Friday, May 22, 2015

PMS News & Notes 5/22/15

Another beautiful day outside today, and another solid week at Poynette Middle School is about to hit the books.  It was an eventful week, and the remaining weeks will surely be similar...Below is a few notes from the week that was, and the week ahead.

Spring Concert
Congratulations to our Music Department on another solid performance at the Spring Concert this past Tuesday night.  The talents of both our band and choir students were on full display to a packed gymnasium.  Hats off to Mr. Hazard and Mrs. Graeve for your leadership and all of the work that goes into a truly, culture-building event.

Middle School Play
Ms. Eckhardt and Ms. Harms have been hard at work grooming our Middle School thespians.  Our students will be performing the play, Loonies and Snatchers, for the school audience at 1:45 on Tuesday, June 2 and then again for the community at 6:00 pm.

Grading for Learning Parent Meeting
Dr. Hoernke, Katie Morrissey, Anna Niemeyer, and I hosted another Grading for Learning Parent Meeting on Wednesday evening.  This was the best turnout that we have had for a meeting in a long time, and there was a lot of good discussion. We were able to receive some feedback from the parents that were in attendance, and I believe that we shared some information that will help parents understand our grading system and the goals that we have set for the students in our district better. We plan to host another session in June.  These sessions help us get feedback from the parent perspective, and for us to share the "whys" of what we are doing in the classroom for assessment and reporting.

End of Year Information
As we plan for the end of the school year, the SLO and PPG sections in Teachscape for this school year must be complete.  For teachers on Summary Year, we will be meeting for a more thorough evaluation involving Teacher Practices and the Artifact Portfolio within the Teacher Practices section. I will need to meet with each staff member that I am supervising to review the SLO and to complete the check-out process.

IMC Printer Use
This is in reference to Mrs. Bailey's previous email about our Printer Ink shortage for the IMC Printer.  For the remainder of the year, if you could print to a different printer, that would be really helpful.  Thank you!

End of the Year Gathering
On Wednesday (6/3) evening, we will be hosting an end of the year gathering at the Barn at Harvest Moon Pond.  The Retirement Tea will be after school in the HS IMC, and we will be gathering at the Barn afterwards for a dinner (potluck), and end of year wrap-up ceremony.  Mrs. Hebel shared a sign-up sheet.  Mark your calendars.

Twitter Post of the Week
 May 18
A4: Realize rapport and relationships are often built "around the edges" of your class!
Duty Next Week
Morning - Greer, Harms
Bus - Lendobeja

Data
Attendance Rate (through this point in the school year)
14-15 - 95.32%
13-14 - 95.15%
12-13 - 95.46%

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PMS News & Notes 5/22/15

Another beautiful day outside today, and another solid week at Poynette Middle School is about to hit the books.  It was an eventful week, and the remaining weeks will surely be similar...Below is a few notes from the week that was, and the week ahead.

Spring Concert
Congratulations to our Music Department on another solid performance at the Spring Concert this past Tuesday night.  The talents of both our band and choir students were on full display to a packed gymnasium.  Hats off to Mr. Hazard and Mrs. Graeve for your leadership and all of the work that goes into a truly, culture-building event.

Middle School Play
Ms. Eckhardt and Ms. Harms have been hard at work grooming our Middle School thespians.  Our students will be performing the play, Loonies and Snatchers, for the school audience at 1:45 on Tuesday, June 2 and then again for the community at 6:00 pm.

Grading for Learning Parent Meeting
Dr. Hoernke, Katie Morrissey, Anna Niemeyer, and I hosted another Grading for Learning Parent Meeting on Wednesday evening.  This was the best turnout that we have had for a meeting in a long time, and there was a lot of good discussion. We were able to receive some feedback from the parents that were in attendance, and I believe that we shared some information that will help parents understand our grading system and the goals that we have set for the students in our district better. We plan to host another session in June.  These sessions help us get feedback from the parent perspective, and for us to share the "whys" of what we are doing in the classroom for assessment and reporting.

End of Year Information
As we plan for the end of the school year, the SLO and PPG sections in Teachscape for this school year must be complete.  For teachers on Summary Year, we will be meeting for a more thorough evaluation involving Teacher Practices and the Artifact Portfolio within the Teacher Practices section. I will need to meet with each staff member that I am supervising to review the SLO and to complete the check-out process.

IMC Printer Use
This is in reference to Mrs. Bailey's previous email about our Printer Ink shortage for the IMC Printer.  For the remainder of the year, if you could print to a different printer, that would be really helpful.  Thank you!

End of the Year Gathering
On Wednesday (6/3) evening, we will be hosting an end of the year gathering at the Barn at Harvest Moon Pond.  The Retirement Tea will be after school in the HS IMC, and we will be gathering at the Barn afterwards for a dinner (potluck), and end of year wrap-up ceremony.  Mrs. Hebel shared a sign-up sheet.  Mark your calendars.

Twitter Post of the Week
 May 18
A4: Realize rapport and relationships are often built "around the edges" of your class!
Duty Next Week
Morning - Greer, Harms
Bus - Lendobeja

Data
Attendance Rate (through this point in the school year)
14-15 - 95.32%
13-14 - 95.15%
12-13 - 95.46%