Friday Faculty Focus
News and Notes about #BeBCMS-SY 19- Issue 20
#HolidayHustle
We have a lot coming up this week! Please read carefully!
From dress-up days, to candy grams, to PBIS, to field trips, to pitch ins: Let's commit to making this an INCREDIBLE week of moments and experiences.
It will be a hustle and all hands on deck week-- but it will be ELITE!
Up and Coming:
- SMILE! Be Happy! #BeELITEInYour20SquareFeet: Your body language talks! LOVE what you GET to do every day!
- Scholars of the Month Celebration: MONDAY! Pizza Party!
- Sign Up for the Holiday Pitch In will go out Monday during Leadership.
- Please review your instructional plans for the week: movies that connect with curriculum and standard RL7 are great: Finding Nemo is not. See me with questions.
- Clubs will begin Friday, January 11. We will run a CLUB schedule Friday. Stay tuned for details!
- Interested in teaching the ELITE Summer Experience? We need you! Dates are the first four weeks in June (No Fridays) 9-2 (Teacher 8-3 or 830-330) Please let me know here if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVLHh8DYQQraYl3dH9JTPd30pt6P3PZWnNmvOeuWVWbF9mhg/viewform?usp=sf_link
- Innovation Center this week: We will meet in grade level teams on Monday to continue the discussion on MAP data and reflection sheets and ALD movement.
- Absences: Personal days in 2019 need to be pre-approved. Also, no personal days will be approved after spring break on Fridays or Mondays. See me with questions.
- TKES observations have started. PLEASE make sure you are checking and signing off on your observations. Please sign off on your observations. Mid-Year meetings will begin in December and January.
- Tighten UP: We need to tighten up our Boards with current Standards and Learning Targets.Lesson plans/designs need to be visible and easily accessible. If your plans change, that's OKAY :), but your board needs to reflect that
- Lesson plans are due, in hard copy form, to the binder by Friday at 4:00. The binder will be in the data room on Fridays. You will be getting feedback on your lesson designs aligning with your teaching in the classroom.
- WIN team is 30 minutes drop and read and it is an EVERYONE expectation. Have a book and be ready to READ! There are lots of variations to this-- so be creative!
- Please make sure your weekly communication to your parents is ready. This needs to be up to date weekly. Email Mr. Kicklighter to put it on the website.
Staff Shout Outs!
- Mrs. Simpson, Ms. Meeks, Mrs. Ferreira, Ms. Ennis, Mr. Hills, Ms. Snellgrove for serving on the RCD committee! Your dedication to this project is appreciated!
- Ms. Meeks and Ms. Woods for planning and organizing the 8th grade Math Achievement celebration
Important Events! (The •1)
#CelebrateMonday - 12/17: Holiday Spirit Day, Scholars of the Month party!, Candy Grams for Sale during lunch
#TurnUPTuesday- 12/18- Holiday Spirit Day, Dr. Brooksher's NORTH end Advisory Council meeting 8;30 AM , Candy grams for sale during lunch, FIELD TRIPS
#WinWednesday-12/19, Holiday Spirit Day, FIELD TRIPS
#ThankfulThursday- 12/20, Holiday Spirit Day, Hot Cocoa for sale during lunches, FIELD TRIPS
#FocusFriday-12/21, Holiday Spirit Day, Faculty Pitch In FEAST, PBIS End of Semester Celebration!
Coming UP
- December 17-21 #BeBCMS #BeMerry Week of Merry!
- December 21st Staff All Day we EAT pitch in!
- Save the Date! Redskins on the Rise Community Day: Saturday, March 2, 2019
- PBIS events: End of Quarter 2/Semester 1 Celebration: Dec. 21st: Ideas due to Ms. Solomon and Mr. Scott by 11/16
Sign Up for Athletics Here:
3 events min. per semester! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Tzr1q9QiufUUWn_veX6FIjE6poQEaIofGAZhDXd0ow/edit?usp=sharing
Understanding the buckets and how to WIN at GAPS is our focus! Targets are set!
What I'm Reading.... (The •5)
As I have been in and out of classrooms all week, I reflected back on my own teaching practices. Consider a new HOOK this week as we enter the week before a break. We need to keep the fast pace and high energy all week long.
Consider this ELITE advice from Teach Like a PIrate:
"Sometimes it's okay to do things in class because they are FUN! and they give us a positive feel factor about our schoolhouse!"
Let's have FUN this week! Forward, Always Forward.
xo
#ReadersAreLeaders
#LoveTheProcess
Focus on......... Literacy (The •15)
#BeBCMS Moral Imperatives:
a. Come to School- BE AMAZING- Go Home! Repeat
b. Bell to Bell instruction
c. ALL instruction/teaching will be on grade level and standards-based
d. Take a STAND for teaching and learning. Get up!
Focus On:(The Innovation Center Work)
Literacy
We will increase our student's ability to earn a 3 or higher on Extended Response. The extended response includes:
Coherence
Idea development
Organization of thoughts
We defined LIteracy at BCMS as:
- Reading
- Writing
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking (Reasoning)
Lexile Reading Bands:
997-1070- 6th grade
1045-1120- 7th grade
1097-1185- 8th grade
We will continue to review our MAP data in Innovation Center grade level meetings.
As you look at your Achievement and Growth Summary Report, look at the % of scholars who MET their RIT or exceeded it. The focus of this report is growth. What % do you think you should be at? We will discuss this data point and take a deep reflection on how it connects with our instructional practices.
PBIS Update: Data and Discipline
August 2017 28 Majors 201 Minors
August 2018 23 Majors 195 Minors
17% decrease in MAJOR referral behavior
September 2017 24 Majors , 225 MINORS
Septebmer 2018: 45 MAJORS, 227 MINORS
October 2017: 59 MAJORS, 195 MINORS
October 2018: 63 MAJORS, 292 MINORS
November 2017: 30 MAJORS, 89 MINORS
November 2018: 53 MAJORS, 217 MINORS
December 2018
28 Majors, 79 Minors
December 2017
33 Majors
I will provide a detailed semester one discipline report at our January Work Day
FIVE more days of instruction: Make them meaningful!
Linking Studies: MAP and GMAS: ALD relationships
#TweetOfTheWeek
“The curriculum tells you “what” not “how.” The HOW is the artistry in education.” - @gcouros Love to see this #InnovatorsMindset quote featured in #ReclaimingOurCalling by @GustafsonBrad https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Our-Calling-Heart-Education/dp/1948334046/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544756767&sr=8-1&rps=1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=reclaiming+our+calling+prime&dpPl=1&dpID=513QMoNelRL&ref=plSrch … #tlap #leadlap #memspachat #mnlead #KidsDeserveIt
You can find me @missliz31 and @BryanCountyMS
Hashtags for this year:
#BeBCMS
#IChoose...
#LifeInAMiddleSchool
#BeBCMS
Go RAIDERS! The Stagg Bowl is tonight!
#BeELITEInYour20SquareFeet
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