JROB Dugout NEWS
December 18 - 22 #memorablemeaningfulmeasurable
5 Day countdown for TEAM ROBINSON.............
As we inch ever closer to the well-deserved two week break, I want to make sure each of you know how much I appreciate all that you do to make Robinson such a wonderful place! Every staff member that steps foot on this campus through those "green gates" makes a huge difference each day, and for that I am tremendously grateful. Thank you!!
I think it is important to celebrate all of you and am grateful to those of you who have joined me in celebrating the 12 Days of Holiday Cheer. Our Team Challenge competition was soooooo much fun it was definitely #memorablemeaningfulandmeasurable.
Friday is a minimum day for our students with a 1:00 pm dismissal for grades 1-8. It is my hope that you all will get your planning and prep work done (for the week we return in January) early in the week so that you may walk out the door with your students on Friday and commit to some much needed (and deserved) rest and relaxation. Burke Williams here I come!!!!!!!
Please remember that as we move closer to our much anticipated break, some of our students are not looking as forward to it. Time away from school may mean less structure, more unsupervised time, less appropriate interactions, more opportunities for trauma, and for some, less food. Please keep this in mind as some less than desirable student behaviors may increase this week. It is extremely important this week that we all make an extra effort to be "Warm and Demanding" with all of our students.
In closing, I wish you and your family and loved ones a blessed holiday season full of love, peace and memories. I look forward to seeing you in the new year committed to our focused goals for student success for the JROB Dolphins in whom we serve.
Respectfully - Damita
Classroom Noticings......Purposeful and Focused Learning Intentions
As I walk in and out of classrooms, I am noticing and I hear teachers sharing the daily focus at the beginning of lesson with "What, Why and How" but as we are wrapping up the lesson we are not ending with the purpose of the days learning.
Yes, Yes, Yes, I completely understand that not all lessons end in a perfect package of 42 minutes. With that being said it is imperative that we do end the day's learning by saying ...today we were engaged with learning "x" and the reason this is important or will help us tomorrow will be "y". We can not just leave the learning hanging we have to have wrap up and or closure to support connection for the next day.
Also, It is also important that learning supports such as SSR, Buddy Reading, POD, Quadrant review, DREAMBOX, KHAN, RAZ KIDS, Word Study, Shared Reading do not become "activities that we do" without students knowing the WHY. WHY is crucial to making connections to the STANDARD and applying it in varied /unknown situations when applicable.
Lastly, daily learning intentions are not for me to see on the board/wall they are for students to make connections...therefore use them for their intention and you will begin to see student learning outcomes increase toward the expected grade level standards.
ES - Achievement Report Dates and Deadlines
LROIX Data due - February 5
Achievement Reports due to Miller/Spenker - February 9
Achievement Reports to parents - February 16
Achievement Celebration and SOM - February 23
School Safety "Parent Patrol"
Grades of Green Lunch Challenge.....JROB is DRASTICALLY making improvements!
Robinson FLA "Green Team is two weeks into implementation and is already having a significant impact on waste reduction. The first day of implementation Robinson went from 60 bags of trash to 7 bags of trash. Due to these amazing results over the 1st week, Robinson is being featured in the statewide Grades of Green newsletter. " Here is the link to the article featuring YOU!! : http://www.gradesofgreen.org/robinson-k-8-academy-dramatically-reduces-lunchtime-waste/ .
Attendance Challenge....November Class Percentage Updates!!
Listed below are the classroom attendance updates. A biggggggg shot out to our 2 classes that hit HOMERUNSHomeruns @ 99% and above - Marengo R. 99.49% & Monge - 99.07%
3 run "triple" - @ 98% and above - Ross, Hogan, Serviss, Love, Castro, Giron & Walsh
2 run "double" - @ 97% and above - Arce, Blair, Weeks, Lara, Marengo, S., Stevens, & Martineau.
Our school attendance for 4 months is 97.12% and for the month of November is 96.95%.
Let's continue to encourage our students to be in school each and everyday!
