Weekly Update

 Team,

Need-to-know: 

COVID Testing

Aside from the other testing protocol that the district is doing, we will now also be offering a testing option before school on Mondays. This is voluntary and for those without symptoms. Our testing occurs in the nurses office, and John and Christin are the two in charge of this testing. 

SIT Challenge

Find a way to connect with your colleagues and HAVE SOME FUN!

Each morning, Monday through Thursday, you will receive an email with a new clue describing a staff member at QUEST.  The clues become easier each day. Use your detective skills to figure out which staff member is being described.  When you are confident in your answer, use the link that will be provided to submit the staff member’s name. You may submit your answer at any point in the week.  This is a fun and completely optional and voluntary challenge, but we sure hope you will opt in on the fun.

Two prizes will be awarded; one for the first person to submit the correct answer and one prize that will be randomly drawn from all the correct responders.

 

Think Strategy!!!

Can you talk about the clues at lunch with colleagues? YES!  

Can you send emails to peers asking if they know anything? Yes!  

Can you form alliances? Why not?

Can you add the clues to the agenda of your next team or level meeting? Sure!

Can you question the special area teachers as you drop off or pick up students? Yes!

Can you pick up your phone and call a colleague to inquire? Of course!

 

This challenge is all about fun.  Reconnect with one another and learn more about your colleagues at the same time.

Paper Shortage

Please be very conscientious of what you are printing, particularly large jobs, and instead look to move to digital as much as possible. There are definite concerns with the paper supply chain. Our suppliers cannot keep up with demand and we do not want to get to a point where we are simply unable to produce jobs sent to the Copy Center or unable to have paper to fill our machines at the QUEST. This is a collective request of all district employees, so thanks for your help in going green. 

Sub Google Accounts

Our school has several Google sub logins : questsub01@ga.hiltoncsd.net - questsub10@ga.hiltoncsd.net . Each day, Paula is sent a different password. If you ever want to make the sub account a co-teacher of your Google Classroom, you can simply request that Paula give the sub the login password on the day you are out and they can login and access all the work for the day via your classroom. Please note that Paula receives the new password in the middle of the night for the following day, so if you are utilizing this method and try to get the password prior to the day you are out, she will not be able to help you. 

CIA Next Week

In October, we took an initial look at the CRE Framework. We did not finish our unpacking, so

that's the plan of attack our next CIA. Over 80% of those who voted wanted this to be an independent study, and with the current numbers still being high I am most comfortable with this approach.  You will receive the assignment by Monday evening for you to complete one morning next week. 

Walkthroughs (unannounced)

The second round of walkthroughs will begin next week. This round, I will doing  unannounced; you will receive a one week window in which I will be arriving. Please remember that a walkthrough is never a caught-ya, and nothing special needs to be done different than what you would normally do. The absolute best part of a Principal's job is to be in classrooms, so this is always a favorite from my lens--thanks for always having open-doors and open-minds. 

A mini-challenge: 

This ongoing pandemic has made life tricky for all of us, and we are seeing the impact it has had on student, and sometimes adult, mental health. Consider 30 days of mindfulness in your classroom--our students deserve to learn strategies for self-regulation, and this will provide just that. 

CLICK HERE !

Chew on this: 

Keep learning: 

This is the second article that Mr. Booth has been sharing, and the title pulls you right in: Let your students be the boss! Agency, agency, agency: Let your students be the boss!