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February

Sunday, January 31, 2010

What's Happening?
2/1 Monday

2/2 Tuesday
7:50 SRC in XYZ
9:30 6th Grade Parent Transition Brunch
3:00 CARE Team
3:00 ELO

2/3 Wednesday
7:45 PAWS Team Meeting
12:30 Principal Day in the Library

2/4 Thursday
5th Grade Marketplace
1:30 Office Meeting
3:00 ELO

2/5 Friday
8:00 Birthday Celebrations

2/8 Monday
Glenn in Olympia WSU
3:00 Diversity Team Meeting
6:30 National Board Recognition @ BJH Congrats Lisa!
7:00 6th grade Orientation @ FJH

2/9 Tuesday
Remember to Vote
7:50 SRC in XYZ
3:00 ELO
3:00-4:30 Staff Meeting

2/10 Wednesday
7:30 Student Council Meeting
Fire Drill
CT Day

2/11 Thursday
7:30 Sweetheart Breakfast
10:00 PTA Board
1:30 Office Meeting
1:30 Kalles Meets w/ 6th Grade
3:00 CARE Team
3:00 ELO
5:00 Parent Math Night

2/12 Friday
Glenn to WSU
No School

2/15 Monday
No School

2/16 Tuesday
7:50 SRC in XYZ
1:30 6th Grader Register w/ FJH
3:00 Safety Meeting
3:00 ELO
6:30 6th Grade Parent night @ KJH

2/17 Wednesday
E/C Day
2:00 CSIP Meeting @ Food Service

2/18 Thursday
5th Grade Marketplace
1:30 Office Meeting
3:00 Fine Arts Team
3:00 CARE Team
3:00 ELO

2/19 Friday

2/22 Monday

2/23 Tuesday
7:45 Technology Team
7:50 SRC in XYZ
DATA in a Day w/Rotating Subs
3:00 ELO

2/24 Wednesday
TAC Opens for 2nd Trimester
Individual Day

2/25 Thursday
1:30 Office Meeting
3:00 ELO

2/26 Friday
Glenn @ WSU Yelm
PTA Popcorn Day
2:15 PAWS Assembly

Race To The Top ~ R2T

Monday, January 25, 2010

For those that are interested...big things have been happening on the National scene in education. Race To The Top

Here's what Washington Teachers think.

Here's what Washington Voters think.

Both surveys side by side.

Here's what OSPI and the Governor have been working on in Washington.

Brain Rule #5

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Short Term Memory:

Rule #5: Repeat to Remember.

The human brain can only hold about seven pieces of information for less than 30 seconds! Which means, your brain can only handle a 7-digit phone number. If you want to extend the 30 seconds to a few minutes or even an hour or two, you will need to consistently re-expose yourself to the information. Memories are so volatile that you have to repeat to remember.
Improve your memory by elaborately encoding it during its initial moments. Many of us have trouble remembering names. If at a party you need help remembering Mary, it helps to repeat internally more information about her. “Mary is wearing a blue dress and my favorite color is blue.” It may seem counterintuitive at first but study after study shows it improves your memory.
Brain Rules in the classroom. In partnership with the University of Washington and Seattle Pacific University, Medina tested this Brain Rule in real classrooms of 3rd graders. They were asked to repeat their multiplication tables in the afternoons. The classrooms in the study did significantly better than the classrooms that did not have the repetition. If brain scientists get together with teachers and do research, we may be able to eliminate need for homework since learning would take place at school, instead of the home.

Brain Rule #5 tested in Bellevue Schools!

Brain Rule #5 Repeat to Remember..."Hit Me"

Labels: Brain rules

Almost February

Friday, January 22, 2010

What's Happening?

1/25 Monday
5:30 PTA Science Fair help

1/26 Tuesday
7:45 Tech Team Meeting
7:50 SRC in XYZ
3:00 CARE Team Meeting
2:45 ELO math and reading

1/27 Wednesday
I Day
Relay 4 Life Lunch
12:00 PTA Science Fair Help

1/28 Thursday
1:30 Office Meeting
2:45 ELO math and reading

1/29 Friday
1:00 Staff vs. 6th Grade V0lleyball
Popcorn Friday

Retro Pic 1978

Monday, January 18, 2010

King Beyond Borders

Friday, January 15, 2010

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged the nation and the world to honor the dignity and rights of every citizen. To celebrate Dr. King’s birthday, the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts’ Education Program is presenting King Beyond Borders, featuring celebrated Peruvian American storyteller, Rose Cano.

Rose Cano is a Latina storyteller, playwright, and theater artist. She is the founder of the North-South Conexions Project, a program of cultural exchange. She will sing and tell tales from Mexico and Peru, in English and in Spanish. Our Assembly starts at 9:00 and is followed with 2 workshops for selected classrooms.

MLK Assembly

What's Happening?

1/18 Monday
No School

1/19 Tuesday
7:50 SRC in XYZ
9:00 MLK Assembly
3:00 Safety Team Meeting
2:45 ELO math and reading

1/20 Wednesday
CT/SS Day Grade Level Teams work on Math Improvement
Retro Day!
7:00 Orchestra Cookie Concert at FJH

1/21 Thursday
1:30 Office Meeting
3:00 CARE Team
3:00 Fine Arts Team Meeting
2:45 ELO math and reading

1/22 Friday

1/23 Saturday
Ask Mark what he's doing

1/25 Monday
5:30 PTA Science Fair help

1/26 Tuesday
7:45 Tech Team Meeting
7:50 SRC in XYZ
3:00 CARE Team Meeting
2:45 ELO math and reading

1/27 Wednesday
I Day
Relay 4 Life Lunch
12:00 PTA Science Fair Help

1/28 Thursday
1:30 Office Meeting
2:45 ELO math and reading

1/29 Friday
Possible Reptile Man Assemblies
Popcorn Friday