The Road Runner

A Reference For The Montair Staff

Community is the basic lesson of the classroom. It is in childrens understanding of community that differences become a resource rather than a deterrent to social evolution. If the world is ever to know peace, it will be a result of the true appreciation of community. Anonymous

This Week at Montair

8:30amAnthony meets with Toni Taylor, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services (Possible Walk-thru of Classrooms) 2:00pm K-5 Principal Meeting at Educational Center All-Day Independence Day (Mexico)

Upcoming Deadlines
September 20
PD Plans and Cycles of Inquiry due to Anthony

Monday 9/16/13

Tuesday 9/17/13
2:15pm All-Day 3:15pm Sister School Meeting (Anthony & Mrs. McPherson) Citizenship Day! (USA) Staff Nuts and Bolts Meeting (30min)

September 21
San Ramon Valley Foundation Grant Applications are due September 21, 2013 by 4:00pm.

Wednesday 9/18/13
8:45am 2:00pm 3;30pm 6:30pm

PTA Executive Board Meeting (Nancy and Anthony attend) Grade Level Collaboration Meeting with Nadine Rosenzweig at Live Oak for ASCA Kids Country BBQ (Anthony will Attend)

Roadrunner(s) of the Week!

Beep! Beep! Every Teacher at Montair! All back to school nights are complete. Thank you for doing a great job! Everyone did an impressive job presenting to parents. I visited every classroom and saw your professionalism in action. Everyone prepared fabulous presentations. When I made the announcement that BTSN would end at 8:00pm, some of you stayed afterwards to answer questions and reassure parents that this will be a great school year. Once again, thank you for all your hard work.

Thursday 9/19/13
All-Day 8:45am 9:30am 10:30am 504 Meetings: Anthony and Lindsay Ohlson (School Nurse (Christman) Grade 5 to Bedford Gallery Art Docent Meeting in Staff Lounge Auction Art Meeting

Friday 9/20/13
All-Day 3:00pm IEP Meetings Anthony meets with Carol Loflin, Director of Instructional Services Elementary

Upcoming Events
9/21/13 9/22/13 9/24/13 9/23 - 9/27 9/26 9/27 International Day of Peace! Autumn Begins Instructional Leadership Team Meeting at 3:15 in Conference Room Fifth Grade Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School Early Intervention Meetings

For the Week of September 16-20, 2013

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PD Plans and Cycles of Inquiry

Wow! I have already received a couple PD plans and cycle of inquires. A few reminders and suggestions: 1) Ensure you complete both the professional development plan and cycle of inquiry. 2) Cycle of inquiry should reflect dates from August 27 to October 11. 3) Emphasize what things I should notice during walk-thrus. I will send a detail email with more details and examples this weekend.

Allergy Posters
Wow! Still looking great!

Safety Tip
Lock your doors! Our door locks are considered Columbine locks. Your doors can be locked without activating a deadbolt. When an attacker breaks the window on your door, they cannot easily enter the classroom. Also if the door is locked, students can exit the classroom but intruders cannot enter. For safety purposes, I suggest you lock your doors at all times.

Bulletin Boards in Front Office

Were looking for two classrooms to display student work in the front office. Please let me know if youre interested by 9/18/13, otherwise we will assign a grade level or teacher bi-weekly.

Important News
Montair School Website We have made adjustments to our school website to make it user friendly. Please let me know If you have any suggestions for our website, Weebly Site Here is the link: http://montairstaff.weebly.com/ Character Trait of the Month Courage!

Human Systems Dynamics (HSD)

Ive begun to use the following questions in my professional practice to find solutions for problems with uncertainty. Please feel free to use these questions in your teacher practice.

Our Purpose for Teacher Life is

To shift our current practice from unknown work to adaptive work we will constantly engage in systematic collaboration. To ensure all students are being led to independence by implementing common practices and vertical alignment (TK-5).

Simple Rules

Assume positive intent Be part of the solution Recognize, value, and build on assets of self and others Teach and learn in every interaction Look for the true and useful Seek joy in learning

For the Week of September 16-20, 2013

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