November 12

Thanks for your ideas and discussion during our Scholarly Habit work on Friday. As mentioned Friday, we are and will be continuing to work where and when we can on how to address scholarly habits as best as we can. We know they are important. We know they are key in developing successful students and people. Our challenge is how to best incorporate them into our work. Your ideas, your thinking, your sharing is awesome. We will get there. 

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HELP - I need some people to help coordinate Community Meeting next week. Please stand up, show yourself, let me know who you are. We don't need to plan that much as CSR will take up 5-10 of the allocated 25+ minutes. Thanks!! 

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School Culture:

As mentioned last week, It is one of those times of year where student behaviors tend to be more challenging and more prevalent than usual. For many of our students, school breaks bring upon lots of anxiety and uncertainty. This manifests itself at school in many different forms: withdrawal, refusal to cooperate, disrespect, wandering, tardiness, anger, hyperactivity, immature decisions, etc. 

Please pay particularly close attention to your students. Thus, please...

- Be extra DILIGENT.

- Be extra PATIENT. 

- Be extra PRESENT in the hallways, etc.

- Report when something goes wrong.

In short, be as much of your awesome selves as possible.

A collective, consistent, and respectful presence from all of us will keep school calm and successful this week. We have only 7 school days before break. I know you are tired, I know you are working hard, I know your head hurts.....Hang in there. Thanks. 

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FOOD DRIVE 'A FUTURE FREE OF HUNGER': Let's try to make a combined effort this week to encourage those who can to bring in food donations. Every little bit helps. I asked my TA to set a goal as a TA. I'll remind them this week and hope for the best. Some of our students and their families will benefit from our collective efforts.

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Calendar

   11/12 - Best Practice 3-4 pm
   11/15 - Winter Sports Meeting
   11/20 - Community Meeting
   11/21-23 - Thanksgiving Break
   12/4 - Early Release
   12/10- Best Practice 3-4 pm


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TA this week:
   Tuesday: On your Own - Academic Check in
        Senior Class meeting in Auditorium

   Friday: On your Own - Academic Check in

  Tuesday: Community Meeting

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This week's link: If you haven't seen this, you might want to take a look: New Vaping apparatus

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Schoolwide Happenings:

Taking a photo break while taking 'inventory' in downtown Morrisville about how to make community sustainable. 

Community Service Club Fundraiser for Water for South Sudan - stay tuned for a larger Springtime "Water Festival' at the Oxbow. 

Celebrations:
 
It's baaaaaacccck!!!

Happy Birthday: missed from last week: Lindsey Yablonowski 11/6, Bob Raymond, Eric King, Julie Gravel (11/19)