Friday, September 28, 2018

The Middle Update 9/28/18

Resource of the Week
Here is a solid read that adds to the conversation about Collective Teacher Efficacy that we started in August.

 "The Power of Collective Efficacy" by Jenni Donohoo, John Hattie and Rachel Eells

 Welcome Ms. Fehling
An announcement here.  Ms. Karissa Fehling will be joining our team officially on Monday morning.  She will be taking over for Mrs. Schmidt in the 6th/8th Grade Math classroom.  Mrs. Schmidt has decided to pursue some other career interests, and I want to thank her for the time and effort she has given to our students.  If you see Karissa around, feel free to welcome her to our team...she has been in the building for the past week planning and preparing for her new assignment.  We are happy she is on our team.

Progress Report Grades
Student progress grades in each standard that they've been working on in class should be posted in Infinite Campus now.  We will be sending a message home to parents alerting them that grades can be viewed in Infinite Campus at this time.

 Puma Pride Grades
We have a couple of teachers piloting the process of posting a Puma Pride standard or two for their individual class.  The first postings for student performance in a couple of these standards have been posted for parents and students to see.  The Puma Pride standards that make the most sense to be posted by individual classroom teachers are: "Completes and returns work in a timely manner,"  "Follows classroom expectations", or "Puts forth effort to produce work of high quality".  Please let me know if you are interested in being a part of the pilot group.

Puma Pride Website
The Puma Pride Website is home to many important resources for our teaching staff.  You can find many important resources on this site.  Save it as a favorite for your reference throughout the school year.

Parent Connection Blog
This year we started a Parent Connection Blog to communicate important information and resources for parents of our middle school children.  Check out the link to the site, and let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas about potential contributions.

Images from the Week
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The Middle Update 9/28/18

Resource of the Week
Here is a solid read that adds to the conversation about Collective Teacher Efficacy that we started in August.

 "The Power of Collective Efficacy" by Jenni Donohoo, John Hattie and Rachel Eells

 Welcome Ms. Fehling
An announcement here.  Ms. Karissa Fehling will be joining our team officially on Monday morning.  She will be taking over for Mrs. Schmidt in the 6th/8th Grade Math classroom.  Mrs. Schmidt has decided to pursue some other career interests, and I want to thank her for the time and effort she has given to our students.  If you see Karissa around, feel free to welcome her to our team...she has been in the building for the past week planning and preparing for her new assignment.  We are happy she is on our team.

Progress Report Grades
Student progress grades in each standard that they've been working on in class should be posted in Infinite Campus now.  We will be sending a message home to parents alerting them that grades can be viewed in Infinite Campus at this time.

 Puma Pride Grades
We have a couple of teachers piloting the process of posting a Puma Pride standard or two for their individual class.  The first postings for student performance in a couple of these standards have been posted for parents and students to see.  The Puma Pride standards that make the most sense to be posted by individual classroom teachers are: "Completes and returns work in a timely manner,"  "Follows classroom expectations", or "Puts forth effort to produce work of high quality".  Please let me know if you are interested in being a part of the pilot group.

Puma Pride Website
The Puma Pride Website is home to many important resources for our teaching staff.  You can find many important resources on this site.  Save it as a favorite for your reference throughout the school year.

Parent Connection Blog
This year we started a Parent Connection Blog to communicate important information and resources for parents of our middle school children.  Check out the link to the site, and let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas about potential contributions.

Images from the Week