Wm. Adams Middle School
Faculty and Staff Newsletter • November 11, 2019
Faculty Meeting Wednesday
Duty this Week
Sandra Garcia - Station 1: Flagpole
Jackie Heard - Station 2: Outside near the gym doors that face east
Peggy Heiss - Station 3: Outside near the covered walk
Roel Hinojosa - Station 4: Outside near the covered walk
Kipling Layton - Station 5: Outside the cafeteria
Gennie Lopez- Station 6: Outside the cafeteria
Becky Lutzke - Station 7: Outside the gym on the south side
Seferino Mendietta - Station 8: Outside the gym on the south side
Ric Mireles - Station 9: Tree at the entrance of the campus drive way where students gather
Laura Mora- Station 10: Bus Stop
Destiny Pena- Station 11: Bus Stop
OPEN - Station 12: East Exit
Roel Ramon- Station 13: West side, band hall exit (Presnall St.)
Pam Rodriguez - Station 14: West side, band hall exit (Presnall St.)
Morning Bus Duty:
*Jackie Ruiz Station 15: 7:15-7:45 (bus stop)
*Edgar Salas- Station 16: 7:15 - 7:45 (bus stop)
If you need to trade with someone, please let one of the administrators know. Also, please remember that duty ends at 4:15. Thank you!
Capturing Kids' Hearts
Shout Outs!
Student Advocacy/Attendance/Recognition committee members are: Denise Garcia, Seferino Mendietta, Kandace Fox, Michelle Ballard, Destiny Pena, Stephanie Thomas, Christina Garcia, Kipling Layton Jr., Gennie Lopez, Analiza Garcia, Annabell Barrera, Angel C. Espinoza, Laura Valenzuela.
School Climate and Courtesy Committee members have been hard at work planning and organizing our Fall/Thanksgiving luncheon.
Please thank these people when you see them: Denise Garcia,
Seferino Mendietta, Jackie Ruiz, Cindy Gutierrez, Harriett Diaz, Libby Escochea, Destiny Pena, Margarita Ysassi, Becky Lutzke, Gennie Lopez, Analiza Garcia, Annabell Barrera, Krista Garcia, Oralia Eberhard, Peggy Heiss, Roxanne Lopez, Bonnie Cuevas
Thank you, folks!
Writing, Writing, Writing
PBIS Expectations
Don't forget that pbisworld.com has a wealth of information and ideas for handling all types of student behaviors. It is a great resource.
Thank you!
Let's Hit it Hard!
We should not only value the students; we should also value the teaching opportunities we have and protect them as we would a precious and valuable gem.
Thank you for being there for the kids. Thank you for teaching them every chance you get.
GT Training
TTESS Walkthrough Focus this Week
Instruction Dimension 2.3 - Communication
“The teacher clearly and accurately communicates to support persistence, deeper learning and effective effort.”
F5: Teach in the Power Zone/Frequent Small-Group Purposeful Talk about the Learning
The TTESS rubric for this dimension is below.
We always look forward to visiting classrooms. Please be sure you are incorporating opportunities for students to talk about their learning--that small-group purposeful talk that we have been working on.