Poynter Patriot News
Weekly Staff Bulletin
October 5-9, 2015
Can you believe a month of school has already gone by? We have had some amazing things happen in this past month. The deep commitment to kids in our instruction in so evident. This past month, we saw a tremendous push of Cornell Notes, planners and strong language and learning targets in each classroom. The conversation with teachers in academic seminar at the end of the month looking a data from attendance, discipline and grades was deep, rich and outstanding and the engagement and questions in the classified academic seminar on autism was awesome. Keep up the great work.
Best,
Jon and Katie
Poynter Goes to College
Cornell Notes
Strong Learning Targets are Critical
A Rich Discussion
Making Ownership
Positive Message and to the Point
Coaches Corner
Best,
Cherylen
This week, I saw a great example of students collaborating together in a structured jigsaw activity. Amy Sheldon split her kids into expert groups and then sent each kid to educate another group. What an efficient way to get a lot of information out to students in an interactive way, while also developing important metacognitive skills. 100% of students were engaged in either teaching or writing while I was in the classroom. Way to go Amy!
General Information for all staff
*8th grade homeroom teachers please remember to do your ASPIRE training.
*Great job on the Lock-In drill. It was so quiet it was almost weird. In light of the events in Roseburg this week, these drills take on even greater importance. Thank you all for taking it so seriously.
*There will be a Latino Parent Night on Wednesday, April 7th hosted by Roberto and Jon. Our goal is to encourage as many of our Latino parents to attend. We will be focusing on the ELPA, Parent Vue, and College pathways.
*There is no school on Friday, October 9th. Enjoy your day!
Poynter Middle School
Email: pedej@hsd.k12.or.us
Website: www.hsd.k12.or.us
Location: 1353 NE Grant St, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Phone: 503-844-1580
Twitter: @poynterms
October At A Glance
Monday-October 5
Team Leader Meeting--7:45 Jon's Office
Poynter Cup applications due
Tuesday-October 6
Wildcats/Pilots mtg.
Attendance Team Mtg. 11:00
Wednesday-October 7
Teacher Academic Seminar---Department Mtg.
Latino Parent Night
Thursday-October 8
Boxers/Vikings Mtg.
Upcoming Events:
10/12-10/16 ASPIRE testing
10/9 7th Grade Self Managers Accepted
10/19 PBIS Committee Mtg.
10/19 AVID Committee Mtg.
10/19 Mix it Up
10/20 G3 Cup
10/22 Chemo Bag Kick Off
10/23 Pink Out. Spirit Assembly
10/26-10/30 Spirit Assembly
Thought of the Week
-Chinese Proverb