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Good Morning, I hope you all dressed warmly. It will be a cold yet very beautiful week  in Central Oregon.

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to do some reading from The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life, 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) . He begins this edition with a reflective look at the importance of relationships in teaching. I would like to share a few of his comments with the thought that we have pondered the same thoughts.

“Good teachers join self, subject and students into the fabric of life.”

“Unlike many professions, teaching is always done at the dangerous intersection of personal and public life.”

“To truly teach, heart must take up the center of the work. Heart becomes the relationship that exist between the teacher and curriculum, the teacher and student, and the student and curriculum. Heart is the pulse that connects and manifest itself in purpose.”

Heart is what brings us and our students back on a daily bases. It is what keeps us working together. It is what makes us strong and exceptional. When our heart begins to fade so does our purpose and direction. Thus, heart health is vital for us to feel valued, meet our professional goals and inspire learning.

Important things for you to know:

The facilities task force is continuing to narrow the proposal for the potential bond. At this time the leading option is as follows:

• Build a new 1400 seat comprehensive high school at the Elkhorn site with core facilities for 1600 seats.
• Hartman will return to a middle school or become a K-8 school
• Build a new elementary school to replace Evergreen along with dollars for deferred maintenance.

The proposal may be changed some before it goes to the board for approval. This is the leaning at this time.

Events of this Week:

Tuesday, January 22

Success Academy meeting after school

6:30p.m. ISC parent meeting in the commons

Athletics - Freshman basketball game at 5:00

Wednesday, January 23

- Passport 3rd period – PSAT information for students

- ISC Board meeting at 5:00p.m. in Bend at COCC Board room

Athletics

Wrestling at Crook County

Thursday, January 24

- DP staff in extended essay training
- Math curriculum mapping at RHS, 11:00 to 3:00

Athletics – Swim meet with North Salem

Friday, January 25 -

- Recognition Assembly at 2:00
- Reading Curriculum mapping team meeting at the DO from 1:00 to 3:00. Neva will be representing Hartman.

Up Coming Events

-Special Staff Meeting, January 31, Superintendent Vickie Fleming’s visit with Hartman staff on the REV document
-Public Forum on Pending Bond, Feb 1 and 8, 9:00-3:00
-Parent-Teacher Conferences, Feb. 7 and 8th

-Regular Staff meeting, Feb 11, Topic Counseling and Forecasting for 2008-2009

 For a short week, this is a long email. Have a wonderful week. Know your heart.

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

Mrs. Howard wrote a letter to all ISC parents and it was sent home this week. Here is a copy for you to read.

Letter to ISC Parents Jan. 14, 2008

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 Back, I hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving and restful week. As I’ve talked with people this morning everyone seems restored and ready to focus in on the last few days of this trimester and transition to second trimester.

Events of this week:

Tuesday, November 27th
Peter Miller will be in the building to visit the facility, talk with staff and observe in ISC classrooms.  

Wednesday, November 28th
Passport Class - 2nd trimester schedules will be distributed during Passport class.

Thursday, November 29th

• Diversity Video- The Hartman and Redmond staff has been invited to a special viewing of the RHS Diversity Video at Redmond’s library from 2:35 to 3:15p.m. The video was produced to address the ethnic diversity and concerns at Redmond. It is an exceptional product and worth seeing.
• Strings Concert – 7:00 – Our Strings program will sponsor their first concert of the year this Thursday in the Commons.

Athletics
Tuesday B -Bx at Mt V.
G -Bx at Barlow
Thursday Wresting Redmond vs Oregon City
Friday B -Bx at Woodburn
G -Bx Redmond vs So Eugene

Up Coming Events

• Finals Schedule -
  December 5th Finals for classes that continue in to 2nd trimester
  December 6th Finals for classes that end 1st trimester or do not meet again until third trimester.

• Staff Meeting – December 6th – 2:35. The library will close at 2:30 pm
• Work Day – December 7th . No school for students
• Passport Class - Passport is scheduled for December 12th. We are moving Passport to December 11th Period 1. The adjustment in the schedule is being made to provide additional time for holiday events schedule.

It is good to be back.

Mrs. Howard
Principal

Events of this Week:

Tuesday, November 13: Regular schedule

• Facilities Task forces is meeting at 6:00 to discuss program needs for high schools and the new trends in high schools

• Choir Concert at Redmond 7:00-9:00

Wednesday, November 14: Regular schedule

• Passport Class - 3rd period (first 20 minutes) 

• RSD Board meeting – 5:30 at the RHS Library

• RHS Diversity Video Community Showing RHS Auditorium, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 15, Regular Schedule

• ASVAB Testing 7:30-11:30 Students sign up at Panther Career Center

• ISC Parent and Student meeting at 6:00

Friday, November 16, Regular Schedule

• Football plays at Grant

Week of November 19-23 – Thanksgiving Break – Enjoy and Restore

Have a wonderful week.

Donna Howard,
Principal International School of the Cascades
Redmond High School – Hartman Building

Monday, October 29 – Assembly Schedule
Period 1: 7:36-8:40
Period 2: 8:46-9:50
Period 3: 9:56-11:00
Lunch: 11:00-11:35
Period 4: 11:41-12:45
Period 5: 12:51-1:55
Assembly: 1:55-2:28 
The assembly will focus on introducing Sparrow to Hartman students and our Sparrow Lucy Stancliff. Leadership will present Homecoming events.
Tuesday, October 30 -
Honor Society Induction
Men’s’ Soccer vs. Bend
Women’s’ Soccer @ Bend
Wednesday, October 31 -
Passport Class – 2nd Period -first 20 minutes
Thursday, November 1
Staff meeting - Mrs. Goold’s classroom
Friday, November 2
Pep Assembly – Last 25 minutes of 5th period
Homecoming football game
Homecoming dance