FOMS Weekly Newsletter from Shirley
8/31/18 - 9/7/18
September
3 Holiday, Labor Day (M), NO SCHOOL
4 Picture Day (TU)
5 Early Release Admin Directed
11 Staff Meeting 8:15 in the library
12 Early release Teacher directed
14 Domain meetings 8:15 (tentative) Instruction Systems and Culture
13 Bus Evacuation Drills (TH) 9:30 am
13 7 / 8 Back to School Night - (TH) 6:30 to 8:00pm
Rachel Carson Picnic - (TH) 5:15 to 6:15pm
Rachel Carson Back to School Night - 6:30 to 8:00pm
19 Early release Teacher Directed
21 leadership domain meeting
25 Content meeting 8:15
Counselors Schedule for Rachel Carson and Five Oaks
Jim
RC Monday all Day and Thursday from 11:00 to 2PM.
At Five Oaks Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday morning and late afternoon, and Friday
David
RC on Thursday from 8-12 and All Day Friday.
At Five Oaks Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday-1:30-4:10PM
Happy Birthday this week to .......
Come in the office for your special treat.
6th Grades First Day
Westside Church Clean Up Day
DON'T FORGET TO COMPLETE YOUR SAFESCHOOLS online TRAINING
Monthly Meeting Schedule
Announcements from the Library
Library:
We will start library rotations on September 10. If you haven’t signed up for a timeslot, please do so at the following link. Remember: all advisory students who need books can visit the library for checkout on THURSDAYS (SSR & Catch up time), starting September 13.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C9k4dp6JYJshYOjGNx51wDD2MaiYf45Kd8LbIPAfj_4/edit?usp=sharing
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Eric is helping me (Andee) make the Library it’s own page on the FOMS website. Here you will find links to the Destiny Catalog, OSLIS, and other fun resources. You will need district PASSWORDS to access OSLIS. The link for the passwords is on the Library page and listed here. Please share the FOMS Library Page with as many FOMS students and families as possible. The library needs to breathe - that means getting books out, back in, and out again!
BSD Online Resources: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yyZij6I4GsSFnTdNlXQvFeGvFTayi_vckeVioxVMe2s/edit#slide=id.p
Five Oaks Library Page:
https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/schools/five-oaks/parents-students/library
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Scholastic Fall Book Fair will be here the week of parent conferences, 10/8-10/12. Shopping hours are TBD, but we will be open during conference hours on Wednesday and Thursday for sure.
Andee Zomerman
Library Media Assistant
Five Oaks Middle School
Unfortunately, banning books that address prevalent issues within our society creates social stigmas for youth whose lived experiences mirror the stories found in print. To say that certain real-life themes are inappropriate for youth, based on one person’s beliefs, trivializes the experiences of so many others. ~ Andrea Q. JamisonA Message from Suzanne Peerenboom
Teachers,
Chromebook check out will begin on Tuesday! 8th grade will be coming in on Tuesday, 7th grade on Thursday, and 6th grade on Friday. I just need to know which teacher from your teams is going to come in for check out. Then I will give more specific details to that teacher!
If you have a student who has told you they will not be allowed to check out, please have them come see me so I can chat with them.
Be sure to check Teacher source for all the professional development opportunities during Early Release. There are a lot of different options.
Come see me if you have any questions!
Suzanne Peerenboom
Library & Instructional Technology Teacher
Five Oaks Middle School
Agreements in Edwards Class
Beaverton School District Weekly Update
BEAVERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
WEEKLY BULLETIN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018
ALL LEVELS & DEPARTMENTS
Adobe Creative Cloud Licenses Available through IT at Low Rate of $24.58
Working with OETC, we have centralized the purchase of Adobe Creative Cloud licenses. Schools are able to purchase device licenses with no minimum requirements for
$24.58 per license per year.
To purchase, please create a BSD Help Desk ticket (IT > Software and Applications > Install Apps, Software or Extensions). Be sure to enter an approved budget number, from your cost center, and we will process a transfer. Once the transfer has been completed, the software can be immediately installed.
This allows all schools and departments to purchase the number of licenses needed rather than the previous 100 minimum. We will centrally distribute the licenses and handle the renewals.
IT Intranet Adobe Purchasing Info Page
Share with any staff who may be interested in having access to the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.
August 29, 2018
All BSD employees
Andrew Stenehjem x64588
Topic & Information
Related Links
AVID Volunteer Tutors Needed for 18-19 School Year!
AVID Volunteer Tutors are needed in all the Middle Schools, Options schools and High schools (all levels please promote to your school community). Please include information in all summer mailings, newsletters, website, reader boards, etc.
AVID=Advancement Via Individual Determination
The Beaverton AVID Program teaches students the skills and behaviors necessary for academic success in high school, college and beyond.
