Weekly Bulletin for February 5, 2018

Congratulation to Timothy Clouser, Jill Jevnikar, Kaden Knake and Maggie Tim on being selected to enter the Beachwood Arts Council Juried Art Show.  See additional information below.

Learn from the past, prepare for the future, and perform in the moment.
- Mike Van Hoozer

Important Dates

February 5 - Department Chair Meeting

Congratulations to our senior Lady Wolverine
Basketball players!

February 7 - ELA Data Team

February 9 - Math Data Team

February 10 - Snow Ball

February 13 - Staff Meeting

February 16 - 19 - No School - President's Day Break

February 20 - Staff only - Professional Development

February 27 - State ACT administered to Juniors

Important Information

New Athletic Director - Please join me in welcoming Tim Skoczen as our Interim Athletic Director.  Upon West Geauga School Board approval, Tim Skoczen will assume the duties of the position beginning on Monday, February 5, 2018.  Tim’s background and experiences will be an asset to West G with the remaining winter and spring athletic seasons.  Tim is a licensed school psychologist where he spent a number of years working with students in the Waterloo, Brecksville-Broadview Heights and Independence School Districts.  While at Independence, he obtained his school administrator’s license and filled the role of athletic director for fourteen years.  He is eager to begin working with our student-athletes, families and members of the staff.  Tim can be reached at 440-729-5960 if you have questions related to athletics. 

Juried Art Show - West Geauga students have been invited to participate in the Beachwood Arts Council Juried Art Show.  The show will take place from February 11 to March 4, 2018.  An opening reception is free and open to the public on February 11th from 2:00 - 4:30 if you are able to attend.  Please join me in congratulating Ms. Nells and Mrs. Jahnke on four of their students being invited to participate.  Also, be sure to congratulate WG students Timothy Clouser, Jill Jevnikar, Kaden Knake and Maggie Tim for their skills which qualify them to be invited. Click here for more information.

Academic Support Forms - Please be sure to complete any support forms for struggling students. 

Snowball Dance - It is crazy to think that the Snowball Dance is this weekend.  Mrs. Meyer works very hard to ensure our students have a great evening and she needs your help. For those of you that have chaperoned dances in the past, it is sooo much fun.  Not only do you get to see the students all dressed up, they get to see you in an environment outside the classroom.  If you are brave, you can even join Mr. Dahlhofer and me in the gym to ensure students are making good choices on the dance floor.  Teacher volunteers will be provided with unlimited quantities of water to ensure proper hydration.  The dance will start at 8:00, but you don't have to be there until 7:45!  Please tell Stephanie you are interested today!

Learning Environment - It is important that all of you adhere to the expectations we have for our students.  Ensure school rules are being followed in the classroom.  Students are not permitted to wear hats, hoods or bring book bags to class.  If you see students are consistently violating these expectations, you need to issue suspension points. If students are reporting to class after the bell rings, issue suspension points.   It is important that we all hold the students accountable for the rules that exist in school.  It is much easier when everyone enforces the rules than just a few.  Thank you.

Invitation to Contribute - Do you have something you would like to share on this bulletin?  Have you recently discovered a successful student engagement activity that would benefit the entire staff? Are you doing something in the classroom that could benefit all of us?  Have you recently read an article that we could all grow from?  If the answer is yes, don't keep it to yourself.  Send it to me and I will be happy to post it to this site. 

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

Senioritis -- or an Opportunity for Growth?
7 Systems that Work for Outside-the-Box Learners
10 digital bell-ringer activities to kickstart class