Arctic Light K-8
February 24, 2020
News:
Top 6 Social Skills - engage these from our SEL PD last Monday = Working with Others (6) - Staying on Task (5) - Asking for Help (4) - Following Directions (4) - Accepting Feedback (4) - Listening (4). Complete list linked here - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PPcZkTQuz5qMRe6poI7TxQ7ADzB4CYCq
Hattie Effect Website - updated research website for Hattie Effects http://www.visiblelearningmetax.com/
31% - percentage of males self-report being addicted to video games. 90% of video games appropriate for children over 10 contain high violence (information from 'Lost Boys').
Classroom Screen - timers, stoplights... and more https://classroomscreen.com/
John Sassman - will work with us Monday and Tuesday as Kelly has flown south: Hawaii.
Retention - if you talked about retention during conferences and it is moving forward, let me know.
Encore Survey - Intermediate teachers, please turn your survey into me by Wednesday.
Danielson - Informal observations during the next two weeks. Standard Tenured Teachers have their Domains 1 & 4 Artifacts due March 31st.
Classroom Posted Rules and Consequences - only 3 teachers had these up. Most had solid rules displayed in their rooms. Four classrooms had nothing. The expectation is for these to be up and used. Posted Rules and Consequences can be very useful for guiding students back to learning without interrupting the lesson's flow. A non-verbal point to the rule is a common reminder.
Calendar:
Feb 20 - March 4th - Artist in Residence: Iris Sutton. Schedule here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gPxN3zfglX9NtPB_aoEqnrn4TXZw3gFZKXNQ_SI8awc/edit?usp=sharing
Feb 24-28th - Book Fair, Room 8: 10-2pm
Feb 25th - Science Fair Set-up. Take projects to classroom first.
Feb 25th - Mardi Gras Parade, 10:30am
Feb 25th - Terrific Kids Tuesday
Feb 25th - PLC School/ District Focus on TOP 6 SEL https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EpK6O9RbcrtFiVqgfWdobaCseigF3HtAjzy4BkMP-yU/edit?usp=sharing
Feb 26th - Staff Meeting with Iris Sutton in Art/ Science Room.
Feb 27th - 5th Grade Lunch with Scientist - in Mrs V's classroom.
March 3rd - Picture Day for those who missed the first or want retakes.
March 5th - Bon Voyage Party after school.
March 6th - Arty Awards due.
March 9-13th - Spring Break - if you're wanting personal time during the shoulder days, let me know.
March 16-27th - Third and final TOP Survey. Results out April 3rd.
March 23 - 24th - MAP for 4th-8th
March 30th - last day for Tenured artifacts for Domains 1 & 4
April 6-24th - PEAKS for 5th-8th
April 13-24th - PEAKS for 3rd-4th
Real ID - staff need this ID by Oct 1st
7 Steps before calling BIA Support
From the 'Lost Boys' program, teachers were reminded to use 7 Steps before calling for BIA support. Upon return, welcome the student and direct them towards positive learning.
Here is one classroom example:
- Welcome, praise, respectfully enjoy one another
- Structure learning for all to succeed - clear expectations
- Use I statements to express personal needs
- Infractions to classroom rules will be acknowledged non-verbally (can include pointing to classroom expectations on list)
- Transgression to classroom rules will be acknowledged verbally (can include pointing to classroom expectations on list)
- Set aside private time to review the classroom expectations with the student
- Classroom Consequence for rule violation and communication home
- Call for BIA Support
In 1990 I was taught that for '20' daily major behavior problems:
- Ignore and you're down to 10
- Give teacher look and you're down to 8
- Stand close (non-verbal) and you're down to 6
- Give reminders (verbal) and you're down to 4
- Have private chats and you're down to 2
- That's only two calls home instead of twenty
Week 23 of School:
- One Goal for the Week - if it takes less than one minute, get it done right now.
Ready Raven Summer Program (previously Kindergarten Jump Start)
May 27 - June 25, 2020 | Monday - Friday | 8 AM TO NOON
Hunter Elementary | 1630 Gillam Way | Fairbanks
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