Celtic Courier: Week of Jan. 26-30, 2015

"Vision to See, Faith to Believe, Courage to Do"

Dear Staff,

We hope you are having a good weekend with your families.  What an exciting weekend for Columbus! Whether it was the National Championship celebration yesterday or the NHL All-Star Weekend, Columbus was at the center stage! We hope you had fun whether it was at home with your family or enjoying some of the big stage events.

This week we say goodbye to Terri Hazucha, retiring effective Jan. 30.  Terri has been our assistant trainer since Jerome opened, and we will miss her.  Terri has had a positive effect on so many Jerome students and families, and we are better people for having known Terri. Samantha Johnson will serve as her replacement until the end of this year.  We welcome back Samantha who was with us previously as a intern trainer.

We also welcome back School Nurse Alicia Plymale from maternity leave!

So proud of our very own Pat Murphy, on the ice at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition!  Great seeing you on TV, Murph! Thanks for representing us so well!

Jan. 30 will be Terri Hazucha's last day at Jerome.  Terri has been at Jerome since Day 1 and we wish her well in her retirement.  Please join us in wishing Terri a fond farewell.  We will miss you, Terri!

This weekend our Band, Choir and Orchestra students competed in OMEA solo and ensemble contest in Reynoldsburg.  Much thanks to Micah, Brian, Jeanne and Michelle for providing this opportunity to our students.  Our students are amazing!

Congrats to Boys BB who won on Friday and Saturday to up their record to 14-0!  They are rated 5th in the State!  Congrats to Jamie Pearson and his entire coaching staff!  Go Celtics!

This Week--

I had a very good initial discussion with my PAC regarding cheating at Jerome and provided them afterwards with the same survey on cheating that we provided you on Friday.  This is an important topic for all of us, and at some point, I will also engage our PTO and parents.  When we see results from students and staff, we will continue to collaborate with you on these results and possible steps we can take to discourage cheating at Jerome.

As we move forward in getting better every day, continue to explore research on effective instruction.

Monday:  TI Retreat

Tuesday: Parent Breakfast in Guidance 7 AM; Girls BB Pink-out for Breast Cancer Awareness

Wednesday: Working Wednesday; Please continue to come together as a same-subject team on the 4 questions, especially on the classroom interventions that your entire team is enacting to focus on learning by providing students who do not learn it the first time extra time and support.  What is the quality of the work that we are asking students to do?

Friday: All Club and Organization photos taken throughout the school day.  Please be sure and excuse students who have group photos as this is their opportunity to be in the Yearbook.

Also, Mock Trial competes at the Franklin County Courthouse.  Thanks Erin Bentley for providing this opportunity to our students!

Looking ahead--

Feb. 3: Pep Rally adjusted bell schedule for Winter Sports pep rally. Also Parent-Teacher Conferences 3 - 6 :30 PM.  Please take time now to invite the parents of any student who earned a D or F for first semester or has one presently.

Feb. 4: Working Wednesday; Scheduling starts; College Signing Day

Feb. 5: Department Chair Meeting; Also Curriculum Night for Incoming 8th graders.  All departments should have a representative and a display in the cafeteria.  If you are presenting, Kay has provided the presentation to you for updating.

Feb. 7: Sweetheart Dance

Feb. 10: State of the Schools Program 7 PM at Rec Center

Feb. 11: Staff meeting

Feb. 16: No School

Feb. 18: Working Wednesday; Freshmen and Sophomore Testing Assembly second period. Staff does not need to attend.  Please use this time for collaboration.

Have a wonderful week on our Celtic Energy Bus where Growth Mindsets prevail!

Cathy