Hawk Herald
News and Notes for Teachers- Feb 19
Dear Staff
Hope you had a restful long weekend and are refreshed and ready to go. We are all feeling a bit vunerable with the tragedy in Florida and the current climate in the building and outside our walls. I feel extremely lucky to work with such a dedicated group of educators. You are always looking to make a difference and improve our school.We can't lose sight of the hundreds of students that are growing learning and on their way to success.
Keep doing great things for kids,
Mary
Presidents Day
Monday- enjoy the day
Academic Seminar- Wednesday 7:50
Response to Fights
Mike Scott Visit-Thursday
Meetings and Events
Monday-19
Presidents Day- No School
Tuesday-20 ELPA testing begins
- Team Meetings-Cooper hawks and Red-tails Pod 4
- Advisory Lesson-https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CO5W8duCKj77NfhiF4BHalDvWhrvgjkH7u5MkYe3eXM/edit?ts=5a872be7#slide=id.p
Wednesday-21
- Academic Seminar 7:50
- Attendance 10:10
Thursday-22
- Team Meetings-Sparrow hawks and Royal hawks pod 1
- Discipline Committee 3:30
Friday-23 Mid-year Goal Review Due
- Coffee with the Principal
- SST
Mid-year Goal Reviews in Perform
Data for 1st semester
129 Ds and Fs: 11Science; 41Social Studies; 46 Language arts;23 math
8th Grade
186 Ds and Fs: 51 Science; 48 Social Studies; 57 Language arts; 36 math
ELL 7th; 30 LA; 12 Math
ELL 8th: 26 LA; 17 Math
SPED 7th 11LA; 8 Math
SPED 8th 12LA; 4 Math
Carol Ann Tomlinson on Measuring What Matters Most
In this Educational Leadership article, differentiation guru Carol Ann Tomlinson (University of Virginia) says that what we measure in schools is often trivial. What does matter? Here’s her list:
- Students engaged deeply with ideas;
- Appreciating the power of the human mind;
- Valuing the humanity of all people with whom they share this planet;
- Articulating a dream and nurturing it wisely;
- Seeing responsibility as a means of improving the world around them;
- Seeking and appreciating beauty;
- Listening to understand and learn;
- Practicing caring, empathy, kindness, and generosity;
- Knowing the difference between a right and what’s right;
- Developing a growing sense of self-efficacy and a healthy dose of humility;
- Seeing knowledge as the story of all the people who came before them;
- Finding knowledge in their own story;
- Coming to see themselves as innovators and problem solvers, able to contribute to solving the challenges that surround them;
- Becoming their best selves.
Getting to those outcomes, says Tomlinson, depends on a much broader definition of curriculum and major improvements in the affective world of schools – all of which precedes assessment. “Before we consider measuring student engagement,” she says, “we should ensure that what we teach is engaging… Before we even consider measuring attributes like respect, empathy, and regard for the contributions of other people to our own development, we have to work with our students to create multifaceted learning scenarios that are complex enough to require those sorts of traits for success.”
South Meadows Middle School
Email: mendezm@hsd.k12.or.us
Website: http://schools.hsd.k12.or.us/southmeadows
Location: 4690 Southeast Davis Road, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Phone: 503-844-1220
Facebook: facebook.com/SouthMeadowsMiddleSchool