The Bobcat Roar

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New Month...New Goals...Set 'em High...Knock 'em Down! This is a brief chant that I say with our leaders at the start of each month. This chant ties into the learner profile that we will focus on this month on being Reflective. IBO.org defines reflective as "We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development." Leaders have been asked to reflect on their first semester and think about their strengths and weaknesses in their academics. Our leaders will be setting their new goal for the month and creating an action plan to knock their goal down!

Thank you families for sending us your very best and choosing LPLS!

Paws Up!

-Principal Muñoz

¡Gracias familias por enviarnos lo mejor y elegir LPLS!

#patasarriba

-Directora Muñoz

Our leaders have many opportunities to work collaboratively in small groups and with partners. This provides leaders with the chance to learn what it's like to have to work with a team to accomplish a goal. Sometimes our teachers create challenging activities where working together with peers helps students be Open-Minded and Thinkers to be successful. And, sometimes working together is just fun!

Before we left for the Thanksgiving Break, our middles school students had the opportunity to do just that...work together to be Open-Minded, practice being Communicators, have FUN, and reach a goal. Students were provided with different challenges that ranged from naming a vegetable for every letter of the alphabet and identifying all the states in our country. Our leaders were able to enjoy a well-deserved brain break, learn the rules to new games, and work together as a team. Great job, Bobcat leaders!

One question that we ask our leaders here at Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is: What Makes You Say That? When a teacher asks a student that question, it's because we want to know what our leaders are thinking. We are curious about their responses and want them to know that when they provide an answer, they have put a lot of brain work into that answer. What makes you say that? might sound like a simple question but it is actually quite complex. That one simple question requires that our leaders stop and be Reflective of what they are saying. This helps them to process what they're thinking a little better.

This week, I found several examples of how teachers are asking our leaders to really think about their thinking and to provide justification and reasons for their responses. See the examples below of how 4th graders used their Math study sheets to help explain their thinking and how 1st graders used text evidence from the story they were reading to support their thoughts. We hope you also take time to ask your child: What makes you say that?

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Llámenos: (210) 898-4210 o visite nuestra página: https://laspalmas.eisd.net/

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Trabajadora Social

Email: lisa.nieves@eisd.net
Phone: 210-802-5825

Consejera escolar

Email: mgauna@eisd.net
Phone: 210-802-9928