Tiger Beat
Acton Weekly Update: 2/10/2017
Brook Wessel-Burke
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SOS FORM
Kaizen group posters
Each student joins a small group
Each small group in service based
Every Thursday buddy classrooms pair up.
Students are recording a story using Sock Puppets App
Older students learn to serve the younger students.
Banner Exchange!
Japanese school information
Leader in Me Tree
Leader in Me Mirror
Reader Leader Bulletin Board
Goal Setting Bulletin Board.
Success Binders
All students k-8 use these.
Each binder has these important tabs
Graphing weekly data
Signs outside of each room
Quote outside of the gym.
Commitment Board
Principal's Ponder Board
Library Reading Tent
Students who let building tours used a slides app on their iPad
Leader in Me Service Bulletin Board
Another Quote/ Proverb on the walls.
Class playing kahoot
Nuts and Bolts
Emergency Drills at 10:00 Monday, February 13th, 2017.
Lock down, Evacuation, Shelter in Place. Remember when one of us give the command on the PA system, have your students repeat and say the chant 2 times so the actions and vocabulary become part of their natural vocabulary.
Curriculum and Instruction
FTCSC DIBELS GOALS: Accuracy 85%and Fluency 80%
Ways to Respond to Independent Reading, Read with A Buddy, or Read Aloud Time~
1.) This book made me decide or feel that…
2.) Dear Diary: Write a diary entry from the viewpoint of a character in your book.
Have your students choral read, whisper read, echo read, and read in rounds.
3-5 Classroom, SPED, ELL Teachers- Are you using the assessment vocabulary in your regular instruction? Are you reviewing regularly with students? If not yet- DO IT NOW! I've posted Assessment vocabulary posters for ELA and Math in the hallways for you to review with students when lined up or passing by. I sent an email with a quick daily review- use it- it's great!
ISTEP RELEASED ITEMS TO BE USED FOR ISTEP PREPARATION:
http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/istep-grades-3-8
ISTEP TEI (Technology Enhanced Items) Practice Items- This is a must do before the multiple choice tests.
Third Grade ISTEP Schedule
Fourt Grade ISTEP Schedule
Fifth Grade ISTEP Schedule
Reaching ALL Learners
Energy boosts lead to positive mind-body states and increased motivation and effort.
Write with the body: This activity builds students focus and memory of key ideas. Start this activity by having students face front. Choose 2-3 key words from the day’s lessons and ask students to “write” the words in the air with their fingers. Or, have students form pairs, with one air-writing while the other one tries to read the word. You can also invite students to write with their heads, elbows, knees, or feet, or to air-write the word while announcing its definition aloud.
From: Eric Jensen’s Engaging Students With Poverty In Mind
Read Across America Details!
Dress up days:
Mixed up Monday- No school
Twin Tuesday- Dress like a friend
Wacky Wednesday- Wacky Seuss hair
Theodore Thursday- Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character
Fun with Reading Friday- Wear a shirt with a saying or words
Announcements:
Estimation jar with puff balls
Dr. Seuss quote each day
Read-a-thon Wednesday:
Read, Read, Read all day long
How many different places in the building can you read?
How many different ways can you read?
Pair with your I-step buddy and read
Invite parents and other adults to come read to your class
Contest
Dr. Seuss door contest! Which teacher has the best, most creative themed door?
Bulletin board
Interactive bulletin board outside the library. All students can vote for their favorite Dr. Seuss book
Related Arts
Music: sing Dr. Seuss songs
Art: create Dr. Seuss pictures or crafts
PE: play Dr. Seuss themed games
Library: read, compare, contrast Dr. Seuss stories
App- Dr. Seuss Camera- This is an app that does cost 99 cents. There are several versions of it. Check it out!
Technology
March 7th K-2 Teachers will get their replacement ipads.
These will be full size and not the mini iPad.
Our second Chromebook cart should arrive within the next week.
iPad carts will be arriving later this semester.
The TWITTER challenge is ON! As of now we are in the lead, however that means we have a target on our back. The other schools are planning how to catch up with us. THIS MEANS WE NEED TO KICK IT UP A NOTCH!!! BE SURE TO TWEET YOUR HEART OUT THIS WEEK.
Don't forget to add the hashtag #flashforward
Good Luck and Happy Tweeting!
New to Twitter?? Use this link to help you get ready!
Athlete Mentors
What's Coming Up
Weekly Updates 2016-2017 : 2nd Semester
February
14 SpEd Leader Team Mtg
14 1st Gr FieldTrip Central Library
14 Friendship Celebrations 3:00-3:45 PM
17 All Pro Dads 7:45- 8:30 AM
17 4th gr Field Trip ISM/IMAX
20 President’s Day Holiday
21-24 Read Across America Week
21 K-5 Related Arts PD
22 K-5 Related Arts PLC
23 Leadership Team Meeting
23 Nadine here
23rd Sky Zone PTO Fundraiser 4-8 PM
24 ISTEP Assembly
24 YMCA Parent Night Out 6:30-9:30
27 School Board meeting
27-Mar 10 ISTEP Applied Skills (grades 3-5 only)
28 SpEd Elementary PD
28 SpEd Leader Team Mtg
March
2 Principals Meeting
2 K Reps
2 First Grade Music Program 6:00 PM
3 Cluster teachers Gr 2-5
6 Chow With The Cow
7 PTO Meeting 6:30-8:00 PM
7 1st Gr Reps
8 2nd gr Reps
9 Drills
10 End of grading period
10 4th Gr Reps
10 Indy Air Bears
13 School Board Meeting
13-17 I-READ
14 K-5 Related Arts PD
14 5th Gr Reps
14 SpED Leader Team Mtg
14 Nadie here
15 K-5 Related Art PLC
16 Grading window closes
16 Leadership Team Meeting
17 All Pro Dads 7:45- 8:30 AM
17 Report Cards Distributed
17 3rd Quarter Celebrations
20-31 Spring Break