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Wildcat NewsJanuary 27th-31st
“Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” -Kristi Ling
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Principal Corner
This time of year can be stressful and we are looking for outlets to relieve stress and tension. The workshop attended the other day on being in the “Yellow Zone” spoke about being resilient and creating our happiness through a positive outlook. To build resiliency is to express gratitude in many different ways. Focus on what we have and not we don’t have. This often get lost in our daily work and walk through life.
Thank you for being you! You are an amazing staff and I am grateful to work with a fantastic group of individuals dedicated to their craft!
Many of us attended the session on the Flourishing in the Yellow Zone, if you missed the presentation then here is the link below. I have connected with them about coming to parent/teacher conference nights to offer resources for our families.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/practice/conference/docs/2019sessions/LS13_Yellow_Zone_Slides.pdf
Admin Intern Report
As a follow up to our Math Aligned PD I thought I would share a blog post related to planning and implementation of small groups. Jennifer Fridley provides a wealth of resources here:
http:// http://jenniferfindley.com/planning-for-small-group-math-instruction/
These short weeks can sometimes feel very long. I wish you a restful, relaxing weekend!
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This fantastic resource of ready to go lesson plans and links to mentor texts was shared this week and I would like to spread the wealth on to you:
Mentor Text Resource for ALL GRADES
https://www.readworks.org/lessons-and-units
Please consider attending an unofficial “P.L.C.” meeting
January 31st at Grizzly’s @ 4:00
This is a social event in which we focus on “People.Loving.Conversation!”
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Winter Data Retreats
Plan to meet in room 135 with your computer and black notebooks
January 27th
1st Grade-AM (8:05 am start time)
3rd Grade-PM (11:30 am start time)
January 29th
5th Grade-AM (8:05 am start time)
Kindergarten-PM (11:30 start time)
Paraprofessional Week
Next week is Minnesota Paraprofessional Recognition Week. Thank you Paraprofessionals for all your hard work and dedication to our students at Westwood. We will be hosting a special lunch for our paraprofessionals next week on Thursday, January 30th.
Prairie Fire Theater and Westwood present… Sleeping Beauty…
Students will be auditioning for parts in Sleeping Beauty next week and practices throughout the week after school with a final performance at the Apollo Theater on February 1st. Please come out to support all our students participating in the play next Saturday.
Conference Schedule
The conference dates for winter are approaching fast. The dates for our winter conferences are February 6th and 13th from 3:00-7:30. The window for conference scheduling will be closing on February 3rd after that date, please reach out to families that have not scheduled their conference. Both conference nights are scheduled for Thursday this year. I am in the process of meal planning with Abby and Sherri for the provided meals for teachers, more details to come.
Kindergarten and Preschool Registration
January 30th will be Kindergarten and Preschool registration for the 2020-21 school for Westwood. If you know of a potential Preschool/Kindergarten family or student, please invite them in on the evening of the 30th. The open house will run from 5:00-6:30.
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Lunch Counts:
Please make sure that you are using a highlighter when marking your lunch slips and NOT a marker. It is to hard to read the names when they are crossed out with markers.
Field Trips:
If your class will be attending a field trip, please give the kitchen 10 days notice so that they can make sure the food is ordered so they can prepare bag lunches.
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January - March 2020.
Tuesday: “Tuesday Taco Salad”. Based with Fresh Romaine, this salad is a staple in the winter. Served with cheddar cheese, black olives, diced tomato and more!
Wednesday: “Warm Wednesday” Soup & Sandwich – Turkey and bacon are the base for this amazing Club Sandwich Served with a cup of steaming hot soup, should warm your bone on even the coldest day! Served “Box Lunch Style”
Thursday: Premium Chicken Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken. Served with a generous amount of Romain, Seasoned Croutons, Shredded Parmesan Cheese, Caesar dressing and a fresh roll!
Friday: Wraps – This day will not be changing.
Please place you order daily by 9 am to ensure availability. You may place your order by e-mail (Lori.smith@isd742.org), by Phone (Ext. 7712) or include with your classroom lunch counts.
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January
27th-Feb. 1st: Prairie Fire Theatre
27th: 1st & 3rd Data Day
29th: 5th & K Data Day
30th: PBIS Assembly @ 8:40
Preschool & Kindergarten Registration Night 5-6:30
February
5th: 5th grade field trip-Orchestra hall
6th-14th: Book Fair
7th: Early Release
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Week of January 27th-31st
Bus Duty-Grade 5
Monday, January 27th-Day 2
Data Retreats-1st/3rd Grade(s)
2:45-3:30 MTSS Meeting
Tuesday January 28th-Day 3
Camille out of Building- Oak Hill
3:00:3:45 Leadership Meeting
4:00-5:30 District Leadership Meeting (Derek and Camille out of building)
Wednesday, January 29th- Day 1
Data Retreats-5th and Kindergarten
Thursday, January 30th- Day 2
8:40-9:15 PBIS Assembly
5:00-6:30 Kindergarten & Preschool Registration Night
Friday, February 1st-Day 3
9:00-12:00 Coach’s Meeting (Melissa Out)
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