Article of the Week
The article this week is full of resources for all different situations. The focus is creating/facilitating a culture of success in middle school. Give it a read and check out some of the videos to spur thoughts and conversations of how we can continue to grow our practices.
"4 Strategies to Create a Culture of Success in Middle School" - Gretchen Viestra
Puma Pride Guidelines for 2nd Semester
After much discussion, feedback seeking, and pilots, our Leadership Group has agreed upon guidelines for all teachers to use in their classes during the 2nd semester. Teachers should report out at least an overall score in the Puma Pride standard "Follows Classroom Expectations" starting after the 1st week of the semester. The grade should be updated weekly. Posting once per week in one standard is the minimum guideline. Like some teachers shared in our staff meeting, using the Puma Pride standards to give students daily feedback, and posting for parents to see has been very effective at helping them see and understand how to be the best student they can be in class. Please see me with any questions. Thank you to all those that have been creative and explored different ways to be dynamic in our classrooms.
Congratulations!
Two of our 7th grade students received honors in the annual Patriot's Pen Essay competition that is put on by our local VFW. Please congratulate Shayna Cox and Matthew Lannoye for their top 10 finishes in the area. Shayna's essay was voted the best and will move on to state competition. Exciting news!
Student Creation
Mr. Lendobeja shared this student creation from Coding class that you'll be sure to enjoy. Entertainment thanks go to 6th Grader, Johnny W!
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PD Day Schedule for Monday 1/21
Below you will see the schedule for the details of our PD Day on Monday.
8:00 - Updates from Dr. Shappell, and Safety Planning/Cognitive Drills
10:45 - 2:30 - Planning Time/SLO/PPG Mid-Year Check-ins (see below)
2:30 - 3:30 - District Meeting (HS Commons) (see previous email from Linda Dallman)
For the planning time, please schedule a time to meet with me to review your SLO/PPG. These meetings will be in my office. You can sign up individually or as a department. Please have your Mid-Year reflection completed prior to our meeting. Otherwise, this time should be utilized to complete team Puma Pride grades, ensure grades are updated for 2nd quarter report cards with the "Comments" feature utilized to provide specific feedback about students, or to meet with departments/co-teachers to plan, review data for IE group adjustments, or work towards department goals (I have checked in with most about individual plans). Please sign up for SLO/PPG meeting times on the Google Doc.
The Next Student of the Month Breakfast
The date for the next breakfast is Thursday, January 24 at 7:00 am. Congratulations to the following students this month:
The date for the next breakfast is Thursday, January 24 at 7:00 am. Congratulations to the following students this month:
Ana Perez-Woelke Isadora Borchardt Emma Achenbach Carsten Small
Lanae Gallegos Chris Peterson Rebecca Murphy Alexander Olsen
Upcoming Dates of note...
January 21st - No School/ PD Day
January 23rd - Grades are Due (AM)
January 24th - Student of the Month Breakfast
January 25th - Report Cards Distributed in Homerooms - Ice Cream for all ME's (2:43)
January 21st - No School/ PD Day
January 23rd - Grades are Due (AM)
January 24th - Student of the Month Breakfast
January 25th - Report Cards Distributed in Homerooms - Ice Cream for all ME's (2:43)
Images from the Week
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