February 29-March 4

Recently on Twitter, principals and teachers have been taking the 1,2,3,4,5 blogging challenge! All you have to do is answer 5 questions. Several of our teachers have already accepted the challenge! I'd love to hear your take! Here are the questions:

One: What has been your one biggest struggle this year?

Two: Share two accomplishments you are proud of from this year.

Three: What are three things you wish to accomplish before the end of the school year?

Four: Give four reasons why you remain in education in today’s rough culture.

Five: Which five people do you hope will the take the challenge of answering these questions?

Tammy's 1,2,3,4,5 Challenge post
Amy's 1,2,3,4,5 Challenge post
Hope's 1,2,3,4,5 Challenge post
Julie's 1,2,3,4,5 Challenge post
Karen's 1,2,3,4,5 Challenge post
Jenny's 1,2,3,4,5 Challenge post

Other NCS colleagues?
Trisha Sanchez, Leading Edge post
Who's next? :)

Dates & Details
Library Schedule here  

March 3rd Dive In PD  We are meeting with Edulastic!
March 7-10 Library closed GLAD training

March 1st- Dr. Seuss Night 5:30-7 Check out the activities  HERE

Dr. Seuss Spirit Week: (Feb 29-March 3)
Monday-Fox in Socks wear crazy socks.
Tuesday- Cat in the Hat wear your favorite hat.
Wednesday- Wacky Wednesday wear wacky hair,clothes.
Thursday-If I ran a zoo-wear your favorite animal print dress like animal.

March 2nd Star Staff Meeting: Feedback is fun!

March 4 NCS PD Day (agenda HERE) & ROCKSTAR Roseville! Super excited that a big team will be REPRESENTING Star! 
March 4th Agenda:
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks in Benvenuti
“Most Likely to Succeed” Screening

10:05 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Panel Discussion on Film
11:00 a.m. End morning session 

12:30  Return to Star- We'll be finishing work on our Star Signature Practices Document

March 10th and 11th- 4th grade to Coloma
March 19th-April 3rd NCS Spring break

April 8th Fancy Family Dancy 6-8 Click here for an image to share

April 11-15th CAASP Testing/Science CST for 5th
April 20 Choir Performance

April 29th Minimum Day

May 11/12 5th grade to Angel Island

May 19th Minimum Day & Open House

Mindful Minute

Turn your walk into a mindful moment.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/meditation-in-action-walking-meditation_n_3279958.html 

February 22-26 #drseuss

Dates & Details
Library Schedule here  

February 25th Dive In PD (this week is open work time for portfolios and Dr. Seuss Night, next week we are meeting with Edulastic!
February 26th Minimum Day - grade level collaboration
February 28th PIP Wednesday :)

March 1st- Dr. Seuss Night 5:30-7 (Be thinking of a fun game/art project/activity to do in your classroom for your grade level. Last year we had some awesome student-run activities!) Add your activity HERE

Dr. Seuss Spirit Week: (Feb 29-March 3)
Monday-Fox in Socks wear crazy socks.
Tuesday- Cat in the Hat wear your favorite hat.
Wednesday- Wacky Wednesday wear wacky hair,clothes.
Thursday-If I ran a zoo-wear your favorite animal print dress like animal.
Friday- No School

March 2nd Star Staff Meeting: Feedback is fun!

March 4 NCS PD Day & ROCKSTAR Roseville! Super excited that a big team will be REPRESENTING Star!
March 4th Agenda:
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks in Benvenuti
“Most Likely to Succeed” Screening

10:05 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Panel Discussion on Film
11:00 a.m. End morning session 

12:15  Return to Star- We'll be finishing work on our Star Signature Practices Document

March 10th and 11th- 4th grade to Coloma
March 19th-April 3rd NCS Spring break

April 8th Fancy Family Dancy 6-8 Click here for an image to share

April 11-15th CAASP Testing/Science CST for 5th

April 29th Minimum Day

May 11/12 5th grade to Angel Island

May 19th Minimum Day & Open House

Mindful Minute
Escaping Education's Death Valley: Sir Ken Robinson's Ted talk about cultivating creativity and curiosity in schools.

February 8th-February 11th

Yay for Play! 

Our first school-wide Global School Play Day was a huge success! Thank you so much for providing the space and time for our kids just to play! If you or your students wrote a blog post about it, please email it to me. I'd love to share it with our families and on Twitter! I hope you are looking forward to the next one!

Dates & Details
Library Schedule here  (CLOSED THIS WEEK DUE TO GLAD DEMO)

February 11th Dive In PD Work time & Portfolios! 
February 12th No school
February 15th- No school 
February 26th Minimum Day

March 1st- Dr. Seuss Night 5:30-7 (Be thinking of a fun game/art project/activity to do in your classroom for your grade level. Last year we had some awesome student-run activities!) Add your activity HERE
March 2nd Star Staff Meeting: Feedback is fun!

March 4 NCS PD Day & ROCKSTAR Roseville! Super excited that a big team will be REPRESENTING Star! 
March 10th and 11th- 4th grade to Coloma
March 19th-April 3rd NCS Spring break

April 8th Fancy Family Dancy 6-8 Click here for an image to share

April 11-15th CAASP Testing/Science CST for 5th

April 29th Minimum Day

May 11/12 5th grade to Angel Island

May 19th Minimum Day & Open House

Mindful Minute

Just a few more "play" resources: a whole Pinterest board!
https://www.pinterest.com/mistygirl12/global-school-play-day/