We started our week with retreat days. LOVE these days with teachers as we get so much done, it's a relaxed atmosphere and a chance to really
talk with each other. Great moments to find out what we are thinking, gather ideas, share ideas, tackle needs, and so much more. The bulk of our days this year were spent on scheduling for 14-15, marking big dates on the master calendar, and other
get rolling kinds of things. Some great, great team leaders and special education teachers.Appreciate the dedication to get it done.
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| Team Leaders at work |
It was also my great pleasure this week to attend my good friend and fellow principal Elyse Smith's retirement celebration at Lee Elementary. She is one of those West Texas gals who has a passion for always doing the right thing and has been a wonderful sidekick over the years. Going to totally miss her, but know she is on to great things. Thanks for the invitation.
I had the opportunity to visit with some delightful second graders from Mr. Gay's class one morning this week. They were very knowledgeable in explaining their recent biography projects, which as you can see, involved written composition, creation of timelines (including momentous moments captured in a sentence and picture frame), portrait creations, famous quotes, and more. We all agreed that Jane Goodall, even at 80 years of age, continues to do great things to make our world a better place. Cool. I especially loved the caricature photo/quote display and really, the students' genuine enthusiasm for the work they completed. They were very eager to share. Thanks second grade for keeping the learning going in the final weeks of school.
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Finally, it was an Ocean Odyssey day! First graders wrapped up their unit of study with a performance this afternoon, performing songs and script based on their work with Creative Action. From what I could hear, they learned lots of great things about ocean animals this year. Way to go first graders!
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| AM practice before the real performance! |
