April 21 - Happy April Break!

 

Have an awesome well deserved break! 

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Quote of the Week: 

Sarcastic ChatBot: Do you enjoy answering the questions posed by humans?

'Oh, yes. It's just the highlight of my day to sit here and churn out answers to endless, mind-numbing questions that I've heard a million times before. I mean, who wouldn't want to spend their time being an automated information dispenser, devoid of any real agency or personal fulfillment? It's just a barrel of laughs, let me tell you.'

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This Week's Link(s):

From PBS - Stress, Trauma, and the Brain: Insights Educators 

If you've got some time, these SHORT videos can show you 'how to get to the Cortex - to make learning stick'  (If you can't get to these now, put them aside somewhere - these are definitely helpful. 

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Updates: 

- AP Exams start MAY 1 !!

- May 19 - Service Day

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Calendar

5/1-5/9 - AP Testing

5/2-5/4 - Math VTCAP Training & Testing, grade 9

5/8 - Best Practice  

5/8-5/19 - STAR Testing Window

5/15 - Emergency Drill - Lockdown - 12:50pm

5/15 - Best Practice  

5/16-5/18 - Science VTCAP Training & Testing, grade 11

5/18 - NHS Induction : details TBD

5/19 - Spring community service and fun day

5/22 - Best Practice  

5/24 - Guest Speaker in the afternoon - 1 ½ hours

6/1 - Emergency Drill - Evacuation - 1:35pm

6/12 - Best Practice  

LSUU Professional Development Calendar

Can you hear the hum of springtime? .....that baseball is humming (can you see it)! 

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TA (Teacher Advisory) 

Links to activities and scripts for TA this week: 

Tuesday(5/2): Next Challenge; Flex sign up; Announcements

Friday(5/5): Next Challenge: Flex sign up; Announcements

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Schoolwide Happenings: 

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Celebrations: 

 Vacation week is 'Afterschool Professionals Week' - Let's celebrate Mark for doing a great job with providing excellent after school opportunities for our students. I was running a mini-baseball practice by the Varsity field on Thursday and Mark (& Chad) were playing kick ball with a larger group of kids. The laughter was contagious. Way to go guys.