Westside Weekly Newsletter
October 1-5, 2018
Conferences & Report Cards
Completed report cards (including comments)are due to the coaches for review on Monday, Oct. 1st. Report card templates are located on the Google Drive in each grade level's folder. If you have questions, please ask.
Providing Effective Feedback
As teachers, we give an enormous amount of feedback to students daily, whether it be positive or negative in nature. Feedback needs to be specific and provide students information on what they need to do next to improve. However, the feedback we give may limit the growth mindset we are trying to instill in our students. Students shut down and become reluctant learners instead. While the feedback is necessary, it's not only what of feedback we provide, but it is also how we deliver it that will protect a growth mindset or hurt it. Read the article below about feedback. How can you apply these ideas to your practice to provide effective feedback?
Middle School: The Inside Story
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_H6JyxDf0fBDpxrXDpYUqOzJ-7VLFC6W2gWDyLWF86s/edit?usp=sharing
Weekend Activities
Flag Football
Cheers to Westside!
Westside Singers
Important Dates to Remember
October 1: Completed report cards due to coaches for review; Faculty Meeting
October 2: End of Quarter 1
October 3: Field Trips: 4th grade- Zoo; 2nd grade- Fernbank
October 4: Field Trip: Kindergarten-Southern Belle Farm
October 5: Parent Conference Day (no school for students); parents receive report cards at the conference
October 8-12: Fall Break- No School
October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Performance in the auditorium (9:30-10:30); Faculty Meeting
October 17: Field Trip: 7th grade- ArtsBridge
October 18: Board Meeting
October 19: Field Trip: 6th grade- Alliance Theatre
Staff Birthdays
October 10: Anne Tilly
November 3: Beth Norman
November 24: Heidi Kaufman
Westside Atlanta Charter School
Email: dana@wacs.us
Website: wacs.us
Location: 2250 Perry Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: (404)802-1350