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In This Issue:
- 742 Together: Teacher Appreciation Week
- Skyward-Student End-of-Year Process
- Update Your MacBook
- Help Us Recognize Our Retirees
- 10 Free & Easy Ways to Celebrate a Co-Worker
- Supporting Future Teachers
- Shout Outs!
- North Robotics Team Heads to Worlds
- Odds N Ends
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742 Together: Teacher Appreciation Week
We asked our 742 families and staff to share their appreciation and positive comments with us. Hear what they had to say!
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Skyward-Student End-of-Year Process
The Skyward-Student end-of-year process will be performed on Tuesday, June 28.
The process requires that prior to June 28, ALL of the following items must be completed:
- All grade book changes are done. After June 28, the grade book will be view-only for the 2021-22 school year.
- All transcripts are printed.
- All attendance data are entered/updated.
- All discipline data are entered/updated.
On June 28, there will be NO Skyward-Student access of any kind to the following areas:
- Teacher Grade Books
- Student Management
- Family Access
- Student Access
- Food Service
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Update Your MacBook
Keeping your Macbook up-to-date may not only improve the performance of the device but also create a more secure working environment. Please consider updating your MacBook.
Updating Your MacBook Instructions
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Help Us Recognize Our Retirees!
Are you planning on recognizing someone from your building/office who is retiring? Do you know someone who either has or will be retiring from District 742 this school year? Help us thank them for their years of hard work and dedicated service!
Send us your 5 to 10-second video message by May 24!
Here's how:
- Check out My Video Tips for recording your own video.
- Take a video-selfie of yourself or your group using your mobile device or camera in landscape mode.
- Share the video through your Google Drive to schooldistrict742@gmail.com.
Email communications@isd742.org or call ext. 8113 with questions or assistance.
Check out our distinguished 2021-22 retirees (As of May 4, 2022)
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May Theme: Recognition, Appreciation & Celebration
10 Free & Easy Ways to Celebrate a Co-Worker (That'll Make You Look Great in the Process)
You like your co-workers, right? Or, you at least appreciate them for all the hard work they’ve done over the years. In some cases, you wouldn’t even be where you are without their support, help and positivity (especially on the rougher days).
So, don’t you want to acknowledge them when they have a small win, celebrate a birthday, or reach a big milestone?
And the thing is, celebrating someone else is actually beneficial for you, too! It makes people more likely to share your achievements, it makes you look good (You hang out with happy, successful people, so you must be as well!), and it strengthens your relationships with all your colleagues.
But the tricky thing is, most of us can’t afford to congratulate our co-workers with gifts. Here are 10 completely free ideas that’ll be just as good as (if not, better than) purchasing something. Continue reading.
May Calendar
Check out the Action for Happiness May Calendar themed, "Meaningful May."
EAP Benefits
Facing a work or life challenge? VITAL Worklife is here to help - by phone, in person or online. Unlimited telephone consultations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for you and your family. Face-to-face sessions are also available. Learn more.
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Supporting Future Teachers
Please consider sharing your teaching talents with future teachers! If you are willing to host an aspiring teacher through a field experience or student teaching experience, let us know by completing the Google form provided below. Your wisdom is valuable and appreciated!
https://forms.gle/mefmEuc9qjz65wpw9
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Para Props!
I would like to send a shout out to Pam Funk, paraeducator at Apollo High School for going above and beyond for our students. Pam is observant, helpful, kind, and always has a smile on her face. She has also taken time off, using her personal time, to support the students we serve with their equipment needs. Thank you for being you!
Submitted by Lisa Gapinski
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REC Loves Their Lunch Ladies
This week our special shout out goes to our amazing nutrition team! We are so blessed to have Kristi Scott who is our head cook for Roosevelt, Prince of Peace, Katherine Johnson and CO2. We have had many wonderful people serving our students lunch over the years, but most often we were graced with Donna Mahan and Linda Becker as our visiting lunch ladies this year. We are so thankful for our new lunch lady Sue Kelley and give her a huge REC welcome! She has done a beautiful job seamlessly moving into this role and always has a smile and patience for our kiddos as she prepares and hands out their lunches! Chili and the orange chicken are two of our building's favorites! Breakfasts are always ready to go and both daily meals help our kiddos have a full stomach and provide energy for them to do their best learning!
A special thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all nutritional services and other 742 staff who worked above and beyond to provide food for our families during the pandemic! You all make an incredible difference!
Submitted by Desiree Henke and Melissa Nikko
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North Robotics Team Heads to Worlds
Students on North Junior High School‘s VEX robotics team are headed to the World Robotics Championship, a trip that has been three years in the making. The last two years, the team narrowly missed their opportunity to go due to robots breaking down at the last minute. Finally, they earned their seat at the international competition!
Noah Millerbernd, a seventh grader at North and robotics team lead, remembers how this dream began at Westwood Elementary School.
“During fourth grade,” he explains, “the fifth graders showed what robotics was all about at the end of the school year. And I really like building stuff. In fifth grade, I made it [on the team].”
Teammate and seventh grader Ezekiel Jennings wanted to be in robotics because his older brother began competing his first year at North. So, as soon as he was in sixth grade, he signed up. A third teammate and seventh grader, Hudson Braun, joined robotics at the urging of his friends Millerbernd and Jennings. This year was his first year.
Millerbernd remembers his team started out more basic than the other Westwood teams. His team didn’t have a “brain” (central processing unit) or batteries to use. It was more rudimentary. Continue reading.
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MN Reading & Math Corp Seeking Tutors
Do you know someone who would like to help learners build their skills and confidence, and give their time and talent to help create success stories in the classroom and community?
Learn how to become a tutor at join.readingandmath.org.
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