• AVID tutors work with small groups of middle school students under the supervision of a teacher.
• Tutors are trained to use specific strategies that help develop students’ critical thinking, literacy, and math skills.
• Tutoring is held mainly on Tuesday & Thursday, and times vary depending on the school and volunteer availability.
• Training and ongoing support provided.
• Community or Parent Volunteer Application and Background Check required.
For more information contact: BSD-AVID-Tutor@beaverton.k12.or.us
Post Flyer
Distribute Detailed Handout
Please add AVID Volunteer Tutoring information, website link, and/or video to newsletters, websites, bulletin boards, Twitter, Facebook, and any other venue for staff, parents, and community members
Ongoing throughout school year
All Staff, Student Teachers, Counseling Interns, Volunteer Coordinators, Parents, and
Community Members.
Danica Jensen Weiner x4478
EVENT/MEETING
DATE/TIME
WHERE
Kindergarten Assessment Data Entry Training Open Lab
September 26/ 2-3pm
T&L Conference room
Kindergarten Assessment Data Entry Training Open Lab
October 3/ 2-3pm
IT Training Lab
Jennifer Gonzalez on Getting to Know Students
In the first of these two Cult of Pedagogy articles, Jennifer Gonzalez describes her growing frustration with a particular seventh-grade boy. His squirrelly behavior was getting on her nerves, and she responded with reprimands and lunch detention. But then the guidance counselor mentioned that the boy’s family was homeless and had been living in a shelter for the last two months. “At that moment,” says Gonzalez, “I realized I didn’t really know my students at all.” After shifting her approach with this boy, she decided to be much more systematic about building relationships with her students at the beginning of each school year. Here’s what she recommends:
• Part 1: Break the ice. Of course not all icebreakers are effective, says Gonzalez. Some ask students to take massive social risks with peers they don’t know very well; some don’t actually facilitate familiarity; and some are cheesy. Here are three she has found to be effective:
* Lines and Blobs – Students are asked to line up in alphabetical order by their first names; line up in alphabetical order by their last names; gather with people who have the same eye color; gather with people who get to school in the same way (car, bus, bike, skateboard, walk); line up in order of birthdays; line up in order of how many languages they speak; gather in three blobs: those who have lots of chores at home, a few, or none; gather with people who have the same favorite season. With these activities, says Gonzalez, students quickly discover things they have in common, don’t have to come up with anything clever, and are on their feet, moving, and talking.
* Concentric Circles – Students get into two equal circles, one inside the other, face a classmate in the other circle, and each pair answers a get-to-know-you question, then rotates clockwise/counterclockwise to the next person and repeats the process. Some possible questions: Do you play any sports? If so, which ones? Do you consider yourself shy or outgoing? Why? What is the last movie you saw? Did you like it? Describe your perfect dinner. What would you do with a million dollars? What is one thing you’re good at? This activity generates lots of one-to-one conversations and helps students quickly feel at home in the classroom.
* This or That – The teacher poses a question (for example, Which animal makes a better pet, a dog or a cat?) and students move to a corner of the room with people who have the same opinion and talk about why they made that choice. “This game has always been a huge hit with any group I’ve ever taught,” says Gonzalez: “It builds student confidence with talking in front of their peers, it helps students quickly find kindred spirits, and it’s also just a lot of fun.” Other possible questions: Would you rather live in the country or the city? Should all students be required to learn a second language? Which is worse, bad breath or body odor? Would you rather be indoors or outdoors? Which is better, playing sports or watching sports? Would you rather travel every single day or never leave home?
• Part 2: Take inventory. Gonzalez has students fill out an information sheet that includes questions on favorite music, books, hobbies, and sports, also health and allergy issues, technology they have at home, whether they divide their time between two households, responsibilities inside and outside their home, and what’s competing for their time. It’s also important to confirm how to pronounce students’ names and what they prefer to be called.
• Part 3: Store the data. Gonzalez recommends creating a spreadsheet to make it easy to access the information (students’ names are on the vertical axis, key information on the other – for example, passions, family, pets, activities, academics, food and drink, skills, miscellaneous). Having all this information for each class is helpful to differentiate or jazz up a particular lesson or just to refresh one’s memory on students who are flying under the radar.
• Part 4: Check in with students. Gonzalez recommends doing at least one more survey during the year, asking different questions – how are things going for them, how they feel about class procedures and rules, whether assignments seem fair, and how challenged they feel. She also recommends throwing in open-ended questions like, “What would you like to see more of in this class?” and “What else should I know?” (See the first article link below for questionnaires she’s created.)
“A 4-Part System for Getting to Know Your Students” by Jennifer Gonzalez in The Cult of Pedagogy, July 10, 2016, and “Icebreakers That Rock” by Jennifer Gonzalez, July 23, 2015, https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/relationship-building/ and https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-icebreakers/