Friday Faculty Focus
•The10•5•1• #BeBCMS-SY 19- Issue 26
The 10•
Happy February! The MONTH OF LOVE and I LOVE all of you!
#KidsDeserveIt
- SMILE! Be Happy! #BeELITEInYour20SquareFeet! Be intentional! You set the tone for your day by radiating positive energy and body language! Relationships trump EVERYTHING else. Scholars don't learn from people they don't like! You can have ELITE level expectations and still build relationships that impact!
- Summer Experience Planning has started! All teachers: Please to complete a YES or NO form as to their interest in teaching this summer! There are opportunities to teach for a week if you are a specialty area: think PLTW. The form is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaaZsXrXVJX5gZHeJMVzBk3sXOJCToJFAHWAUGxmpjrguJVw/viewform?usp=sf_link
- #RedskinsOnTheRise Community Day is Saturday, March 2nd. We need volunteers to engage with our community, family, and parents. Please complete this form indicating if you can volunteer your morning time that Saturday! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdp14CwO9CBFziSCkPn9MA10VjStXJ78xz_r2o3lqwCjYKv2Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
- Hallways and Doors: Make sure you are monitoring halls and greeting scholars!
- AFTERNOON BUS DUTY: CHANGE ALERT! Beginning Monday we will have late bus scholars go to the MS gym and sit with their bus group, in the labeled area. We will need all staff who would normally supervise late buses for next week each day, and then we will determine how much supervision we need. Thank you for helping us with this transition.
- All Lesson Designs need to be turned into the book for feedback. Thank you for turning in your plans. Please review your learning targets. Is there a KNOW and a DO?
- ALL Staff: Please complete the Georgia School Personnel Survey that is reflected in our school climate rating for CCRPI: http://gshs.gadoe.org/personnel
- ALL Scholars need to take the Georgia School Student Health Survey that is reflected in our school climate rating for CCRPI: That link is here and we will discuss in leadership when to roll this out to our scholars. http://gshs.gadoe.org/middleschool
- Please complete this link as we look to build a MASTER schedule for SY 20: http://k12time.us/DK24LR
- Dress Code: Please make sure all attire is professional, even on jeans days.
- Writing to WIN: Feb. 11- 15th : Test Release Date: February 8th
- Please take time to review your TKES in the platform. Next rounds are beginning.
- Field Trip Season: Field Trip Season is upon us. Please make sure that you are not giving packets of work for scholars to work on while they are on the trip. If you have questions or concerns, see me.
- ESS Co-Teaching Meetings: Friday mornings: 7:45 AM
#MyOneWord
Staff Shout Outs!
- ESS: Resource is up and running with a few tweaks left to come
- 6th: Discipline is improving!
- 7th: Mrs. Moss is doing really well!
- 8th: All lights are on and scholars are engaged!
- Connections: The dance was a success over 100 people. Lots of parent involvement with decorating.
- Support: MAP Testing in March will be modeled after GMAS schedule, will not test our own students. Plans are coming along! Look at students Met or Exceeded RIT needs to be at or above 80%. The goal is progress. Start talking with students about MAP.
The 5•
#WhatImReading
#SoManyBooks#SoManyArticles
This article below is ELITE!
What does "We will discuss" mean when I see it in the learning design? Discuss WHAT? Discuss WHEN? To me, it means: teacher talk. What we need to do and see more of is SCHOLAR talk (and action)
Please take time to read it and here is the challenge! There are high prep strategies, low prep strategies, and on-going strategies.
A personal favorite of mine: philosophical chairs!
TRY at least one of these strategies and invite us to see it in ACTION!
Understanding the buckets and how to WIN at GAPS is our focus! Targets are set!
#LoveTheProcess
The 1•
#CelebrateMonday 2/4
- Rising Freshman meeting at BCHS: 6:00 PM
- Baseball and Soccer practice after school
#TurnUPTuesday 2/5
- Baseball and Soccer practice after school
#WinWednesday 2/6
- Field Trip (SUB CITY: all hands on deck)
- Baseball and Soccer practice after school
#ThankfulThursday 2/7
- Field Trip (SUB CITY: all hands on deck)
- Baseball and Soccer practice
#FocusFriday 2/8
- Field Trip (SUB CITY: all hands on deck)
Coming UP:
- Saturday Spectacular: Math Enrichment: January 26th-March 30th
- No School 2/18, Teacher Work Day 2/19 (Lunch catered)
- Writing to WIN: 2/11-2/15
- Writing to WIN: 3/19-3/22
- SPRING MAP testing: Begins March 4th
- GMAS testing: Begins April 8th
- AdvancED week: Begins April 1st (NOT joking!)
Sign Up for Athletics Here:
3 events min. per semester! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Tzr1q9QiufUUWn_veX6FIjE6poQEaIofGAZhDXd0ow/edit?usp=sharing
Innovation Center ExExExCitement
- February 19th: Mini Ditch Summit! Writing Workshop PM
- March 18th "I put my hand up on my hip, when I FLIP, you FLIP, we FLIP"
- April 3 : POW, PAM, WOW, WONDER!!
- May 15 : Summer Book Tasting
#BeBCMS
#BeELITEInYour20SquareFeet
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