The first student of the month breakfast will be on Thursday, October 1. Please send the names to Robin and myself by the end of the day Tuesday. If you have them sooner, go ahead and let us know. You can access the Student of the Month history document HERE.
Upcoming Parent/Teacher Conferences
At our next staff meeting, we will begin the conversation about how we structure our parent-teacher conferences. Our first round of conferences will be on Thursday, 10/8 and Thursday, 10/15. This is such an important time, and it warrants the discussion time. To prepare for that discussion, check out this short article about another school's experience with Student-Led Conferences. We will be discussing our action plan at next week's staff meeting.
Staff Meeting Next Week!
In Ms. Barnett's class this week, I learned a little about foreshadowing, and I tried to use a little foreshadowing in the previous note. Anyway, this is a reminder that we have a Middle School Staff Meeting next Wednesday 9/23 at 2:50 in Room #3.
Instructional Round Thursday Coming Up
Next Thursday, 9/24 will be our first day of instructional rounds. At the opening in-service we discussed the initial goals of these rounds. The primary first goal is to get into each others rooms and notice all of the positive things that are happening in our building. The visit should be about 10 minutes. If any teachers have questions, please invite me to your Tuesday team meeting, and I'll stop in.
Fire/Tornado Procedures
It is never a bad time to review the fire/tornado drill procedures with your students. If you haven't yet, this is a must, and it is good practice just to review the procedures about once a month or so. We will be having a Fire Drill next Wednesday 9/23 at 1:30 to further cement those routines.
GFL Parent Meeting Update
Dr. Hoernke and I were all set to lead a Grading and Assessment parent meeting on Tuesday night, but we did not have any attendees. We plan to host another session on Tuesday, 9/29 at 6:00 pm in the High School IMC.
Infinite Campus Evidence
As I peruse the grade book for individual students, it looks like we are pretty consistent with how we are reporting evidence into Infinite Campus. Keep in mind that Infinite Campus is our primary communication tool for student progress. If you have questions about what should or should not go into the grade book, please contact me or an Instructional Coach, and we can help out.
Another reminder to make sure we are putting the level of the assessment in the "Comments" box. The format should be: Level: AD or PR or DE. This needs to be consistent building wide.
Twitter Post of the Week
John Gunnell
A2: RTI is always a work in progress, but the heart of effective implementation resides in strengthening the core. #wischat
Duty for Next Week
Morning - Greer
Bus - O'Connor
Data
Fall 2015 STAR Results
Math (% At or above Benchmark)
6th - 67%
7th - 78%
8th - 78%
MS - 74.2%
Reading (% At or above Benchmark)
6th - 59%
7th - 57%
8th - 51%
MS - 55.9%
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