February 9, 2017
#throwbackthursday
#Weather
#POTUS
And many more...
What do all those #hashtags really mean?
Some are quite “interesting!” As shared on our facebook page, our students abbreviate, develop their own language and connect through a secret message! Not quite like the secret decoder ring from the 50s, but close.
A real #TBT
This #TBT clips reminds us of all the places we have been, the battles we have won, and lost, and the obstacles we have overcome together! Special thanks to you all.
Check out this crime scene reenactment set up in the B building for the 7th grade ELA team to develop their skills in inferencing. Note the various footprints, the cups of soda, the stopped clock, glasses, clip on earring, paint, and other obvious signs of struggle. After gathering these clues and “interviewing” the suspects, the classes tried to figure out the culprit. Practicing their powers of observation, inferencing, speculation, and intuitive ideas made for lively and passionate discussions.
Take Time to Smell the Missouri Frost Flower!
Walking through Cuivre River State Park provides more than great exercise for those of us on the ##biggestloser contest going on here at Winfield Middle School.
Close up of a Frost Flower
For instance, this frost flower was noticed on a hike while walking the dogs and trying to contribute to the Big Loser battle. Without the Big Loser contest, we would have totally missed this unique and fragile display of freezing condensation from plant moisture called a FROST FLOWER.
Crushing on who?
Getting ready for the Valentine’s Candy Gram Sales, the team organizes and prepares the notes for the big day, tomorrow!
The right place, at the right time!
In the right place at the right time? We found a steal of a deal on these Razors, so we stocked up.
These will be tied to the attendance prizes for 100%, 95% and 90% students. A Random Name Generator will pick one for the grand prize and 9 more students will win their choice from the PBiS Store for the first semester, and then every month till May. Stay tuned. Your student could win big!
We will draw one group from the 1st Semester data and then pick monthly winners based on the lists.
Here’s why!
Ouch!
Those are some pretty rough attendance percentages.
Schedule for February 13th - 17th
Monday
- Progress Reports
- Valentine’s Grams on sale at lunch
- Yearbook Sales ongoing till 2/17/17
- Students to hand in registrations and fees to office
- We will be honoring the Library Crew at the Board of Education meeting next week.
Tuesday - Valentine’s Day
- Annual Glow Dance right after school
Wednesday
- Early Release Day
Thursday
- Chess Club in Mr. Utlaut’s room
Friday
See the Daily Announcements for a detailed version of this document
Upcoming/Ongoing items to keep on your radar
- Feb 10 & 13 - NJHS candy grams at lunch, delivered Feb 14th during ac lab
- February 14th - Glow Dance 2:45-4:30
- Harlem Wizards at TBHS, Sunday, Feb 19th @ 2:00 pm
- NJHS - DodgeBall Tournament - February 22nd - 2:45-4:30
- March 10th - NJHS volunteer day at Food bank
- SPRING BREAK - March 17th-24th
- Semi - April 21st
- MAP Testing - May 4th - 11th
- Six Flags - May 12th
- Last Day of School - May 17th?
#SOFTSKILLS
Do you believe this?
Celebrating Counselor’s Week with powerful first impressions!
Our marquee message reminds us “KINDNESS should not be confused for WEAKNESS!”
Perfectionism: “But he is so smart in other ways!”
Heavy on my mind over the past few weeks due to students losing hope, failing to turn in assignments, acting out when they should be reading, and working harder to avoid work than actually doing the work. I have written an essay on my professional public blog considering the influence perfection and insecurity interfere with learning and elaborate on a possible workarounds. Please follow this link to see more, hints for addressing the apathy and fear of failure that plagues struggling learners. I will not include that text here for the sake of brevity.
Sincerely,
Tom McCracken
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