Week 24: February 23-27

• B week for duty

• Habit of the week:  Seek first to understand and then to be understood

• Revised spring picture date:  Friday, February 27th.

• Staff meeting: Monday, February 23rd at 3:00 in the Platform 9 3/4.

• Committees:  Meet on Tuesday, February 24th at 3:00 or reschedule later in the week. 

• Lighthouse Meeting:  February 26th, at 2:45 in Platform 9 3/4.

• Sharpen the Saw dinner:  Thursday, February 26th.  

• Performance:  The fifth grade performance has been moved to the April 23rd rather than the 16th.  2nd grade will be performing separately (Date TBD).   

• Safety patrol meeting (students): Rescheduled for February 25th at 2:00pm.

• Rescheduled "Love the Bus":  We will be celebrating Love the Bus week this week.  Please take the time to thank our bus driver's for the incredible job they do each day transporting our 500+ students to and from school. 

• Progress reports:  Mid-term progress reports should go home February 25th-27th.

• Discipline:  Please reference the discipline notes shared in the previous blog.  Consistency is key.  Habit 7 teachers have generously offered their time from 2:00-2:30 each day as a incentive for students.  They can work with those teachers to reward good behavior and build relationships.

• Upcoming assembly:  Our next assembly will be held on Monday, February 23rd from 1:00-1:30 for grades K-2 and 1:45-2:15 for grades 3-5.  Please keep the subject matter and the guest (Mrs. Universe) a secret from the students.  Students will need to "earn" the right to attend this assembly.   

• Assembly expectations (IMPORTANT): We were unable to conduct our practice assembly sessions or to put in the place the no reflection/BIP rule for assemblies due to weather.   I will review assembly expectations on the Bengal Broadcast.  I will need you help to monitor students during the assembly.  Please immediately remove students who are not following the rules (1 strike your out).
• Heart - Enter silently and in a straight line to show guests and performers your respect for their time and effort. Get settled quickly so we can begin.  Remain in the assembly without interrupting others to leave (for the restroom). 
• Head - Mouth silent and head facing the front.  Sitting up straight.  Listening to instructions from adults.  
• Hands - Hands inside your bubble.  Clapping and giving the quiet sign the first time.  
• Heels - Heels tucked under your body.  Sitting up straight.  
• Bullying assembly:  The next assembly we have on the books is New Kid--an anti-bullying performance--by the Temple Theatre.  It will be help on March 13th @1:15.  

• Environment:  The walls at Bullock are looking gorgeous.  Thank you for taking the time to create such beautiful displays of student work.  Mrs. Wiltshire, we all love the beautiful student art that is displayed throughout the building.  Our halls are happy thanks to the work of many.  Thank you all! 

• Tutor time:  Our wonderful tutors will be providing extra assistance starting this week.  Our 3-5 1:00-2:30 tutor time will be starting the following week.  The tutor schedule can be found http://goo.gl/mhO2XP.  

• Safety: We will be dismissing 20 minutes early on March 6th to practice a reverse drill.  We will dismiss students to car pool and buses and will then call a reverse drill to practice safety getting students back into the building and to a safe spot.  The reverse drill locations can be found at http://goo.gl/rsUHaP.  

• Instruction reminder:
• Please build-in time to review previously taught concepts every day.  Please design your literacy, math, science/social studies times to include review time as well as time to introduce new content.  Please use your tutor and other resources to provide guided review.   
• Please be sure to use iReady daily. Please use iReady at least 20-30 minutes a day on Monday-Thursday in literacy (during rotations). Please use iReady 20-30 minutes 3 days a week in math.

• Druthers:  As Mrs. Perrell and I "seek to understand..." as we start planning for next year, we would like your input.  Please complete your druthers form by February 25th.  

I hope that everyone feels rejuvenated after the unexpected winter vacation.  

Have a great week!