News Notes & Dates
Week of December 1
Principal's Corner
** Great conversation has begun regarding our Special Ed Model. We will be meeting on December 7th if you would like to join us in room 115 at 2:30. The more the merrier.
** Congrats to Danielle for being the grand prize winner for the Connected Educator contest and to Brad for the building winner! Appreciate your efforts in representing the Nagel Nation!!
**Have some students who continue to push back when it comes to their writing assignments? Take a moment to read a few tips here.
**OTES #6 - Any type of Input forms, surveys, or even letters you ask parents to send in describing their child can serve as evidence to Classroom Environment, by showing that you “engage in two-way communication and offer…activities for families to support student learning.”
Shop & Share Challenge - can we raise $5,000?
UPCOMING EVENTS
* Wed. Dec 3 - Team Leader Meeting 2:20 Room 115
* Wed. Dec 3 - Advisory Rep Meeting 2:20 Room 131
* Fri. Dec. 5 - Go Offline Day - see schedule below
Counselor's Corner
1. Go Offline Day:
- schedule for 7th & 8th grade lunches and 7th grade encore
- 8th grade schedule
- PLEASE NOTE THAT 7TH & 8TH GRADES ARE SWITCHING LUNCHES!
2. Shop & Share:
- SuperHawks will be collecting money each morning in advisory starting Monday, Last day to collect is Friday, December 5th.
- Shopping Night @ Target is Monday, December 8th from 3:00-7:00. All are welcome!
Team Challenge - what if each TEAM of teachers adopted one family? That would add 13 more families!
RTI
Wellness Team
Mandarin Money
Lizzy's Academic Advice
Lizzy's Weekly Information
Reminder that there will be one Rock Wednesday in December. On December 10th core only teachers will meet in room 115 to review progress monitoring data with Rich and Brenda. Please plan on attending with your team. Teams should bring their completed Academic Data Q2 2014-2015 Google Doc.
Team Leaders meeting after school on Wednesday, December 3rd in room 115.
Joy's Journal
Structure Creates Behavior
Welcome back to a very short December! A few things to remember as we get back to the books (or should I say "tech") for the remainder of 2014.
Reminder #1-- Take two minutes to briefly review classroom expectations and model behaviors you expect to observe from students. (You can never do this enough.)
Reminder #2-- Chat with your team members and review the team expectations so everyone continues to be consistent.
Reminder #3-- Find a moment in your day to purposefully connect with a couple of students who are struggling-- academically, socially, and/or emotionally. They look to you for a smile and affirmation.
Reminder #4-- DFTBA!
Have a great week!
The Bailey Special
Basketball is underway...stay after school one day to see what our kids like to do when they are not in the classroom.
Nagel Nation
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