Trantwood Times
"For the Love of Learning!"
September is...
National Library Card Sign-up Month
September 18 - 22, 2017 Constitution Week
- Mrs. Lewis, OTB, am
- ILT Meeting, Collaboration Room, 3 - 4
- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night, 5 - 8 pm
Wednesday, Sept. 20
- Achieve 3000 Meeting with Sandi Ballard, during PE, collaboration room
- LAM OTB, am
Friday, Sept. 22
- Happy Birthday Beth Wik!
- PTA Outdoor Movie Night, 6:30 pm
September 25 - 29, 2017
Tuesday, September 26
- SCA Office Meeting, 2:50 - 3:30
Thursday, September 28
- Mr. Softee - yea - we love Ice Cream!
- Spanish Immersion Collaboration, 4 - 6 pm
Friday, September 29
- Jan OTB pm
- SCA Pizza Party for United Way, Cafeteria, 2:50 - 3:30
Responsive Classrooms
The Responsive Classroom approach is a way of teaching that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth in a strong and safe school community. Developed by classroom teachers, the approach consists of practical strategies for helping students build academic and social-emotional competencies day in and day out.
Core Belief
In order to be successful in and out of school, students need to learn a set of social and emotional competencies—cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self control—and a set of academic competencies—academic mindset, perseverance, learning strategies, and academic behaviors.
Guiding Principles
The Responsive Classroom approach is informed by the work of educational theorists and the experiences of exemplary classroom teachers. Six principles guide this approach:
- Teaching social and emotional skills is as important as teaching academic content.
- How we teach is as important as what we teach.
- Great cognitive growth occurs through social interaction.
- What we know and believe about our students—individually, culturally, developmentally—informs our expectations, reactions, and attitudes about those students.
- How we work together as adults to create a safe, joyful, and inclusive school environment is as important as our individual contribution or competence.
- Partnering with families—knowing them and valuing their contributions—is as important as knowing the children we teach.
Classroom Practices and Strategies
Responsive Classroom is an approach to teaching based on the belief that integrating academic and social-emotional skills creates an environment where students can do their best learning. The Responsive Classroom approach consists of a set of practices and strategies that build academic and social-emotional competencies. This approach works well with many other programs and can be introduced gradually into a teacher’s practice.
These core classroom practices are the heart of the Responsive Classroom approach:
Shared Practices (K–8)
- Interactive Modeling—An explicit practice for teaching procedures and routines (such as those for entering and exiting the room) as well as academic and social skills (such as engaging with the text or giving and accepting feedback).
- Teacher Language—The intentional use of language to enable students to engage in their learning and develop the academic, social, and emotional skills they need to be successful in and out of school.
- Logical Consequences—A non-punitive response to misbehavior that allows teachers to set clear limits and students to fix and learn from their mistakes while maintaining their dignity.
- Interactive Learning Structures— Purposeful activities that give students opportunities to engage with content in active (hands-on) and interactive (social) ways.
Click here Responsive Classrooms resources
Technology Corner
Do you need technology help in your classroom? Are you having printer or printing issues? Here are 3 way to have customer service assist you.
1. Complete a Help Desk Ticket! It requires 4 quick questions and you’re done! This is located on our SharePoint site (our SharePoint site populates both on Google Chrome and Internet explorer) Click on the SERVICE DESK tile and it will open up
2. Send me an email! Carolyne.McCoy@vbschoosl.com
3. Sign up for technology assistance on the sheet outside my door.
Global Goals
How does our teaching contribute to making the world a better place?
30 minute Learning Plan for the World's Largest Global Lesson http://cdn.worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/2017/07/1_Introducing_30_Lesson_Plan-copy.pdf
A Starter Toolkit to inspire our students to make a difference: http://cdn.worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/2016/07/Roots-Shoots-Canada-Toolkit.pdf
Talent Ed Update
Due dates for Talent Ed:
Professional Goals: November 1, 2017
Mid Year Goals: February 9, 2018
Formative Reflection: Anytime before May 1, 2018
End of Year Goals: June 5, 2018
Note: If choosing the DRA as one of your professional growth goals, the DRA's will need to be administered and scored prior to June 5, 2018.
Virginia Beach Reading Council (VBRC)
Please join VBRC $30.00
Membership Link: https://www.vsra.org
On the home page click where it says It’s time to join VSRA!
Let Jan know after you have joined.
NAVIGATING THE JOURNEY, A K-12 RESOURCE FAIR FOR VBCPS STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
This year, VBCPS will be expanding the traditional Academy Night to a full K-12 resource fair, titled Navigating the Journey. The purpose of this new event is to assist in making students, parents and community members aware of all that is offered to students across the division beyond just the high school academies. Information tables highlighting the multitude of opportunities and pathways available to students throughout their K-12 experience will be set up in the main ballroom, and information sessions specific to certain programs will be held in the second floor meeting spaces. The attached flyer, which is also posted at http://www.vbschools.com/curriculum/content/pdfs/navigatingthejourney.pdf, will be sent to all parents through an Alert Now during the third week of September.
The Navigating the Journey event will be held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12. Teachers, please help publicize this event in your grade level communication with parents.
An Attitude of Gratitude Rocks!
~Kudos to Brooke, Megan, and Tim for helping me with the Charlotte’s Web assembly, and to the entire staff for embracing the book with enthusiasm! Jan
~Mighty grateful for PAC & ILT - your leadership makes an amazing difference for every child! LAM
~Super job Elise, Courtney, Robin, and Karen during a difficult parent meeting. You endured and stood firm for a kid! Way to go! LAM
~Thank you to Terri Hawley and Megan Bailey for their collaboration and assistance in creating and distributing the after school club info sheet!--Gina Lane
The Courtyard Clean-up Crew did an amazing job!
The Charlotte's Web Whole School Read Aloud is off to a great start!
Lunch Buddies bring us joy!
PK students meet Bee-Bot, a friendly robot great for teaching directionality and sequencing.
We love Sweet Frogs!
LouAnne Metzger, Principal
Email: louanne.metzger@vbschools.com
Website: http://www.trantwoodes.vbschools.com/
Location: 2344 Inlynnview Road, Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Phone: 757-648-4000
Twitter: @LouAnneMetzger