Principal Update
Week of March 20, 2017
I know it's hard to believe but we survived one of the warmest winters ever and now we are embarking on spring. I know we've done a great deal of work towards becoming a true PLC. Please know how much I appreciate your efforts. I have observed individual, team and school growth. You are to be commended for your hard work that has contributed to our progress.
A special thank you to every teacher who participated in the literacy course offered by the state department. The conversations and dialogue about teaching and learning were well worth the work.
Please remember to submit Teacher of the Year nominations to me via e-mail by Tuesday, March 21st. Voting will be done on Wednesday, March 22nd via Survey Monkey and the winner will be announced on Thursday,March 23rd.
Lunch will be provided by LakeShore Christian Fellowship on Tuesday, March 21st. Enjoy your duty-free time and lunch from Newks. Lunch will consist of sandwiches, fresh fruit, pasta salad, lemonade tea, water and cookies. Please remember to thank this congregation for their support and kindness. Pastor Scott coordinated this lunch for us.
Mark Your Calendar
March 20th - Deadline for grades - 3:00 p.m.
March 21st - Leadership Team Meeting (Reading Plan, RTI, Master Schedule)
March 21st - End of 3rd nine week grading period
March 22nd - PDT - Literacy
March 23rd - Doughnuts for Dad
March 24th - Dr. Pew will visit classrooms.
Shout Outs
Thank you to the following individuals whol helped at the PTO Silent Auction/Bingo Night on Thursday and for those who solicited donations and prizes from businesses:
Iris Wilson
Hope Brazil
Dina Genco
Donna Freemon
Kimenya Ramet
Jenny Wirimihardja
Reminders
PLC minutes should be uploaded into Canvas once each week.
Your data analysis/reflection was due on Friday, March 17th.
If you have not submitted a positive referral for March, please get it to me today.
PLC -Please review the PLC process and discuss your team's progress.
We will discuss your team's progress in the PLC process at an upcoming PDT.
1. Clarify the essential skills and concepts embedded in the unit
2. Design a common formative assessment to administer at the end of the unit
3. Teach the unit within the agreed-on window of time, according to the team's common pacing guide
4. Give the common assessment
5. Collectively review the results to reflect on their individual and collective teaching and identify students who need additional time and support to learn the essential curriculum
6. Provide interventions and extension
Online Teacher Survey
Tuesday, March 21st - Window Opens
Link: http://ed.sc.gov/
On the State Department webpage, teachers will scroll down to the "Hot Topic" section and select "Teacher Survey." Teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, and speech therapists should complete the teacher survey. The survey may be completed using any computer with internet access. Our BEDS code or School Identification Number is 4603027.
“The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.”
Alice Wellington Rollins
"Our school values learning, achievement, collaboration, and responsibility as cornerstones of our learning community."