Children's picture book and videos to support your students in this month's character trait - PERSISTENCE
Picture Books:
Flight School - L. Judge, Salt in his Shoes - D. Jordan, Amazing Grace - M. HoffmanBrave Irene - W. Steig, You Can Do it Bert - O. Kenneke
Video Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq4wrPL1o4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xu7DMDYne8
Staff Meeting - Technology Integration
All meet in the library @ 2:30 - You will choose two sessions:
Powtoons - Rm 6 - Spenker, IMOVIE - LIBRARY - Marengo & ADOBE SPARK - Rm 13 - BlairBRING A CHROMEBOOK & IPAD
Technology Holiday Fun Ideas
Christmas Around the World - Grades K-6
https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/
This well organized web site provides information for over sixty countries, their annual traditions, and customs.
https://www.woojr.com/winter-mad-libs/
Grammer fun with a winter twist! Lighten up and review parts of speech with a classic Mad Libs. This great activity may be used as an icebreaker, or a casual group collaboration activity. This can be saved in your Google drive as a PDF, and accessed through the KAMI web extension!
Make Belief Comix - Grades 3-9
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
Use this website to create a Christmas themed comic strip. New uploads include a Santa, a winter tree, gifts, and a snowy background! This activity site can be used to retell a scene from a story, create an info graphic, or used by teachers to illustrate a short set of directions.
Google's Made with Code - Grades 7-12
Google created Made with Code to capture the interest of teen girls, and foster a love for computer science. This year, Made with Code is promoting holiday emoji's! Girls can also create GIF's, avatars or customize selfies!
Be in the Know........JROB EVENTS Calendar!
Week of December 18-22
18 - Big Smiles Dentistry - Library
18 & 19/20 - Tutoring/Intervention (Math & EL)
18 @ 3:10 - Math Intervention Teachers w/ Miller - Rm 17
18 - Miller w/ WRAP
19 - 5th Grade Lesson Study - Rm 31
19 - VIPS Luncheon - library
19 - Data "chats" selected teachers (see special email)
19 @ 3:10 - EL Intervention teachers w/ Miller - Rm 31
19 - Santa's Workshop w/ Robinson Families 2:30 - 4:00
20 - 10:00 Sing Along - 1st and 2nd grades - cafe
20 - Technology Integration - Adobe Spark, Pow Toons & Kahoot
20 - Winter Concert
21 - Luncheon provided by the Ceja Family
21 - 12:45 - Student Of the Month (5 friends to the cafe)
22 - Big Smiles Dentistry
22 - Minimum Day!
22 - Miller w/Hogan @ 10:00
Week of January 8 - 12
8 - GFS - Elementary - see schedule
9 - GFS - Middle School - see schedule
8 & 9/10 - Tutoring/Intervention (Math & EL)
10, 17, 24 - Grade Level Meeting - CYCLE II - PHAT Frame/Students Explaining Their Thinking - Exit Tickets
11 - African- American Summit 5:30 (Library)
10 - Grade Level 9Google Form)
13 - Saturday School
Week of January 15 - 31
15 - No School
16 & 17 - Tutoring/Intervention (Math & EL)
16 - Admin meeting @ 9:30
17 - Grade Level Meeting (Google Form)
17 - District MS Department Chair meetings
19 - MS Department Chair meeting w/ Miller
20 - Saturday School
22 & 23/24 - Tutoring/Intervention (Math & EL)
23 - Admin meeting @ 9:30
24 - Grade Level Meeting (Google Form)
26 - Achievement Celebration & SOM (see schedule)
27 - Education Celebration - McBride HS
31 - Celebrating Jackie Robinson's Birthday via Career & College Day
31 - Staff Meeting - CIV updadte
Collaborative Inquiry Visitation (CIV) District Level and School Level Team Observers
Collaborative Inquiry Visitation focus areas:
- Teacher Clarity with Standards Learning Intention: What, Why and How
- Evidence of formative assessments practices within the lesson
- Coherence and Alignment evidence in grade level
** Schedule will be forthcoming