Sparkly Star Staff Stuff: October 2015

Sunday, October 25, 2015

October 26-30 #NCSRedRibbonWeek

Have a fantastic week!

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If you are tweeting out the awesome in your class, don't forget the hashtag #ncsstar ! I retweet everything I see with that hashtag on the @staracademyncs Twitter feed.

Dates & Details
Star In Motion as usual this week, jog-a-thon on Wednesday!
October 26-30 Minimum days for conferences (progress reports go home at this time, conferences for all students) *No intervention during minimum days
October 28- no late start - and Jog-a-Thon! Schedule

October 28 no mtg / min day
October 29th- No Dive In PD- parent conferences
November 4th October 14 Star staff meeting in Jenny's room at 8 am. Check out Google Classroom for a few docs to review in advance.
November 5th- Dive In PD Got Mentor Texts? Come explore how to use your favorite books to create mini lessons that focus on ideas, craft, and structure.

Star Academy Red Ribbon Week: October 26-30th
Red Ribbon National Theme: “Respect Yourself, Be Drug Free”
http://www.redribbon.org/
Social Media Campaign - Show your school spirit on Facebook or Twitter and share how you’re making #healthychoices all week long!
Monday - Day 1: #MindfulMonday #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Share a picture of something that brings you happiness or peace!
Spirit Day: Pajama Day

Tuesday - Day 2: #ChooseHealthy #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Choose Healthy! Share a picture of your healthy food choices today!
Spirit Day: “Aloha” Theme/Tropical Style

Wednesday - Day 3: #GetActive #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
How do you get active? Share a picture of what you do to burn energy!
Spirit Day: Sports Team/Active Clothing

Thursday - Day 4: #KindnessMatters #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Kindness Matters! Share an act of kindness that you did for someone or that someone did for you!
Spirit Day: “Crazy” for Kindness Dress Day - Wear mismatched or extra bright/colorful clothing!

Friday - Day 5: #SayBooToDrugs #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Say “Boo” to Drugs and make healthy choices for life! Share a picture of something you enjoy doing during the fall season or the month of October!
Spirit Day: Say “Boo” to Drugs: Wear a Costume or Orange & Black Clothing
(no masks, “weapons”, or scary/gory costumes)

November 18th Math and Literacy Cadre- Literacy Cadre at Star, Carly's room
November 23-27 Thanksgiving Break
Dec 2 Star Staff Meeting: Class Meetings
Dec 18 Minimum Day- Star (PLTW)
January 18 No School
January 19 NCS PD day
March 4 NCS PD Day & ROCKSTAR Roseville!

Sunday, October 18, 2015

October 19th-October 23rd

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I just want to take a moment to tell you how thankful I am for each of you. Every day, I come to Star and feel so lucky to know such passionate people and every day you bring so much joy to kids and to me! I especially felt so loved on Bosses Day, thank you so much for all of the goodies, the beautiful flowers, and the gifts. I treated myself to a fun Friday shirt, and some fancy FitBit accessories. Thank you so much for being so fantastic!

Tweet Tweet!
If you are tweeting out the awesome in your class, don't forget the hashtag #ncsstar ! I retweet everything I see with that hashtag on the @staracademyncs Twitter feed.

Dates & Details
October 21 Star cadre - all staff meeting at 8:00 am in the staff room
October 22- No Dive in PD-- conference prep
October 30- Jennifer & Julie at Fall CUE, Amy teacher in charge
October 26-30 Minimum days for conferences (progress reports go home at this time, conferences for all students) *No intervention during minimum days
October 28- no late start - and Jog-a-Thon! Schedule

Mindful Minute

Here is our padlet wall from last week's staff meeting! Love it.

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Sunday, October 11, 2015

October 12th-October 16th

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Dates and Details
8:10-8:25, 8:30-8:45 Star in Motion! This week we start the REAL Star In Motion beginning with day 1 in the plans. The first new song is Good Life, it's a slow one, and easy, and probably won't take the whole time so we may fill the time Monday with 5-6-7-8 or PBJ time. Tuesday we add Thriller! We will walk through the steps for the new dances. And I have been practicing. LOL. I do find that I am able to get in from drop off to participate in both grade level times and I have been loving it!

Intervention continues! Here's the schedule.

October 14 Star staff meeting in Amy's room 8 am. Check out Google Classroom for a few docs to review in advance.
October 15th- Dive In PD! This week we have two sessions happening- a Prodigy Math Playdate for 2nd-5th grades hosted by Tammy, Susie, and TJ, and TK-1 Writer's Workshop- getting started in Hope's room. Both of these will be conversation and idea sharing style.
October 21 Star cadre - all staff meeting at 8:00 am in the staff room
October 22- No Dive in PD-- conference prep
October 26-30 Minimum days for conferences (progress reports go home at this time, conferences for all students) *No intervention during minimum days
Star Academy Red Ribbon Week: October 26-30th
Red Ribbon National Theme: “Respect Yourself, Be Drug Free”
http://www.redribbon.org/
Social Media Campaign - Show your school spirit on Facebook or Twitter and share how you’re making #healthychoices all week long!
Monday - Day 1: #MindfulMonday #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Share a picture of something that brings you happiness or peace!
Spirit Day: Pajama Day

Tuesday - Day 2: #ChooseHealthy #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Choose Healthy! Share a picture of your healthy food choices today!
Spirit Day: “Aloha” Theme/Tropical Style

Wednesday - Day 3: #GetActive #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
How do you get active? Share a picture of what you do to burn energy!
Spirit Day: Sports Team/Active Clothing

Thursday - Day 4: #KindnessMatters #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Kindness Matters! Share an act of kindness that you did for someone or that someone did for you!
Spirit Day: “Crazy” for Kindness Dress Day - Wear mismatched or extra bright/colorful clothing!

Friday - Day 5: #SayBooToDrugs #NCSRedRibbonWeek #NCSStar
Say “Boo” to Drugs and make healthy choices for life! Share a picture of something you enjoy doing during the fall season or the month of October!
Spirit Day: Say “Boo” to Drugs: Wear a Costume or Orange & Black Clothing
(no masks, “weapons”, 0r scary/gory costumes)
October 28- no late start - and Jog-a-Thon! Schedule TBA
October 28 no mtg / min day
October 29th- No Dive In PD- parent conferences
November 5th- Dive In PD Got Mentor Texts? Come explore how to use your favorite books to create mini lessons that focus on ideas, craft, and structure.

Mindful Minute
(from http://buddhaimonia.com/50-mindfulness-meditation-tips-for-beginners/)
Look for “moments of nourishment”

Find it difficult to carve out time to sit and meditate? One of the great things about mindfulness is you can do it anywhere, and that means even those times you typically feel are wasted like sitting in a waiting room or in your car during a long commute.

These are what I call potential “moments of nourishment”, little bits of time in your day where you can slip in your meditation practice that would otherwise be unproductive or just boring wastes of time.

Of course your goal should be to practice mindfulness throughout your day, but practicing in this way is a really effective way to grow your practice in the beginning and can have a big impact in lowering your stress level and helping you find a sense of peace between the chaos and craziness of your everyday activities.