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Hi Team, 

I hope that you all made it through this bone-chilling weekend! We had a busy weekend and I am looking forward to the week ahead. last week was an odd 3 day week but we all got through! This week is a full one! 

Staff Shoutouts

• Karen Chesser for helping a family get to a much needed appointment 
• Ashlyn for finding the time to support a student 
• Jess Egizi for being a strong student advocate 
• Deb and Sheila for working extra hard to support our PK students last week 
• Lucia, Betsy and Michele for working to make a student's first week with a plan a smashing success

News and Announcements 

• Reminder: If you are interested in coming to the BEST institute please let myself, Jess Heinz or Lucia know. 
• We will engage in our January Options Based Drill on Wednesday morning. Your script is embedded in this document linked above and below. This is the letter that will go home to families tomorrow.
• I will come over the speaker and say: 
• “Hello, this is _______.  Earlier this year we discussed what to do if you hear the word “Lockdown” over the intercom. Practicing this helps us all stay safe if something unexpected is happening at the school. We are going to practice that again now. In a moment you will hear the lockdown command and then you will practice doing it. Then, I will get on the intercom to let everybody know that the practice is over, using the words, “This is (admin name), ALL CLEAR”.
• You will then say the following:

• PreK-6

  “Remember, our first job is to get quiet and keep voices off” (voice level zero) “The second part of your job is to look at me and listen carefully for my directions.” “Remember, sometimes we will go to a special place in the classroom, shut the door and turn off the lights” “Other times, I might tell you that we are leaving the classroom.” Now we will practice going to our indoor location and staying there with our voices off for a few minutes, until we hear Mrs. G tell us that the practice is over by saying, ALL CLEAR”

Professional Resources: 

• Tips for Responding to Mid-Year Behavior---This is a quick read and filled with some great reminders! Take a peek. 
• This is a great list of webinars that have been posted through RC. This are longer deep dives but they are a great resource if that's something you're interested in: Digital Webinars

What's Happening at Berlin?

Monday	Humanity and Justice Meeting 8:15 3/4 PLC  10:40-11:40  1/2 PLC 12:15-1:15
Tuesday	5/6 PLC Meeting 9:45-10:45
Wednesday	K PLC Meeting 1:55-2:55 Drill @ 9:30  Staff Meeting at 3:15
Thursday	SST Meeting 8:15-8:45 PK Meeting 11:30
Friday

Where is Celia?

Monday	Humanity and Justice Meeting 8:15 3/4 PLC  10:40-11:40  1/2 PLC 12:15-1:15 Check in with Meagan 2:30-3:30
Tuesday	Out of the Building----WCLT Meeting
Wednesday	Check In with Lucia 9:30  Meeting with Jennifer Chambers 10:00 Principal's Meeting w/Meg 12:15 K PLC 1:50-2:50
Thursday	SST 8:15 Student Meeting 10:00  BEA Check In 10:00  Berlin PK Meeting 11:30
Friday