. Please mark your calendars! The second half of the course will be on Wednesday, November 4th.

Each of us will need to pay $6.00 for the required card.

For those staff members who have already completed this course, this time will be for your personal needs. 

Calendar

September 28 - October 2nd:

Monday:

* Discovery Team PLC with Assessment folks

Tuesday:

* RTI 7:30 a.m.

* PLC to look at student work with Assessment folks (during plan times)

Wednesday:

* The Beat

* Professional Development: Collaborative Planning Time

Thursday:

* Deborah out of the building to PK12 Admin. meeting

Friday:

* Bootcamp (schedule coming)

* Sack lunch  needed

* Pledge envelopes due

Have a great weekend!

Deborah