I received the following quote last week in an email. It is amazingly true as we have all experiences the power of relationships.”In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.”

- Margaret Wheatly Leadership and the New Science

Rarely do we dedicate quality time to build and sustain our relationships that are so fundamental to our sense of purpose and value. This became extremely apparent to me as I listened to students, parents and staff during last weeks “Listening Sessions“. Making time to build relationships means we value the person over the product. With that, the product will come as the relationship becomes the inspiration and the tenacity needed for the outcome.

Things to be aware of…

The Winter Window for the CIM Writing Assessment began January 9th and runs through Feb 28th. Cathy McIntosh and our English teachers are working to assess all 11th and 12th grade students that have not met CIM. We are also administering the CIM writing assessment to 10th Grade English B classes during this window of time.

Second, The Facilities Task Force will meet again this Thursday to finalize options for the pending bond measure. Three options are emerging from the task force. I will share those options with you following Thursday’s finalization process. Next week the Nelson Survey company will be surveying the Redmond community asking their thoughts on the pending bond measure.

Events for the Week

Tuesday, January 15th

Special Note: Lucy Stancliff will go into surgery today at 10:30. Surgery will be done at Casey Eye Institute at OHSU. District Web page training for Amy Brown, Cathy McIntosh, Ben Parsons

9:00-10:00 Special Assembly with Andrea Schlesinger, Immigration and the Middle Class (English and Social Studies classes will participate in the assembly.

4th and 5th period will be classroom time for Donna

Athletics:M BBX vs W. Salem, W BBX at West Salem

Wednesday, January 16

Peter Miller will be visiting the ISC to continue is evaluation for the HD ESD. 9:30 – 11:30 Peter will be visiting with coordinators, students and staff during his visit.

2:30 MYP/DP meeting

ASVAB testing on main campus

Classroom day for Donna periods 4 and 5

Athletics: No Events

Thursday, January 17th

English and Reading teachers will be out of the building working on Curriculum mapping

Athletics:Swimming vs McKay – 4:00

Wrestling vs McKay

Friday, January 18th

I will be out of the building to attend an accountability training; Teaching and Learning Continuum at Bend District Office.

Athletics:

M BBX @ McKay

W BBX home with McKay

Things to plan for:

January 22nd, the ISC parent’s are invited to participate in a fundraising committee meeting

January 25th, Recognition Assembly – HD Hero Rita Aulie, National Merit Scholars and Amazing Improvement Awards.

February 1st, The Facilities Task Forces is sponsoring a 6 hour discussion on the bond with parents, teachers, and community. This is a work day. Teachers are invited to participate. This is voluntary. 9:00-3:00

February 8th, Second community, parent, teacher discussion and presentation on the pending bond. 9:00-3:00

Have a wonderful week.Just a thought, research shows that the number one factor that leads to learning is the relationship students have with their teachers. Something to ponder.

Donna Howard,Principal
International School of the Cascades
Redmond High School – Hartman Building
541-923-4840

Welcome to a New Year!

2008 is …the year of the Rat according to the Chinese calendar,

2008 is …the International Year of Planet Earth according to the United Nations

2008 is …the International Year of the Reef

2008 is the year of of challenges and opportunities with Beijin’s 2008 Olympic Games motto of “One World, One Dream” and Hartman’s vision of “One World, One Dream, One Future.”
On January 1st, people make New Year’s resolutions to set goals and start the year with a new focus.

Today in Hartman, during passport class, students shared their worst and best possible outcomes during this school year. At the end, they wrote down some of their ideas of what would be the best outcome for them. Here are the results. They might inspire you!

Come and join us on an evening of music. The Hartman String Ensemble has been practicing really hard. They will held their first concert of the school year 2007-2008 on November 29. They will be playing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture as well as several small ensemble pieces.

When: November 29, 2007 at 7 pm

Where: Hartman Stage

Watch them here during practice!

This is a reminder for the ISC 10th graders that they need to be meeting with their personal project   advisors this week (nov. 5-Nov. 9). They must bring their journals to the meeting.

Need help in finding information for your project? Come to the Hartman Library  and  ask Mrs. Alliende for help

Redmond High School Diversity Video Premiers

Wednesday, November 7, RHS Auditorium 6:30-8:00
Pride Leaders and parents, Video participants and families and all RSD Staff Members are invited

Wednesday, November 14, RHS Auditorium 6:30-8:00
Community Leaders and School Board Members are invited’

This video was a collaboration between Redmond School District, Local Community Leaders and Producer Keith McCormick. The premiers will include statements by those involved in the production of the video and feature a dialogue between Principal Bullock and RHS students.

Homecoming was a socially conscious event with the theme “Redmond High School Saves the Rainforest”. Events throughout the week raised money for the rainforest. The week finished with a casual dance after the varsity football game RHS vs. N. Salem on November 2nd, 2007. Students raised $6,142 for the Rainforest Alliance

Allende’s Last Speech

Audio
http://www.veryusefulwebsites.com/Audio/SA_last_speech.mp3

Text
http://www.veryusefulwebsites.com/Audio/salvador_allende.php

Special Report about Sept. 11, 1973 in Chile (in Spanish)
http://teletrece.canal13.cl/html/11chile/bombardeo/128444.html

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2q557_september-11-chile-invasion-by-us-f_politics

RHS-Hartman Campus and COCC present: “Financial Aid Night”

When: November 5, 2007 from 6:00-7:30 pm
Where: RHS-Hartman Cafeteria
What: Walk through seminar on financial aid options and application process for students pursuing postsecondary education.

In a Sparrow Project, young people do community service and fundraising activities in the process of
helping their child.  Through Sparrow Clubs, when one child is helped entire schools and communities
are helped–and youth culture is changed. This year Redmond High School and Iternational School of
the Cascades adopted  Lucy S. at their Sparrow. Lucy is very special to Hartman since she is the daughter of our beloved Spanish teacher, Steve Stancliff.
Lucy and her family were introduced to Hartman Campus students at an assembly on October 29th, 2007 

Help Lucy and her family by helping your own community.
You don’t know how to help? Here are some sites that you can visit to get you started.