The Principal's Corner: 4/29 -5/03

Posted by Jason Cooper on 4/26/2024

“May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.”
— Emily Brontë

 
Kudos:
-Thank you, Dets, for driving our bus, caring for our kids, and being an active member of our learning community.
-Thank you, Aidan, for taking the lead and chaperoning our kids for their music concert visits.
-Thank you, Ken and Crew, for the invite. I learned a lot about the new Student Growth Goals coming next year.
-Welcome to the School Board, Jeff. We are excited about your voice and participation in our educational community.
-Kristen and crew- thank you for supervising Prom. I bet it was one to remember!
 
Week in Review:
Monday- Mental Health Counselor, JH Track @ Trout Lake
Tuesday- Staff Meeting, HS Track @ Yakama, Principal and Supt. Interviews
Wednesday- Late Start, Staff Training
Thursday- WAGAP Food Truck
Friday- HS Track @ Bickleton, JH Track @ Sherman
Saturday- HS Track @ Sherman
 
1. Wednesday is a late start. Staff Training starts at 8:00. Ken Parshal will be facilitating the training.
 
2. Lots of track meets this week - Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.
 
3. Ken Parshal will be in the building on Tuesday and Wednesday.
 
4. Tuesday is Principal and Supt. Interviews.  - Principal at 3:30 and Supt. at 5:00
 
CEL to Ponder:
Criterion 2: Demonstrating effective teaching practices.

The teacher provides scaffolds that are clearly related to and support the development of the targeted concepts and/or skills. Using scaffolds, the teacher gradually releases responsibility to students to promote learning and independence. Students expect to be self-reliant. Students use scaffolds across tasks with similar demands.  
 
A Little Humor:

-How do you make a robot angry? Keep pushing his buttons.
-When is a car, not a car? When it turns into a parking lot.
-What's the best way to make a bandstand? Take away their chairs.
-How do you light up a sports stadium? With a soccer match.
-Did you hear about the kidnapping at school? They woke him up.
-I told a bad chemistry joke once. I am still waiting for a reaction.

-Chuck Norris can do a wheelie on a unicycle.

 
Reflection:

How to 'overcome' fear -Trevor Ragan

 
https://www.ted.com/talks/trevor_ragan_how_to_overcome_fear

Fear can be helpful when we're in danger, but sometimes it gets in the way of learning opportunities. Trevor Ragan digs into fear - outlining what it is, where it comes from, and (most importantly) how we can work to put it in its place. Trevor Ragan is the founder of Trainugly.com, a free educational website designed to unpack and share the science of learning and development. He spends his time with thought leaders and researchers from the worlds of psychology and developmental science, consumes their research, connects the dots, and shares it with anyone who will listen. He's worked with professional and college sports teams, Fortune 500 companies, reentry programs, and hundreds of schools across the country. These workshops are designed to help people understand and apply important principles of development in order to become better learners.

 
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Chris Schumaker
 
Superintendent/Principal
Wishram Schools
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