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Welcome

 Welcome back to a great new year!  Happy 2012!
 
I hope all of you had a wonderful break and enjoyed time with your friends and family. 
As we look into this next few weeks, we will be concentrating on creating success-minded students. 
We will be studying the "Habits of Mind".  These are 16 characteristics people can work on to become
Successful Thinkers.  We will first explore what a habit is and then go through the other characteristics. 
 
The 16 characteristics are:
  • Persisting
  • Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
  • Managing impulsivity
  • Gathering data through all senses
  • Listening with understanding and empathy
  • Creating, imagining, innovating
  • Thinking flexibly
  • Responding with wonderment and awe
  • Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
  • Taking responsible risks
  • Striving for accuracy
  • Finding humor
  • Questioning and posing problems
  • Thinking interdependently
  • Applying past knowledge to new situations
  • Remaining open to continuous learning
 We will also be talking with students about career choices.  What do they want to be when they grow up? 
What college do they want to attend?  And with older students, what steps do they need to take to get there? 
I will be asking students where they want to go to college.
 
Please feel to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for improvement.
 
Mrs. Sue Ann Highland
Principal
 
970-348-2100