Pinkston PREP
Week of October 8
Message from Mr. Perla
Team,
The Pinkston PREP newsletter will be used to communicate weekly reminders from this point forward. Pinkston PREP will detail important information pertinent to our P-TECH.
This week, I will be conducting classroom observations to ensure fidelity to our framework (CIF). At this point, I should see evidence of the following:
- Writing to Learn (WTL)
- Classroom Talk (CT)
- 11 Minute Protocol
The common instructional framework should be utilized to guide your lesson design. As you plan your lessons, please be able to articulate the following:
- What should students be doing?
- What does mastery look like?
- What are some common misconceptions?
Our CILT leaders (Burley, Hart, Fitzwater) can assist with any clarifying questions.
We are off to a good start, but great is better. Our kids deserve great.
Teacher of the Six Weeks
Ms. Burley
Thank you for always going above and beyond the call of duty for our PPCA students. Our students enjoyed their homecoming celebration. We appreciate your dedication to our students and commitment to our mission and vision. Your impact is felt across our school by students, teachers and me! TOGETHER WE SUCCEED!
Classroom Expectations
Writing to Learn
Through Writing to Learn, students can develop their ideas, their critical thinking abilities, and their writing skills. Writing to Learn enables students to experiment every day with written language and to increase their fluency and mastery of written conventions. By taking time to write in low-stakes exercises, students actively engage in thinking about a concept. Writing to Learn increases equity within the classroom since students have time to try out their ideas in non-evaluative activities before they have to present them to a group or as individuals. Writing to Learn can also be used as formative assessment and as a way to scaffold mid- and high-stakes writing assignments and tests.
Classroom Talk
Classroom Talk creates the space for students to articulate their thinking and strengthen their voices. Classroom Talk takes place in pairs, in Collaborative Group Work, and as a whole class. As students become accustomed to talking in class, the teacher serves as a facilitator to engage students in higher levels of discourse. Teachers introduce and reinforce the use of academic language and encourage students to use that language in their classrooms.
Homecoming 2018
Industy Partners
STAFF CALENDAR
This Week...
Monday - October 8
- Morning Duty - 8:30 AM (ALL)
- Cohort 1 @ El Centro - 9:00 AM (RIOS, LIRA, TURNER, PERLA)
- Gradebook Checks - 9:30 AM (PERLA)
- Meeting w/ Dyer-Smith @ El Centro - 10:00 AM (PERLA, DYER-SMITH, RIOS)
- Meeting w/ Armstrong @ El Centro - 11:00 AM (PERLA, ARMSTRONG, RIOS)
- Parent Conference Night - 5:00 PM (ALL)
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
Tuesday - October 9
- Morning Duty - 8:30 AM (ALL)
- CILT Meeting - 8:30 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Social Studies Content Training -- 8:30 AM (BURLEY, FITZWATER, PERLA)
- Principal for a Day - 8:30 AM (SIMMONS, PERLA)
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
Wednesday - October 10
- Morning Duty - 8:30 AM (ALL)
- New Teacher Academy - 8:30 AM (BURLEY)
- Cohort 1 @ El Centro - 9:00 AM (RIOS, LIRA, TURNER, ARMSTRONG)
- PSAT Testing - 9:05 AM (BURLEY, BAKER, JOHNSON, PROCTOR)
- P-TECH Administrator Meeting - 3:00 PM (PERLA)
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
- PEIMS Round 1 Review (PERLA)
Thursday - October 11
- Morning Duty - 8:30 AM (ALL)
- Viking Football @ Ranchview - 7:00 PM
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
Friday - October 12
- Professional Development Day - 8:30 AM (ALL)
- Counseling Services Professional Development - 8:30 AM (DYER-SMITH)
- Viking Volleyball @ Wilmer Hutchings - 6:00 PM
Saturday - October 13
- NO SATURDAY SCHOOL FOR PPCA! (ALL)
- Univision Business Entrepreneur Summitt (ARMSTRONG)
On The Horizon...
October 15 - Last Day to Approve AP Courses and Syllabi (PERLA)
October 15 - State Fair Ticket Distribution
October 17 - Accountability System Training @ Buckner - 1:00 PM (PERLA)
October 18 - Accountability System Training @ Buckner - 1:00 PM (PERLA)
October 18 - Aspen Challenge Initial Coach Training - 3:00 PM
October 25 - Student Eligibility
October 30 - CCR School Model Regional Convention (PERLA)
October 31 - CCR School Model Regional Convention (PERLA)
October 31 - Compliance Videos Deadline - (ALL)
November 3 - Discover DISD Fair @ Fashion Institute Gallery - 8:30 AM (ARMSTRONG, PERLA)
November 9 - Student Eligibility
December 7 - Student Eligibility
January 15 - Student Eligibility
February 4 - Student Eligibility
February 15 - Spring Fieldtrips and Fundraiser Deadline
March 1 - Student Eligibility
March 29 - Student Eligibility
April 19 - Student Eligibility
May 10 - Student Eligibility
Our Students Are Counting on Us!
Pinkston Preparatory Collegiate Academy
Vision
Inspiring a Legacy of Influence
Values
P - Perseverance
R - Respect
I - Integrity
D - Determination
E - Empathy
Email: eperla@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/pinkstoncollegiate
Location: 2200 Dennison Street, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-502-2771
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pinkstonprep
Twitter: @PinkstonPREP