November 21, 2019
Congrats again to Amy K for receiving the Golden Onion Award!
A few projects from Stacy's classroom.
6th grade ballers!
NUTS-n-BOLTS
1. The last couple of days we have had some vaping incidents. It is critical that we are in the hallway, having students stay seated until the bell rings (as some reported they were vaping waiting by the door for class to end) and when outside either for PE or lunch recess. By our Board Policies and Procedures we don't suspend necessarily but we did put a student in ISS. We consulted with local police. With all that being said, we need to continue to be vigilante while coaching students "see something say something."
2. Thank you to the kitchen staff for the yummy Thanksgiving dinner today! So many students told me, "This is the best! Did you see all this?" :D
3. Carina and I would like to set up 10-15 min conversations with each of you before winter break. It's up to you who you want to meet with. You can meet with us both or individually. Please email us directly to set up a time. The purpose of the meting is to touch base as to how the year has gone. What is going well, what could we change for the second half of the year and/or any feedback for us. This is not mandatory by any means. However, your feedback is appreciated.
4. Staff meeting Tuesday the 26th at 8:00 on Agnes' room
5. DISREGARD the DATES. 
6. There will not be a Thursday Thriller next week. :) Hope you all enjoy Thanksgiving and your break!!!
SOMETHING to PONDER
Setting high academic expectations. "One consistent finding of academic research is that high expectations among teachers are the most reliable driver of high achievement among students, even students who do not have a history of strong achievement" -Doug Lemov, Teach Like a Champion 2.-0
One of the first steps is to turn "I don't know" into success by ensuring that students who won't try or can't answer practice getting it right. No Opt Out can help ensure that all students, especially reluctant ones, take responsibility for learning. No Opt Out honors and validates students who do know the answer by allowing them to help their peers in a positive and public way.
Here are a couple of clips of No Opt Out. https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/see-aidan-thomas-no-opt/
https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/samara-levy-cold-call-no-opt-retrieval-practice/
As you can see, I am a fan of TLC. I have found success in their strategies not only in the book but also the video clips. If you are interested in a Teach Like a Champion book, come see me. :)
