Teaching Students to be Frogs

-


Can a Frog jump backwards?

 No he can't t's physically imppossible for him to do so. He always moves forwards. We need to teach students to keep moving forwards. The one thing a frog can do it just stay there and not move at all. Some of our kids are doing that. A frog will move when someone comes by and startles it or when someone comes near. With students that is us. We keep them moving forward with whatever gentle way you have you keep them moving forward.
I want to thank you for motivating them, reminding them of their goals and helping them to set goals. 

 Like the students we need to keep moving forward, building new skills, trying new things, mastering old skills. We move forward. 

This Week

 Today Roger, Norman and Dan are coming to the High Level learning Store to talk about our reno . We will also be discussing the La Crete learning Stores addition of a Kitchen.  

 Conference- I believe everyone has their ride figured out, if not see me and I will help organize that for you. Thursday night we are gathering for dinner. We are looking forward to learning with a group of people who share our situation. 

 Student Advisory committee- We have two students from High level who will represent learning stores on Wednesday. Kayla and Landon will be driven in by me. Please chat with your students if someone is interested in being in this group just let me know and we will invite them to our next meeting on October 21st. 

 Aurora reporter work experience. Do you have a student interested in being a newspaper reporter. Well the fvsd has set up a work experience opportunity in partnership with the Echo Pioneer. This is a cool opportunity!!Contact me for more details. 

 Warm winter wear collection is in full swing. Now that it is colder the coats and mitts are rolling in. High Level/Meander/ Bushie/ Fort are communities with many people who don't wear proper clothing in the winter months, we are hoping to change that. If you know of a person in need of this clothing please just let you know. 

 Career trip for stream dash 2 and 1 kids is coming up in November of this year. No date is set yet.

 Medical Expo is coming soon. It an afternoon for dash 1 and dash 2 kids who are interested in the medical field. There will be a simulation and a speed dating type idea where kids learn about a career choice in 8 minutes then move on to another career. 

 Computer changes- New computers are coming for some of us. Each store will see changes and refits. I think we will be happy with what we receive. They are listening. 

 Student recognition model. We are in contact with Norman about the gift card situation and i have Rogers ear this morning so we will see where we can go with this. 


Staffing

 Rainbows learning store has been closed Friday , Monday and Tuesday. It will be open while we are gone on conference. Jenine is taking her days in lieu. We are thinking about you Jenine as we know you have gone to see your Grandma who is unwell. hugs!

 Tuesday Mark is in Fort for the new teachers cohort. They love having him there as he is the Yoda of the group who knows so much more than the newbies. Evelyn the sub and I are going to Zama. Hopefully to see buffalo! 

 Paul is out on Wednesday. I haven't been able to track down a sub yet. 

Here's a scientific video about frogs and their jumping habits!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKpJElwama8








Comments

  1. Anonymous28 September 2015 at 07:58

    I believe they need resiliency, to believe that they will rise above today, if only by an "inch" that tomorrow they will be older, wiser, and start new.

    I believe they need to know their roots. To know where they came from, to understand why they are starting from this point to choose their own direction.

    I believe they need to know how to finish whatever they start; from sweeping the floor to building a house.

    I think these are important.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Anonymous28 September 2015 at 09:33

    I believe our students need to know the world is so much bigger than they think, so that they can see the opportunities and pathways that are out there for them.

    I believe they need to have courage, so they can venture out of their comfort zone and have the courage to succeed and fail. Anything worth doing requires the courage to fail.

    Finally, I believe they need to learn perseverance so that they can be more than they can be.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Alex28 September 2015 at 12:11

    Three things students need:
    Goals - short-term, long-term, it doesn't matter as long as you are working toward something tangible.
    Patience - not everything a person wants happens in an instant. Sometimes it takes years to realize a goal.
    The ability to revise - first efforts might be one of many in solving a problem or answering a question.

    Alex

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Report Card Week

-
Image
Report Card Week A terrific way to catch up with our kids, a time to think deeply about that student and where they are going. A teacher always asks themselves , how well do i know that student. If the answer is not well, we seek to get to know them better next semester. Report Cards are valuable to the student and their families and the process is so valuable to us. We can always do better.  Thank Yous Thanks  so much to all of you who took in the PD last week. From chatting with you my thoughts were the sessions were valuable.  Thanks  to all who are organizing the Wing Ding in High Level this Tuesday. Many local organizations are coming in to inform our students.  Thanks to all who made student contacts this week. Talking personally to our kids seems to make a difference.  Staffing We are close to hiring for the position in Fort. Monday or Tuesday I will be able to announce it.  My records show everyone here this week.  Anne's schedule Monday at
Read more

Speedy Memo

-
Image
While on the airplane, I looked quizzically at the woman beside me wearing a mask... Ha! Turns out She knew germs were flying around that plane. Now, I have those sickness germs and she's partying somewhere! Note to self...masks look ridiculous but keep you germ-free!!!  Or perhaps the story goes this way... she had some horrible cold and it seeped out from her mask to infect me... Either way, she has a part to play in this mini illness, of that I am sure!   Lots going on this week- please remember that we are 1 week from May our kids need to pour it on these next few weeks.   Stanley Cup playoffs are continuing with just a few rounds to finish. Go Toronto, go Winnipeg!  Report cards are due Wed they go home on Friday. Parent-teacher interviews are happening in the weeks ahead. Those dates will be solidified this week.  PAT part A is in for grade nines. That is written middle of May. Nait comes to High Level. A counselor and two journeyman carpenters are coming to
Read more

Action

-
Image
This week in our CRM's we talked about our students and assigned actions to several. We are starting to figure this out;  people are coming forward to volunteer to do that action. In the past, we sat back waiting to see who might be assigned. Now, you are developing relationship with these students and are saying, " I can do that, I know her pretty well." or " I'd like to try to make contact with him, I have a soft spot for him."  That is the way CRM's are supposed to function, thank you for stepping up. CRM's ground us for the month to come. No kid is falling through the cracks without us grabbing his or her arm and trying to pulling him back on track. Wow! Cliche ville there! All English teachers are cringing!  Congratulations Congratulations to Eva, Bonnie, Dean and Jenine. The numbers in our buildings are finalized, that is a lot of work for you and we appreciate your patience.  Congratulations to Chad and Liz for such great numbers at
Read more