ISY Elementary Blog Day by Day Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal March 5, 2021 We have now been teaching and learning online a couple of weeks short of a year. We have learned, adapted and our practices have improved a lot. We are better teachers and students...
ISY Elementary Blog Manners still make the world go round Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal February 26, 2021 Every now and then I join a class meeting to chat with students who who have recognized by teachers as consistently using one of our ISY Learner...
ISY Elementary Blog Our Children Tell Us What They Need Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal February 19, 2021 The bright spot of my week was listening to a panel of students give my colleagues and I advice on how we can best meet their needs. On Monday, eight...
ISY Elementary Blog Breadth over Depth for Our Youngest Students Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal February 11, 2020 Over the last two weeks, our Early Elementary team has been working with Dr. Linda Henke. Dr. Henke has a wealth of experience in many school...
ISY Elementary Blog Controlling what we can control Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal February 5, 2020 Even in the context of 2020-2021, this week has been a particularly challenging and unsettling one. But we got through it. We got through the week by...
