End of the Year Reflection

End of the Year Reflection

The end of the year is a time to reflect on the successes of the school year and we are one of the only occupations where we get to reset for the next school year.  As you reflect on your year, celebrate and think about what may be goals for next year.

These questions are adapted from 
http://www.minds-in-bloom.com/2011/06/20-teacher-end-of-year-reflection.html

1. What are some things you accomplished this year that you are proud of?


2. What is something you tried in your classroom this year for the first time? How did it go?


3. What is something you found particularly frustrating this year?


4. Which student in your class do you think showed the most improvement? Why do you think this student did so well?


5. What is something you would change about this year if you could?


6. What is one way that you grew professionally this year?


7. Who amongst your colleagues was the most helpful to you?


8. What has caused you the most stress this year?


9. When was a time this year when you felt joyful and/or inspired about the work that you do?


10. What do you hope your students remember most about you as a teacher?


11. In what ways were you helpful to your colleagues this year?


12. What was the most valuable thing you learned this year?


13. What was the biggest mistake you made this year? How can you avoid making the same mistake in the future?


14. What is something you did this year that went better than you thought it would?


15. What part of the school day is your favorite? Why?


16. What were your biggest organizational challenges this year?


17. Who was your most challenging student? Why?


18. In what ways did you change the lives of your students this year?


19. Pretend that you get to set your own salary for this past year based on the job that you did. How much do you feel that you earned (the number you come up with should be in no way based on your current salary - rather, come up with a number that truly reflects how you should be compensated for your work this year)?


20. Knowing what you know now, would you still choose to be a teacher if you could go back in time and make the choice again? If the answer is "no,"  is there a way for you to choose a different path now?

Get ready to dance!!!

Are you ready to dance?

Our end of the year dance is going to be the Power Up video, I Like to Move It from Madagascar.  Here is a little inspiration to build background knowledge.

Please practice with your Power Up video.  

If you can add the Power Up Video please do that and add any ideas to celebrate for our students on June 5 as a comment.  Think of costumes, dance moves, etc.!

Practice schedule in the music room:

Tuesday May 19 8:00

Monday May 26 8:00 

Friday May 29 8:00

Tuesday June 2 8:00

Wednesday June 3 8:00

Thursday June 4 8:00

Friday June 5 8:00

My Learning Plan Support Session Tuesday- Optional

My Learning Plan Support Session Tuesday- Optional 

Checklist to finish the year:

• Reflected on PPG (everyone)
• Reflected on SLO, updated midyear data and attached it as an artifact, and self score your SLO. (everyone)
• Attach artifacts for your documentation log (everyone)
• Completed the 2nd survey and reflection (2nd year only)
• Reflected on the artifacts in your documentation log (3rd year/ on cycle)

Below I have a video tutorial from Dolf regarding the reflection you'll do on your SLO Professional Practice Goal.  I noticed this was an area that may need support..  The Professional Practice Goal is the goal you wrote in your original SLO after you reflected on the standards.  . 

If you have questions we will have a support session on Tuesday in the media center or come and see me.

When you are complete  you can sign up for your end of the year SLO conference outside my office for May 26.    Here is a video to see what it looks like.  Thanks Deb for letting us use this.

How do we thank our teachers?

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

It was nice to see a lot of you on Friday at our Elementary Happy Hour but our appreciation of your day to day work continues!  

Check out this video that shares how we all appreciate you!

The PTO has events planned each day to thank you!

Monday May 4-  Teacher Appreciation - Oatmeal Bar & Coffee, Recess Duty Volunteers

Tuesday May 5- Teacher Appreciation - Trail Mix Bar & Recess Duty Volunteer

Wednesday May 6- Teacher Appreciation - Jimmy John’s Lunch & Recess Duty Volunteers

        

Thursday May 7-Teacher Appreciation-Dazzling Dessert Contest & Recess Duty Volunteers

Friday  May 8- Teacher Appreciation - Raffle Day & Recess Duty Volunteers

I want to thank each of you for...

1.  Your commitment to our students to doing whatever it takes to help them learn.

2.  Your care and compassion for every individual at HP.

3.  Your collaboration to share ideas to make our entire school improve.

4.  Your care for our HP family in good times and the tough parts of life.  

I hope you all know how much you are appreciated!

Planning for 2015-16

Can you believe we are planning for next year?  May is almost here.  

Our Tuesday staff meeting will be devoted to planning for 2015-16.

Here are the Planning slides for your teams to review at  our staff meeting and the next Day 6 Collaboration.  You will have hard copies packets at the meeting.  Make sure you hand in one copy to Susie for your team with your input. 
Here are important links:
HP Survey
Hudson School District Survey
Summer Library Sign Up

We will also have forms to use to reflect on your SLO.  We will collaboratively score them and some of you may want to reflect and self assess your work on the process as well as the goal.  Remember SLO meetings are scheduled for May 6 & May 20  Sign up outside my office!  Our May 12 our staff meeting will be optional as a support session for Educator Effectiveness.

Learning from others about.... The Badger Exam

Badger Exam Questions and Answers

Thank you to our colleagues who have started the Badger Exam.  They have provided feedback from the Middle School, Houlton, and RiverCrest.  Please check out the questions and answers to the Badger Exam on the link above.

Please add more questions on the Google Doc above we can continue to learn together about the Badger Exam. 

Ellen- Power of Teachers

Power of Teachers

Thank you for all you do to make a difference for our students. 

As I reflect on our students at the talent show yesterday, we have taught students to live the learner qualities.  
They demonstrated: 

• Risk- taking by sharing their talent in front of 500 people.
• Caring by encouraging others and sharing successes.
• Perseverance by working hard.  Brenna started her song 3 times because of technical difficulties and never flinched.
• Teamwork by working together on planning the show and all of the group talents.

I am so proud of our students, teachers, and families.

This doesn't happen by accident.  It is from the continued commitment to teaching, modeling, and caring for each individual student.    

This short video honors the multitude of ways teachers make a difference in this world.
Ellen Power of Teachers

We want to honor your work with a District Happy Hour on May 1.  I hope we can all celebrate together our hard work and the amazing profession I am honored to work in: EDUCATION!