Well,
The potluck was a great success. Thank you Valerie and John for hosting (and for the guitar)! There will be a email soon that summarizes the note and the wonderful wish list that was put together. It was a delightful evening that I would love to do again in the spring.
Conferences are underway. If you have not had a chance to sign up, there will be another correspondence about this as well i.e. best times to meet with me and so on.
I will be out on Monday.
Tomorrow, Friday, we will watch a film and have a writing prompt about it. The film is Mozart and the Whale. It goes well with the Circle of Friends curriculum and its themes are important for our community.
Next Friday will be our archery outing (December 14th) and we NEED drivers for this one.
The following Friday (the 21st) is the last day before winter break and we are going to the Food Bank with Nick's class.
Thanks again for being a part of Trillium. I am glad for the opportunity to work with your kids.
Kirk
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Potluck etc.
Hello again,
Just briefly to remind folks about conferences... I will have my calendar in hand at the potluck to sign people up for parent/teacher/student conferences.
Also, there have been some questions about the advising grade portion of the (messy) new report cards. There is a separate sheet that Nick created for MS advising which not everyone adopted (or used in time). I will present this at the potluck, and advising feedback will be given in detail at the conferences. Also, the form will be added into their files. Thanks for those of you who asked, and please send that info along to the kids...again.
This Friday was supposed to be a workshop on reproductive and sexual health, offered by two nurses who are working with the 3-4-5 currently, but they had to delay it. I am working on a backup plan. Also, we are going to an archery range on the 14th of December and will need drivers for that trip. I'll email an update about all of this soon.
Thanks,
Kirk
Just briefly to remind folks about conferences... I will have my calendar in hand at the potluck to sign people up for parent/teacher/student conferences.
Also, there have been some questions about the advising grade portion of the (messy) new report cards. There is a separate sheet that Nick created for MS advising which not everyone adopted (or used in time). I will present this at the potluck, and advising feedback will be given in detail at the conferences. Also, the form will be added into their files. Thanks for those of you who asked, and please send that info along to the kids...again.
This Friday was supposed to be a workshop on reproductive and sexual health, offered by two nurses who are working with the 3-4-5 currently, but they had to delay it. I am working on a backup plan. Also, we are going to an archery range on the 14th of December and will need drivers for that trip. I'll email an update about all of this soon.
Thanks,
Kirk
Friday, November 23, 2007
Conferences and more...
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break (almost)!
On Monday we will finalize the add/drop process and the new classes for Q2 will be official.
I hope that report cards were received well. We are transitioning to a new format. There is some paper work that obviously needs streamlining, and the information will become clearer and more detailed. If you felt that advising reports were thin...they were! We are also using a new advising report card that will be filled out and gone over during conferences.
Speaking of conferences. They will begin the week of December 3rd and be held over two weeks. I will be scheduling soon, so let me know what times are best for you.
December 3rd is currently our advising class potluck. We are slated to meet at Valerie Day and John Smith's house (Matt's parents) that evening to go over our Trillium experience together. Once again, John Ross and I will "host". Please come! It is very important that we support each other as families and friends.
Also, our Friday (11/30) experience when we return next week will be a health class presented by two guest speakers (nurses) who have helped in classrooms schoolwide this year. The topic is sexual and reproductive health and education. There will be consent forms sent out. If you feel that your student is not ready, let me know. I have been trying to keep our "in house" Fridays centered around three topics: PLP skills, health and wellness, buddies and service.
Thanks! More soon,
Kirk
On Monday we will finalize the add/drop process and the new classes for Q2 will be official.
I hope that report cards were received well. We are transitioning to a new format. There is some paper work that obviously needs streamlining, and the information will become clearer and more detailed. If you felt that advising reports were thin...they were! We are also using a new advising report card that will be filled out and gone over during conferences.
Speaking of conferences. They will begin the week of December 3rd and be held over two weeks. I will be scheduling soon, so let me know what times are best for you.
December 3rd is currently our advising class potluck. We are slated to meet at Valerie Day and John Smith's house (Matt's parents) that evening to go over our Trillium experience together. Once again, John Ross and I will "host". Please come! It is very important that we support each other as families and friends.
Also, our Friday (11/30) experience when we return next week will be a health class presented by two guest speakers (nurses) who have helped in classrooms schoolwide this year. The topic is sexual and reproductive health and education. There will be consent forms sent out. If you feel that your student is not ready, let me know. I have been trying to keep our "in house" Fridays centered around three topics: PLP skills, health and wellness, buddies and service.
Thanks! More soon,
Kirk
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