Jan 30 to Feb 3 - INSPIRE A Culture of Positive Learning

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DIBELS Testing is DONE! 
Reports will be coming to you once the data is uploaded into the management system (thanks to Kristin and Dawn).

Taproot Theater:  Treasure Allies
This PTA sponsored production will feature swashbuckling pirates who teach students how to be allies and prevent harassment, intimidation, and bullying at school and in life. Please see the email and schedule Lisa created - and thanks for being flexible!

Grandparents Sweetheart Lunch - Feb 14
This one day event will look different this year.  Thank you for accommodating the changes to help our guests feel welcome and honored.

1. Families will be returning RSVPs (but we expect some will forget)
2. Grandparents who are meeting just one student will come to your class to eat with their Highlander.  They will be escorted by a 6th grade student leader.
3. Grandparents who are meeting more than one student will meet their Highlanders in the gym.  A 6th grade student leader will come and pick up the kids and take them to the gym.

Lunch Money
Central kitchen is asking that we change our lunch money practice.  Because of auditing issues, if your students bring money to school for lunch or milk, they must keep it until lunch and bring it to the lunch gals at that time.  Money should be be in a baggie or envelope with the child's name and your name.  Please post a message in your next newsletter about this and encourage families to use the online payment option called MySchoolBucks - linked here for you (www.MySchoolBucks.com). 

Upcoming ProDev and Team Meetings

Feb 1 LIC: PR
Let's treat this PR day like a modified C/T Day - CSIP will meet after grade level teams meet to discuss a few important items.
Agenda: 

• Debrief of Supplemental Day
• Connecting Content to Art: Art Docent Program
• Book Study:  Annual Growth, Catch Up Growth
• Winter Writing Prompts

Feb 8 LIC C/T
Agenda: Committees, Grade Level, and CSIP

Feb 21 Staff Meeting
Agenda:  Motivating the Unmotivated

Every Monday Matters
How will you "ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch onto the affirmative, and avoid Mr. In-between" this week?  Love this song written and performed by Johnny Mercer.  It was a favorite of my Music Teacher-Big Band-Orchard Farmer lovable Granddad.  When you accentuate the positive, you get more than you you expect!  Enjoy and have a GREAT week!