The Week of December 1, 2014

Is the rain really here? This week it is!

 Welcome back to Brownell... three weeks until Winter Break.

And the end of the first semester! (December 19th) Middle Schools changed their semester schedules this year and are now following the high schools format, which leaves the first semester a few days shorter than the second.

8th graders need to be very careful with their grades. Each semester has the same weight and the final grade (which must be at least a D) is the average of the two semesters. So...

The next three weeks are make for break time for the first semester... on your mark, get set....

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W.o.W. Word of the Week! IMPLY

im·ply 

tr.v. im·plied, im·ply·ing, im·plies

1. To involve by logical necessity; entail: Life implies growth and death.

2. To express or indicate indirectly: His tone implied disapproval. 

Synonyms: suggest, hint, intimate, insinuate

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Speaking of a shortened time period… 

Don’t forget that Monday, December 1^st is an early release day—all students out at 12:00-Noon!  Teacher Staff Development at South Valley.

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For your education and viewing pleasure, here is a TED talk with a message that is spoken with authority...  

"How autism freed me to be myself"

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-Sports this WEEK-

Boys Basketball try-outs tomorrow – TIME – TBA

~Tomorrow’s GAMES~

Girls’ Basketball - Brownell vs.  Britton  @ Brownell (home)

Wrestling - Brownell vs. Britton @ Britton (away)

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That is all for now.... Mr. CL 

Week of November 17, 2014

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Welcome to the last full week before Thanksgiving Week...  Which will be vacation for the students.  I know, always a mixed blessing... 

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W.o.W. Word of the Week!

re·solve

  verb \ri-ˈzälv, -ˈzȯlv also -ˈzäv or -ˈzȯv\

: to find an answer or solution to (something)
or 
: to settle or solve (something)
or

: to make a definite and serious decision to do something
or

: to make a formal decision about something usually by a vote

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This week in SPORTS!

Wrestling this Tuesday and Thursday

Basketball - Thursday

Home games...

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Brownell will be presenting the 
School Plan for 2014-15
Thursday at 5:30 PM
in the

GUSD Board Room
We hope to see you there!

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That is all for now... the next Brownell Parent Blog will be out after Thanksgiving!  See you then! 
Mr. CL 

The Week of November 10, 2014

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Welcome back!

I hope you had/will have a nice Veterans Day and are now ready for students to get back to School.   Below is a Ted Talk video that is very well worth watching.   Veteran, Wes Moore answers the question, "How do you talk to veterans about the war?"  Very relevant, very necessary...

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2014-15 School Plan

On November 20th at 5:30 pm the three middle school Principal's will be presenting their 2014-15 School Plans to the Board of Education.  I will be presenting our Successes from last school year and our challenges and focus for this school year.  The following are the four main areas of focus that I will be discussing and answering questions from the Board.  

Four main areas of focus for the 2014-15 school year:

•Continued Common Core Training, Development, Implementation and Critique

•Governance Structure, Professional Learning Communities and Communication

•Olweus and the Bruin Bullying Prevention Program

•Customer Service

Once the plan has been presented and approved by the Board, you will be able to access  

a copy of it.  It will be posted on the District Website as well as our school Website.  

http://brownell.schoolloop.com

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Superintendent Dr. Flores has determined customer service as a goal for all schools this year. As part of our focus on customer service, Brownell will be having a series of staff development sessions for all of our staff through the school year to better serve our students and families as well as each other.   We will soon have a form that you can fill out to let us know how we are doing and the District will also be surveying our families a little later in the school year for more comprehensive information.   
  

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WoW Word of the Week!
From Dictionary.com 

obtain

[uh b-teyn] 

  1.to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: 2. to attain or reach.

Synonyms: prevail, be in force, apply, exist, be in use, be in effect, stand, hold

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Have a Great Week Everyone!  MR. CL 

The Week of November 3, 2014

Hello November!

Wasn't that rain great!


A short blog this week, I know I'm late getting it out.

Highlights:

Parent Conferences!

Monday: NO Conferences REGULAR SCHOOL SCHEDULE!

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday:  
SCHOOL OUT AT 1:39 pm  
Conferences 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm 

Friday:   NO Conferences REGULAR SCHOOL SCHEDULE!


Girls Basketball is an away game on Thursday 
Wrestling is in the Gym on Thursday

WOW of the Week!  

ex·clude

ikˈsklo͞od

verb

1. deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.

   "women had been excluded from many scientific societies"

   synonyms:

   keep out, deny access to, shut out, debar, disbar, bar, ban, prohibit,ostracized "women were excluded from many scientific societies"

   • keep (something) out of a place.

     "apply flux to exclude oxygen"
   • remove from consideration; rule out.

     "computer software is excluded from the mandatory 15-year write-off"

     synonyms:

     eliminate, rule out, preclude, foreclose;  formalexcept "the clause excluded any judicial review"

     
     

   Have a great week!  Greg CL