We find ourselves at the end of the first week in December on a crash course for Winter Break. With a focus on moving our students forward, school is a fun place to be. I appreciate the hard work and effort that each of you put into making each day a positive learning environment for each of our students.
IE Advisory Wednesdays
Making connections with each of our students is so vital to building and maintaining a culture of hard work, empathy, kindness, and high moral character. If you have an Enrichment period, taking time to meet one on one and having conversations with each student is an opportunity to capitalize and have conversations that can have an impact on a student. Please review the IE Lesson Plans for Wednesday details. We should meet with all students, and you most likely will not get through all of them in a day, so keep a list, and pick up where you left off from the following week. Starting this coming Wednesday, please show students their initial STAR scores in Reading and Math, and explain to them that we will be taking the STAR assessment again at the end of January. It is easiest to show them their score on the STAR website. It would be helpful to share with students the expected growth charts, and set some sort of goal of where they'd like their score to fall in January. For those with bigger sections, feel free to use Silent Reading Mondays to meet one on one with students. These conversations are also an opportunity to check in with students about Grading for Learning, hear their perspective and work to further our communication goal. If you have any questions, please contact me or Katie Morrissey.
Mid-Quarter Grades
This is a reminder that the Mid-Quarter date is today, Friday, 12/5. Please have Mid-Quarter grades posted by end of day Monday, 12/8. I'll send a messenger notification to parents on the following Tuesday 12/9. If you have any questions about this process, please let me know. Also, remember that if we did not assess a standard in the Mid-Quarter, keep it blank. If you have concerns about this timeline, please let me know. We will not mail out mid-term progress reports, but if you or your team feel that some students should have a progress report mailed, we can send some via mail.
Staff Meeting Review
During our staff meeting this past week, we focused on Communication of Student Progress and Rigor in our classrooms. I will have more to share based on your feedback coming soon...Also, as you plan your lessons, think of ways to incorporate those higher level thinking questions and activities for our students. I really enjoy the collaborative nature of our group.
Fire Inspection
Very soon, the fire department will be conducting an inspection of our building. A couple of items of note regarding fire code. We cannot have anything hanging from the ceilings. Also, anything on the walls should be 18-24 inches away from the ceiling if possible. Please survey your area, and adjust accordingly. I appreciate your attention to this housekeeping item.
Duty Next Week
Morning - Lendobeja, O'Connor
Bus - Barnett
Twitter Quote of the Week
"90% of sound grading practice is mindset" - Dr. Ryan Smith, Principal, Norwalk HS, California
Data
2nd Quarter Behavior Referrals after 4 weeks.
13-14 - 41 Events, 32 Students
14-15 - 47 Events, 33 Students
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PMS News and Notes 12/5/14
We find ourselves at the end of the first week in December on a crash course for Winter Break. With a focus on moving our students forward, school is a fun place to be. I appreciate the hard work and effort that each of you put into making each day a positive learning environment for each of our students.
IE Advisory Wednesdays
Making connections with each of our students is so vital to building and maintaining a culture of hard work, empathy, kindness, and high moral character. If you have an Enrichment period, taking time to meet one on one and having conversations with each student is an opportunity to capitalize and have conversations that can have an impact on a student. Please review the IE Lesson Plans for Wednesday details. We should meet with all students, and you most likely will not get through all of them in a day, so keep a list, and pick up where you left off from the following week. Starting this coming Wednesday, please show students their initial STAR scores in Reading and Math, and explain to them that we will be taking the STAR assessment again at the end of January. It is easiest to show them their score on the STAR website. It would be helpful to share with students the expected growth charts, and set some sort of goal of where they'd like their score to fall in January. For those with bigger sections, feel free to use Silent Reading Mondays to meet one on one with students. These conversations are also an opportunity to check in with students about Grading for Learning, hear their perspective and work to further our communication goal. If you have any questions, please contact me or Katie Morrissey.
