Monday Memo
January 14, 2019 @MMSCougarPride
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Faculty Meeting 1/15/19
Discipline tracker link and attendance reminder
https://goo.gl/forms/MHamjfUpUAP6PcOG3
Remember to please use the document linked above for significant discipline issues with students. Please consult the 1-pager (scroll down for attachment) to see when to consult an administrator. This is part of our data tracking for our district and also helps us to keep better/ more accurate records of incidents.
Reminder-Please keep accurate period attendance. This is important data for us.
Greetings and Updates from Ms. Gronau
Happy Monday MMS,
The importance of habits/daily disciplines has been on my mind this January.
What are your daily habits to make the most of each day? One daily habit I'm aiming to infuse is visiting each teacher during class time each day in the morning. No feedback--just a hello and smile ,seeing what you and your students are up to, shaking hands, and greeting you. What daily habit would you like to incorporate? Readers are leaders. What are you reading to grow your practice and how are you sharing this/modeling this for others? Reading is a critical daily discipline for educators as well!
Instructional notes-Our walkthrough focus areas for the next 5-6 weeks will be differentiation and assessment. Walkthroughs with this focus will begin this week.
Quote for the week:
"If you wish to move mountains tomorrow, you must start by lifting stones today." --African Proverb
January 14, 2019 TLC Agenda
Focus Items--Use of PRIM to Support Intervention for our Students
Team Building Question-My “1 word” for 2019 is _________________.
District I&RS Working Group Share Out-M. Hansen
MMS I&RS Round 2 Updates (as needed)-D. Patterson
Use of PRIM to Drive Student Intervention-All
Renaissance Star Assessment-Timelines and Action Items-All
Effort & Diligence celebrations/logistics
Black History Month planning on teams
Suggestions for Upcoming Differentiated Faculty Meeting PD Topics?
The 5 Keys to Middle School Child Resilience and Success
The 5 Keys to Middle School Child Resilience and Success
The MMS faculty and staff ask that you support our work with your child in the following ways:
1) Encourage a Growth Mindset-Having a growth mindset fosters resilience. Use the language of yet. I don’t understand this “yet.” Emphasize the importance of hard work as opposed to innate intelligence. “I did well because of my effort. I’ll do better next time.”
2) Encourage 1-2 Good Peer Relationships-Friends should be a source of support. Often our middle schoolers try to maintain large groups of close friends and that is challenging for anyone of any age! Encourage your child to have 1-2 solid and supportive peer friendships and keep it light and simple with the larger groups.
3) Ensure 9-11 Hours of Sleep Please! Sleep is the best way to foster resilience. Research shows that kiddos this age need 9-11 hours to be at their best. When your child is well-rested, everything is better. Technology is the #1 enemy of sleep! As a school community, we recommend that you keep technology out of your child’s bedroom at night to encourage healthy and consistent sleep.
4) Encourage Coping Strategies-Coping is personal. Everyone does it differently. Encourage your child to think about healthy ways to relax and give them permission to do it!
5) Facilitate Time/Connection with a non-familial adult-Good connections with non-familial adults are very important for your child. They hear things differently from non-familial adults. Encourage your child to participate in a club or activity. Children need our perspective. They are always changing and growing. As adults we can attach a growth mindset to their personality development and their peer interactions.
Maplewood Middle School Remind App Code @k92d29
This year, the MMS Principal has added a school-wide "Remind App" as another way to communicate with families. Many of your child's teachers will share Remind class codes for you and your child to stay up to date about class events and assignments. As needed, the MMS Principal will periodically use the Remind App to share important info with our school community. Our Maplewood Middle School school-wide code Remind code is listed above (@k92d29). The link below explains how to begin getting notifications. It's a simple way to stay in touch. Join us!
https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/203179887-How-do-I-join-a-class-