SMS Weekly Update 03/11-03/15
“Everyone Does Better When Everyone Does Better"
Mission, Vision, Core Values & Smart Goals
SMS Vision Statement:
“Sedgefield will be a premier middle school that produces globally competitive leaders.”
SMS Mission Statement:
“Our Sedgefield faculty is committed to providing rigorous and relevant instruction in a safe and personalized learning environment.”
SMS Core Values:
INTEGRITYSAFETY
EDUCATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
LEADERSHIP
GRIT
RESPONSIBILITY
2018-2019 EOG GOALS
- Reading: 40% GLP
- Math: 35% GLP
- Math 1: 100% GLP
- Science: 70% GLP
2018-2019 Attendance Goals
- Scholar Attendance Rate: 97%
- Faculty Attendance Rate: 95%
Weekly PLC Schedule
Monday: Grade Level Planning Meetings
Tuesday: Grade Level Planning Meetings
Wednesday: No Morning Staff Meeting (Early Release Day)
Grade Level Meetings in PD Room (Book Study: Building Equity Chapter 4)
Master Calendar & Upcoming Important Dates
Below are key dates for the next few weeks as well as the link for the
18-19 Master Calendar
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JhEtxMehiMt8BGpiA61oMyEckHgCts6L0C7L4E542Q/edit?usp=sharing
- March 12- March SLT Meeting (5:00-6:00pm)
- March 13- Early Release Professional Development Day
- March 19- Spring Arts Night
- March 20- School Safety and Climate Survey (Administered in Select Elective Classes)
Welcome to our New Team Members
March Dadness A Huge Success!!
Thank you to Dr. Tornfelt, Mr. Gwinn and all of the men and volunteers who participated in this past Friday’s March Dadness event. There were 152 attendees, and the night was filled with fun, fellowship, food and fatherly care and concern for all of our young men in attendance. Thank you again to all of our supporters and sponsors and we look forward to an even larger event next year.
NC Check 3 Testing for ELA This Week
March SLT Meeting Tuesday, March 12th
Early Release Professional Development Day Wed. 3/13/19
Our next early release professional development day will be held on Wednesday, March 13th. Scholars will be dismissed at 1:15pm so that faculty and staff members can participate in professional development training. Our PTO will provide lunch (pizza & drinks) in the media center starting at 1:30. All afterschool activities including sports practices will be cancelled on the 13th.
Our modified schedule for Wednesday is located in the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZP1obWeLO1Vvuu7f1vkOvnBzcgoP7_aesTkBiWjw2Zk/edit?usp=sharing
Building Equity Book Study at SMS
The PD course has been approved!!!!!!!!!
The course number and class name are below. They should be able to just put the course number into MYTALENT – under Professional Learning and register.
Course Number: 420619
Course Name: PDV 520 Building Equity Book Study Sedgefield Middle School
If you did not receive your Building Equity Book, please come by my office to sign one out. All staff should have received an email invitation from Canvas to join the course. If you have not received the email, I can trouble shoot with you.
Here is the outline of the course:
Week 1: February 13 Introduction—Grade Level Meeting
Week 2: February 20 Chapter 1
Week 3: February 27 Chapter 2
Week 4: March 06 Chapter 3
Week 5: March 13 Chapter 4
SbD Design Team Initial Meeting Thursday 3/14
Thank you to all of the team members who have contacted me regarding joining our Success by Design Design Team. The team members listed below have expressed an interest in providing input to the Success by Design planning process and are invited to our initial meeting on Thursday afternoon from 4:30-5:30 in the media center.
Kimpson, Cottingham, George, Peterson, Williams, Poke, James-Wilson
SMS Career Fair Coming Soon
SMS Weekly Sports Update 03/11-3/15
Spring sports tryouts are complete and coaches are in the process of preparing their teams for the first games of the season during the week of March 11th.
SMS Professional Development Corner
Marshall Memo 776
This week's quotes and articles come from EdSurge, The Education Gadfly, Educational Leadership (more next week), Harvard Business Review, Education Week, The Journal of the Learning Sciences, Independent School, The New York Times, Theory Into Practice, Social Studies for the Young Learner, and English Journal. Here are the headlines:
- Three ways feedback can be ineffective - and how to do better
- Mike Schmoker on what's missing in many literacy programs
- How different prompts can improve students' literary interpretations
- A serious look at humor in schools
- Adam Grant on keeping up with e-mail
- Anticipating and addressing parent concerns about LGBTQ content
- Children's books about women at war
- Having students compare traditional and modern poetry
- An online school self-assessment tool
If you want an HTML version of this week's Memo, please click here:
http://www.marshallmemo.com/issue.php?I=98992b7bd8aa76f41d599f39cdbd0769
For a podcast of last week's Memo (#775), please click here:
https://youtu.be/8sN2L3pO-hQ
For this week's podcast, just log in at www.marshallmemo.com later this week and click Podcasts.