Great Things We Noticed: 

• A great visit with Renee Hill - Thank you to all the teachers! 
• Angelica and Jennifer's presentation at the staff meeting!
• Teams working in collaboration!

Nuts and Bolts: 

• Erin and Christina are offering office hours to review EduProtocols and ELPAC strategies - Wednesday 1/27 from 1-2
• It's time for Teacher of the Year Nominations - All Teachers Virtual and In Person
• https://forms.gle/97Mv4ExTLtjtpf1x6
• We are partnering with Big Brothers/Big Sisters to connect our students with mentors in the community! If you have a student (grades 1-6) that is disconnected, unmotivated, lonely or depressed send me or Angelica their names and we will place the referral.
• Check out the ILE site RUSD Engage for some great tips from fellow teachers on engagement! http://bit.ly/rusdengage
• Updated Staff/Team/Leadership meeting dates HERE
• We will be holding "Data Meetings" for you students the week of January 25th.
• 30 minute sessions/individual - Bring the Data that works for you
• Monday 1/25-1/29 
• Calendy Link for sign up 
• 3-5 students - Academic, Engagement, and/or Emotional Concerns
• We want this time to be and opportunity for us to connect and talk about the students you are most concerned about. 
• This is for ALL teachers Virtual and IP 

• Updated Staff/Team/Leadership meeting dates HERE

• Toyota Dream Car Art Contest 
  The Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest is designed to inspire creativity in youth, ages 4-15, and help them imagine the future of mobility. Cash prizes for winners. Submissions due Jan. 31. More info 
• Elementary Newsletter
• Personalized Learning Ideas: 
• Google forms branching option
• Create customized lessons and formative assessments for students using the branching option in Google Forms. Watch Video HERE
• Goal setting with Dreambox
• Use the Student Overview report when meeting with students. Let students choose a gap that they would like to fill in.  The teacher can give an assignment based on the student’s goal.  This allows student to pick what they want to work on and set goals to complete appropriate assignments.

Focus:

Here is a great article about connecting with students:

https://www.teacher2teacher.education/2021/01/14/4-ways-we-can-show-more-grace-empathy-and-compassion-in-our-school-communities/?utm_source=als&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=whole.teacher&utm_content=teacher.perspectives

RUSD 21 Day Step Challenge - Join Longi and I in the Step Challenge!

We will be walking at work and at home STRIVING for 10,000 steps a day...

You can find more about the benefits of walking and the challenge HERE

(make sure you watch in "present" mode for all the slides!).

You can sign up HERE

Not only can you earn raffle tickets for the RUSD challenge, but we will have our own HAWTHORNE Challenge so make sure you sign up on the spread sheet!

Hawthorne Challenge:

1. Join the RUSD challenge by adding your name to THIS spreadsheet

2. Log your steps each week

3. Simply logging your steps gets 1 raffle ticket

4. Logging at least 10,000 get's an additional raffle ticket

5. Challenge begins on January 25 and ends on 2/14

6. Steps will be checked EVERY FRIDAY!

Monday 2/15 we will announce the WINNERS!

Dr. Hansen's Call To Action: 

Common RUSD Goal:

To create inclusive and equitable learning environments for all

Our Call to Action:

1. Continue to reflect on your own mindset regarding race and privilege.

2. Begin to dismantle inequities for all students and staff (policies, practices, procedures).

3. Listen to the voices of students, families, and employees (what are their stories?).

4. Go out and ACT NOW!

Resources for teaching Amanda Gorman's inspiring poem "The Hill We Climb" can be found HERE and HERE

The video of her presentation can be found HERE 

The transcript of the poem can be found HERE

Upcoming Events: 

1/25-1/29 Data Meetings

1/25-2/14 Steps Challenge

1/26 School Site Council Meeting

1/26 RUSD Employee Check In 8:00 and 3:30

1/27 - ELD/ELPAC office hours 1-2

1/27 - DELAC
1/27 - Team Meeting 3-4 

Birthdays: 

1/25 - Ioana Borza - 1st Grade Virtual

1/30 - Erin Masi - Title I Intervention Teacher