Reminders for the Week
* Remember to continue to model the PBiS expectation of Respect this week for students. Practice being respectful in the classroom, and give students ideas on how they can show respect in their everyday lives.
* If you see something, say something. This doesn't just entail you saying something when you see something "wrong" occurring, but also when you see something wonderful happening. This extends to both students, as well as your colleagues. If you see them doing something amazing, tell them, and if you see something that could impact them in a negative way, give a gentle reminder. In the moment when we see something not so great happening and choose to walk past it and ignore it, we are saying what is happening is ok. For example, if we hear a fellow colleague becoming overly frustrated with a student and don't say something to them, we are agreeing with their actions and saying it's okay with us. Instead, offer a helping hand and give them time for a break, or pull them aside privately and ask them if there is anything you can do to help. On the other hand, if you see something amazing happening and just continue to walk on by without acknowledging it, you are missing the opportunity to build someone up, and foster a sense of belonging and community in the building. You are all amazing at what you do on a daily basis, so let's acknowledge that greatness both with each other, as well as with our students.
Black History Month Activity
The PBIS Committee has discussed a Black History activity that will promote students actively learning about significant blacks who have made contributions to our society in the past.
The goal is for the elementary students, excluding the K-2 class, to construct a poster based on research on a famous black athlete (ex Jesse Owens) detailing fun facts about their lives and accomplishments. The K-2 room will perform a skit on a famous athlete. We would like to ask staff to choose athletes from the past and exclude those like LeBron James, Michael Jordan etc.
In the middle school, each classroom will construct a poster of a famous black musician before the 2000’s. Their poster will also demonstrate their accomplishments and include background information etc.
In high school, the students will design a Google slideshow presentation on a famous black person who profoundly influenced our history. We would like to exclude people such as Obama, MLK, Rosa Parks, and Madame CJ Walker. The goal is for students to learn about famous Blacks who have shaped our country. The high school students will share their presentations during group, staff will receive links to all slides similar to what Ms Doctor currently does.
Each unit will create a mural to display their completed posters. Ms. Sharon and Ms. Hamilton will be collecting and helping put these together.
We would like classrooms to start this on Wednesday, 2/12 through Friday, 2/21 which will account for possible snow days and mid-winter break. Presentations will be presented the following week. Classes can use group and enrichment times to work on the projects.
There will be one winning homeroom from each unit, the elementary and middle school will vote on the Google slideshows for high school and the high school students will vote for the best poster/skit. The winning homerooms will receive a multicultural lunch to supplement the regular lunch. We are asking for staff volunteers to cook dishes from various countries, for example, jambalaya for Creole, and egg rolls for Chinese culture. These dishes are just to supplement and allow students to experience cuisine from other cultures.
There will be a Google doc to sign up for the lunch.
February 17th
February 18th
Professional Development Day is today. Please refer to the PD schedule emailed out last week. All Beacon staff will report to Beacon, unless you are signed up for CPI training, or have talked with me about attending somewhere else.
February 19th
We will continue to focus on the PBiS expectation of Respect this month. Please refer to the lessons on the Beacon shared drive:
**Behavior team meeting is canceled for today
February 20th
Robyn will be at RESA in the AM today
February 21st
Robyn will be at Project SEARCH today for Skills Assessment Day. She can be contacted via text or by phone call at (248)910-1064
