Principal Update
Week of December 5, 2017
Be Elite in Your 20 Feet!
Good Afternoon,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend! A special thank you to the following students for completing the Girls on the Run 5K:
Raegan Farris
Jordan Wright
Allie Cummings
Emma Mongtomery
Riley Faris
Reghan Cape
Amanda Daniel
Kinsley Mundy
Haylie Stancill
Cecily Thompson
Emma Degolyer
Congratulations to the South Pointe Stallions on winning their 4th consecutive state football Championship, the Clemson Tigers on winning the ACC Championship, and the Georgia Bulldogs on winning the SEC Championship.
Please welcome Karen McDaniel and Gail Abernethy to the Lesslie Family. Karen is Connie's long term substitute until after the new year and Gail will be here for Jenny until the end of January. Both Karen and Gail are retired teachers who have outstanding reputations. They will both be an asset to our staff during their time at Lesslie.
Professional Development
Tuesday, December 5th
Math Quarter at a Glance – Kindergarten AM & 1st grade PM – at RRMS Media Center - Kindergarten and first grade will switch specials and lunch times on Tuesday. This will allow every grade level to meet with Shemia during PDT and to attend the district math professional development.
Thursday, Dec. 7th:
Math Quarter at a Glance – 2nd grade AM & 3rd grade PM – at RRMS Media Center
ACES Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ovIJ3dsNk
Shout Outs
A special thank you to Karen Kilburn for helping to serve at the WatchDog Dad kick-off. A super special thank you to Karen Kilburn and Kaitlyn Marr for serving as sponsors for Girls on the Run! The girls really enjoyed participating. YOU ARE APPRECIATED!
MAPS
If you have students that you would like to take Winter MAP testing, please send their name(s) to Kimenya by Wednesday, December 6th. We will be testing all Tier 2 and Tier 3 students so you don't have to submit those names. 5K will test in January.
Effective Feedback
Here is an assessment you can use to elicit evidence of student learning.
Entrance Tickets – We’ve all probably used The Exit Ticket, so why not have an Entrance Ticket? Here the teacher asks a question at the start of a lesson and students write their responses on index cards or strips of paper. She uses them to assess initial understanding of something to be discussed in that day’s lesson or as a short summary of understanding of the previous day’s lesson. The teacher designs the lesson around the fact that information on student learning will be coming in at the start of the lesson and can be used to improve the teaching and learning in that lesson. She designs the question so it is easily interpreted and analyzed, allows time for herself and/or the students to analyze the responses, and adjusts the lesson accordingly (if needed).
Quote of the Week
"You can't live a positive life with a negative mind."
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