Essential Info 10/27/17

• Monday’s Staff Meeting
• Refreshments will be served beginning at 7:15am. Click here for full agenda.
• Dr. Plutko will be joining us for the conclusion of the meeting to address the staff. He will be touring the campus and classes after the meeting.
• 5 Star Photo Folder- Staff Halloween Costume Contest
• Upload your photos into this folder for a chance to win a prize
• Attendance Reminders
• Please do not keep students for longer than a couple of minutes without letting their next period teacher know
• Please call or e mail the other teacher to get their permission if they are going to miss more than a few minutes
• If the student will be a few minutes late please send them with a note
• Many times the student will say, "I don't have anything due in the next class", but they do or they miss the explanation of the next assign
• PTSA Grant Opportunity
• Be sure to take advantage of the Educational Enhancement grant which funds teachers/classrooms with grants up to $250. You must be a PTSA member to apply.
• Swivl Cam
• Want to record yourself using an amazing instructional strategy to share with staff. Request a “Swivl” cam from Mike.
• TED Talk Applications

Shout Outs

Give a shout out to someone you’d like to recognize by writing a quick message on this Padlet: bit.ly/VHSShoutout. Bookmark the link. Your messages are embedded weekly in the Tiger Telegram. Simply write the name of recipient as title + twitter lengthed message to that person.

Academics, Activities, Arts, & Athletics 10/27/17

Professional Growth - Anxiety Is Taking A Toll On Teens, Their Families And Schools

Our next school-wide Professional Development day is Nov. 6th. We’ve already received some great ideas for sessions including instructional technology for student engagement, curriculum development, video development and more.

Here's an ARTICLE we found that may shed light on some of the external barriers students face when it comes to learning.