Wildcat News
November 5-November 9, 2018
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: Continue to check your emails for PST/ PLC Agenda and Action Items-- this email will be sent on Sunday evenings
- ACTION: Send PST Agenda names to Mr. Cherry via email.
- Achievement Series pre-assessments finished and data collected for the week of November 12, 2018 PLC Meetings.
- Homework must go home with students on a weekly basis, please make sure that you are sending home ample opportunities for practice and review
- Students should be on iReady for 45 minutes per week in both ELA and Math, please be reminded that the usage of this program is first priority. If you are using any other programs they should only be utilized supplementary.
- ALL students are required to take ALL district assessments, this includes iReady, Achievement Series and grade level Common Formative Assessments-- no excuses will be accepted on why a student was not assessed.
- Junior Achievement K-2 Friday November 9, 2018, Contact Ms. Harnage for additional questions.
Wheatley is ALL IN!
5th Grade fully engaged in Math Stations
4th Grade G.R.E.A.T Celebration
Halloween Fun in Room 109
Vision
Everyone, Everyday! We will foster a safe and all inclusive environment of excellence for our learning community.
Commitment Statements:
We believe that education is a shared responsibility.
We are goal oriented and data driven.
We are a community of strong relationships.
We promote successful lifelong learners
We nurture social emotional and physical well-being
We are AWARE, we ACCEPT, and we ADVOCATE for Culture and Diversity.
Professional Development
- Wednesday November 7, 2018; PLC meeting 7:40 AM
- Weekly Meetings: PST- Please send names of students for the PST agenda for this week to Mr. Cherry via email by Sunday Night.
- Please check the district catalog on MLP for upcoming Math, Science and ELA Professional Development opportunities.
Instructional Levers:
WEEKLY LOOK-FORS:
- Student Friendly I can statements posted and highly visible for all core subjects
- Is there more student talk than teacher or adult talk?
- Is there ample student work posted throughout the classroom?
- Have you made the lesson relevant to the student's life so that they are able to make connections and feel the relevance/reason for learning the objective?
- How am I checking for the understanding of ALL students?
Upcoming Dates/ Events:
- Wednesday PLC PD Week 7:40-8:50 am.
- Friday November 9, 2018; Junior Achievement K-2 9:00-3:30 PM
- Thursday, November 15, 2018-- Fall Festival 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Shout Outs
- Ms. Harnage: Organizing and providing support for Junior Achievement
- Attendance Committee Providing positive incentives for students who are coming to school 100% of the time.
- Mr.Cherry and The Culture Committee: Thank you for providing a way for our teachers and staff member to relieve stress at the end of the week.
- Grade Level PST Meetings: Thank you for coming prepared for the PST meeting with paperwork and the provided data so that great conversations around student instruction and behavioral success can happen.
- Ms. Erwood for continuing to ensure her students are spending the expected amount of time on iReady each week.
- Ms. Schutte, Ms. Woodall and Ms. Erwood for presenting their PLC to other district Principals
- Ms. Silva for organizing and putting together an amazing Field Trip for our Kindergarten and 1st Grade students-- the Cider Mill was a big hit!
Article/ Quote of the Week:
Creating Stronger Community Circles:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-circle-practice-classroom
Building Trust in PLC: