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Aug 19, 2019
Weather You Know
Teacher Collective Efficacy
- How do the practices listed in the article relate to the 4 essential questions? What do we want Ss to learn? How do we know if they did? What do we do for Ss who didn't get it? What do we do for Ss that did get it?
- What's a mastery moment you've had with your team that helped build motivation and confidence around the impact you have on S learning?
- S feedback to Ts is super duper valuable. What's one of the most powerful ways Ss have informed you about your instruction and the impact it had on their learning?
Oh, I forgot to mention, how awesome it is to work with a staff that does pretty much everything on what's listed in the article. Yasss! Let's nail it in all the way Pirates!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
STAFF ONLY:
Enrichment & Intervention Enrichment begins Aug 19. Counselors will provide you a list of your Advisory students and what class they have. Please go over it with the students so they know where to go. Intervention starts Aug 20.
Advisory Visitations: Counselors are going to be visiting advisories the next few weeks! Look out! Here we come!
Activities Request Form: Is your club or action team planning an event? Is your grade level going on a field trip? Do you need to reserve space on campus for some reason? Please fill out the 19-20 activities request form and return to Edwards for approval: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yIBKEdRdredNaJmhLNFew03u86M0NozWKvSwOE4vMi4/edit
Duty Outside the Classroom: It's time to sign up! Everyone needs 3.5 hours total. Email Edwards with questions! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hZRxEJE7b0fWs3n-oRowTWLEoUswOpgZWHxjtRF8VWA/edit#gid=0
19-20 folder: Heeeey Pirates! You need the 19-20 school-wide folder downloaded to "my drive." This is a frequently used folder and is viewable by the whole staff. There are 8 thousand awesome shared docs in there that are referenced often. If you need help on how to download a folder to "my drive" please ask me - I can help!
Picture Day: Picture Day will run through English, periods 1-3. ELA-please plan on bringing each of your classes down for about 10 minutes Aug 28. We will provide you a schedule as the day gets closer.
6th SOM: The first SOM of the year is on Friday August 30th! Woot!
PARENTS & FAMILIES:
- Infinite Campus and Grade Checks: Did you know? Monday grade checks have now gone digital! That's right - you shared your feedback and we listened and we thank you for your support in this transition! While we will continue the reflection process in classes at the beginning of each week, we will now need family support to check grades online. Although the grade check process hasn't started yet at school, you're welcome to check grades online at any time. First things first, let's chat log-in. Information has been added to the website to assist you in logging in to Infinite Campus to view your student's grades. There are several different ways to access student grades - you have choices. Please click on this link if you are not familiar with how to monitor your student's progress: https://natomasunified.org/np3m/parents/infinite-campus-for-parents/. Infinite Campus can also be used to view your student's CAASPP scores. For more information on how to access your student's score reports on Infinite Campus please see our website: https://natomasunified.org/np3m/curriculum-instruction/sbac-smarter-balanced-assessment-consortium-caaspp-calfornia-assessment-of-student-performance-and-progress/.
- Picture Day: Middle School Picture Day is Wed Aug 28. Students must be in dress code and will turn in their forms the day the pictures are taken. We do not need forms in advance.
- NP3 MAP Transportation Update: Transportation has added a NP3 ES stop at 7:15am. The stop is for MS students attending MAP and are in need of transportation to the Del Paso Campus.
- Action Team/Club Rush: Get excited! Students will be able to sign up for a variety of club or action teams at lunch Aug 26-30.
- Career Day: NP3 will be hosting our annual Career Day for our 7th grade students on Wed Oct 30. Parents and volunteers will make brief presentations covering their own professions and jobs, while educating NP3 MS students of the daily tasks they perform. If you or someone you know wishes to present please fill out the Career Day form found on our NP3 website and return to Mr. Brinkmann by Sep 25: https://natomasunified.org/content/uploads/sites/16/2019/08/CD-Letter-2019.pdf. If parents or guardians would like to volunteer without presenting, we welcome your help! We are looking for lunch donations and cleanup help. Please contact Mr. Brinkmann if you are able to help or if you have any questions at jbrinkmann@natomasunified.org or (916) 567-5751.
- Let's Get Moovin: Is your student interested in playing soccer or tennis? Let's Get Moovin is offering both sports after school starting mid-August and will continue through Oct. See flyer for more details: https://natomasunified.org/content/uploads/sites/16/2019/08/LGM-NP3-MS-HS-Fall-2019-Session-Flyer-.pdf.