Meadow Creek Monday Message
December 7
Meadow Creek’s mission is to promote learning by challenging all to reach their potential
in a safe, nurturing environment by communicating, collaborating and congratulating!
Strategy of the Week: Setting High Academic Expectations
Technique 2: Right is Right
Right is Right is about the difference between partially right and all-the-way right. Between pretty good and 100%. When you sign off and tell a student she is right, she must not be betrayed into thinking she can do something she cannot.
When answers are almost correct, it's important to tell students that they are almost there, that you like what they have done so far, that they are closing in on the right answer, that they have done some good work or made a great start. You can repeat a student's answer back to them so he can listen for what's missing and further correct. Or you can encourage, prod or cajole in other ways until you get students all the way to a version that is right and that is rigorous. In holding out for Right, you set the expectation that the questions you ask and their answers truly matter.
From: Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov
Faculty Meeting
We will have a faculty meeting on December 10 for the Chapter 3 Champions to facilitate the book talk on Engaging Students with Poverty In Mind. Please be sure you have read Chapter 3 before our meeting. Join us at 3:20!
Dolphin Choir Christmas performance
PTA Reindeer Store
Meadow Creek Faculty Christmas Party
Meadow Creek Faculty Lunch
Pizza!
Bi-Annual Shredding
PTA Dessert Extravaganza!
December Drills
Reminders...
We need to be taking attendance on your computer twice a day, once at 8:15 and the second one at 9:45. The 9:45 attendance is the official submission so be sure you are doing it at 9:45, even if nothing has changed from the 8:15 submission.
Please be sure you are checking your mailbox at least two times a day. Thank you for your help in getting the fliers in the students binders. Please don't leave them out for students to pick up but be sure that everyone has one to take home.
Be sure you are traveling with your students in the hallways at all times. Your presence alone will reinforce the CHAMPS behavior that we expect of all students.
December Birthdays
December 4 - Ana Natal
December 6 - Carol Lindsey
December 11 - Jenny Tatarevich
December 16 - Paul Jenkins
December 19 - Rebecca Cotton
December 22 - Diane West
December 28 - Amy Ruby
December 31 - Kristen Reese
Professional Development
December 8
K-5 Problem Solving Strategies
December 14
K-2 Science Preview
December 15
6th grade ELA Preview
Important Dates
December 7 - PTA Reindeer Store and Penny Drive begin
December 7 - Dolphin Choir Christmas program dress rehearsal at 1:45 for PK-6 students
December 8 - Reading CBA grades 3-6
December 8 - Dolphin Choir Christmas Show 6:30 PM
December 9 - Meadow Creek Faculty Christmas party
December 10 - Geography Bee at 8:45 for grade 5
December 10 - Shelter in place drill at 2:15
December 10 - Faculty Meeting - Chapter 3 Champions
December 11 - All Pro Dad Breakfast
December 11 - 6th grade hot chocolate sale after school
December 12 - Breakfast with Santa 8 AM to 10 AM
December 14 - Meadow Creek Christmas Luncheon
December 16 - Harwood Band and Choir at 8:15 AM
December 16 - Meadow Creek PTA Dessert Extravaganza after school
December 17 - Christmas Parties at 2:00 PM
December 18 - Harmony performs! 9:45
December 18 - Santa arrives