Monday

No School PD Day @ Montrose

JHBB and VB vs. Bronaugh

JVFB @ Pleasant Hope

Tuesday

JHBB and VB @ NEVC

Wednesday

ASVAB 8:30-11:30

Thursday

JHBB and VB @ Hume

Friday

JHBB vs Miami

FB vs. Diamond

I encourage you to make as many connections as possible and learn from your colleagues. We cannot expect our students to be learners if we aren't willing to learn. If you are looking for an easy way to share resources, I would suggest setting up a shared drive or folder where each school could store information, activities, or other resources.

September is a wrap. One whole month down, only a few to go. Hopefully, everyone is getting settled in and starting to get into a routine. Once again, you all have continued to amaze me with the work you do every day. Many of you go above and beyond for our students daily, which inspires me.

One of my favorite things to see in our school is how excited our students are to talk to and see all of our staff when each school day begins. They are genuinely happy to be at school and excited to see each of you. I love seeing each of you greet our students every morning and take the time to learn about their weekends. I encourage you to continue positively influencing our students every day and in every interaction.

I want to take a moment this week and encourage you all to find ways to better yourselves personally and professionally. Throughout the school year, we can often find ourselves getting caught up in the daily grind and forgetting to take some time for ourselves. We expect our students to be learners but often fail to push ourselves to continue learning. Maybe you want to learn some new classroom management tools, learn new ways to engage your students, start a club, or take on some leadership roles within the school. No matter your professional goal, I want to find ways to help you. Professional development opportunities are everywhere. Please let me know if I can help you meet a professional goal.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I took this job. I was worried about starting in a new school and a new role. I can, without a doubt, say that this has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The team we have here in Sheldon is unbelievable. As we begin this week, let us unite and lift each other and our students up.

As always, if there is anything I can ever do to help, please let me know.

Mrs. Smith might be straight out of a Dr. Seuss book. I mean that in the nicest way possible. She wears as many hats as anyone in the building and manages to do so exceptionally well. Juggling more duties than I can list. There don't seem to be too many questions that she doesn't know the answer to or can help find it quickly. I know in my short time here that the school would not run as smoothly as it does without her.

I thank her for everything she does for our school every day.

A new house system has been implemented in the Junior High. This is a system that I believe would be wonderful to expand throughout the school next year. Mrs. Young began this system, and I genuinely believe it has the potential to be a unique and rewarding opportunity for our students. Please contact her if you have any questions or want to get involved! For those who want to know more, below is her system description.

6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students at Sheldon have begun a House System to add a little fun to their school day. Each student has been assigned to one of four Houses: House Altruismo (black), House Amistad (red), House Isibindi (green), and House Reveur (blue). Students will join their houses daily in their 8th-hour class, where they will receive house challenges, mentorship, and a family atmosphere. Students will work throughout the school day to earn points for their house through classwork and other random challenges created by the staff. The house with the most points at the end of the school year will win this year’s bragging rights and join in a celebration in their honor. Students have already been challenged to a house color war! Students are encouraged to come to school wearing as much of their house color as possible on Tuesday, October 4th, to show their house pride!

"How can we make things better? How can you make a positive change?"

I challenge you this week to find a way to make a positive change in your classroom or the school as a whole. Maybe it is simply greeting every student that you see. Perhaps it is taking a moment to teach your students some manners or getting to know students that might typically slip under your radar. Maybe you wish to start a club or help another organization. No matter what you decide to do, I hope you will take a moment and find a way to make a positive change to our already outstanding school.