Mitchem's Memo
2/4/2018
Article of the Week!
Crafting a list of teaching fundamentals can help educators hone their craft, suggests teacher and author Suzanne Farrell Smith. In this blog post, she offers 12 fundamentals, including classroom management and growth mindset. (Edutopia Online)
Hallway Help!
With the start of the CogAT assessment in 2nd grade, be sure to remind students to be respectful in the hallway as they transition to/from specials.
Duties for the week:
Team: Oregon Ducks
1st Grade Door: Tracie Sklenicka
K Playground: Virginia Lee
South Playground: Sean O'Deay (monitor basketball court area) and Karen Ringas (monitor playground area)
5th Grade Door: Sandy Clapp
After School Car Duty/Lounge Duty: Jill Estes
Dates to Know:
2/6: EC-12 Admin Meeting
2/7: Primary Council: Building Number Sense With Conceptual Tools
2/8: PTA Meeting at 4 pm
2/8: Science Olympiad 6:20 - 7:45 pm
2/9: Writing Committee Meeting
Assessment Season
2nd Grade CogAT Testing: February 6, 7, 8
Last Week's Trivia
Reminders:
Be sure to communicate with Cynthia in the cafeteria if you are planning to have a special lunch, your grade level is on a field trip or anything else that may impact the lunch orders.
Be sure to share any grade level events that are taking place with the front office. We want to make sure these items are on the calendar for planning purposes.
February Birthdays
Andrew Rachford - 9
Chris Binderup - 9
Christine Scarpino - 13
Lauren Fitzgerald - 14
Sandy Clapp - 23