Friday Focus - December 21, 2012

• We will be conducting a Code Red Lockdown drill once a month when we return.  If you do not remember the procedures for this, please refer to our Safety Handbook located in our CAB Conference.
• I am again going to remind everyone that placing objects in outside doorways to keep them open endangers all of us.  Please stop this immediately!
• The District has released a new video speaking about the Common Core State Standards.  This is a good preview about our next steps when we return, particularly relating to our implementation of the strategy of collaborative grouping.  We will be delving into this strategy beginning on our January 18th Planning Day.  You can view the video here - Defining the Core
• We have data chats scheduled for the week we return.  We are only expecting to meet with 3rd, 4th and 5th grades on those days as we hope that we will have our BAT 2 scores by then.  If those scores are not available, we will reschedule the data chats.  

Quote of the Week - "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Please enjoy your holidays with your family and friends.  Refresh and renew so that we come back in January, we are ready to pursue our goals with vigor and relentlessness.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!