Morning Minute for February 8th

  • Whew I went to Clark and back six times today. It was a busy day and we are aware of the impacts of a morning assembly. There were several conflicts with dragons, student performers etc. today and for this reason we chose the morning timeslot. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thank you Ms.Sun for stepping in and supporting students to ensure the shows (also the ones at Clark) went on. 
  • The optional BHM planning meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled.  Several staff members mentioned some work they are doing in their classrooms/curriculum over the next few weeks as well as work from Leadership, WEB, and YEP. I am working to see if we have overlap etc and we will go from there.  If you are doing anything to honor Black History Month PLEASE share this with me so I can add it to what he have going on. I will be looping back to people based on our notes from last week. More information to follow. 
  • I am going to be pulling a few students tomorrow from 1:00-1:30 (students will potentially miss 15 minutes of instruction) to discuss Black History Month. Just a heads up. I was not able to check in with kids today but will do so in the morning. 
  • Please be mindful of sensitive information about specific students mentioned in the all-school chat. This should be for immediate and specific concerns that may need to be addressed or will be helpful to support the student. Larger concerns should be addressed in a more private format (i.e. in person or email). We need to be cognizant of jokes, etc. as even if well intended they may be hurtful to the student or be off-putting.  Please use professional judgment. I think a good question to ask is, "What if this was subpoenaed and the parent read it. Would I say this to the parent?" 

Appropriate- 

Clyde seems to be a bit down today. He may need some extra support.

There seems to be a lot of activity in the boy's bathroom. Can someone check it out?

Friday Fun. Me: Put your phone away. Student holding phone: Who, me? Me: Yes, you with your phone in your hand. 😂 (No student names mentioned)

Not Appropriate Space- 

Arnold is getting on my last nerve and seems to be agitating everyone. Nothing new here. Some things never change. 



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