Wildcat News
October 30 - November 3
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: Please ensure you are entering one grade per subject each week.
- All data from your 1st quarter post assessments is entered in your data tracker on the Google Drive.
- ACTION: Pre-test window closes Friday, November 3rd-- please ensure all pre-test are taken by this date.
- Please ensure you are on time to your morning and afternoon duty, morning duty begins at 8:40 a.m.
- Tuesday will be a long night for many of our kids and we all know lots of sugar will be involved, please ensure that you conscious of this when planning for Wednesday.
- BLT will be meeting tomorrow after school.
Check out the awesome things happening at Wheatley!
Ms. Gandy's bus excursion-- way to build relationships!
Trunk or Treat Fun!
More Trunk or Treat Fun!
Professional Development
- Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Professional Development: Teacher Preparation.
Instructional & Cultural Levers:
- WEEKLY LOOK-FORS:
- I can statements that align to the MO Learning Standard
- Student task aligned to Missouri Learning Standard
- Strong voice and 100%
- Small group implementation of procedures and expectations with student practice
- At bats
- Continue working on incorporating DOK 3 and DOK4 questions into your lessons during guided practice and utilizing exit tickets that incorporate writing, explanation and evidence from the text
Counselor Notes:
- Counseling schedule is on Week 2
- ALL money for t-shirts is due October 31st
- Mr. Cherry will be coming into all 6th grade classrooms to do an interest inventory and begin talking to students about the Kids2College Program
Restorative Justice Focus:
Make participation in the community a requirement, not an option. Lots of things are required in schools: Number 2 pencils, backpacks, binders. Why can't you ask every student to adopt the core values that signify membership in your sacred community? Think of this as benevolent branding: "This is a special place where you want to belong." Requiring students to participate in the community means a couple of things. First, they must do their best to practice its values in word and deed. Second, they commit to engage in restorative processes if they have harmed the community or been harmed by another member. There is a reciprocal principle implied here: We will keep you safe, but in return you have to show up as a full participant.
Shout Outs
- Ms. Gandy, Ms. Erwood & Mr. Cherry for riding bus routes home in order to ensure our students success in all educational settings.
- COR for another amazing Trunk or Treat experience for our students
- Ms. Gandy for so generously giving her time in order to support other teammates.
- Ms. Russell for supporting students in their difficult moments and maintaining awesome customer service to our families and staff.
- Ms. Prezant for implementing great strategies with students to help them internalize what they learning and how they will accomplish their learning!
- Ms. Egli and Ms. Farrell for clearing out the playground to ensure a fun and safe recess time for all!
- Wheatley teachers and staff for supporting each other and our students without hesitation.Together we are working for the greatest outcome for our students!
Growth Mindset Quote of the Week:
“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” Joshua J. Marine