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November 28, 2021

Good evening-

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and long weekend. Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! We will celebrate our first faculty breakfast in a long time this Friday morning in the upstairs kitchen. Administration, counseling, and nursing is looking forward to hosting this time to come together. 

Please remember to take attendance every X-block in FlexTime Manager and to not allow students who are not assigned to you to remain in your room. 

We have a faculty meeting next Thursday, December 9 at 3pm. 

If you are interested, a group I am a member of is offering ongoing mindfulness sessions. Could be a great way to start or end the day.
15 Minute Mindfulness Practice Session:

Thursday, December 16 - 3:30-3:45 pm

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Open to any member of your school staff. Just share the sign-up link.


Beginning in December Pamela Seigle will be offering 15' Mindfulness Practice sessions twice  a month, one starting at 7:30am and another at 3:30pm.  We invite you to join us and to extend this invitation to any colleagues in your school community who are interested.

 

Our experiences with mindfulness and reflection deepen as we take more time to practice them, even for a short time. Each session will introduce a guided practice, and the opportunity to set an intention for the day, and in the afternoon  reflect on the day.

 

Additional sessions to follow:

Thursday, January 13 – 7:30-7:45 am

Thursday, January 27 – 3:30-3:45 pm



10. Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshop:


In partnership with DESE, The Teacher Collaborative is collaborating with The Teachers’ Lounge to share a set of tools and resources supporting culturally responsive teaching. Participants in this workshop will: 
  • Learn how to navigate a rubric on culturally responsive teaching (download) from the educators who created it, 
  • Apply the rubric to an exemplar video of teaching in order to better understand how to use the rubric, and 
  • Explore additional resources to guide culturally responsive practice. 
This workshop will be held via Zoom at 6:00-7:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 9. Registration is open online. 

Can Kindness Be Taught?
https://www.advancementcourses.com/courses/kindness-can-it-be-taught/?utm_source=Eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Kindness%3A%20Can%20It%20Be%20Taught_B2C_A_11222021&utm_content=image_header_A_11222021

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