Curriculum Night Oct. 6, Inquiry into Inquiry Oct. 9, Growing into Inquiry Oct. 15

1. Looking forward to our mutual exploration of the first ever SLP Pre-K Curriculum Night, 6:30-8, Central Gym this upcoming Tuesday, Oct. 6! I understand we are competing against the Fire Station Open House so we'll hope to see some parents try to cram this in, too.

2. Inquiry into Inquiry, Part Trois, begins on this Friday, Oct. 9, 12:30-2:30, Central room 217. Please let me know if you will NOT be able to attend. I hope you will refer back to the Calendar of Events posted earlier in September and mark your calendars for the other Inquiry into Inquiry Fridays.

3. Growing into Inquiry, the new staff development opportunity for all group leaders and assistants, begins on Thursday, Oct. 15, 1:30-2:30, Central room 217. Please let Lisa Campbell know if you plan to attend. Teachers, I would like to encourage you to encourage your assistants to attend and make it easy for them to do so if they are in class with you during that time by perhaps asking a parent to help out or adjusting your day so they can be gone for this hour.

Essential Agreements

The following are our Essential Agreements as discussed at the SLP Pre-K Back to School Workshop on Thursday, August 27.

We will all adopt an Inquiry stance.
We will communicate back to families about the work we do in our classrooms.
We will work to raise achievement for all students.
We will work to eliminate the predictability of who will do well and who will not.
We will document the children’s progress and our process in supporting that progress.
We will engage in staff development opportunities.
We will provide data and documentation that supports what we are doing is making a difference in student achievement.

At the workshop, we also spent some time discussing the difference between compliance and committment. I am looking for everyone to make a commitment to honoring these essential agreements. Please post a comment to that effect on this blog no later than Friday, September 11.

Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the children and families in St. Louis Park.