The Bearcat Brief
Weekly Staff Memo October 16-20
Bryan Jennings
Email: bjenning@fayette.k12.in.us
Location: Everton Elementary School
Phone: 7658255840
Twitter: @EvertonJennings
Vision
A school where:
every person is valued
every person is safe
collaboration is practiced
instruction is based on research based strategies
learning is relevant to the lives of learners
Focus
- Every kid needs to know that we are supporting him/her
- What kids learn must be seen as important to them
- Settle for nothing but their best. We must stretch each student to reach their potential.
Strategy of the Week
Presenting Content in Small Chunks
The teacher chunks content into small, digestible bites for students. If presenting new declarative knowledge, the chunks are comprised of concepts and details that logically go together. If presenting new procedural knowledge, the chunks are comprised of steps in a process that go together.
http://www.marzanoresearch.com/online-compendium/chunking-content
Week at a Glance
- Happy Birthday to Amy M.!
- 8:00 Principals Meetings @ Central Office (Jennings)
- 1:00 Mini 4-H (K-2)
- 1:30 4-H (3-6)
- 2:45 Specials Area Team Mtg
Tuesday
- 2:00 M-Team Meeting (Futrell, Clark, Jennings)
- 2:00 FCSC Grade Level Meeting @ Resource Center Grade 6 Teachers
- 2:45 M-Team Meeting (Futrell, Clark, Jennings)
Wednesday
- 8:30 Guided Coalition Meeting @ Resource Center (Rose, Jennings)
- 12:00 Principals Meeting @ Resource Center (Jennings)
- 2:00 FCSC Grade Level Meeting @ Resource Center Grade 1 Teachers
Thursday
- 8:15-11:15 Literacy Training for Assistants @ Resource Center (Parsley, Gregory, Lambert, Brown)
- 10:00 Lions Club Vision Screening Grades 3 & 5
- 1:00 Fire Safety & Prevention with Everton VFD K-2
- 2:00 FCSC Grade Level Meeting @ Resource Center Grade 5 Teachers
- 2:10 Flu Shots for those school insurance who have signed up
Friday
- PBIS Friday
High Five of The Week
Reflections
If you missed reading the strategy of the week, I suggest you look more closely. This is the strategy I used during our PD. I am including some questions to help you reflect as well:
Do I allow my students to collaborate?
Are my students given time to work independently, in a small group, and in a large group?
Do my students ask, "What's next?"