The Glorious Freedom of "Unlearning"

You have always heard the saying, "out of the mouth of a babe."  Children of all ages teach us new things everyday; Justin likes to show me a new and better way to do work by using technology, Jace's teen perspective is always intriguing and little Josie, my 2 year old niece, is always reminding me the importance of persistence with a cute smile (she is good at that!)  It seems as though every generation finds a better way of navigating the world, even though we older folk are quick to judge and put down their untested perceptions.  

Jennifer Mitchell shared a blog this week titled, "The Glorious Freedom of Unlearning."  The article talks about how we are all learners, and sometimes unlearning is just as important!  Even though children do not have the life experiences we have, their untrained minds allow them to see the world from a totally different view!  We can be like them if we are willing to "unlearn" and keep an open mind.   
       I encourage you to take a few minutes to read this article and hope it will inspire you as much as it did me!  Happy Unlearning!!

"You can't become who you want to be by staying who you are."    Article Link HERE 


School Notes:

Spring Calendar - You can find a link to the spring calendar HERE.  This document will be updated with a few more dates, but will hopefully help with planning for the rest of the school year. This document is also in the Teacher Resource folder in your Google Drive!

ISTEP Testing - ISTEP Testing starts today!  Below is a copy of the new ISTEP schedule and group lists for your convenience.  The schedule will be the same Monday - Wednesday this week, as we will be taking the English test.  Thursday - Monday will bring a slightly different schedule for math tests.  Monday - Wednesday we will be extending periods 1,3,5 by an average of 10 minutes or so.  Thursday - Monday, we will be starting 2nd period at 8:30 (so beginning 2nd period early) and then extending periods 3 and 5.  We will keep you up-to-date via email!  Please see Jody if you have questions.  Thank you for your flexibility during this time. 

 ISTEP Groups       ISTEP Schedule 

RISE Domain 1 & 3 - Just a reminder that Domain 1 & 3 will be due by April 30th in the SFS System.  If you filled out these domains last year, we will the information you shared with us at that time.  (You are always welcome to update and add to it!)  If you are new to Perry Central, I will be reaching out to you to see how I can help support you through this process.  This is a very important piece to your evaluation.  Looking forward to supporting you anyway I can!  

Trig-Star Testing - Mr. Linne will be giving the Trig-Star exam this Wednesday during 1st period!  Good luck to our students!

Interviews - All juniors and seniors participating in the Work Ethic Certification will be participating in interviews this Thursday and Friday.  Mike Bishop has arranged for 15 individuals from our community to come in and provide students with this first hand experience!  Some students will be interviewing for internships they will participate in their senior year!  Good luck to all of our students!

Important Dates:

Monday, April 23 - First day of ISTEP/ Varsity Golf @ Tell City 4:30 p.m./ Varsity Softball vs. Paoli 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 24 - Varsity Baseball @ Paoli 4:30 p.m./ Varsity Track @ Northeast Dubois 4:30 p.m./ Southern Hills Writing Awards Ceremony  6:00 p.m. @ EUCC Church

Wednesday, April 25 - Band Banquet  6:30 p.m./ Varsity Softball vs. Cannelton 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 26 - Junior Interviews, Varsity Golf @ Lucas Oil, Boys Track @ Home 4:30 p.m./ Girls Track @ Southridge Invitational 5:30 p.m./ Parent Safety Meeting - Alan Malone & Mary Roberson - 6:00 p.m.

Friday, April 27 - Juniors Interviews/ Varsity Softball @ Tell City 5:00 p.m./ Varsity Baseball @ Wood Memorial 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 29 - Captain Club Top 10 Banquet @ Patio 1:00 p.m.