The Concord Call

Date: 2.9.19

Reflections

Concord Family,

Thank you for taking the time to reflect and share your honest opinions on the survey given on Wednesday. As we take stock of what is working well and what improvements we need to make, we have collected a TON of data. I would like to begin sharing some of that in this week's newsletter so I apologize but this is going to be a lengthy one.

First, I would like to share with you some general overall themes that emerged:

Professional Development

Relationship between SSD and Lindbergh staff

Overall Positive Feedback

Relationships

Discipline

Staff Meetings

Communication

Feeling of Gossip

Office Concerns

Principal Feedback

It is going to take a great deal of processing to be able to effectively address/tackle these concerns but I promise you that we hear you. Liz and I are here to serve. We want this to be a place of LOVE and HAPPINESS each and every day you come to work. Considering we spend so much of our time at Concord, we should expect this for all. I truly love being your principal and sincerely want this to be a place where we all feel we can do our best work. That being said, I hope you feel inspired to dig in right along with me as we analyze this feedback

To begin, I am going to share the graphs from the survey.

Teaching Is Tiring!

Thank you to Adrienne for sharing this blog post. I KNOW you are busy but please take a quiet moment to read this blog post.

The Real Reason It's So Difficult to Start Problem Based Learning

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Congratulations!

Special congratulations to Lisa Carson and Carrie Mershon for their recent selection as 2019 Lindbergh Leaders! We are so lucky to have you at Concord!

Weekly Updates

ELL testing: Begins this week. Please remind students to use quiet voices in hallways, especially when entering the building by the ELL room. Cones will be set up as a visual reminder but it would be helpful to have a class meeting as well.

Counseling: C Week 4th and 5th grades

Tuesday: Staff Meeting

See agenda notes here.

Please take a moment to look at the Month at a Glance and add any questions or clarifications you may have to the agenda BEFORE the meeting.

Thursday:

Kids Heart Challenge

See schedule on the hub

Ken Klages from Valic 11-1

Feel free to visit Ken for your financial needs in Room 4.

Friday:

3rd Grade to Busch Stadium-Keeping same block time. (No Switch)

Possible fire drill (weather permitting)

Nitty Gritty Favors

Attendance: Please take a moment to set an alarm for attendance at 8:50. Even if you have perfect attendance, it helps so we don't have to call in to your room.

Lunch Counts: Please make sure to check your lunch sheets before sending to the office. We are noticing an increase in errors where kids are bringers but are being charged because another student has marked in the wrong spot. Thanks for your help with this.

Location in the Building: If you are going to be in a different location in the building that is not normal for you, can you let the office know? For example, if you head to a buddy class or partner with another grade level for something, it is helpful to know so we can locate students when a parent arrives to office.

Thank You BOE!

A special thanks to Sonia for creating this video to recognize our school board during National School Board week!

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TOY/SPOY

Please use these links to nominate a fellow staff member:

Teacher of the Year

Support Staff Person of the Year

If you want to nominate someone who is not in our building, feel free to email me, and I will pass along to the appropriate person.

2018-19 Calendar Update: Students Will Attend School on April 22, May 23

Due to the weather closures on Jan. 30-31, school will be in session on the following scheduled emergency makeup days:

Monday, April 22
Thursday, May 23 (half day of school for students)

Please adjust your calendars to reflect this change.

2018-19 School Year Calendar (rev. 2-8-19)

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Calendar Updates

Angie and Liz will be out:

Wednesday a.m. Leadership Meeting

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What's Up?

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