It is hard to believe we have finished another school year! If you are like me, you are excited to see the end come but at the same time will miss many of the smiling faces in your classrooms as you have built strong relationships over the last 180 days. Brittany Harth shared an article with me this week. It was a reminder about the importance of understanding the stresses our students face daily and the power of a meaningful relationship. One of my favorite parts of the article reminds us how we sometimes expect so much out of our students. They sit in classes 7 hours a day and many work or play sports through the evening or go back to homes full of other stresses, like wondering where they are going to get their next meal. While we still want to encourage students to do their best, we cannot forget that they are human, just like us, and exhibit the same emotions and struggles that many of us face daily. Taking time to learn about students can be one of the most valuable investments you make in their learning, as we are reminded that students cannot learn until all their needs are met.
This week, Abbie Brockman shared a story about a student in her STEAM class. This young lady wanted to learn how to sew, but she needed a sewing machine. Another student (older) in the class brought in one from home and gave it to this young lady. This seems like a small act of kindness, but Abbie talked about how it was life changing for the girl. Abbie could see the how that small investment gave this student hope as she realized that people really do care. Her attitude changed towards others and the class. She suddenly wanted to work hard to be successful.
Luckily, there are many stories just like this at Perry Central. We are fortunate to have such kind teachers, students and community members. I encourage you to read the article below as we continue to work together to empower our students and meet their ever changing needs.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/high-school-kids-are-not-all-right
Important Information:
Locker Clean Out: Locker Clean Out will be Monday, May 21st at the following times:
12th Grade – Last 15 minutes 1st
period
11th Grade – First 15 minutes of 2nd
period
10th Grade – Last 15 minutes of 2nd
period
9th Grade – First 15 minutes of 3rd
period
7th Grade – Last 15 minutes of 3rd
period
8th Grade – First 15 minutes of 4th
period
Scheduling: Lou Ann and I will be calling out students by last name to answer questions about schedules, starting on Monday. We will try to keep the interruptions at a minimum. If you have students working on a project or testing and they cannot leave during that time, we will catch the student later. Thank you!
Computer Pick-Up: Computer pick-up will begin on Tuesday for seniors and will continue throughout the week. If you have finals that require computers, that is okay. Students will be encouraged to turn in their computers after their last final. Please remind students this week they need to bring their computer and chargers to school! Here is a rough schedule: (we will be making announcements)
Seniors: Tuesday 6th & 7th periods
7-12: Thursday 6th & 7th periods (after last final)
Teachers: We will pick your computers up at the end of teacher day on Friday. Remember to back up all of your documents to a hard drive or H: Drive. We are hopeful to have computers re-imaged by the first or second week of June if you need one for the summer.
Seniors: Monday and Tuesday will be the final days for seniors to be in your classrooms. Wednesday, they will be going to Holiday World for their senior class trip and Thursday is graduation practice. On Wednesday at 9:30, we will have our Senior Walk-Through. Seniors will begin in the elementary and work their way up through the high school. We will hold bells at the end of 2nd period until all of the students make it through the halls. We will announce when we are going to start. We would ask that all classrooms come out to the halls and wish our graduates well.
End of Year Notes: Please make sure all of the following are completed by the end of the day on Friday:
- Dual Credit Grades uploaded in Ivy Tech website. Also, please make a copy of the grade rosters and turn them into Mrs. Backer so we can update transcripts
- Make sure all of your grades are finalized and correct in Skyward. Please also make sure you do not have any incompletes.
- Please make sure you take inventory of any textbooks you may have given students. Textbooks should please be stored in your classroom for the summer.
- Leave your laptop in the tech room before you leave!
Hope you have a GREAT summer!! Enjoy your time off - you deserve it!
Important Dates:
Monday, May 21 - Varsity Baseball @ Heritage Hills 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23 - Seniors to Holiday World/ Finals for students in periods 2,4,5,6/ Baseball Sectional @ Tell City - PC vs. Mater Dei @ 5:30 p.m. / Softball Sectional @ Forest Park PC will play the winner of Tell City/Tecumseh at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 24 - Finals for students in periods 1,3,5,7!
Friday, May 25 - Retirement Breakfast @ 8:00 a.m./ Teacher Last Day
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