Moorhead Faculty Weekly News
September 3, 2019
Expect the Unexpected!
Moorhead Junior High believes in its students, supports their achievements, and builds a positive learning community. Moorhead is a student-centered school where learning comes first.
• Outstanding Instruction
• Firm, Fair, and Consistent Discipline
• Motive Students
• Believe in your Students
Core Beliefs
• We will build relationships.
• We will meet our students needs.
• We model Dignity.
• We believe everyone is Valuable.
What's up this week?
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Wednesday
Garcia - Admin Meeting at Central Office - 7:30am
Thursday
Nerd Day
Friday
Data Meetings - Math and ELA w Dr. Taylor during PLC
A Word From Mr. Garcia
Thanks so much for a great Academic Conference on Thursday. During the classroom visit portion of the conference I informed our guests that they were welcome to walk in to any classroom on campus. I told them instruction and student engagement is outstanding no matter the classroom. Needless to say, our guests were very impressed by what they saw in your classrooms and they were very complimentary of our school and our students.
Thanks for working hard everyday to make Moorhead the best school in CISD! Have a nice THREE day weekend!
Robert
Super Staff!
Kayla Ellisor
Rachael Pawlik
Enjoy a Free Canes Box Lunch on 9/24!
Reminders - PEP RALLY
Our First Pep Rally is September 10th! We will be on Pep Rally Schedule.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Ginger Daniel 9/1
Kelli Orcutt 9/3
OPEN HOUSE!
Please make plans for Open House in late September. Dates are Sept. 23rd for 8th Grade and Sept. 24th for 7th grade from 6:00pm - 7:15pm each night. You only need to attend the night for the grade level that you teach.
SLO GOALS and Personal GOALS
Free Massages and food
Free massages are on September 17 from 8:40 - 4:00 during your conference period in the breakroom for those of you who signed up. I'll send a schedule out.
The massage is free for the first 7 minutes. If you want to make it a full 10 minutes the donation is 3 dollars. Funds raised go to the CISD Education Foundation!
There will also be FREE FOOD for anyone who wants to stop by the breakroom on that day.
What To Do When A Student Refuses To Work
Something Inspirational
If we expect kids to be losers they will be losers; if we expect them to be winners they will be winners. They rise or fall to the level of expectation of those around them, especially their parents and teachers.
- Jaime Escalante
Print Shop
Please plan ahead and use the CISD Print Shop for large print jobs!
Want to make extra cash?
Please contact Coach Pickett or Coach Bartel if you are interested in keeping books, score, or selling tickets at games.
Paraprofessional staff is eligible to work extra.
Campus Webmaster
The 4 PLC Questions
What do we want our students to learn?
How will we know if our students are learning?
How will we respond when students do not learn?
How will we enrich and extend the learning for students who are proficient?
Team Lead / Instructional Leadership Team Meeting Notes
NOTES 8/19
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Distinctions, comparison schools, and quadrants were discussed.
Dr. Tamika Taylor praised MJH teachers for the excellent job they are doing. She also gave her recommendations on the PLC process. Our homework is to:
- Set student goals and track them all year - "I can" statements are a great way to use kid friendly language - my challenge is for this to be a campus wide expectation!
- Teacher led PD as on ongoing cycle - based on instructional needs, admin walkthroughs, and data. This is going to be such an amazing asset to the 5 day PLC structure!
Discussed quadrants. Our lowest performers are ELL and SPED.
When planning think about what we want students to learn and how to reteach if needed.
Discussed what instruction should look like when moving students from meets to masters. Approaches to meets, etc.
Notes 8/26
Discussed the importance of Bell to Bell instruction.
Discussed Open House - Sept. 23rd (8th Grade) Sept. 24th (7th Grade)
Discussed Federal Accountability (Reading/Math) Achieving "meets" levels
Discussed "I can" trackers by team. Discussed Student tracking vs. Teacher tracking
Discussed - Teacher Led PD - Look at data before hand - Have teacher who was most successful demonstrate the lesson prior to teaching the lesson.
9/6 Agenda (During PLC)
Dr. Taylor will meet with teams to discuss "I Can" charts and student tracking.
Agenda 9/9
Be ready to report on the questions I gave to you to discuss with your teams.
Discussion Questions for Team Meeting during staff development week.
- Cover Lesson plans – Core content submit to your administrator by Monday at 8am. (Create a Google Folder?) Electives submit lesson plans to appraiser.
