Monday Memo
Week of 1/21/20: Central's Newsletter for Teachers & Staff
Greetings Panthers!
I have to say I am very proud and honored to lead you this year! I believe you are already doing great things and as we continue to make small shifts and tweaks to our practice, I truly believe we will see great things. I've been doing a little research on high expectations and the data is remarkable. Students rise to our expectations, so AIM HIGH! I am excited to see what you can do here at Central over the next few weeks, months, and years to come.
(I read this paragraph again and just had to leave it for us to read again...)
We have some exciting work before us and I am expectant and ready to see how we as a team, improve on instruction and create uniquely rich opportunities for our students to reason, analyze and think. I will be in rooms often to complete informals and a few formals to wrap up on those. I will be focusing on looking for student discussion around the rigorous tasks, the standard they are discussing, the teacher guidance/facilitation/questioning and formative assessment. Remember, after that direct instruction, we should hear our students doing the heavy lifting and hard work while we facilitate. I'm already proud of you and the work you do. It's so exciting to see you continue to grow your craft and impact student instruction and achievement!
This week we really will be completing summatives, lol. Thank you for being flexible. Last week was BUSYYYYY! Whewww!!! Please go onto True North Logic (TNL) and enter your mid year data, and then acknowledge so that I can acknowledge as well. Please come by my office during your plan time on Tuesday and we will review and sign your summatives. Just bring your laptop (just in case). If you aren't sure what to do, again, just bring your laptop and I will assist you.
Be sure and check the calendar below for this week's happenings. Let's have a great week!
Together we are committed. Together we are Central. We are #ONECENTRAL
CK
THIS WEEK'S HAPPENINGS
January 21-
- Announcements
- 2nd grade APTT and Britt Open House/APTT
- Pennies for Patients begins today and runs through the 1/31. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place classes. See Mrs. Johns if you have questions.
- CES Admin Meeting
- Team Leader Meeting 3:10
January 22-
- Pennies for Patients
- PLCs during Planning(may be moved to Thursday due to events & Mtgs)
January 23-
- Pennies for Patients
- Principal's Meeting
- Possible Team Leader Meeting if Principal's Meeting Ends Early
January 24-
- Student of the Week Picture @ 8
- AR Leaders Picture @8:15
- Pennies for Patients
- School Colors-Reading Spirit Day
- TOY Banquet 6-9pm
HEADS UP FOR THE 28th! Dress like you're a 100 years old on the 100th day of school. Staff and students will participate and we will have winners in both categories! :)
Have you liked our Facebook Page?
Action Items and Reminders
- Summatives will be completed this week and you will meet with me on Tuesday during PLCs.
- Be sure and check that the gate locks back when you enter...it doesn't automatically lock.
- Please encourage students to read for AR. Reading is a great homework task to boost reading skills. Set high expectations. Their average should be 85% or higher and they should not have a problem making their goal. If you would like to take students on an incentive DQ trip for reaching 9 week AR goals this nine weeks I will approve it. Let's get reading!
- Ms. Heather Johnson will be coming in to assist K and in other rooms she's been invited to teach and model in. She is an excellent resource and loves our students and teachers. She will also visit in our new classrooms.
Don't forget that students need phonics, word work, and don't forget fluency. Close reading is so important, but research shows that fluency is equally as important. Read to them, and give them time to read. Practice is so important and we will be talking more in PLCs as we look at our reading data.
- You are a HERO in the eyes of our students and in the eyes of your Principal! Thank you!
Please sign in daily.
If you have a time sheet it is very important to come up and sign in each day.
Don't forget to upload your plans in our shared drive. Outstanding job to everyone on getting your plans submitted and on time!
- Thank you for signing in and greeting your students at the door!
- Attendance notes must be checked daily and turned in daily. Attendance must be completed by 9 AM sharp.
- Wear your I.D. Badges at all times! Please send anyone who doesn't have a badge or sticker to the office and notify the office.
- Lesson Plans should be in by Sunday night to the Team Drive.
- #GOPANTHERS
Happy Birthday to these special Panthers!
January Birthdays!
January 2, Marcela Pineda & Kenia Rodriguez
January 3, Elmo Urbina
January 19, Amie Eldred
January 22, Vianka Padgett
January 27, Erin Carroll
Let me know if I missed someone!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMIE & VIANKA!
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Self Paced- WIDA e-Learning https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ScARqrkVBi8p8mE59xG1etr_8Rl9E9F12hOXzCQcRxY
Mrs. Andrea Canaday (Andee) is our Professional Learning Coordinator at the District Office. Her emails often contain professional development opportunities for you that are approved by the district.
The county's Inservice Form is at the link below.
KEY Inservice Opportunities
APPRECIATIONS
Thank you to Mrs. Johns for taking on Pennies for Patients! With a cause near and dear to her heart, we are joining with her to raise our school goal of $1,500.
Thank you to Mrs. Norman for helping me with Awards and Ms. Jenn and Ms. Lisa, Aiden, and Mrs. Skinner for their help in organizing the awards.
Ms. Jenn, thank you for entering all the new data in for classes and grades. You are a wonder!
Thank you Ms. Syples, Pam McCranie, Morgan Davis, and all the teachers who gave to the AR store to make it an overwhelming and exciting event. The kids were so excited!
Thank you to grade 3 for the AR Push and the high expectations you have for your students. Almost all of your students participated and have read a BUNCH of books! THANK YOU!
Math Teachers, I'm so pumped....our data is looking pretty good. Keep up the work you are doing because it's making a difference!
Thank you to all the teachers and staff who help with dismissal and bus duty even when you are clear to dismiss. We just want you to know how much we appreciate that you are able to do that and that you do it with a smile.
Our Commitment and Pledge to Central Instruction
Together we commit to working hard to make sure instruction and assignments are both rigorous and engaging. We will continue setting the bar (grade-level standards) high and placing that intellectual lift on our students. This is the key to mastering complex material.
Time and time again, research has shown that when students are given access to four critical classroom level resources, they can and will make BIG academic gains.
- Grade-appropriate assignments (Rigor of the Standards)
- Strong instruction that lets students do most of the thinking in the lesson (facilitate with probing questions- most of the talking should be the students)
- A sense of deep engagement in what they're learning
- Teachers who hold high expectations for ALL students and truly believe they can meet grade-level standards (Set the bar high)
Every student will receive daily access to challenging, engaging, and grade-appropriate work. With each day that passes we will refine our skills to the best of the best in our profession! We will focus daily on what our students are learning and doing, we will strengthen our belief about what students can accomplish.
Together we are committed. Together we are Central. We are #ONECENTRAL