The Weekly Armadillo
Monday, October 7, 2019
"The Best School in Town"
Vision
To create an exceptional learning environment where all students are prepared to successfully compete in a global society.
Mission
To prepare all students to achieve the highest standard of intellectual, physical and social growth.
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Maintaining Students’ Motivation for Learning as the Year Goes On by Judy Willis
Edutopia: Brain-Based Learning
September 30, 2019
Neuroscience can suggest ways to keep students working toward their learning goals after their initial excitement wears off.
Access the article via the following link: https://www.edutopia.org/article/maintaining-students-motivation-learning-year-goes
Once you've read the article, use the following class code to view my question and submit your response in google classroom: np4bje. Your response (all teachers and teacher assistants) is due by Thursday, October 10.
Teaching Students How to Ask for Help by Jennifer Sullivan
Edutopia: Teaching Strategies
July 18, 2019
Access the article via the following link: https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-students-how-ask-help
Once you've read the article, use the following class code to view my question and submit your response in google classroom: np4bje. Your response (all teachers and teacher assistants) is due by Thursday, October 10.
How to access Google Classroom
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Calming Activity: Deep Breathing
This is a great calming activity or coping tool to use when students need to cool down after an active lesson, are having a stressful moment, or need an emotion regulation strategy. Below, I've provided a link to the video to use with your students. Use the calming activity everyday this week and post your results in google classroom, activity code np4bje, on Thursday, 10/10/19.
Click on the following link to access the one minute video for use with your class: https://vimeo.com/320838135
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This week's target is the 5TH GRADE TEAM. Help to make their week amazing by doing, giving or saying something kind to each of them. Email me pictures of the random acts of kindness to include in next week's newsletter.
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Thanks to everyone for appreciating our teacher assistants with random acts of kindness throughout last week!
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10/7 Monthly Staff Meeting @ 3:25 in the library
10/8 After School Tutoring Begins (Tuesday's and Thursday's)
10/9 Monthly Fire Drill
10/10 Alliance AFT Campus Visit rm. 103 7:15-7:45
10/11 No School Elementary Fair Day
10/14 Parent Conference Night 4:00-7:30 (light dinner provided @ 3:15)
10/16 Attendance Committee Meeting in 131 @ 3:20
10/17 ED Brown Campus Visit
10/18 Teacher PD Day/ No School for Students
10/18 Running Records Training 1:00-4:30 @ Bush Elementary (K-2 Reading Teachers)
10/21 Progress Report Grades Due
10/22 PTSA/ Student of the Month/ 4th Grade Student Performance
10/25 Fall Festival 5:30 - 8:00
10/31 Annual Policy Acknowledgement and Compliance Videos Due
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Created by Adrian Luna, Principal
Nathan Adams Elementary School
Dallas Independent School District
Email: aluna@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/nathanadams
Location: 12600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: 972-794-2600