Wildcat News
November 27 - December 1
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: Please ensure your data cycle and Meeting 1 notes are complete by COB Tuesday, November 28.
- Please ensure you are on time to your morning and afternoon duty, morning duty begins at 8:40 a.m.
Data Team Meetings this week:
*Meetings will be held this week at plan time starting Tuesday. ***Please bring copy of sample assessment for Data Cycle part 2 with you.
- Don't forget to register your Intramural Teams
- Please let me know if you are interested in after school tutoring for our 3rd through 6th graders.
- With less than 4 weeks left before the winter break we must continue to ensure to push our students to their greatest potential. It is imperative that we come in each and every day prepared and ready to challenge our students in meeting those high expectations and pushing their way towards mastery of the priority standards. We know that stress can run high during this time of year so please make sure you are taking time for self care.
Check out the awesome things happening at Wheatley!
Miss Silva's ABC Bootcamp Celebration
First Annual Fall Festival
Fall Festival Fun and Games
Professional Development
- Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Professional Development: Building PD-- Differentiation
- Thursday, November 30-- Session 2 -- Trauma Sensitive PD in the library from 4:30 to 5:30
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 1
- Circle of Friends groups will begin their 3rd week.
Restorative Justice Focus:
Finally, enforce the values and be willing to hold students accountable. There's no cookie cutter approach to restorative justice. You are asking students to make a commitment to stay in relationship with each other and their community. By extension, if they violate or harm that relationship, they need to make amends. Accountability might look like a verbal "talking-to," having to reflect on their choices in a restorative circle, engaging in a restorative conference with the harmed party, or perhaps even being suspended. There must be real, felt consequences along with opportunities to make amends and learn from mistakes. A helpful guiding principle is that consequences should always be educational in nature rather than punitive. Matt offers, "I don't care about the quantity of suspensions, I care about the quality."
Shout Outs
- Ms. Williams and Mr. Miller for organizing a Holiday Performance for our students.
- Ms. Egli for getting her flex seating funded for her classroom.
- Ms. Miller and the entire Parent Engagement Committee for an amazing Fall Festival-- the turnout was fantastic and it was evident that everyone involved had a great night!
Growth Mindset Quote of the Week:
“There isn’t a person anywhere who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can.” – Henry Ford