So true! 🧡

This morning Sandy Hill Elementary staff organized a surprise birthday party to celebrate Principal Jon Mroz's 40th birthday! The team dressed in black and gave him all types of meaningful gifts. Check out this video of the event and happy birthday, Jon!

Powerful truth! 🙌

Congratulations to our Jenison Marching Band members - BOA Northwest Ohio Regional champions for the second year in a row!

📊Research has found that classrooms differ a great deal in quality of discussions--and those differences impact comprehension development. Please see below for examples of differences. For a self-assessment and guide to quality talk about text, see amazon.com/Quality-Talk-A…

SUCCESS is often measured by comparison to others. EXCELLENCE, on the other hand, is all about being the best we can be and maximizing our gifts, talents and abilities to perform at our highest potential. Pursue excellence today.

As promised, here is our video highlight reel of the Jenison Bands performance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade yesterday! Our full video is on FB & IG. We followed them from 7 am-10 pm & it was EPIC. It's ok to tear up, we did. Congratulations band, we are so proud of you!

🧵1/? This is a cautionary tale. Throwing out one curriculum and swapping it in for a new one is not it. Leaders....are you listening? chalkbeat.org/newyork/2023/1…

Children's brain activity looks different whether they are reading narrative or informational text--no surprise that classroom research suggests our instruction for these genres should be different too (e.g., purposes established for reading, text structures taught, ?s asked...)

#MondayMotivation #stepintherightdirection

How to keep an open mind: 1. Think like a scientist: treat your opinions as hypotheses and decisions as experiments 2. Embrace confident humility: argue like you’re right, listen like you’re wrong 3. Build a challenge network: seek out people who sharpen your reasoning

Empathy and compassion (and how we share them) are the truest forms of wisdom and understanding. We can never truly know what someone else may be going through, so best not to judge. #stepintherightdirection

A sign of emotional intelligence is refusing to let feelings dictate decisions. Feelings are electrical signals in the brain. We don't choose every sensation, but we are responsible for how we react. Emotions are rarely calls to action. They're usually cause for reflection.

The May 7, 2024 bond proposal is intended to create a single-point of entry for Jenison Sr High School. We believe this will create a secure environment for our students & community members. Check out this video featuring Brandon Graham & learn more at: jpsonline.org/bond2024

Gratitude can bring us clarity of mind and heart! It can help us to better appreciate all of the ‘gifts’ that our world has to offer! #Gratitude #FridayFeeling

The Jenison Unified PE class, fresh off a state championship for Unified basketball, hosted the Sandy Hill Unified Program this morning for a special sports clinic at the Wildcat Fieldhouse! Enjoy our favorite shots from the day and well done Unified PE!

Let’s make a difference today! #love #light #hearts #world #WednesdayWisdom

The books have arrived! I’m so proud of this collaboration with the Eric Carle organization—decodable books illustrated by one of our great children’s book artists.

The root of procrastination isn't laziness, it's anxiety. Overcome procrastination and become more productive today: