Howard Happenings
September 19, 2016
Important Information
Reminders
- for student safety, do not leave students unsupervised in your classroom.
- for student safety, please report to yard duty on time. Students are being released when the bell rings and it is important that supervision is available at that time.
please complete the Garden Survey by Wednesday 9/21. We would like to choose a date for our Fall Garden work day event one Saturday in October.
clever badges are here for K-2. Ms. Brown will be checking in and talking more about these this week.
please welcome our new Lead Custodian Nicole Hayes. She has done a great job and we are excited to have her as part of the Howard community
- please pick up your students immediately following the bell.
- post the total number of students by grade level who have shown up including absent students on your board by 10am every day in a visible location.
- if you require any classroom supplies, email maria.garcia@ourd.org and nikki.williams@ousd.org we will ensure you receive your supplies by the end of the day if they are available on site and will order any supplies that are not available on site.
Yard Duty
Primary Yard-Hill
Upper-Grade Yard-Eckley
Deliverables-ALL Teachers
- Emergency Plans due by 9/23
Please complete emergency substitute plans and upload to the above linked google drive folder. Emergency plans should include 3 days worth of substitutes plans and activities that can be implemented during an emergency absence. They should be academic and aligned to grade level standards.
Academic Look Fors
- Agendas including Readers Workshop, Writers Workshop, Word Work and Caring School Community
- Readers and Writers Workshop Anchor Charts
- Student Accessible Leveled Libraries
Week at a Glance
- 20 Day Count
- PBIS Morning Announcement 9:00am
- Cost Meeting 11 to 12
- Staff Meeting 3 to 4 in Room 5
Tuesday
- PBIS Team Meeting 3 to 4
Wednesday
- Support Staff Meeting 12:45 to 1:15
- Howard PD 1:45 to 3:45 ( ST Math Training)
Please come prepared by bringing your chrome books and by logging into your ST Math account to make sure you have access before the training. Please do not assign ST Math to students until after the training. If you are not able to log in, please email Ms. Brown.
- SPED Staff PD at Castlemont 2 to 4.
Thursday
- Williams Off Site-Principal PD
Friday
- PBIS Assemblies: K-2 1:45 to 2, 3-5 2:35 to 2:50
Important Upcoming Dates
SSC Establishment Meeting 9/29
W. I. S. E. Focus SAFE
PBIS Phase 1 Implementation Checklist
o Daily agenda
o Standards/Objectives
o Volume Levels
o Positively stated classroom norms/expectations matrix based on the 4 B's.
(Be caring, Be safe, Be responsible, Be prepared
o Daily Caring School Community Circles
o Workshop 8:30 to 9:00
Phase 2 Implementation Checklist
o Feather Box