AN INTERNAL STAFF E-NEWSLETTER

November, 2013

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED

Contact Pam Gamble if you know of anyone with a Teaching or Bachelor’s Degree that would be inter-ested in Substitute Teaching. We are in great need of Substitutes for Lorain City Schools and Clearview Local Schools. Interested parties may contact Pam at (440) 324-5777, ext. 1113 or go directly to www.northcoastssa.org and fill out an application.

Superintendent’s Message

Buckeye Pride A friend recently sent me the link to the Ohio State Marching Band’s halftime show from October 19 vs. Iowa (Google it!). Being a former band director and member of the BG Falcon Marching Band, I truly appreciated the efforts of the Buckeye Band as they paid tribute to Michael Jackson. One of the band’s drills included an MJ-like figure doing the Moonwalk! How cool is that? What does it take to get 200 band members moving together as one while playing a complex musical arrangement? - Thoughtful design (musical arrangement and charting of movement) - Patient teachers to instruct the students where, when and how fast to move on the field while playing the right notes. - Peer leaders to work with the band members in small groups (squads), holding them accountable for their performance. - High expectations – the public (and the band members) always expect the best from their performance. Perfection is the standard! - Practice, practice, practice! The OSU Band serves as a great example for us all as we seek to serve our students and districts at the highest level possible. As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I want to thank you for the preparation, patience, leadership and sense of pride and expectation you bring to your job everyday – just like the Buckeyes! I am very proud of all we are accom-plishing! Take time to count your many blessings not only on Thanksgiving, but each and every day! Greg

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20 THINGS TO BE GRATEFUL FOR IN OUR LIVES: 1. Your parents - For giving birth to you. Because if it wasn’t for them, there would be no you. 2. Your family – For being your closest kin in the world 3. Your friends – For being your companions in life 4. Sense of sight – For letting you see the colors of life 5. Sense of hearing - For letting you hear the trickle of rain, the voices of your loved ones, and the harmonious chords of mu-sic 6. Sense of touch - For letting you feel the texture of your clothes, the breeze of the wind, the hands of your loved ones 7. Sense of smell – For letting you smell scented candles, perfumes, and beautiful flowers in your garden 8. Sense of taste – For letting you savor the sweetness of fruits, the saltiness of seawater, the sourness of pickles, the bitter- ness of bitter gourd, and the spiciness of chilli 9. Your speech – For giving you the outlet to express yourself 10. Your heart – For pumping blood to all the parts of your body every second since you were born; for giving you the ability to feel 11. Your lungs – For letting you breathe so you can live 12. Your immune system – For fighting viruses that enter your body. For keeping you in the pink of your health so you can do the things you love. 13. Your hands – So you can type on your computer, flip the pages of books, and hold the hands of your loved ones 14. Your legs - For letting you walk, run, swim, play the sports you love, and curl up in the comfort of your seat 15. Your mind - For the ability to think, to store memories, and to create new solutions 16. Your good health – For enabling you to do what you want to do and for what you’re about to do in the future 17. Your school - For providing a environment conducive to learning and growing 18. Your teachers – For their dedication and for passing down knowledge to you 19. Tears – For helping you express your deepest emotions

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Welcome Lillian Grace, LCA'S princess!

William and Kate weren't the only ones welcoming their royal baby on July 22. Michelle Natole gave birth to Lillian Grace at 1:27am that very same day. "Lily" weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. and was 19 inches long when she was born. Michelle and her husband Matt also have a 3-yr old son, Samuel. Michelle is enjoying her maternity leave and will return to the classroom on November 8th.

LCA Middle School Students had the opportunity to go on a Black River Cruise in collaboration with the Lorain Port Authority. Students learned historical facts about the river, bridges, and lighthouse. Students were able to view wildlife and Monkey Island and the important role the Black River had in the development of Lorain County.

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Stroll Down Sensory Lane

While a heart-pumping power walk can do wonders, this month your mission is to rediscover the lost art of the stroll. What can you smell when you slow down? The fresh smell of dried leaves? A neighbor's fireplace? By giving yourself permis-sion to walk slowly, you're inviting the overall pace of your life to decel-erate so that you may savor moments — not race through

them.

Lorain County Academy Profile from Graham Henderson

Justin is in our high school class and his home district is North Ridgeville. He is in our Career Based Interven-tion Program and has been helping our school with minor technical problems that occur from time to time. A great student and a caring individual, I'm sure he will be a success story in his adult life.

WEDDING BELLS

Tori Carrier, a preschool teacher at the Early Learn-ing Center, is proud to share with us the marriage of her daughter, Alexan-dria. Alex married Michael Cyrus on October 12, 2013 in Oberlin. Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus as well as the Mother of the Bride, Tori!

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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Pam Gamble 1st Roger Sero 2nd Tanika Russell 4th Nancy Osko 8th Susan Gest 13th Caroline Richardson 15th Dawn Gibson 20th Greg Ring 24th Amy Muriello 27th Monique Rinehart 28th

Technology Tip Symbaloo: Simplify Your Life

iGoogle is shutting down and will disappear in less than two weeks! There will be over

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A few happy ESC Symbaloo users are Pam Gamble, Mary Kaminski, Vicki Barbaro and Polly Onderko. You can find an in-

structional video here: http://bit.ly/19Z5xIp.

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Gary Wishart 4th Linda Greiner 5th Vicki Coen 6th Lauren Janus 12th Judy Page 12th Justin Susanjar 12th Kevin Huff 14th Stacy Thacker 14th Anita Tucker 16th Jim Hartline 18th Dan Palisin 19th Chris Howell 20th Susan Petz 22nd Jen Derk 23rd Susan Davidson 24th Stephany Barhorst 25th Anne Hamilton 29th

H A P P Y

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My Bucket Trip—by Jill Orseno My husband and I just returned from a trip I have been waiting for years to take. It was a New Eng-land trip to see the fall foliage, and being married to a teacher, I had to wait for him to retire! We started our week off in Bar Harbor, Maine which was absolutely beautiful! We took a light house boat tour where we were told some fascinating stories of some of the homes on the shore. For instance, one of the largest homes on the island was built to persuade one young man’s fiancé to move from Europe to America to be-come his bride. She agreed to the move, but never lived in the mansion. She was a passenger on the Ti-tanic and did not survive the trip. From Bar Harbor we traveled south and stopped at Kennebunkport, ME. We saw the Bush Family Compound where you can’t receive cell service due to the secret service scram-blers. I also ate breakfast 10 feet from Stephen King! I was afraid he might be rude to me if I approached him, but I did stalk him a little bit. From there we traveled into Massachusetts where we discovered the craziest drivers. They cut eve-ryone off, never used a blinker, sped like crazy and nobody seemed to mind! Our stress levels started rising and we decided to get back to the small harbors along the shore. So we spent our last three nights in New-port, RI where we would awake to discover one or two cruise ships sitting next to the hotel shuttling hun-dreds of people ashore. Jamestown, RI was probably my favorite town after Bar Harbor. It was very quaint, yet people were very down to earth and eager to have a conversation. We hiked through their Beavertail Park and saw such picturesque scenery. This was a fantastic trip that I highly recommend. I returned to work relaxed and ready to tackle the holidays.

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