Posted by Jason Cooper on 4/20/2024
"The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled, the more I gain."
- Susan B. Anthony
Kudos:
-Thank you, Ronni, for bringing in our Law Enforcement guests. The kids had a wonderful experience.
-Thank you, everyone, for being so flexible on Friday, 4/19. With the track meet and high school field trip, we were really short-handed.
-Thank you, Cheyne, for taking on a couple of extra students for special monitoring.
-Kadee, we miss you here and hope to see you back soon.
-Dave, the shed keeps developing- you and the kids are doing nice work. Also, thank you for taking the kids to the Career Fair.
Week in Review:
Monday- Mental Health Counselor In
Tuesday- Staff Meeting, HS Track @ The Dalles, JH Track @ Bickleton, School Board Meeting
Wednesday- HS Track @ Stevenson
Thursday- Growth Goal Training
SE1 Quality of questioning
Friday- JH Track @ So. Wasco, Tye is gone
Saturday- HS Track @ Maupin
1. Ken Parshal will be in the district on Tuesday and Thursday
-He will be part of our staff meeting. Our training on Tuesday may go to four. You'll be paid if we go past 3:30.
- I have attached an article to this email that highlights some past prior work that Ken has done with schools.
2. Tuesday is our School Board Meeting. Lead teachers will be presenting.
3. Principal and Superintendent interviews are fast approaching. April 30th is the date.
CEL on Ponder:
Criterion 2: Demonstrating effective teaching practices.SE1 Quality of questioning
The teacher asks questions to probe and deepen student understanding or uncover misconceptions. The teacher assists students in clarifying and assessing their thinking with one another. Students question one another to probe for deeper thinking.
-It’s allergy season again?! You’ve got to be pollen my leg.
-When is the best time to wash your Slinky? During spring cleaning.
-The bed store is having a spring sale. Unfortunately, the rest of the beds are still full price.
A Little Humor:
-What did the dirt say to the rain? You’d better cut it out, or my name will be mud!-It’s allergy season again?! You’ve got to be pollen my leg.
-When is the best time to wash your Slinky? During spring cleaning.
-The bed store is having a spring sale. Unfortunately, the rest of the beds are still full price.
When Bruce Banner gets mad, he turns into the Hulk, and when the Hulk gets mad, he turns into Chuck Norris.
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness -Robert Waldinger
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
Superintendent/Principal
Reflection:
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
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Chris Schumaker
Wishram Schools
1-509-767-6090
