Weekly Coaching Communication
Make it a great day -- every day!
17 December 2018 - 04 January 2019
Hats off to you!
Here's the past week's amazement* (and highlights from Wednesday's morning meeting):
- Thank you to the Culture Team for Students -- the game day was a huge success, and feedback was very positive
- Mrs. Husmann sent a note home to her Modern Literature students' parents to share the high engagement she experienced with read alouds for Where the Wind Blows
- Mrs. Kelly had a lot of students volunteer for the community event, Main Street Holiday
- Congratulations to Mr. Burke and Maverick Gatrost and their coaching/playing in the Shrine Bowl
- Shout out to Ms. Adams, Mr. Burke's student teacher, and the Current World Issues students for spreading positive vibes with the "I am . . ." wall
- Mr. Chamberlin noted that the interactions between staff and students have been quality conversations, as well as several teachers noting that positive relationships are being built with students
- Several teachers noted that they appreciate that students are beginning to come to STORM lunch without being assigned
- Thank you Mrs. Hogan and her students for the Faculty Tea last Friday
- Shout out to Mrs. Cummings and her Foods II students for helping Mrs. Hogan and her students bake and prep for the Faculty Tea
- Thank you Mr. Jaquette and his students for the positive notes for locker mates, which carried on with Ms. Adams and Current World Issue students
- Thank you for your attendance at the Instructional Coaches' Holiday Breakfast on Friday -- it was nice to be able to provide some goodies for your morning "snack," and the ICs enjoyed getting a chance to get to know you better . . . Happy Holidays from all the ICs!
#nobetterplacetowork
*As always . . . my intent here is not to leave out anyone, so if you know of some great things happening in this building, please send me a text or email so I can include them -- share the greatness that people are choosing to do for our learners and for each other.
HABITS of MiND CHALLENGE . . .
Last week I offered a challenge -- be thinking about what you may want to do to better your habits of mind (link to poster):
CHALLENGE: Choose one or two habits of mind in which you set a personal goal to better your own behaviors.
SUPER CHALLENGE: Share your goal(s) or set a goal with your classes in the second semester and include them in the change of their habits of mind.
The new semester starts January 14th, so begin to plan how you will handle the challenge, but you can join in on betterment anytime!
For the next several weeks, I will showcase a few challenges at a time for you to consider. The Habits of Mind cards provide an overview of the habit and 5 rounds of questions to help you and or your class think about that habit of mind.
Last week, I showcased the Posing Questions and Applying Past Knowledge. This week, I'm sharing Create and Innovate, Wonderment and Awe, Taking Responsible Risks, as well as Finding Humor, the next 4 of the 16 habits of mind:
Coaching Schedule -- see Google Calendar for specific "Busy" times **schedule subject to change**
Monday, 17 December -- 7:45 - 8:30 AM IC Holiday Breakfast @ Intermediate
- 10:00 - 11:00 AM PRIDE mtg w/ Sharon Vaupel @ MS
- 12:30 - 1:00 PM Learning Team Check-in
- 1:00 - 1:30 IEP TEAM Mtg
- 2:00 - 2:30 PM Blended Check-in
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Tuesday, 18 December -- 9:00 Late Start Schedule
- 8:20 - 8:55 AM Silent Reading Time, courtesy of Book Club
- Blended Learning Observations w/ Beth Swantz
1st Block -- Burke/Havener
2nd Block -- Dierks/Tupa
Lunch
3rd Block -- Spicher/Grennan/Arends
4th Block -- Mahoney/Havener
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Wednesday, 19 December -- 7:30 AM Data Teams -- Agenda Items 1-7
- 9:00 - 9:30 Teacher Interview
- 12:30 - 1:30 IC/Principal Mtg (Pope & Libolt)
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 2:00 - 2:30 PM Blended Check-in
- 2:30 - 5:00 PM SDI Training @ Primary
Thursday, 20 December
- 8:45 - 10:00 AM Admin Mtg for MTSS Indicators
- 12:30 - 1:00 PM Blended Check-in
- 1:15 - 1:45 PM Blended Check-in
- 2:00 - 2:30 PM Blended Check-in
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Friday, 21 December EARLY RELEASE for HOLIDAY BREAK!! See you in 2019!
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM IC MTG
HOLIDAY BREAK 22 December 2018 - 02 January 2019
Thursday, 03 January
- 12:30 - 1:30 IC/Principal Mtg (Pope & Libolt)
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Friday, 04 January
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM IC MTG
- 1:00 - 3:30 PM IC/Program Lead Mtg
ARCHIVE LINKS
Click on the link to access 2015-16 prior weekly communications.
Pope's IC Weekly Communication Archive & Index 2016-17
Click on the link to access 2016-17 prior weekly communications.
Pope's IC Weekly Communication Archive & Index 2017-18
Click on the link to access 2016-17 prior weekly communications.
Contact Information
Center Point - Urbana CSD
Email: epopenhagen@cpuschools.org
Phone: 319-849-1102+91015
Twitter: @Epopenhagen