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Wilson's Weekly

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Core Beliefs, Vision, and Mission

Core Beliefs

We believe all students can learn:

  • Learning must have a clear purpose.
  • All learners deserve a safe, respectful, and structured environment.
  • Learners grow with mutual support, responsibility, and compassion.
  • All learners have the ability to grow.


Vision
Shaping the future one child at a time


Mission

Blytheville Primary School fosters a safe and positive learning community. We educate students to be innovative thinkers today and productive leaders of tomorrow.


Strategic Plan

Our school plan can be found here.

Week at a Glance

This WEEK
    • Monday - First Day of School!
    • Tuesday - Second Day of School :)
    • Wednesday - Kindergarten PBIS Kickoff (schedule)
    • Thursday - 1st Grade PBIS Kickoff (schedule)
    • Friday - 2nd Grade PBIS Kickoff (schedule)


    Next WEEK

    • Monday - Kindergarten PLC 3:30
    • Tuesday - 2nd Grade PLC 3:30
    • Wednesday - Jerry Vaughn here, Building Leadership Meeting 2:30
    • Thursday - 1st Grade PLC 3:30; July/August Birthday Lunches
    • Friday -DIBELS, mClass, and DSA results to due to Hepler and Jenkins


    Upcoming Events

    The school calendar can be found HERE.

    Get to Know You Survey

    Not everyone has completed the survey. If you haven't, please do so by August 18, 2017.

    Below is a Google form to help me get to know each of you better. Please complete it. If you cannot see it, you can also access it by clicking HERE.
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    Pin of the Week

    Teachers need to send a newsletter home each week with their students. This allows parents to know what is going on in the classroom and what they can be doing at home to help their children. The content of the newsletter should include: objectives for the week, upcoming assessments, teacher contact information, examples of how parents can assist students, reminders about school start/end times, upcoming school events, and a place for parents to provide comments. Newsletters can be individualized for each classroom. If you want to get together as a grade level and come up with template, you are welcome to do so. Please save a copy of each newsletter that is sent home in your teacher binder (provided to you during August PD). I found these editable templates (free) and this template (priced...will purchase if you send me an email stating you want them) at Teachers pay Teachers.
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    Picture Book Recommendation of the Week

    A simple act of kindness can transform an invisible boy into a friend...

    Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party . . . until, that is, a new kid comes to class.

    When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and Justin team up to work on a class project together, Brian finds a way to shine.

    From esteemed author and speaker Trudy Ludwig and acclaimed illustrator Patrice Barton, this gentle story shows how small acts of kindness can help children feel included and allow them to flourish. Any parent, teacher, or counselor looking for material that sensitively addresses the needs of quieter children will find The Invisible Boy a valuable and important resource.

    Includes backmatter with discussion questions and resources for further reading.

    Resources for the book
    NED Lesson Plan
    Ideas from The Responsive Counselor
    The Corner on Character's blog post on how she used the book with her students
    The Invisible Boy, Written by Trudy Ludwig Illustrated by Patrice Barton

    PBIS Kickoff

    The PBIS Kickoff will happen this week. You can find the schedule here (tabs on the bottom - one for each grade level, including special education and ALE).

    Kindergarten will be Wednesday from 8:00-10:00 am. First grade will be Tuesday from 12:35-2:30 pm. Second grade, special education, and ALE will be Wednesday from 8:00-9:55 am.

    The first station is always the classroom. Each teacher will be responsible for reviewing with their students the expectations for classroom behavior. Kindergarten teachers will also review with their students classroom bathroom expectations. You will have five minutes between stations as travel times. Please keep to the schedule. Some classes are doubled up, so that everyone can participate.

    For the staff who will be teaching the stations, the fourth tab is for you. It allows you to see which stations you will be responsible for on each day. We will have a meeting on Tuesday at 2:15 pm in the primary library to discuss the expectations for the kickoff. The following people need to attend that meeting: Carter, Davenport, Dawkins, Echols, Engle, Garris, Gaston, Hepler, Jenkins, Mathis, Mattingly, Myers, Pitts, Reuther, Riggs, Walker, and Whitaker.

    Motivational Quote of the Week

    At 211° water is hot. At 212°, it boils.
    And with boiling water, comes steam.
    And steam can power a locomotive.
    It's that ONE Extra Degree that makes all the difference.


    You can make the difference! Take the challenge (below the video) and get to know your students. Show them that they are important to you. Building relationships with them is the most powerful thing you can do to build a community in your classroom because it sets the expectation that they are important as individuals.
    Simple Truths: 212 The Extra Degree

    What the Principal is Reading

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    Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

    Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the south, the king’s powers are failing—his most trusted adviser dead under mysterious circumstances and his enemies emerging from the shadows of the throne. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the frozen land they were born to. Now Lord Eddard Stark is reluctantly summoned to serve as the king’s new Hand, an appointment that threatens to sunder not only his family but the kingdom itself.
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    School Culture Recharged by Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker

    Why do some schools succeed while others struggle? Why do policies and programs often fail to deliver what they promise? In this follow-up to their insightful School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Assess, and Transform It, authors Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker offer practical advice and strategies that help you build positive energy to reinvigorate your school's culture and staff.
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    Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

    Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, is the genius behind the building of the new town library. Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high.
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    About the Principal

    I am proud to be entering my second year as the principal at Blytheville Primary School. I love what I do and the community I work in. I enjoy spending time with my family, reading books, and going to the zoo, especially the Memphis Zoo.

    Email: jwilson@blythevilleschools.net
    Website: http://www.blythevilleschools.com/o/bps
    Location: 1103 Byrum Road, Blytheville, AR, United States
    Phone: 870-763-6916
    Facebook: facebook.com/cimeronejana
    Twitter: @cimeronejana