Anchor Weekly
A newsletter for Alta Vista Staff~Week of August 28, 2017
Don't Forget! Next Week's Calendar
- STEM Night Planning Meeting on Monday, August 28 in Room 3
- Faculty Meeting on Wednesday, August 30
- Reading PLC Meeting on Friday, September 1
- Staff Tshirt Money due Friday, September 1
Calendar Link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=wacoisd.org_ok91siiqr44vtt9t99o7ije19k%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago
Staff Tshirts
TTESS Goal-Setting Time
Each staff member is expected to have a short meeting with their TTESS appraiser once you have submitted your goals in Eduphoria. The due date for having your goals submitted AND meeting with your appraiser is September 13.
Questioning Resources
Math Question Stems: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uNV9AwX49Z4-a9wa5wfZOJ8xhIZ5vhMLp9-E6SQMEgs
General Question Stems: https://drive.google.com/a/wacoisd.org/file/d/0BzPtZw5xT-LdUGpySFRuOFRTeHM/view?usp=sharing
Lead4ward Question Stems: https://drive.google.com/a/wacoisd.org/file/d/0BzPtZw5xT-LdVEVScU1DbEtSeTA/view?usp=sharing
Questioning is one of Dr. Nelson's Top 5 Expectations for Waco ISD.
Reading PLC Meetings on Friday, September 1
August Makerspace
Coming up in September-making boats with Legos to test floating/density! You can start scheduling your time today!
Kid President's Pep Talk for the World
While you move towards an instructional focus in your classroom, don't forget to continue to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS and COLLABORATION. Keep practicing routines and procedures.
Enjoy!
ELL Teacher Information
Additionally, you will need to fill out BOY ELL Accommodations on the ELL Instructional Accommodations sheet for each student. I will put these copies in the work room to take as you need. These will be turned in at the end of year LPACs.
MakerSpace + Children's Literature
Here's the link: http://stem.uark.edu/_resources/includes/2013.student.narrative.curriculum.pdf
If you have a particular book you would like you to design a Makerspace activity around, contact Mrs. Helton. She would LOVE to help you and has many resources ready to go!
Pacing Guides and Curriculum Maps
The curriculum maps can be found here: https://docs.google.com/a/wacoisd.org/spreadsheets/d/1ok4kApE_gE4lwGmnLn3W5hnS-oNBpxE5_7VS6dC5H8s/edit?usp=sharing
Click on the appropriate link to view your pacing guide.