Harrison Park Post

 I apologize this is so late tonight. I had an appointment this afternoon with my daughter and several things to take care of in regards to her upcoming graduation. Like many of you I am NOT happy with the added day to our calendar as my original plan was to take Friday the 16th off once you were all offically off to get things done, alas that isn't going to happen. Life works that way. Tomorrow is coming in hot. I am hoping that the box fans purchased last fall and spring are still in classrooms. In the event you do not have a fan please let me know. The district has some available. We have purchased about forty-fifty in the last year so there should be some out there.  More boxes are on their way. To date more than 3000 have been provided between us and Clark. When they arrive we will be giving out five at a time to ensure everyone gets some.  Tomorrow's staff meeting will begin at 3:30. Please bring something to write with.  Here is a copy of the end of the year c...

Monday the 5th Schulze Field Trip SIT 3:30-4:30 EKT Celebration @ the Park 3:30-5:30 Leah Out @ 12:00 Tuesday the 6th 3rd Grade Field Trip 10-1 Last Staff Meeting @ 3:30 AVID Night 6-7:30 Wednesday the 7th Last day of Gardening w/ Max WEB Play Day 12:30-3:00 Leah in @ 12:00 Thursday the 8th Last Day of ESL Safety Patrol Field Trip ESL Celebration 2:30-3:15  Friday the 9th Field Day Bon Voyage Party K-4 6-7:30 Lunch Service - 3rd Grade/4th Grade DLI Last week was a whirlwind and this week is shaping up to be the same. Looking at my calendar I have three night events and one for my personal child. As Shannon says, this time of year is like preparing for a wedding...it is a lot of work and then bam it is over.  I want to thank Cami, Joel, Dani, Eva and Mikailia and Shannon for their work on Madagascar. Countless hours were devoted to this first time event.  The excitement of students and families was palpable and they were able to provide a lasting memory for our community. ...

Assembly Info Tomorrow we will be providing an opportunity for classes to watch Madagascar. As with most assemblies, attendance is not mandatory, but we do encourage everyone to attend! Please be sure to review assembly expectations before you bring your class to the auditorium. Clapping is appropriate and cheering (at the end especially), but it will be important for everyone to be quiet during the performance and to be positive to our student performers. Please leave your classroom at the time below to avoid a hallway backlog and to allow us to get everyone seated accordingly. If your class WILL NOT be attending let me know. South entrance is closest to the cafeteria and the north closest to the gym.  Middle School- Please note update Jarvis- 10:20     Schulze- 10:21     Benson- 10:23 (South)     Steeves- 10:23 (North Entrance) Huff- 10:24 (North)     Brandt-Lazar- 10:24 (South)     Cardwell- 10:25 (South)    Wickstrom-...

I hope the day wasn't too nutty. I hate being out of the building especially at this time of year. Tara and I are back tomorrow. Emily will be out at the training tomorrow.  Boxes arrived. Please be sure to prioritize packing district owned materials first (that you will not need). Below are some moving tips.  The building will be open for packing at 10:30 on Saturday . I know some of you are early risers and would like to arrive earlier, but alas I will be here potentially until after 9:00 that evening and will need some extra time at home in the morning.  Flyers were placed in your boxes this afternoon for the yearbook. Please send these home with students tomorrow.  * Chromebook Collection Plan Reminder Monday June 5 - Grades 6-8 - Carts will be reissued to ELA, ELD, and Math Wed June 7 & Thurs June 8 - Grades 3-5 - Classes will be scheduled for collection Thursday June 8 - Grades K-2 - Bring carts to the tech room before school One of our fantastic parents...

Theresa is out for the remainder of the week at a training/in-service for Coaches and Admin. She has a substitute.  Testing will continue. She sent out an email to those teachers who are directly impacted. Please be sure to read the details of this.  Tara and I will both be out tomorrow for the above training. We will both be back on Thursday. Emily will be admin in charge tomorrow. Please be aware that response to situations may be limited. Lean on your classroom management plans and be sure to share anything that needs to be addressed by admin in an email, text, etc. We will do our best to get to it as soon as we can, but priority will be given to safety issues tomorrow. Emily will be out at the training Thursday. We will all be back Friday (we did not arrange this timing...I promise). I am trying to FINALIZE move/packing information with the OSM (Office of School Modernization). I believe all those staying at HP now have their actual locations. Some rooms have shifted. I ha...

Monday the 29th - No School Tuesday the 30th Fire Drill (rescheduled from last Friday) NO STAFF MEETING AVID Field Trip (12-3) Wednesday the 31st Garden w/ Max Leah & Theresa out @ District Meeting Thursday the 1st Incoming 5th Grade Visits (10-11:30 approximate) Alton Chung Story Teller 3rd-5th DLI (12:40-1:40) Friday the 2nd Madagascar 5th-8th (10:30-11:40) Madagascar K-4 (1:30-2:55) Madagascar @ 6:00 Lunch Service- Schulze, Brandt-Lazar, DaRosa (Heads up 3rd grade teachers next week your students get an opportunity to serve!) I largely had this ready to go on Friday before I left. I sat down tonight to check email and get it sent out. The next few weeks will be extraordinarily busy around my home as we are prepping for my daughter's graduation party and trying to focus on her and this event. We have come a long way in the last five years and I am thankful to be near the finish. Add school events and the impending shifts and it will be hectic. As I say, this too shall pass. ...

Last night at 1:30 we have footage of someone entering the building through the kitchen doors. We have confirmation that they did not have a key, but used some kind of tool to enter. They were able to get into two spaces that we know of and a few things were missing, etc. We do not know whether or not these rooms were locked. Please be vigilant about checking to make sure doors are locked and latched (we have some that are sticky) and windows are shut and locked as well. Please let me know if you have anything amiss.  Katie Newton found the flamingo today. The last clue will be given out tomorrow. Today's location was on top of the lockers near the gym...specifically A-1. We will begin reaching out to families of students who were identified by the district as qualifying for Summer Acceleration (Summer School). The district identified students using various data points. The district then contacted parents of qualifying students via email. As we know, many of our parents do not util...