Northgate Staff Notes
8/29/16-9/2/16
Announcements
- Warmbody counts- Thank you to everyone in third period for your cooperation with Warm Body Counts. This will likely continue for at least a week; we appologize in advance for the interruptions. It is helpful to have roll taken prior to our arrival to count students in classes.
- Strategic Support - Strategic Support started today, 8/29! Thank you for your support as we make our final tweaks and iron out some of the issues we saw today regarding scheduling and locations. For Strategic Support, please take some time to set up your guidelines, expectations, goals, and rules to help create a great learning environment in your room. Also, we ask that you do not let students leave Strategic Support for any reason. Finally, please monitor and encourage your students so that they are working and following the guidelines for your room.
- Silent Sustained Reading - SSR also began today, 8/29! Thank you for your support as we reboot SSR and hopefully make it a great program for you and our students. Just like in Strategic Support, students should not be sleeping, nor should they be given a pass to leave class for any reason. Finally, please remember our three student guidelines for SSR:
- ​Silence, please.
- Sustain for 25.
- Read, read, read. (Anything but textbooks)
- ​Silence, please.
- Scheduling- You will see very minimal movement as we satisfy filling in class requests for students who on wait lists. At this point our academic counselors are beginning to address student requests for changes.
- Bronco Connections- Thank you to the English classes for allowing us to visit them last week. We were able to clearly define Bronco expectations and pass out our planners to all students.
- Bloodborne Pathogen Training- Reminder:all 3 of the online trainings should be completed by September 2nd.
- Technology survey- The tech TOSA's and Helpdesk have put out a survey to better understand our school's tech needs. Please take a moment to fill out this survey by clicking here.
- Mdusd.net accounts- At this point most students should be able to access their mdusd.net accounts. Tucker Farrar is available for all your questions and students issues. Please do not send students up to the office for help with these accounts.
- Guest network- We now have a guest network that is up and running. If you have a device you are wanting to add to the guest network, please feel free to add it. Contact Kelly Eagan for more questions.
- Bronco Gold- As mentioned during our professional development day, our Bronco Gold Committee is working to promote a positive staff culture through recognition and celebrations. Please consider donation $10 (or more) to the efforts. Shirley McClelland will be collecting money, or you may pay electronically by clicking here.
Northgate Events this week
This week at the Gate
8/30 NIMB Parent information night (7-9)
9/2 - Home football game against Windsor
Next week
9/5 Labor Day- No School
9/10 Marching Band March-A-Thon
Photos of the week
Freshman excited to start their Reading Club books
HelpDesk kids setting up TV's
Lunchtime rally
Northgate Staff Pride Video
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