Thursday Thriller
February 2, 2023
Photos from the Field
STEM in 6th Grade!
Nuts-n-Bolts
1. Thank you for helping your students through the EES survey yesterday. I know it was painful.
2. Friday is a half day. Staff will meet in the library at 1:00. We have some data from iReady to share. Then Dr. Smith arrives at 1:30 to speak to us.
3. Next Thursday the 9th is the 8th grade field trip to both SeaTech and WAHI. It's pretty cool! Students get to see both campuses and eat lunch in the new WA HI Commons. Mike Bertram, Stephanie P, Terri and Scott are handling the details.
4. Slowly closing in on those students who have yet to complete their 8 iReady lessons from Dec. 20th. Students should be staying after school Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in room 134.
5. Chad H had sent out an email in regards to progress reports. Attached is the Google doc you can enter your information onto. This is about SUPPORTING you. When a parent calls, admin always refers them to the teacher. Having this documentation we, admin, can also say, "Please talk with teacher as they can give you more information regarding their classroom grading policies AND they send progress reports every two weeks have you checked your email?"
6. SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF YOU! Your presence in the hallways during passing time is STELLAR!! Thank you!!!
7. From the Social Committee: Valentine's Day potluck on Feb 14. There are two sign up sheets taped to the cupboard in the staff lounge (one for first lunch and one for second lunch). Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8 pm at the Karaoke Palace, located at 16 S Colville St. Please email Beth if you plan to attend.
Something to Ponder
"Back to the Basics" series continues this week with an article from one of my favs Dave Stuart Jr. To recap from the past four weeks:
Part I: My Job is to increase student learning in the most efficient way possible
Part II: My job is no longer to say smart things. It is to get my student to say smart things.
Part III: My job is to create a classroom environment that maximizes opportunities for students to get
Part IV Replace rhetorical questions with more objective forms of impromptu assessment 1:11 video clip on a teacher modeling how she does the self report on a scale of 1 -5.
Part V-Targeted Questioning -If we are rejecting students to passively answer 'yes' or 'no' to our rhetorical questions, then what types of questions do we ask? Ask a series of open-ended questions, to targeted students.
Planning the questions in advance and who you are going to call on can give you invaluable data!!! I think sometimes as teachers, I am guilty as a teacher and admin, that planning questions in advance and who you are going to call on takes away the organic discussion that happens within class. While you think, "I don't have time to plan this and it would add time to my lesson which I don't have." It may take longer in the beginning BUT it will save time since you are getting it right the first time and not having to circle back.
Hope you find a gold nugget, reflect on recent questions you asked in class and what data you got from those answers.
Quote
To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor!
-Stacey T. Hunt
Calendar of Events
Friday, Feb. 3rd 1:00 in the library, 1:30 Dr. Smith
Monday, Feb. 6th We Are WA HI 8th grade students can attend this event to learn more about the high school
Tuesday, Feb. 4th Kim and Scott at DO for Ad Council 8:30-10:00
Thursday, Feb. 9th 8th Grade students on field trip to both CTE and WA HI
Friday, Feb. 10th GC @ 7:45
**Please remind students that grades 6th-12th STILL HAVE school on Feb. 9th and 10th. Elementary has conferences next week with no school on the 9th and 10th.
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