SANFORD nov 8
SANFORD LEARNERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov 11 Student 1/2 day; teacher planning
Nov 11 Math Class Record Cards due
Nov 12 Principal Cohort Meeting at Sanford including classroom visits130-330
Nov 13 Lead Team Meeting 7am
Nov 13 Report Cards issued
Nov 21 5th grade performance and PTA 6pm
Nov 27-29 Thanksgiving Break
Dec 6 Interim 2 ends
Dec 11 Interims issued
Dec 20 Begin Winter Break
Sanford Writer's Workshop Features
- Mini lessons based on skills that need to be taught by analyzing your students' writings;
- Students writing;
- Students sharing their work;
- Anchor charts for students to reference;
- Teacher conferencing with students
- Word wall with words derived from student writings
Math Lesson Checkpoints
- Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say: Who is doing the most work? Teacher or students. How long are you standing at the front of the room showing and talking?
- Differentiation: Are you assigning center/station activities based on student needs/student data
PLANNING TOOLS
Planning tools should include the curriculum frameworks (unpack the curriculum) and plan backwards with the end in mind (what do kids need to do for end of year PALS; unit tests, released tests, benchmark test).
NNPS 1/2 Day Planning on Monday
Time for collaborative instructional planning
Time to plan long-range for upcoming units
Time to use the VDOE curriculum frameworks to plan instructional deliver reflective of rigorous state standards
Sights from the week