... with Books! That's the theme of this year's book fair. Books brighten my world, and often, I wish I had more time to read the many books sitting on my shelf. I guess that's what retirement is for, so they will sit there a bit longer.
Every week, I ponder what topic I will address in my blog. Today, I received an email, and then I knew what to talk about. Last week, two teachers shared what they were doing before pushing the send button. One was an email, and the other was a demerit. The one about the demerit led to a great conversation and a review of what was in the MS Handbook vs. the Parent/Student Handbook. These conversations are important, so I am not blindsided if a parent has a concern, and I can support the teacher if I am part of the process. Another good practice is to cc me on a response to a parent concern so they know that I am part of the process. Many of you do this already, but I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for keeping me in the loop and why it is so important.
As far as this week goes, hold onto your hats, it's book fair week! Please refer to Tidbits to see the schedule for when your class will go to the book fair. There is no preview day for students. They will go once to shop with their class. They will have other opportunities to go with parents or grandparents. I'm not sure if the expectation is that the whole class attends during their scheduled time, since there is no preview, or if it's only students with money. Please watch for an email from Yesenia for more details. You can also find the plan for Grandparents Day in tidbits. I will send more details about that during the week in terms of encore classes, etc.
Friday afternoon, all teachers will meet at 1 pm for professional development. I have invited a speaker from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office to give a presentation on active shooters using a new program called Alert, using a practice called ADD. No longer is it run, hide, fight. It is now: Avoid, Deny, Defend. After listening to the trainer discuss this new system, I can see how the practice of avoiding makes much more sense for our campus than running. Please think about the questions you have, as there will be a Q&A session after the presentation which is about one hour. This training is for teachers, but if anyone else would like to join us you are welcome, just let me know so I have an idea of how many are attending. After this presentation, Mary will begin the discussion of what we need to do this year for CIPA. This discussion may continue to next Tuesday's faculty meeting, depending on how far we get on Friday.
That's the week in a nutshell. Have a great rest of your Sunday and a fabulous week!
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