News from the Nest
July 10, 2017
Vision
"Wendell Phillips 63 will establish a positive, engaging, and rigorous learning environment that allows each child to “SOAR to Excellence” as a member of the Cardinal Family."
Places to be!!!
July 18- Marian University Rigor PD- Wendell Phillips 63 (9-12)
July 25- Classroom Set-Up Day (8:30-4:00)
July 26- IPS PD Day- Location Based on PD (8:30-4:00)
July 27- Smekens PD/Staff Meeting (8:30-4:00)
July 28- Classroom Set-Up Day (8:30-4:00)
July 29- Back to School Bash (9:00-12:00)
July 31- FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!! :)
INFO TO KNOW!
Tomorrow and Wednesday we will be at Arlington HS for our Transformation Zone
(TZ) Summer Institute. The day will run from 8:30-3:30; dress is business casual. We will be starting the day together discussing RIGOR and how we will achieve our school goals above. We will then break out into your respective sessions. Be prepared to have powerful conversations about how we can take our instruction to the next level and continue our upward growth!!! You will be paid your hourly rate for attendance.
I know this is short notice, but we have gotten approval to have an Instructional Planning Session around RIGOR in collaboration with professors from Marian University on July 18th from 9-12. We will be discussing how to take our lesson planning to more RIGORous levels. Please click here to register; you will be paid $75 for your attendance.
Classrooms will be ready for you to work in beginning on Monday, July 17th. Our hardworking custodial staff will be putting finishing touches everywhere, so please be mindful of this. This also includes moving furniture in your classrooms and down the hall. Please make sure to pick up, not drag, any furniture to avoid scratching the newly waxed floors.
July 26th is an IPS Professional Development Day. Please review the attached document that contains the links for registration, including locations and times. Please have this completed as soon as possible. If you have questions, please let me know.
July 27th will be a Smekens PD/Staff Meeting Day. The day will be split into two sessions. Session 1, from 9:00-12:00 will have K-2 Teachers in the Media Center for Writer's Workshop Training, while 3-7 Teachers will be in the Book Room (130) for our Staff Handbook meeting. Session 2, from 1:00-4:00, will have teachers switch their sessions. The link to the Staff Handbook is below in the RESOURCES section; begin to preview the handbook to make our discussion a little more interactive! Please keep in mind the Master Schedules are subject to change.
July 25th and 28th will be classroom set-up days...time for you to get the rooms prepared for students! Please see below for links about classroom set-up to ensure we are thinking "student-first" as we design our spaces.