October 10, 2019
Shout out to Kara for coordinating the FANTASTIC lunch!! Also, to Armida for filling and delivering the VIP Room Service bags! THANK YOU!!!
Great turn out for conferences! WOW! You all did AMAZING!!!! Lots of positives from families!😊
NUTS-n-BOLTS
1. Tomorrow I know we will be tired from a very busy day. With that being said, I know the work we engage in with Jeff Kalles around PBIS will be well worth our time (8:30 start time in the library, 11:30 lunch on site, 3:30 end time). The continuous work around consistency, expectations, understanding behaviors will strengthen our tool kits. It is inevitable that throughout your day working with students TIME WILL BE SPENT ON BEHAVIOR. That's not going away. It's how you want to spend your time and how much time you will get back by front loading with building relationships and understanding the 'why' behind behaviors.
2. The hallways are slipping a little bit. Slipping meaning students walking on both sides of hallways, loud yelling at times, pushing. PLEASE be in the hallway during passing times. This was a commitment we agreed to adhere to. I will revisit this on GNN.
3. Carina and I have Secondary Principals' PD on Monday from 1:00-4:00. If anyone wants to help with supervision by the buses and the crosswalk after school I would LOVE to buy you your choice of drink...that is allowable in school, of course😁. Send me an email and let me know if you are interested.
4. Please let me know how many of your families showed up for conferences. Any feedback from them on how conferences were scheduled, etc? I think looking at how we do conferences will always be a work in progress to meet the most needs we can.
5. This coming Wednesday the 7th and 8th grade football teams play Pioneer at Borleske. In between those games, we are going to have a BBQ for both schools. Mike Kay will be BBQing hot dogs, hamburgers we'll have chips and potato salad. Just a fun way to include families and enjoy the end of season. Carina, Chad and I will be circulating between football, volleyball and soccer. Notification will be sent home to inform families.
6. Friday, October 18th to be a part of the Care and Share Food Drive, fall sport athletes will be invited to walk an assigned area with coaches and admin to deliver the orange bags. We will do this from 8:00-8:45. If any of you are interested in walking and taking part, you are welcome to join us! Students will be able to wear their sports jersey one last time. :) Let me know if you are interested. We will meet in front of the school at 8:00.
7. Many students have asked about the end-of-the-quarter activity day. As of right now, there isn't one. 😨 In listening to feedback from previous admin and some teachers, it just didn't go well. Carina and I are open to suggestions. Our stance is we just don't want to give up academic time when time is precious! If you have ideas, please share.
FYI
Sharing iReady data with you. This is an assessment that can be used and dis aggregated several ways. This is a view of our school in both reading and math. As you look at it, please use the lens of your content. I may not 'teach' reading or math. However, students do read and may do mathematical computation within my content area. Where are we strong? Where are our stretches? This is WE data look.
Reading
Math
This was our SBA data from last spring:
This is a portion of the 2019-2020 data sheet that is reported to the School Board and are part my goals.
This is 18-19 Data Dashboard look:
"Look Fors"
This next week in classrooms, Carina and I will look for 2b "Establishing a Culture of Learning"
What do these components look like in your classroom?
- Importance of the content
- Expectations for learning and achievement
- Student pride in work
"A culture for learning" refers to the atmosphere in the classroom that reflects the importance of the work undertaken by both students and teacher. It describes the norms that govern the interactions among individuals about the activities and assignment, the look of the classroom and the general 'tone' of the class.
