February 10 - Feels like water is running the show this week?!

 

The road and construction crews were on hand to help out this week. 

Thank you to everyone for your patience, sharing, and flexibility with our water issue this week. It looks like we'll be getting our classrooms back soon (with  the exception of the library/lab). The worst damage probably occurred in the breezeway to the outside doors by the library. We're still assessing things, but hopefully were back to some sense of normalness by next week. 

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Quote of the Week: 

“In my classroom, we are all about becoming better thinkers, readers, writers, speakers, and people.”    - Dave Stuart Jr. (see below)

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This Week's Link(s):

“ChatGPT: No Thing But a Chicken Wing” by Dave Stuart Jr. on his website, January 24, 2023   (....By a Teacher for Teachers...)

In this online article, teacher/writer Dave Stuart Jr. sees ChatGPT as the latest in a succession of digital innovations – MOOC courses, individualized learning platforms, YouTube teaching videos, distance learning – all of which, he says, “made my instructional abilities seem like those of a cognitively average cow.”

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Updates: 

One of Shannon's many creative and informative displays

Shannon Gile has decided to resign at the conclusion of this academic year. This is a personal and family decision. I'd like to thank her for her TEN YEARS of service to our school and broader community. She's worked hard to engage our students in literacy, technology, tinkering and the ways of the world. Through her diligence, students have been connected with real life authors and books they would have never encountered. She's taken on important statewide leadership roles in the world of librarians and media literacy. Her connection with students will certainly be a loss for many of our students. We will start advertising for a new librarian soon. If you would like to be a part of the process please let Phil know. 

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:  

     - Thursday March 16 - 12:30-3:30 Conferences

     - Friday March 17 - 

                    8-12 Conferences

                    12:30-3 Professional Development (PBL work)

TECH Update:  Newsela next Thursday, February 16th, 3-4pm PA Library.

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Calendar

2/13 - Best Practice  3pm Library

2/14 - Community Meeting

2/21 - YRBS during TA (Youth Risk Behavior Survey - state required)

2/24 - Winter Carnival is ON!

3/16 - 1/2 day of school, afternoon Conferences

3/17 - Full day of Conferences and PD

LSUU Professional Development Calendar

Athletic Calendar: 

Boys Basketball & Nordic Skier Senior Night 

- Monday 2/20 v U-32 7pm

Senior Ashley D scores the games opening bucket (and 2nd!) on senior night. 

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TA (Teacher Advisory) 

Links to activities and scripts for TA this week: 

Tuesday (2/14): Special Community Meeting; students will go to TA for attendance and then a surprise will be announced. 

Friday(2/17): Announcements; Flex sign up

Tuesday (2/21):  YRBS survey; Announcements; Flex sign up

Friday (2/24) NO TA - WINTER CARNIVAL

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Schoolwide Happenings: 

Pipes burst, rooms change, Aint no thing....Thanks for your patience and sharing!

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Celebrations: 

Girls Hoop Senior Night Last Night - Boys and Nordic on 2/20

Happy Birthday

2/14 - Your Valentine