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Weekly Message | June 14 2021 | We Made It!

We made it! You made it! This year has been an incredible collective and individual lift.

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Weekly Message | I Got this! | May 18, 2021

Amy Bockerstette made history as she became the first person with Down syndrome to...

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Weekly Message | May 3-7 2021 | You Make the World More Beautiful!

When Miss Rumphius (by Barbara Cooney) prompts us all to "Do Something to Make the World More Beautiful," some of us follow her ways and...

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Weekly Message | April 12th 2021 | Celebrating Autism Awareness Month

How are you Celebrating Autism Awareness Month? There are so many ways to celebrate our incredible students.

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Weekly Message | March 15th - 19th | Sharing in the Work!

This past week alone, we have had the opportunity to see three groups of professionals in our Student Services Department sharing their passion, expertise and collective experiences with...

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Weekly Message | March 1st - 5th | THANK YOU Classified Colleagues!

Thank you to all of our classified employees! And welcoming our kindergartners and first graders to Hybrid!

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Weekly Message | Feb 22nd- 26th | Continuing our Journey

"We have Movement!" - Shelley Moore. Leave it to Shelley Moore with her 5 Moore Minutes to remind us that...

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Weekly Message | Feb 1st- 5th | Stronger Together

This past week we had a fantastic group of learning specialists from across our 9 primary schools come together to discuss...

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Weekly Message | Jan 25th - 29th | Hold onto your Bucket!

Where is your gratitude bucket!? Have you made one? Have you framed one? Is it in a file? A picture?

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Weekly Message | Jan 19-22 2021 | Innovation

Innovation is such a beautiful thing. This Weekly Message is going to share three examples of the incredible work that you are doing.

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Weekly Message | Jan 4-8 2021 | HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome back! We have been thinking about all of you over this break and wishing everyone has had some opportunities for rest and recovery.

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Weekly Message | Dec 14-18 | Rest, Recovery and Staying "Fit" in a Pandemic

This weekend I was able to listen to a new episode of Brene Brown’s podcast, Unlocking Us. It brought me back all the way to...

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Weekly Message | Dec 8-12 | Thinking about ESY

Finding an apples to apples comparison can look a bit different in a global pandemic when the context of school shifted for all students.

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Weekly Message | Nov 30-Dec 4 | December!

Please remember during this fast paced month to take care of yourself.

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Weekly Message | Nov 23-27 | Gratitude

YOU are incredible. Your hard work is seen and felt by so many.

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Weekly Message | Nov 16-20 | The Power of Connection

In the time of COVID and distance learning, we are finding ourselves partnering with families in new ways.

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Weekly Message | Nov 9-13 | Creating Inclusive Cultures

Wow! I would like to introduce you to Melynda Knowles, paraeducator, and Bonich Meister, learning specialist. They are part of the dynamic team at Boeckman Creek Primary School.

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Weekly Message | Nov 2-6 | Centering in Care and Connection

As we continue living into our District's goal of care and connection, we know there are moments in time that this journey is amplified in need and magnitude.

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Weekly Message | Oct 26-30 | Supporting Student Voice and Choice

Grace has always loved nature along with the creatures that live in it. As the Youth Transition Program (YTP) Specialist for the Wilsonville High School and Arts and Technology High School, Carol Davis first met Grace Martin as a Freshman.

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Weekly Message | Oct 19-23 | Stepping Into LII!

Here we go! We are stepping into this work! As a district we are learning how to lean into Limited In Person Instruction.

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Weekly Message | Oct 12-16 | Zooming!

Zoom is adapting to meet the needs of students and educators! They have add a couple of new features and we want to share them with you.

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Weekly Message | Oct 5- 9th | YOU are Doing Incredible Work!

Wow! I had the opportunity to join Ms. Amber Brown’s 5th grade classroom from Boones Ferry Primary School yesterday for their morning meeting. It was just what I needed . . . to see kids . . . and feel why we do this work.

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Weekly Message | Sept 28th-Oct 2 | How do we Motivate Students!?

A recent article in the Edutopia highlights the power of choices for engaging students. While we have thought about student engagement for decades in the classroom, across the country educators shared the new challenges of creating virtual environments that facilitated student engagement.

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Weekly Message | September 21st - 25th | Pausing Time to Celebrate

Time keeps moving and sometimes with a perceivable speed or momentum, as often happens as the school year flows forward with a force of energy and excitement.

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Tuesday Message | September, 15 2020

As so many of our community members, family, and students are impacted by the wildfires there is a feeling of the compounding impact of this year.

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