Weekly Staff Letter
November 12th - November 16th
We're almost there......All Hands on Deck!
Resist the urge to ease up on your behavioral expectations.
Easing up the week before a break will backfire completely and it puts added stress on your colleagues. When the teacher is lackadaisical, it just adds to the environment of chaos that the students are slowly creating and makes it harder to get the class back on track. Circle up and review your procedures and expectations, it may have been a few weeks or months since you’ve articulated or modeled them. Remind students, “Yes, it’s almost Thanksgiving Break, and yes, you still have to do this.”
- Be visible in the hallways
- Be out and about before and after school
- Be on time for your duties
- Be the adult in all situations (Empathy goes a long way. Some kids do not know what next week looks like for them and typically act out or push the limits.)
- All hands on deck Thursday and Friday (All on Duty before and after school. Please be out either in front or the back as issues usually happen within the first 5 min of the bell.)
- Take 5 min and make a pass through the lunchroom Thursday and Friday. Use this time to continue building relationships.
Week at a Glance
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12th: (Bring your Blue Core Practice Book and Chromebook)
7:45 - Coffee, juice, bagels, yogurt, bananas.
8:00 - 4:00: Building PD meet in the Library (Agenda)
Tuesday, November 13th:
4:30 - Boys Basketball vs. Glenwood (8th away/7th home)
Wednesday, November 14th:
RTI Tier I - (Have new entries in before you leave on Tuesday)
1:15 - 2:45 - All Students Career Fair (Details to come Monday, questions contact Ms. Dovey @ the HS)
6:00 - DC Parent Meeting
Thursday, November 15th: (ALL HANDS ON DECK)
4:30 - Boys Basketball vs. Riverview (8th home/7th away)
Friday, November 16th: (ALL HANDS ON DECK)
8:30 - 2:00 - Lake County Intermediate Visit
TBD - Honors Band 16th and 17th
STAFF TO DO:
- All hands on deck Thursday and Friday (All on Duty before and after school. Please be out either in front or the back as issues usually happen within the first 5 min of the bell.)
- Take 5 min and make a pass through the lunchroom Thursday and Friday. Use this time to continue building relationships.
- Do your students know what the Learning Mindsets are? Have you included them in your class somehow?
- Should have at least 8 Habit grades in IC by the end of the day on Wednesday.
- RTI Tier I this week. Have new entries in before you leave on Tuesday
Morning Meeting Schedule
Please LINK your morning meeting agenda to the "18-19 Crew/MM Schedule."
CREWs are only responsible for the Friday Morning Meeting and announcements for the week. We also encourage you to take your CREW and practice in the cafeteria during CREW time this week.
Dana's Schedule
Tuesday: At GVMS
Wednesday: At GVMS
Thursday: At GVMS
Friday: At GVMS
Kelly's Schedule
Monday: At GVMS
Tuesday: At GVMS (1:00-2:30 Sped meeting @ D.O.)(4:30-7:30 Board Meeting @ GVMS)
Wednesday: At GVMS (2:00 District Planning Meeting @ D.O.)
Thursday: At GVMS (11:00 @ CFL Thanksgiving Feast)
Friday: At GVMS