February 9, 2016

I enjoyed EdCamp St. Louis last Saturday. It's always fun to interact with passionate educators.

Head's Up

We're collecting SnackPack items until Friday, February 12th. Let's fill Mr. Poore's office!

This Saturday is Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, many school sites have teams - brave souls. Support them however you can.

If you can't participate in Polar Plunge, think about starting a team to participate in the Best Buddies Fun Walk on Saturday, April 23. Keep checking here for information. Online sign up is now live, just click the link.

The next Diversabilities planning meeting is Thursday, February 11, from 4:15 to 5:15 pm. at the BPS Student Services building. There is an exceptional group of kids taking leadership of this, but there's always room for more. Saturday, April 23, 2016 we'll be at Lawrence Plaza raising awareness and having fun.

Y'all know what February 14 is - get your loved on a nice gift. And don't let them talk to Doug Overstreet, big mistake, let me tell you.

No school for you - Monday, February 15.

February 16 - 22 is National Acts of Kindness Week. Again, shouldn't this be year round?

Monday, February 22, is World Thinking Day. Might have to give that a shot.

Make an impact on the runners in the Bentonville Half-marathon on April 2 by showing your school spirit. Great place to cheer on runners is at Tennie Russell, Sugar Creek, and Thomas Jefferson. Get your students to create a banner, or develop an interactive art or making project as runners pass by.

@bpscommunity

Last call for people who want to help create new social media guidelines for the district. Interested people should send me an email, and be prepared to meet after school for a couple of days. They will also be tasked with researching two examples of guidelines from other districts.

Shout out to Apple Glen for posting to #bpsodob! Doing something interesting with The One and Only Ivan? Send photos, etc. to bpssocialmedia@bentonvillek12.org.

Send a Valentine wish to a child at Arkansas Children's Hospital this week. Guaranteed to put a smile on two faces. https://www.giving.archildrens.org/valentine Thanks Holly Elsea at Bright Field for sending this in.

Discounted tickets for Razorback athletics can be found here.

 

It seems kind of early in the year to be thinking about Lemonade, but it's never too early to be thinking about entrepreneurship in NWA; it's in our DNA. A great, fun way to learn about entrepreneurship is through participation in Lemonade Day. The curriculum teaches the skills and habits of mind of entrepreneurs, as well as financial literacy and citizenship. Lemonade Day 2016 is scheduled for Saturday, May 7.

Grants and PD

There's always something happening at Economics Arkansas.

Ninth through 12th graders should participate in the EconChallenge. It's a free online competition.

Here's a link to the Economics Arkansas Livebinder; there's a wealth of resources here.

Thinking of continuing your education? Arkansas has two programs to help you out. The State Teacher Education Program (STEP) will pay $4,000 for teachers specializing in certain content areas and disciplines and geographic locations.
The Teacher Opportunity Program (TOP) provides reimbursement grants to teachers and administrators. http://scholarships.adhe.edu/financial-aid-for-teachers/

Video of the Week

My guess is with 2 million plus views, many of you have seen this already. Yesterday's flurries made it seem appropriate to share.



Have a great week.