February 18, 2022

 

Introducing the newest Wright family member, Duke. We are back to being a family of 5 again. We will be bringing Duke home today at 8 weeks old. Here’s to sleepless nights again :)

Staff social Trivia Night at Village 360 on Feb. 18th at 6:30pm Eat, Drink and Be Merry and on March 4 at 6:30pm Name That Tune 

Celebrate Reading : You can create videos of you reading and share with other classes. HERE IS MINE TO SHARE WITH KIDS Students (or you) can dress up in pj's or dress as your favorite character on March 2nd.

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Be there for each other as we navigate the next month. 

Play: Thank you Ebony and Fern for leading our Student Council and love a grams! 

Choose your attitude: Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. 

Make Their Day:  Thank you for working HARD every day to make a student's day!! 

February 11, 2022

From the book Your Students, My Students, Our Students explores the hard truths of current special education practice and outlines five essential disruptions to the status quo. Authors Lee Ann Jung, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and Julie Kroener show you how to establish a school culture that champions equity and inclusion. Remember this is the group of students at our school that continue to not make the growth that is needed on SBAC and MAP. Our work with Denise can help narrow that gap. 

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1. BUILD THE BELIEF AMONG SCHOOL TEAMS THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS VALUE AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND IS WORTHY OF TIME, ATTENTION, AND MEMBERSHIP IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY SCHOOLS AND SOCIETY HAVE TO OFFER. 

2. SEE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AS GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. 

3. DO NOT ASSIGN ANY STUDENTS TO A "TRACK"; DELIVER INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

4. ENSURE EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES QUALITY CORE INSTRUCTION EVERY DAY. WHEN STUDENTS DON'T RESPOND TO INSTRUCTION, CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE INSTRUCTION ITSELF. 

5. PROVIDE EVERY STUDENT WITH ACCESS TO ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS WHEN THESE ARE NEEDED. 

6. SUPPLY STUDENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE SKILL AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE MEANINGFUL GROWTH. 

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TO REALIZE AUTHENTIC AND EQUITABLE INCLUSION, WE MUST RELENTLESSLY AND COLLECTIVELY PURSUE CHANGE. THIS BOOK—WRITTEN NOT FOR "SPECIAL EDUCATORS" OR "GENERAL EDUCATORS" BUT FOR ALL EDUCATORS—ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES, MAPS OUT THE SOLUTIONS, AND PROVIDES TOOLS AND INSPIRATION FOR THE WORK AHEAD. REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES OF EMPOWERMENT AND SUCCESS ILLUSTRATE JUST WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN EDUCATORS COMMIT TO THE BELIEF THAT EVERY STUDENT BELONGS TO ALL OF US AND ALL STUDENTS DESERVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT WILL EQUIP THEM TO LIVE FULL AND REWARDING LIVES.

Staff social Trivia Night at Village 360 on Feb. 18th at 6:30pm Eat, Drink and Be Merry and on March 4 at 6:30pm Name That Tune 

Congratulations to Tina Fisk who has accepted the position as our new library tech. Her first day will be March 1. 

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Be there for each other as we navigate the next month. 

Play: Thank you Patty and Christina for another successful Love Concert! 

Choose your attitude: Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. 

Make Their Day:  Thank you Kristin, Heather M., and Daniel for making our Fun Fridays so fun!! 

 

Resources to teach black history month CLICK HERE

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I know I have published this before and it's WORTH the read again.  Take a look at these 5 Tips for Avoiding Teacher Burnout so that we get to see your smiling face each day!  Want some ideas on Time Management skills so that you don't get burned out?  Check out these EASY IDEAS and suggestions to help you along the way!  

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you being there for a student when they need someone to talk to. 

Play: Love the 100th projects that students made.  

Choose your attitude: Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. 

Make Their Day:  Thank you Kristin for doing 100 different things every day!