- Review/discuss your Unit Plan and its role with SLOs.
- Discuss your grading policy for your PLC/Team.
- What is your re-test policy?
- Curriculum alignment – What is the differentiation between level and Pre AP?
- Talk about key instructional practices for your department. (Kagan, Reader’s Workshop, Writer’s workshop, Sheltered Instruction, ESL Strategies, etc)
- Discuss importance of students knowing their individual STAAR Scores/setting goals. Individual folders?
- What are your going to do different in the curriculum to improve overall scores? To improve sub-groups’ performance?
Dr. Taylor will be back in our PLC on Sept. 6. She will bring sample "I Can" docs. We should have ours ready as well.
Looking Long Term
August 30 - Panther Spirit Day (Wear a Moorhead Panther Shirt)
September 2 - Labor Day (No School)
September 5 - Nerd Day
September 10 - Pep Rally Schedule
September 13 - Twin Day
September 17- Kagan Team Building PD (optional) 7:40am -8:10am in PLC room.
September 18 - Faculty meeting in the library 7:30am or 4:15pm
September 19 - Wear Gold Day
September 23 - Open House 8th Grade 6 - 7:15pm
September 24 - Open House 7th Grade 6 - 7:15pm
September 26 - Battle of the Classes - 7th Wear Yellow/Gold 8th Wear Red
October 4 - Tie Dye Day
October 11 - Pink Out Day
October 11 - Staff Vs. Student Volleyball Game and Early Release (hosted by Cheer)
October 11 - End of 1st 9 Weeks
October 14 - No School (Columbus Day)
October 16 - Panther Short (Staff development - During Conference period) - Led by Pawlik
October 16 - Homecoming Parade (CCHS Football Field)
October 18 - Red Out Day
October19 - Homecoming Dance 6-9pm
October 22 - Fall Orchestra Concert
October 23 - Fall Picture Day
October 25 - Pajama Day
October 28 - Nov. 1 - Red Ribbon Week
November 5 - Election Day
November 6 - Choir Trip to Renfest
November 8 - 90's dress up day
November 9 - Moorhead Pantherpalooza (AKA Community Night) 5pm - 9pm
November 18 - 22 - Generation Texas Week
November 20 - Faculty Meeting in the library 7:30am or 4:15pm
November 25 - 29 - Thanksgiving (No School)
December - Plan your Team and/or Department Holiday Party
December 4 - Fall Picture Retakes
December 13 - Winter Dance (During school day) (Hosted by PTO)
December 17 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Final Exams
December 18 - 5th, 6th, 7th Final Exams
December 19 - 4th Period Exam / Early Release / Ben Franklin Visit
December 20 - January 5 Winter Break
January 6 - Staff Development - Kagan Cooperative Learning Day 4
January 7 - Work Day
January 7 - Positive Coaching Alliance (9:30am - 11:30am) All Coaches
January 15 - Staff Development - Panther Short (During Conf. Period) led by Pawlik
February 7 - Valentine's Day 6pm - 9pm (hosted by STUCO)
February 19- Faculty Meeting 7:30am or 4:15pm
March 6 - Student vs. Staff Basketball game / Early release (hosted by The Dazzlers)
March 6 - End of 3rd 9 Weeks
March 18 - Faculty Meeting - 7:30am or 4:15pm
April 7 - STAAR 7 Writing / STAAR 8 Math
April 8 - STAAR 8 Reading
April 9 - Student vs. Staff Soccer game (hosted by PTO)
April 10 - Good Friday Holiday (No School)
May 7 - STAAR 8 Science / 7 Science Benchmark
May 8 - STAAR 8 History/ 7 History Benchmark
May 12 - STAAR 7 Math / STAAR 8 Math (retest)
May 13 - STAAR 7 Reading / STAAR 8 Reading (retest)
May 15 - Choir End of Year Field Trip
May 15 - End of Year Dance 6pm - 9pm (hosted by school)
May 21 - 7th Grade Awards Ceremony 9:15am - 10:00am
May 21 - Incoming 6th Grade Parent Night
May 22 - 8th Grade Awards ceremony 9:15am - 10:15am and 8th Grade Field Day 11 -3pm
May 25 - No School - Memorial Day
May 26 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd period Finals
May 27 - 5th, 6th, 7th period Finals
May 28 - 4th Period Final / Early release
May 28 - THE CROSSING - 7pm @ CCHS
May 29 - Work Day