Mid-Quarter Grades
This is a reminder that the Mid-Quarter date is today, Friday, 12/5. Please have Mid-Quarter grades posted by end of day Monday, 12/8. I'll send a messenger notification to parents on the following Tuesday 12/9. If you have any questions about this process, please let me know. Also, remember that if we did not assess a standard in the Mid-Quarter, keep it blank. If you have concerns about this timeline, please let me know. We will not mail out mid-term progress reports, but if you or your team feel that some students should have a progress report mailed, we can send some via mail.
Staff Meeting Review
During our staff meeting this past week, we focused on Communication of Student Progress and Rigor in our classrooms. I will have more to share based on your feedback coming soon...Also, as you plan your lessons, think of ways to incorporate those higher level thinking questions and activities for our students. I really enjoy the collaborative nature of our group.
Fire Inspection
Very soon, the fire department will be conducting an inspection of our building. A couple of items of note regarding fire code. We cannot have anything hanging from the ceilings. Also, anything on the walls should be 18-24 inches away from the ceiling if possible. Please survey your area, and adjust accordingly. I appreciate your attention to this housekeeping item.
Duty Next Week
Morning - Lendobeja, O'Connor
Bus - Barnett
Twitter Quote of the Week
"90% of sound grading practice is mindset" - Dr. Ryan Smith, Principal, Norwalk HS, California
Data
2nd Quarter Behavior Referrals after 4 weeks.
13-14 - 41 Events, 32 Students
14-15 - 47 Events, 33 Students
IE Advisory Wednesdays
Making connections with each of our students is so vital to building and maintaining a culture of hard work, empathy, kindness, and high moral character. If you have an Enrichment period, taking time to meet one on one and having conversations with each student is an opportunity to capitalize and have conversations that can have an impact on a student. Please review the IE Lesson Plans for Wednesday details. We should meet with all students, and you most likely will not get through all of them in a day, so keep a list, and pick up where you left off from the following week. Starting this coming Wednesday, please show students their initial STAR scores in Reading and Math, and explain to them that we will be taking the STAR assessment again at the end of January. It is easiest to show them their score on the STAR website. It would be helpful to share with students the expected growth charts, and set some sort of goal of where they'd like their score to fall in January. For those with bigger sections, feel free to use Silent Reading Mondays to meet one on one with students. These conversations are also an opportunity to check in with students about Grading for Learning, hear their perspective and work to further our communication goal. If you have any questions, please contact me or Katie Morrissey.
Mid-Quarter Grades
This is a reminder that the Mid-Quarter date is today, Friday, 12/5. Please have Mid-Quarter grades posted by end of day Monday, 12/8. I'll send a messenger notification to parents on the following Tuesday 12/9. If you have any questions about this process, please let me know. Also, remember that if we did not assess a standard in the Mid-Quarter, keep it blank. If you have concerns about this timeline, please let me know. We will not mail out mid-term progress reports, but if you or your team feel that some students should have a progress report mailed, we can send some via mail.
Staff Meeting Review
During our staff meeting this past week, we focused on Communication of Student Progress and Rigor in our classrooms. I will have more to share based on your feedback coming soon...Also, as you plan your lessons, think of ways to incorporate those higher level thinking questions and activities for our students. I really enjoy the collaborative nature of our group.
Fire Inspection
Very soon, the fire department will be conducting an inspection of our building. A couple of items of note regarding fire code. We cannot have anything hanging from the ceilings. Also, anything on the walls should be 18-24 inches away from the ceiling if possible. Please survey your area, and adjust accordingly. I appreciate your attention to this housekeeping item.
Duty Next Week
Morning - Lendobeja, O'Connor
Bus - Barnett
Twitter Quote of the Week
"90% of sound grading practice is mindset" - Dr. Ryan Smith, Principal, Norwalk HS, California
Data
2nd Quarter Behavior Referrals after 4 weeks.
13-14 - 41 Events, 32 Students
14-15 - 47 Events, 33 Students
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