22-23 ORRJHS Staff Week Ahead #30
4/3/23 - 4/7/23
Daily Schedule for the Week
Lunch Duty Schedule - Volunteers Appreciated
4/3 Monday - Day 1
- "Do things for people, not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are." - Harold S. Kushner
- Coordinator Meeting
4/4 Tuesday - Day 2
- "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." - Edith Wharton
4/5 Wednesday - Day 3
- "One kind word can change anyone's day."
4/6 Thursday - Day 4
- "Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness of people." - Roy T. Bennett
4/7 Friday - No School
Upcoming Events/Important Dates:
-April 4th is the last day of Quarter 3!
-April 15th is the last day to order Yearbooks!!
Catch Kindness
Afterschool Activities
- Drama- every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Jazz Band- Tuesdays
- Art Club- Wednesdays (2:10-3:30) in the Art Room
- Crochet and Knitting Club- Wednesdays in Ms. Valente’s Room.
- Arena Football: Wednesday, April 5 for Gr. 7 (2:10 - 3:15)
- GSA Club Thursday
IXL
Every student is expected to do at a minimum 30 "Diagnostic Arena" questions per week.
Guide for Students on how to work in the Diagnostic Arena
Marshall Memo 977
A Weekly Round-up of Important Ideas and Research in K-12 Education
In This Issue:
1. The impact of homogeneous grouping on achievement and equity
2. Improving students’ real-time comprehension strategies
3. Using the closing minutes of class to consolidate learning
4. Pointers on coaching a school leader
5. Ideas for an effective staff newsletter
6. Making the best use of classroom volunteers
7. Pushing back on the language police
8. Books about friendships for young adolescents
Quotes of the Week
“Good writing – vivid imagery, strong statements – will hurt, because it’s bound to convey painful truths… Moral language comes from the struggle of an individual mind to absorb and convey the truth as faithfully as possible.”
George Packer (ibid.)
Upcoming Events
ORRJHS Staff Calendar in Google
SOM Due Dates:
Wednesday - November 16, 2022 - October SOM
Thursday - January 5, 2023 - December SOM
Tuesday - February 14, 2023 - January SOM
Wednesday - March 29, 2023 - February SOM
Friday - May 12, 2023 - April SOM
November and March will not have SOMs.
These are equally spaced by 26 school days.
We can shift for any snow days.
These dates are posted in the ORRJHS Staff Calendar
Grading Periods
2022-2023 8/30/2022 - 6/15/2023
Semester 2 1/25/2023 - 6/15/2023
Trimester 3 3/15/2023 - 6/15/2023
Quarter 3 1/25/2023 - 4/4/2023
Quarter 4 4/5/2023 - 6/15/2023
Students Allowed to Bring Chromebooks Home
GoGuardian Teacher
Try it out at https://teacher.goguardian.com/classrooms/active
Asynchronous On-Line GoGuardian Teacher Training - https://university.goguardian.com/pages/teacher-page
Adaptive Scheduler User Guide
User Guide Link
E-Hall Pass Resources
Choose "Login with Google"
Check out the "Training" section https://www.e-hallpass.com/teacherguide
Miscellaneous
Live Locker and Chrome Cart Sheet
Remember the 4 C’s???? Please find four minutes to watch this review of the 4 C’s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrEEVZa3f98
Project Based Learning Site: Remember this template? Please continue to use this form
for PBL plans. Please consider sharing your PBL assignments. Collaboration is key :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lRkPq7U8qhS00igLvbJSyU3irkPdp6Y5iJacldhUW0Q/copy
Dessert vs Main Course YouTube Video
IXL Training: If you missed the training, here it is! Please let me know if I can
help with finding time to view this.
Principal Silas Coellner
Email: silascoellner@oldrochester.org
Website: https://ma02202101.schoolwires.net/orrjhs
Location: 133 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, MA, USA
Phone: 508-758-4928
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orrjhs
Twitter: @orrjhs