Collegiate Academy Heartbeat
Sunday, September 29, 2019
From the Heart
Team,
What a great week of celebration! Monday night was surreal (thank you for that word Sarah) and our NHS Induction was a class act! Well done, Sarah!
This coming week is business as usual! As we near the end of the nine weeks, please make sure you are working with students that are not being successful! Differentiation is many times the key to success. That does not mean give them easier work, but meet them where they are and move them forward. If you need a think partner or strategies, please get with Lauren or me!
Friday is a day to design creative and engaging lessons. If you are giving a test, be sure to have activities for those that finish. Also, please do not use the period as a study time or review. Students need engagement!
It is time to sign-up for your observation. All returning teachers, please copy and paste your goals from last spring into the current year goals document. We will not have a goal setting meeting. Teachers new to CA, please create your goals and we will discuss at your
pre-observation conference. If you need help, reach out to Lauren.
Please find 2 dates and times for your pre-observation conference and two dates and times for your observation. Stay away from Wednesday, since that is a principal meeting day. Send me your dates by Oct 4. Thanks!
As we look to improve, I would like you to look at last year's employee survey and think about what do we need to do to make every answer a 5. I will be sending you a google survey next week to record your answers, but wanted to give you time to think about it.
See Gallup attachment
How many loved the great lunch we had this week? And there are many more to come! So for free lunch alone, please give $25 to Toni for our Sunshine Fund. If you can't give $25 all at once, I know she will take installments! And speaking of giving, let's all try to donate something to the GCISD Educational Foundation! You can give specifically to Collegiate Academy! Every penny would help!
Have a great week!
Bobbe
The courage to love unconditionally breaks all barriers. Let's ALL continue to be courageous this week!
#PhoenixFierce
Together we will make a difference!
Bobbe
Matthew's Thought for the Week
Cav's Conundrums
A. If you have students that you wish weren't in the same class with other students for next semester please let me know as soon as possible as I begin developing next semester
B. If you have students that you believe need support classes start forming your lists so that I can create those new sections (keeping in mind that we can't have 12 student support classes because we just don't have the capacity at the moment to have class sizes that size and still maintain everyone else's sanity)
2. Student Concerns
If you're having problems with students, please make sure you document and send those kinds of situations to either Matthew or myself so that when we have conversations with parents we have actionable information to work with
Lauren's Learnings
Differentiation
What an amazing job that we have at Collegiate Academy! We have the opportunity to pour into kiddos and not only be a role model to them, but we are able to stand with them and support them as they change the trajectory of their path. Our students need us to meet them where they are and walk with them as they learn to be college students.
In order to do that, it’s necessary to have a prescribed learning plan for each student. Our student population is so diverse – our high achievers NEED a challenge and our underperforming kiddos NEED the barriers that stand in the way of their success removed. That looks like relationships, encouragement, positivity, but most importantly that looks like differentiation. There is no other way at CA.
We have all experienced high achievers and under performing students in the same classroom. We have to meet them where they are, but that could look different for each of us. What did you commit to trying this week? I encourage you to take a risk and do it whole-heartedly!
Upcoming Events
October 29 - Apply Phoenix Night