Sunday, May 29, 2016

The Middle Update 5/26/16

I hope everyone had a relaxing 3 day holiday weekend.  Hopefully everyone had time to recharge their battery and think about the our Veteran's and their service to our country.  We have 2 solid weeks coming up.  Students will rise or fall to our expectations and energy level.  Let's get ready to bring it, right up till the final dismissal time!

End of Year Evaluations
6 teachers are complete!  To add your name to the list of teachers having their evaluations complete, please let me know times you have available, and we'll set up our meeting right away.

Right Up to the Bell Instruction
As I have visited classrooms lately, I am continually impressed by how diligently we continue to work towards our reporting standards and learning goals.  Please keep in mind that students will have a solid 3 months of vacation from school very soon, and each minute we have them for educational purposes is very important.  Also, the more engaged and on task the students are the fewer behavior issues will arise.  Unstructured time leads to behavioral issues.  If you have questions about schedule concerns, let me know.  We have done a great job up to this point, so let's finish strong. The students feed off of your energy and effort.  Thanks for all of your hard work!

Congratulations Mrs. White!
We are proud to announce that Sarah White has been recognized by the Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Education (WCASS) as Region 5 Outstanding Special Education Teacher in Wisconsin.  The luncheon/celebration was Friday in Stevens Point (Plover) where she received her well-deserved award.  Way to go Mrs. White

Senior Walk (from Mr. Hausser's blog)
The seniors are going to be led through our school by Percy at about 9:15ish this Thursday morning.  The seniors will walk some of the hallways and the leadership team has the route.  I'll check in with each core team to prepare the areas each grade should assemble.  It should not last real long, but should be a cool, new tradition for our students and staff.

2D - Managing Student Behavior Tip

Students Engaged:  88 Quick Energizers & Movement Activities
Danielson’s Domain 2d: Managing Student Behavior


As the year quickly comes to a close, and the weather is finally nice out, it helps to have some new ways to engage and get student’s energy back on track for learning.  New to our library of professional resources is a book from Responsive Classroom called Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities that Refresh and Refocus.  This is a great resource that one can quickly look through and pull ideas from to help start off the morning, or to give your class a brain break during the day.  Come check it out and give some a try!

End of Year Celebration at the Barn
Tuesday night will be the K-12 Staff celebration at the Barn.  It would be great to get as many staff members as possible together for a late afternoon celebration.  Check out the sign-up sheet for meal preparations.

Retiree Recognition

We will be recognizing our retirees on Wednesday after school in the HS IMC.  Come and out and congratulate them on a job well done.

Duty Next Week
Morning - Schoen
Bus - Kallungi

Data
The average of responses to the question...please rate Poynette Middle School (1-10)

14-15 - 7.8
15-16 - 7.8

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The Middle Update 5/26/16

I hope everyone had a relaxing 3 day holiday weekend.  Hopefully everyone had time to recharge their battery and think about the our Veteran's and their service to our country.  We have 2 solid weeks coming up.  Students will rise or fall to our expectations and energy level.  Let's get ready to bring it, right up till the final dismissal time!

End of Year Evaluations
6 teachers are complete!  To add your name to the list of teachers having their evaluations complete, please let me know times you have available, and we'll set up our meeting right away.

Right Up to the Bell Instruction
As I have visited classrooms lately, I am continually impressed by how diligently we continue to work towards our reporting standards and learning goals.  Please keep in mind that students will have a solid 3 months of vacation from school very soon, and each minute we have them for educational purposes is very important.  Also, the more engaged and on task the students are the fewer behavior issues will arise.  Unstructured time leads to behavioral issues.  If you have questions about schedule concerns, let me know.  We have done a great job up to this point, so let's finish strong. The students feed off of your energy and effort.  Thanks for all of your hard work!

Congratulations Mrs. White!
We are proud to announce that Sarah White has been recognized by the Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Education (WCASS) as Region 5 Outstanding Special Education Teacher in Wisconsin.  The luncheon/celebration was Friday in Stevens Point (Plover) where she received her well-deserved award.  Way to go Mrs. White

Senior Walk (from Mr. Hausser's blog)
The seniors are going to be led through our school by Percy at about 9:15ish this Thursday morning.  The seniors will walk some of the hallways and the leadership team has the route.  I'll check in with each core team to prepare the areas each grade should assemble.  It should not last real long, but should be a cool, new tradition for our students and staff.

2D - Managing Student Behavior Tip

Students Engaged:  88 Quick Energizers & Movement Activities
Danielson’s Domain 2d: Managing Student Behavior


As the year quickly comes to a close, and the weather is finally nice out, it helps to have some new ways to engage and get student’s energy back on track for learning.  New to our library of professional resources is a book from Responsive Classroom called Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities that Refresh and Refocus.  This is a great resource that one can quickly look through and pull ideas from to help start off the morning, or to give your class a brain break during the day.  Come check it out and give some a try!

End of Year Celebration at the Barn
Tuesday night will be the K-12 Staff celebration at the Barn.  It would be great to get as many staff members as possible together for a late afternoon celebration.  Check out the sign-up sheet for meal preparations.

Retiree Recognition

We will be recognizing our retirees on Wednesday after school in the HS IMC.  Come and out and congratulate them on a job well done.

Duty Next Week
Morning - Schoen
Bus - Kallungi

Data
The average of responses to the question...please rate Poynette Middle School (1-10)

14-15 - 7.8
15-16 - 7.8