Pruett's AIG Blog for IBJ

Many of you may know that AMS AIG teacher Jo Landreth Gibbs lost two of her sons to a car crash this week. In an attempt to rally community support, AMS has set up a Go Fund Me site for Jo and her surviving son, Henry.  Here's a link to this site, if you are interested:                                        https://www.gofundme.com/jo-and-henry-gibbs-fund Thanks for keeping this family in your thoughts and prayers!

If you've never had a chance to see the positive referral celebrations led by S. Cain, you're missing something! Here are some shots of K-5 students whose behavior and actions have ranked them as Super CUBS this week. Note a bunch of Safety Patrol!

How exciting to be back at Jones with a dynamic new space for AIG services! Welcome back, all! This week I'll plan with our district team and Jones teachers for services to begin next week. Many thanks to Ms. Cain for hewing out this cool new space -formerly the Volunteer Center. I look forward to seeing you all soon!

I'd be remiss if I didn't comment on this delightful sculpture left for me earlier in the year. What an interesting treat to find! Y'all have a great summer!

Here's a snap of our outgoing class!

And here's a less formal letter from me to our rising sixth graders. Best of luck in middle school, no matter where! June 2017 Dear students (and parents/supporters, too): Well, that’s about it. For your time at Jones at least. I have (for this fleeting moment at least) the distinct pleasure of working with amazing kids through several years in school. And I want you to know that I value our time together. When asked (infrequently) as to what is the value in what I do, I often respond that it has little to do with curriculum - a fancy way of saying the stuff we teach. You all have academic and intellectual gifts. You mostly ‘get’ the skills in classrooms. Our time together was a chance to go beyond a bit. But also to have a place where your gifts were valued, a place where we could talk about how to measure love, the value of penguins and poodles, and the risks of getting in duffle bags. I hope to have accomplished that. Maybe you’ll remember our time together w...

Here's the last crop of Jones Stories from fifth graders in ESG. I included all the ones that didn't try to defame me, LOL. You know who you are! Have a great summer!