The Sailor Compass
February 19, 2018
Happy Presidents' Day
Weekly Staff Meeting - Wednesday This Week
- NSCAS Testing Schedule
- TestWiz.net - Discuss plan for February/March & April
- Family Literacy Night
TO DO LIST & REMINDERS
- Principal Monthly Read Aloud for February - Schedule a time for me to read to your class! This month will focus on Black History for Black History Month (February 1-28).
- Lesson Plans - Make sure you share your google doc each week. When you share the document, it sends an e-mail to me.
Data Team Meeting
- Data Team for K-2nd (Wednesday, February 14th @ 3:45 in the Board Room)
PBIS focus: HALLWAY EXPECTATIONS
- Review the matrix for HALLWAY EXPECTATIONS with your students
- Review Video - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxYg2VLgwRrMTGNncTY5djA5SGM
- Discuss WHY following the expectations are important.
- How does it help them? their classmates? staff members?
- Talk through some situations they might encounter in the HALLWAY
EDI FOCUS:
White Boards for Student Engagement
- Generate a question
- Allow time for students to process & answer question
- Cover & Hover
- Chin It
- Scan student responses to check if all students are correct or if more teaching is necessary
Boys Town Skill of the Week: (Reinforce w/ Sailor PRIDE coins)
Following Instructions:
Look at the person
Say "Okay"
Do what you have been asked right away
Check back
Formal Line:
Face forward
Keep hands at your side
Remain quiet & still
Maintain appropriate space
Getting the Teacher’s Attention
Look at the teacher
Raise your hand and stay calm
Wait until the teacher says your name
Ask your question
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- February 19th - Presidents' Day
- February 19th - Board Meeting @ 7:00 a.m.
- February 20th - PreK-12th Staff Meeting (Board Meeting Review)
- February 22nd - National Honor Society Tapping @ 10:00 (5th & 6th Grades - ???)
- February 22nd - Math Curriculum Committee Meeting @ 3:45 (Board Room)
- February 23rd - PBIS Leadership Team Meeting @ 7:15 a.m.
- February 27th - 6th-8th Quiz Bowl in Big Springs
- March 2nd - Read Across America Day
TECH BYTES:
Flipgrid.com - I will share some ideas as to how you can use in your classroom!
Wheeldecide.com Randomizer link has been added to our Google Community page
If you post something from your classroom on TWITTER, use the hashtag #SailorPride17.
SAFETY UPDATES:
WIPE DOWN WEDNESDAY....Make sure to have your students help wipe down desks/chairs/etc. on Wednesdays! Let's see if we can keep the germs down!
Who wants to be a winner?
NAME IT, CLAIM IT, EXPLAIN IT.....Continue to Brag It Up and share the great things that are going on in your classroom. Take a photo of something you are very proud of in your classroom. This could be an instructional strategy that is effective with your students, classroom management strategy/tool, something new you are trying this year, etc. Post the photo along with a brief description on our Google Community page. At a staff meeting, I will share the photo and as the teacher, you will need to NAME IT, CLAIM IT & EXPLAIN IT!