Wildcat News
January 14 - January 18, 2019
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: Optional homework must go home with students on a weekly basis.
- ACTION: Q3 Exit ticket trackers begin this week. Pre assessment data for Achievement Series must be entered by Friday, January 18.
- Q3 Achievement Series will start Monday, January 14.
- Continue to make sure that bulletin boards are up-to-date with evidence of student work, student work both in your classroom and in the halls should be updated frequently.
- Lesson plans must be posted and available upon request to any visitor.
- Math Stations/ Task Menus should be up and running by the week of January 14, make sure you use this week to set the expectations and introduce students to the process.
- Students should be on iReady for 45 minutes per week in both ELA and Math, please be reminded that the usage of this program is first priority. If you are using any other programs they should only be utilized supplementary.
- Please remember to turn in your Awards Nomination Form by end of day, Tuesday, January 15.
Vision
Everyone, Everyday! We will foster a safe and all inclusive environment of excellence for our learning community.
Commitment Statements:
We believe that education is a shared responsibility.
We are goal oriented and data driven.
We are a community of strong relationships.
We promote successful lifelong learners
We nurture social emotional and physical well-being
We are AWARE, we ACCEPT, and we ADVOCATE for Culture and Diversity.
4th Grade learning about sound waves
Sight word legos with Ms. Lee
Making learning fun!
Pure joy-- we love books!
Instructional Levers:
WEEKLY Instructional LOOK-FORS:
- Use of daily Exit Tickets
- Exit tickets must be logged into master trackers for ELA and Math.Your exit tickets should be guiding your instructional decisions on a daily basis. We must ensure that we are using quantitive data rather than qualitative data when making all decisions regarding students both academically and behaviorally.
- Guided Reading/ Math Stations-- these should be fully functioning at this time- we will be in this week to observe these times specifically
- Evidence of Guided Reading progress monitoring. Based on your guided reading instruction how are you keeping track of student progress towards the individual skills you are teaching?
Weekly Cultural LOOK-FORS:
- Morning Restorative Community Circles implemented with fidelity and as a means to build relationships and classroom community.
- Proactive and positive language
- Culture of Feedback: Are we developing an environment where students feel safe to make mistakes and are encouraged to share their thought process?
Upcoming Dates/ Events:
- Monday January 14, 2019: Building Leadership Team Meeting @ 4:20 PM
- Tuesday January 15, 2019 ELA Achievement Series
- Tuesday January 15, 2019: Attendance Committee @8:00 AM
- Tuesday January 15, 2019: Ryan Math PD 9-3 (Conference Room)
- Wednesday January 16, 2019: Math Achievement Series
- Wednesday January 16, 2019: Building PD-PLC:
- Thursday January 17, 2019: Science Achievement Series
- Weekly PST Meetings (Please check your PST Action Agenda for Items to bring to PST)
- No School- January 21, 2019- Martin Luther King Day
Shout Outs!
- Welcome to the team Mr. Robinson, thank you so much for jumping right in and creating strong relationship foundations with children.
- Ms. Kirkwood: Helping cover the front desk in Ms. Rieves absence
- Ms. Grossman Always pitching in and helping out where ever she is needed
- Ms. Schippers: Planning and organizing monthly PAW parties
- Ms. Wilson & Ms. Vanlandingham: Graciously continuing to take on our 3rd round of 6th grade to ensure that ALL of our 6th grade students get the education they deserve. This is a big job and you are appreciated!
Instructional Strategy Tips:
Tips for Increasing Student Talk and Decreasing Teacher Talk:
https://calculate.org.au/2015/08/07/10-hints-for-turning-teacher-talk-into-student-talk/