Yesterday, October 10, 2006, there was a federal summit on school safety...I tell students that schools are still the safest places for them to be...and I really believe that on many levels (and I think statistics might back me up on this)...but, I do think that there are things we can do better here to make every child feel safe...I'm wondering, how can we begin the conversations needed? I was thinking that maybe we ought devote some structured time to talking with the students here about their ideas about what makes a school a safe place to be--I bet they have tons of ideas...I also think that building a trusting community where students talk with teachers and administrators about what they see and hear is very important...note to self--talk with some staff members about putting together a contact activity devoted to school safety issues...wow, my to do list keeps getting bigger...it's hard to have so many ideas and so little time in the day.
To Do Lists
No kidding!
get purchase order for OFEA chapter and mail on time
write OFEA bylaws
make plans for students to elect officers
plan fundraising event with steffen (but see principal about idea first)
make children's book project description, get materials and get started
make classroom contacts for reading students to go with children's books
make school stories curriculum unit and set up teachers for student interns
write grant to partnership for TA events
create and send out to elementary schools the Thanksgiving Poster contest forms
fundraise for Thanksgiving
supervise 365 days project with reading students
supervise table decoration project
supervise placemat project
get quote on Thanksgiving meal prices
finish class newsletters
send out good news cards
work collins writing steps into curriculum and document
complete health/safety on-line by December 1st
turn in union forms
set up a date for union rep to talk to TA students
get oobleck materials
straighten-up and organize classroom
make a sneech machine
up-date web-site
up-date progressbook

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breath and smile.