12/18-12/22

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Monday December 18th-
Day 5-
Candy Cane Day- wear red and white
Holiday Chorus Assembly @ 1:30 PM
5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball

Out of Building-None

Tuesday December 19th-
Day 6-
Holiday Hat Day- Santa/Elf hat, reindeer antlers, or any  holiday head gear you find or celebrate
Kids in the Kitchen- 3rd Grade

Out of Building-Jennings (Half Day PM)

Wednesday December 20th-
Day 1-
Grinch Day- wear green
Cheerleading

Out of Building-Behrmann (Full Day)

Thursday December 21st-
Day 2-
Jingle into Winter Break- wear something that jingles
5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball

Out of Building-Behrmann (Full Day), Groff (Full Day), Paup (Half Day PM), Shearer (Half Day PM)

Friday December 22nd-
Day 3-
Ugly Sweater Day- wear your most festive sweater/shirt.... the uglier the better....get creative!

Out of Building-Kurtzman (Full Day), Riedel (Full Day)

Dear Family, Friends, Students, Faculty and Staff of Clearview Elementary:

Here at Clearview, we pride ourselves on connecting with and getting to know each other, our students, and out stakeholders on a personal level. This enables each staff member to personalize student learning and meet the educational needs of each and every student. I know without a doubt that we at CV believe in strong relationships, built on trust between student, teacher, and administration and that together we can lead the way to significant student learning!

As principal, I will continue to work diligently with parents and faculty to foster an atmosphere that promotes a learning community characterized by child centered instruction and decisions, academic excellence, trust, respect, community involvement, excellent communications, and recognition of both student and staff achievement. I am committed to working in collaboration with you to continue to develop and implement this shared mission, Real Learning for Real Life. Working together as a team we will move forward in our mission to create a nurturing, disciplined, and challenging environment in which all students can learn at optimum levels and become responsible members of society.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve Clearview Elementary and its community. I look forward to our days and years to come.

Happy Holidays to you and your family and friends,

Teri L. Key

12/11-12/15

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Monday December 11th-
Day 6-
Grade 6 Team Meeting
5th/6th Grade Girls Cheerleading @ 3:30PM

Out of Building-Eppley (Half Day PM), Johnson(Full Day), Knepp (Full Day), Norton (Full Day)

Tuesday December 12th-
Day 1-
Christmas Breakfast 8AM
5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball @ 3:30PM
Holiday Chorus Concert @ HS @ 7PM

Out of Building- Atkinson (Half Day PM)

Wednesday December 13th-
Day 2-
Faculty Meeting (Agenda-Check Google Classroom on Monday 12/11)
Candle Fundraiser Pick-Up
5th/6th Grade Girls Cheerleading @ 3:30PM
4/5/6 Welcome Wagon Christmas @ 3:30PM (by invitation)

Out of Building-Flaharty (Full Day)

Thursday December 14th-
Day 3-
PRIDE Team Meeting
5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball @ 3:30PM
Good News Club @ 3:30PM
Thinking Thursday @ 6PM

Out of Building-Paup (Half Day PM)

Friday December 15th-
Day 4-
AM/PM Kindergarten Holiday Extravaganza Program
VFW Patriot Penn Award

Out of Building-Flaharty (Full Day)

PLC in PRINT

Show and Tell

A Video Column

by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

(Education Leadership. October 2017. Vol. 75. No.2. p. 83-84.)

Apprenticing Students into a Way of Thinking

Three strategies can help students become future-proof problem-solvers.

"...When students become problem-solvers, they become future-proof. We see this as much more than future-ready. Future-proof students know how to learn, and they know what they still need to learn. They also know they'll be faced with a variety of challenges and that they'll need to rally resources and figure out ways to meet those challenges. Over time, and with practice, they will become quicker at problem-solving to the point that it will become a skill they own and can transfer across time and space. That's when we are rewarded.

     But hope isn't a plan. We cannot simply hope that students become problem-solvers; we need to offer intentional and targeted instruction that builds their skills. Learners need teachers to guide their strategic thinking - which is much more purposeful, slow, and conscientious than everyday thinking - so that this mode of thinking becomes enshrined as habit."

WATCH the Video...notice the blended learning classroom...and read the complete article:

https://goo.gl/9NqHSv

12/4-12/8

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Monday December 4th-
Day 1
Holiday Shop Begins
Family Night @ Holiday Shop-6P-8P
School Board Meeting @ E.C. @ 7PM

Out of Building-None

Tuesday December 5th-
Day 2
TANK Meeting
Holiday Shop Continues
5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball begins

Out of Building-None

Wednesday December 6th-
Day 3
Holiday Shop Continues
Sparkle/Neon Day-You may wear jeans

Out of Building- Groff (Full Day)

Thursday December 7th-
Day 4
Holiday Shop Final Day
5th/6th Grade Boys Basketball

Out of Building-Godfrey (Half Day AM)

Friday December 8th-
Day 5-
Brynes Health Education Center (LGI) - Grade 6
Mini-Thon Zumba @ JH from 7P-9P

Out of Building-None

PLC in PRINT

"Being a genius is different than merely being supersmart. Smart people are a dime a dozen, and many of them don’t amount to much. What matters is creativity, the ability to apply imagination to almost any situation."

A direct quote from Time Magazine, November 16, 2017 edition, did it spark your curiosity to read more? A most interesting read that I encourage each of you to take but just 5-10 minutes to engage and reflect how it applies to those challenges within your own classroom and think of how a blended learning environment might just change those challenges. 

http://time.com/5027069/what-makes-a-genius/