North High School
Staff Bulletin - October 21, 2019
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Literacy Goal: North High School will raise the percent of students proficient on the Open Response from fall to spring by 10% in 2019-2020.
Actions Being Taken to Improve Literacy
- Daily Writing - Writing activities every day to boost our student writing
- Departments with different responsibilities in teaching areas of the OR Rubric
- Advisory students tracking their progress on OR
- Working on quality task creation and examining student work from those tasks
Math Goal: North High School will raise the percent of students proficient on the High School Math Assessment from fall to spring by 10% in 2019-2020.
- Understanding and applying the Common Core's 8 Mathematical Practices in all classrooms
- Advisory students tracking their progress on the BME Assessment
- Develop an auxillary leadership team to focus on math data assessments
- Working on quality task creation and examining student work from those tasks
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United Way Donation Extended to Thursday, October 24 at 3:00 PM
2019
Total Pledges: $3,228
Total Participating: 25
Average Monthly Pledge: $10.76/Month
2018
Total Pledges: $4236
Total Participating: 33
Average Monthly Pledge: $10.70/Month
United Way of Siouxland launched the Giving Card program as a way to say "Thank You!" to community investors who donate $100 or more each year.
The Giving Card is a special discount card valid at dozens of participating merchants throughout Siouxland.
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Last Week's Average Daily Attendance: 92.72%
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TV and Marquee Information
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Daily Announcements
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Weekly Strategy Challenge - Practice This Strategy In Class!
Strategy - AFFIRMATIVE CHECKING
Here are points to consider:
- These check points should move quickly. Students have to wait very long to move forward.
- Having students at different points is important. The questions/tasks should be challenging enough that students are at different places at their pace.
- Develop a "I'm Ready" signal for students
- Combine this strategy with "Show Me" where students hold up their work for review before moving on.
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School Life - A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
CPR Courses Begin
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Advisory Calendar of Events
Tuesday:
No Events Scheduled
Wednesday:
No Events Scheduled
Thursday:
No Events Scheduled
Friday:
No School
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Upcoming Dates
Below are currently scheduled events that will take place during the school day. These will interrupt academic work.
Tuesday, October 22 - Brooks Harper https://www.brooksharper.com/main/youth (Juniors Only) 10:15-11:00 AM
Wednesday, October 30 - Fall ASVAB Testing
Thursday, November 7 - SportsWorld Presentation 9:00-9:51 AM
Tuesday, November 19 - Audrie and Daisy Film for Freshman (8:35-10:35)
Wedenesday, December 11 - Senior College and Career Readiness Survey (homeroom only, should not be an interruption).
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Monday Morning Music
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Reminders and Checklists
All Staff:
- Safe School Training is released. Here is the link: https://siouxcityschools-ia.safeschools.com/ There are five training's on this year's module. Total time indicated is 129 minutes. Due dates are varied.
Certified Staff:
- Sign up for duties with Chris. If you sign up now, you will have a choice. If you wait, you will be assigned to an open duty.