Panther Notes
Week of Oct. 19
Quote of the Week
You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.
Clay P. Bedford
THANK YOU
Expectation Reminder
- Teachers should be here by 7:10 a.m.
- Everyone must sign in daily.
- Students should not be in the halls without a pass. Teachers should be using their agenda books.
- Grades should be updated weekly.
- Lesson Plans should be on your desk daily.
- Parent phone calls should be made weekly about behavior and academics.
- Students should not be left unattended for any reason.
Do you have a word wall? Why Do you have one? How do you use it?
Each year students must learn and use thousands of new words in their various subject discipline studies. They are required to perform complex tasks using new vocabulary.
The use of a word wall in a classroom can be a highly effective teaching strategy to improve literacy skills.
- Word wall activities encourage active student participation.
- Gestures, such as pointing to key words during a lesson, offer visual reinforcement which can be very helpful for students.
- Word wall activities engage students while they learn key vocabulary, whether it be learning to explain a word, to compare it to other key concepts, or to spell it.
A word wall is a group of words that are displayed on a wall, bulletin board, chalkboard, or whiteboard in a classroom.
The words are printed in a large font so that they are easily visible from all student seating areas.
These words are referred to continually throughout a unit or term by the teacher and students during a variety of activities.
Presenters Needed for the District
November 18th is our first of two DISTRICT Early Release Days.
The Department of Leadership & Professional Development in collaboration with The Office of Teaching & Learning is excited to announce our plans for our districtwide teaching and learning conference.
The theme for our conference is OUT OF THE BOX: Using High Yield Strategies to Maximize Student Success.
Because all instructional personnel in the district will be involved in sessions on November 18th , there will be a great deal of planning involved to accommodate the over 2500 participants.
The district's commitment is to ensure we provide a variety of sessions aligned to our Instructional Framework and that incorporate one or more of the high yield strategies we are focusing on this year as a district.
As leaders of the district, we know you have staff members in your school who are superstars and we want to highlight their talents and give them a great opportunity to shine! If you are interested contact Ms. Boone by the end of the week for more details.
Remember one of your teacher standards for a teacher's evaluation is teacher leadership. This is a great artifact for that standard.
Professional Development Opportunities
Free Registration Offer for NCCTM Math Conference
This year’s theme is Principles to Actions in Action and will be held Nov. 5-6 at the Koury Center in Greensboro. The conference offers informative sessions and opportunities for teachers to broaden their professional network with other math teachers from across the state. The Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Department will be funding three DPS middle school teachers to attend. For more details on how to receive the funding click here. For more information about the conference, please click here or email Chanel Sidbury with questions.
James E. Shepard Magnet Middle School
Email: ericka.boone@dpsnc.net
Website: shepard.dpsnc.net
Location: 2401 Dakota Street, Durham, NC, United States
Phone: (919) 560-3938
Twitter: @JESHEPARDMIDDLE
Dates To Remember
October 19
We Appreciate Our Differences Day- Wear Mix Match Clothing
Staff Meeting
PD on Word Walls.
Please bring pictures of your word walls with you to the meeting.
October 20
TAKE a Walk in Someone Else's Shoes- Wear two different shoes to school
Football Game @ Carrington MS
Soccer & Volleyball @ Lucas MS
October 21
Red Ribbon Day- Wear red to show you are against drugs
Early Release Day
Professional Development is required in the media center at 1:30 p.m.
October 22
Team Up Against Drugs- Wear your favorite team (NFL, College, Shepard, etc)
October 23
Orange Out Day- Wear Orange to show your support for Anti-Bullying Week
End of the First Nine Weeks
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 26
Teacher Workday
October 27
An Evening with Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Northern High School 4:30-6:30
October 28
8th Grade is have a parent conference night. 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
November 2
Visit from the Superintendent .
Superintendent will be visiting your classes.
November 3
Municipal Elections
Shepard MS
November 7th
Magnet Fair 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability.
Shepard Social Committee News
The Shepard Social Committee has put together these dates for staff gatherings. We would like all staff to participate if possible. There will be incentives for teams who have the most people present at each event. We are also asking all to donate a one time contribution of $15 to fund some of our celebrations and events (birthdays, parties, etc). Please see Ms. Wiggins for details on payments.
Please mark your calendars. Come out and have some much needed fun!
Dates for Outings
November 20th
·Bowling
December 10th
·Basketball Game (Tail gate in a classroom)
December 11th
·Christmas Party
January 29th
·Karaoke Night
February 29th
·Movies
March 21st
·Dave and Busters
April 29th
·Laser Tag
May 2-6
Teacher appreciation week
·GAG Awards
Teachers and staff vote on each other for funny awards
June 10th
·End of Year Celebration
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
It’s a time to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention! You will be emailed activities and ideas to support schools with morning announcements, weekly themes, resources for short videos, story books, lesson plans, conversation starters, etc.