January 20, 2023

 Hear Ye, Hear Ye

• 2nd graders in Number Corner who are fully engaged and made some great word problems about the number sentence they had made.  Such great thinking!

• Teachers holding students accountable for their behavior even when they don't like it because it is what's best for them.

• Staff helping each other out with schedule conflicts.  Thank you for always being a team player!

• Teachers asking excellent questions and providing feedback so that report cards could go home on time.

What's Happening at Dodgeland?

• Monday, January 23
• Bus Duty: Donovan, Lucht, Palen
• School Board Mtg @ 6:30pm

• Tuesday, January 24
• Social Media posts due to Josh: O'Toole, BCaine, Schwoerer
• Jenny in meeting from 8:30-10am

• Wednesday, January 25
• Workout Wednesday
• Staff Meeting 3:10-3:55pm in IMC

• Thursday, January 26
• Jenny gone all day for a conference

• Friday, January 27
• Purple Friday

Nitty-Gritty

• MyView Survey
• Earlier this week, Allison from Savvas emailed those that are piloting the MyView program to get feedback that she can use to help support us for second semester.  If you haven't completed the survey, please do so as soon as you can.  The link is HERE.
• In addition, the Markesan School District has reached out and wonder if anyone from here would be willing to talk about MyView with them.  They are also piloting this year.  If this is something you would be interested in, please email me.

• Recess reminders from Teresa
• Please remind your students that NO gum or candy is allowed on the playground. If they are chewing gum in class, they must spit it out before recess. There is gum getting spit out on the turf again.
• Please remind your students that voices need to be off, they should be walking to lunch in a single file line, and listening to the junior coaches on the way to the Commons.

• February conferences 2/15
• As you start to look ahead, please start planning for which families/students that you will want to meet with.  Conferences are scheduled for February 15 from 4-7:30pm.  If you would like me to attend, please let me know so I can get it on my calendar.

• Newsletter Info
• Next week, I will start putting the February newsletter together.  If you have any information that you would like included in the newsletter, please email me the information and any pictures that you would included.  If you have pictures, please email them to me as jpegs, as they are easier to use in the newsletter.
• If you have any thing for the February calendar, please get that to Michelle as soon as possible.

• Planning Ahead
• I know it is only the middle of January, but I wanted to let you know that the Juneau Utility has generously donated a presentation from the National Theatre for Children.  They will be here at Dodgeland on February 21 performing the show, "Energy Endgame."  The show is approximately 30 min. long.  4K-2nd grade show is at 8:15am and grades 3-5 show is at 9am.  This will affect specials schedules and possibly recess. Please plan accordingly. (Also, the students from St. Johns may be joining us for one or both of the presentations.)

• If your grade level does any field trip planning, I was informed that the district will pay for transportation for 1 field trip as long as the bus cost is $400 or less.  Currently, the district has paid the cost for a bus for grades 2 & 3.  For all other grades, please keep this in mind as you are planning the cost of a trip and especially for the cost that will be passed on to students.

TechKnow Tip

You’ve been getting reminders from Brad about updating your laptop and iPad. Please remember that this continues to increase our security and the overall user experience. An added bonus, once you update, will be the addition of a new app Freeform. This infinite canvas allows you to add text, handwriting, shapes, pictures, media such as videos or audio recordings, and links. You can use it in tandem with AirPlay as a limitless whiteboard which allows you to walk around the room while writing ideas and notes with your Apple Pencil. You can use it to organize ideas and lessons, zooming in on certain portions for a better look. Once you’ve updated your devices, Freeform will be automatically loaded and ready to use. Have fun creating!

Friday Funny

As a crime and documentary TV junkie, this tweet made me really think.  I would like to know this answer.  Seriously.