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Insights from the AP: Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences. With the Thanksgiving holiday break just around the corner, we cannot overlook the valuable opportunities for dialogue that next week's parent-teacher conferences provide. There is a significant body of research. Here is a sampling of good questions to ask at a parent-teacher conference:. How would you describe my child's work habits?
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Insights from the AP: Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom. Team Tigers Gaga Ball. The excitement and energy of cheering on the sidelines at school basketball games, dancing and singing with my friends at the "Lighted School House" (like Pdale's "Friday Night Live"), and the lasting impact of participating in Operation Snowflake. There are so many benefits. Student Council hard at work! And the chance ...
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Insights from the AP: Teaching Empathy
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Thursday, December 1, 2016. Blogs about some of the ways we do this specifically around the holidays at the middle school, and Mr. Vandercar. Explains how this is done at the elementary school. But what do we do the rest of the year, when the holidays are not upon us? One of the Illinois Social-Emotional Learning Standards that enables students to support others is Standard 2A. The benefits of teaching empathy.
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Insights from the AP: New Devices = New Learning Opportunities This Holiday Season
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Thursday, December 15, 2016. New Devices = New Learning Opportunities This Holiday Season. As the holidays approach, most of us look forward to spending quality time with our loved ones, a break from school/work, and time to reflect and celebrate another year gone by. For many, gifts are exchanged in conjunction with the holiday season, which may mean new electronic devices for some. Under the "Information" ta...
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Insights from the AP: The Library: The Heart of Our Schools
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The Library: The Heart of Our Schools. Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future." -Ray Bradbury. Our district's head librarian, has created a welcoming library environment at both the. Ms Music and Mrs. Steinmetz. Popular book series and award books, like those from the Rebecca Caudill. List, are also highlighted on prominent displays to generate interest.
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Insights from the AP: Building a Healthy Community Together
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Building a Healthy Community Together. This week I had the opportunity to attend the annual Red Ribbon Week. Breakfast at Lyons Township High School. While Red Ribbon Week is traditionally a campaign related to being drug free, the Red Ribbon Week breakfast at LT expanded its focus to living a healthy life in general. Red Ribbon Week Poster at PMS. Relate to school refusal, dealing...
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Insights from the AP: A Work in Progress
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Thursday, November 10, 2016. A Work in Progress. An artist never really finishes his work; he merely abandons it." -Paul Valéry. This past Wednesday night, we held our second District 107 Future Planning Committee meeting. Do we articulate what we hope the students will be able to do upon entering into high school due to our thoughtful efforts and preparations? 8th Graders "Voting" in Our Mock Election. In ref...
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Insights from the AP: December 2016
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Thursday, December 15, 2016. New Devices = New Learning Opportunities This Holiday Season. As the holidays approach, most of us look forward to spending quality time with our loved ones, a break from school/work, and time to reflect and celebrate another year gone by. For many, gifts are exchanged in conjunction with the holiday season, which may mean new electronic devices for some. Under the "Information" ta...
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Insights from the AP: September 2016
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Digging Deeper into Mathematics. Every year, the Pleasantdale District 107 staff members strive to improve their teaching and assessment practices. This year, a major curricular focus for the district is mathematics teaching and learning. Math teachers of grades K-8, as well as some district administrators, are participating in the Metro Chicago Math Initiative. At the elementary...
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Insights from the AP: November 2016
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Insights from the AP. Thoughts from Meg Knapik, Pleasantdale Middle School Assistant Principal. Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Making the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences. With the Thanksgiving holiday break just around the corner, we cannot overlook the valuable opportunities for dialogue that next week's parent-teacher conferences provide. There is a significant body of research. Here is a sampling of good questions to ask at a parent-teacher conference:. How would you describe my child's work habits?
