Monday Talk
December 7, 2015
SHARING
**Please continue to lift up Dawn Priest’s mother!
**CONGRATS Brooke....It Is A Girl!!!!
(Please email me if there is any celebrations or sharing that needs to be added to our Monday Talks…..if I miss anything please let me know……thanks)
This Week of Events at Highfalls
December 7
Faculty Meeting Professional Development with Laura Dendy; Behavioral Tools and Strategies for the Classroom
Progress Reports Grades K-8
Parent Advisory Committee 6:00pm Media Center
December 8
Faculty Christmas Bowling Party!!!!!
December 9
PLC Design Room Plannings
December 10
Athletic Booster Club Meeting 6:00 Media Center
December 11
Goodie Day!!!!! Hosted by August- December birthdays & Mike Maness
Next Events at Highfalls
December 14
Breakfast Biscuits!!!
Faculty Meeting 2:45
December 15
Sandras Doughnuts
PTA Meeting Featuring the K-2 Christmas Musical 6:00 pm
December 16
Christmas Lunch catered by Valentis
December 17
Goodie Day!!!! Hosted By January- July Birthdays
Band/Orchestra/Guitar Christmas Concert 6:00 pm
December 18
Early Release 11:30 for All Students
All Christmas Decorations Must Be Packed Away
December 21-Jan 1
Dec. 21 Optional Teacher WorkDay
Christmas / Winter Break
January 4
School Resumes 7:15am
Christmas Staff Bowling Party: Please Click Link Below!!!!
On-Site Professional Development
Book Study (Media Center 2:45pm)
September 21st Chapters 1 and 2
October 12th Chapter 3
October 26th Chapter 4
November 9th Chapter 5
November 23rd Chapter 6
December Chapter 7-9 TBA
Literacy PD (Media Center 2:45 pm)
September 2nd Monitoring/Clarifying (“Fix-up Strategies”)
October 7th Making Connections/Activating Background Knowledge
November 4th Visualizing
December 2nd Evaluating/Determining Importance
Math PD
September 16th MP1 and Problem Solving Strategies
October 21st MP2 and Number Talks
November 18th MP3 and Thinking Aloud
December 16th MP4 and Modeling
Daily Expectations for Soaring to Excellence
Alignment to Standards
Pacing
Student Engagement
Differentiated Instruction
Posted and Aligned "I Can Statements"