WHS Staff News - Week of 9/10/18

When you think you are ahead, you never are.  It's just life! 

Please find a quiet place to sit and read The Source posts.  I don't write them for me, I write them for you so there is clear communication. 

I have to say with all honesty, the start of this school year has been more hectic than others for me. It's great having the students back in the building to see them smiling and talking and getting back into learning.  Hopefully, you have had a great first few days with the students and all of the other stuff is falling into place. 

It seems like the most important question around the building today is,"Do we still have Warrior Wednesday's?" YES we do, but remember it's picture day and tomorrow's picture will be going in the yearbook. 

Wednesday 9/12 (A lot going on)

• Picture Day - All staff needs to have their picture taken down in the Greenberg Center 

• Assembly Schedule - All classes will meet 

• Grade level Assembly - All teachers will walk their period 4 class down to the gym when called and sit with your class. An announcement will be made at 10:37. All instructional staff, counselors, CST, are expected to attend as well. Please find a seat in the bleachers. *All seniors are expected to be at the meeting as well if they ask.

• Working Wednesday's - as mentioned in June and again on September 4, we will use Wednesday's throughout the year for meetings, professional development, collaboration and time to get things done.  Each week an agenda will be shared so everyone knows where they should be and what needs to get done. 
• Working Wednesday Agenda

• Select Wellness will be sponsoring a "Welcome Back" breakfast and massage on Wednesday, September 12, from 8 AM - 12 Noon in the Little Theater for all WHS staff. A sign-up sheet will be on the counter in the Main Office if you would like to sign up for a free 10 minute massage.

Friday 9/14 - Freshman Class meeting at the end of lunch. Meeting will begin at 11:45 and should be done by 12. Matt Rypkema (Class of 2018) will be here to talk about the heart screening and how the screening saved his life. 

Unit Plans
Dianna and I have met with a few teachers already about the unit plans and have come to realize that although we all had the same template, some of the expectations last year were different by department (My Fault). We also noticed that some classes need to do more changes to meet the template requirements than others. In order to make this week most effective, we are asking you to look at the material that has been sent out about this year’s expectations (Daily Unit Plan Expectations) and decide on 1 class that you are teaching this year that you can spend this week focusing on planning out Unit 1. This will be what we check on Monday and provide feedback on so you can apply it to your unit plans for your other classes.

If you started a few days and want to get them checked this week, feel free to reach out to Dianna to set-up a meeting and she can help you with the questions you may have. Please use this doc (Unit Plan Review Chart) to list the ONE class you want feedback on for Monday.