JME Staff Newsletter
December 2, 2019
Week at a Glance
Monday
- 7:30-11:15 PD at Beavercreek
- 11:15-12:00 Lunch
- 12:00-3:30 Planning
Tuesday
Wednesday
- PLC in Library
Thursday
Friday
Candice Out the Week of December 2nd
December 3rd-6th: Michelle Bugni is our Key Teacher and will take lead in my absence. Please send major referrals to the office, but keep the student with you unless it is safety concern. Michelle will review and support referrals during breaks in her day. Brenda Roland will be working out of my office as much as possible during the week and will support Michelle as needed too. You can also reach me via phone and email. There will be times when I do not have immediate access.
December 2nd Professional Development
We are excited to offer a range of learning opportunities for our December 2nd Professional Development Day at Beavercreek Elementary. All sessions are focused on strategies that increase reading comprehension. Please select your session using the following link:
https://ocsdelempddec22019.sched.com/
Due to space constraints, sessions will fill and are first come, first serve. Please sign up for your session as soon as possible. There are plenty of wonderful options to choose from! All Special Services, ELD, and classroom teachers should select a session. Counseling staff and music teachers, please consult with your building administrator for direction.
Here is the schedule for the day:
Location: Beavercreek Elementary
(Additional parking will be available on the field)
Start time: 7:30 AM
7:30 - 7:45 AM Arrival and sign in
7:45 - 8:15 AM Opening whole group session in media center
8:15 - 9:00 AM Breakout sessions (room locations will be posted)
9:00 - 9:15 AM Break
9:15 - 11:15 AM Math Discourse with Jennifer Bell (Beavercreek, Location TBD)
Student Behavior
At McLoughlin, we believe behavior is communication and can be taught. We believe all students can meet expectations if they have the skills and if they don't we will teach them. Here are two of the most important guiding documents for behavior.
Communication with Students: Learning Targets & Success Criteria
One of the components of our evaluation rubric is communication with students. See this link for language from the rubric. Part of this communication consists of clearly defining what the lesson objective is and what student mastery looks like otherwise called learning targets with success criteria.
Self Guided Learning Opportunities:
Video: Targeting Learning with Success CriteriaBlog: Learning Targets & Success Criteria
Article: What You Need to Know to Establish Success Criteria
Dyslexia
Great things are happening at JME!
10 staff members had perfect attendance for this grading period!
Nicky ran a successful book fair that brought families into our school and got books into their homes.
Sarah took the extra time to find a child's precious earrings.
Jana slides down the slide nearly daily to dry it for our littles.
Jenika ensures our families cross safely every morning with a smile.
Regina gives hugs to families as they come because they've built such a great connection.
Rose prepares our attendance refrigerator magnets for families.
Gabe uses HWOT to help students learn foundation skills.
Maria uses our phonemic awareness to build a strong reading foundation for our emerging readers.
Dorothy coaches an up and becoming teacher.
Angela accelerates math learning at 5th grade.
And so much more!