Student Behavior/Adult Responsibilities
As we enter our last weeks of school (who is counting?), it is absolutely critical that we consistently reinforce our expectations, routines/procedures. We are seeing spikes in incidents of student behavior. As the adults on campus, it is imperative that we are supervising all students at all times as we escort students to/from class and reinforce our expectations about lining up, etc. Please make sure that adults are at their assigned duty areas, not congregating. We are required as professionals to monitor and supervise our students' safety on the playground and we gather in groups as adults when we are supposed to be supervising, we are putting the school and the employee in potential liability. Additionally, it is also the adults responsibility to monitor students if you send them outside to work.
What I Wish I Had Known Before . . ..
I wish I had know that my student’s behavior was a language- that their actions and words were telling me something what they were feeling or thinking. I wish I’d remembered that they did not get up in the morning plotting to do things to frustrate me.
I wish I’d known that meltdowns and explosions usually meant my students were tired, or hungry, or bored or frustrated themselves. I wish I’d known that they needed an adult to help them find the words to express what was troubling them. But they sure didn’t need a frustrated adult.
I wish I’d known more about child development, brain development and behavior. I wish I’d known that growing up is a slow process. I wish I’d known how each development stage has its own way of seeing the world. I wish I’d known that most times they saw things differently from me.
I wish I’d listened more to what was true about their hearts and spirits and personalities.
Upcoming dates:
May 9- May 27 - MAP testing
May 10- SSC mtg.
May 11- Dairy cow visit 9-11
May 17- Grade level mtg.
May 19- ELAC mtg.
May 24- UC Davis math coaching
May 25- PC mtg.
May 26- AR deadline
May 30 No School
May 31- June 8 (no dancing on 6/3) Royal King dance starts; 7:45 am teacher dance practice by the mural of the Dragon
June 3- AR party; Report cards due to Jas
June 6- Fire drill
June 7- Staff meeting/social 3:15 at Caymus in Suisun Valley
June 8 Dance performance K-7th 5:00pm
June 9- In person promotion for 8th graders 10:00am in MPR
June 10- Last day of school; minimum day Field day
June 17- Genentech Give Back day
Aug 6 - PD- buy back day - NEU
Aug 15 - Welcome back staff meeting
Aug 17 - First day of school
