Wildcat News
December 4 - December 8
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: You must enter 1 grade per subject per week.
- Innovare, the consulting company we chose to help us write our strategic plan for the School Smart KC grant will be in the building Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning.
- Please make sure you look at the Weekly Worksheet for any upcoming meetings or events.
- Don't forget to monitor your students who have attendance punch cards.
- ACTION: Please let me know if you are interested in after school tutoring for our 3rd through 6th graders.
- With less than 4 weeks left before the winter break we must continue to ensure to push our students to their greatest potential. It is imperative that we come in each and every day prepared and ready to challenge our students in meeting those high expectations and pushing their way towards mastery of the priority standards. We know that stress can run high during this time of year so please make sure you are taking time for self care.
Check out the awesome things happening at Wheatley!
Ms. Prezant's kiddos learning about characters and physical characteristics.
Making learning fun!
1st grade author talk: Pug meets Pig
Wheatley Pride
Team Wheatley @ Staff Intramural Day
Ms. Gandy's class getting in the spirit.
Professional Development
- Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Professional Development: Building PD-- ELL
- Thursday, December 14-- Session 3 -- Trauma Sensitive PD in the library from 4:30 to 5:30
Instructional & Cultural Levers:
- WEEKLY LOOK-FORS:
- I can statements that align to the MO Learning Standard
- Student task aligned to Missouri Learning Standard
- Small group and guided reading group instruction
- Continue working on incorporating DOK 3 and DOK4 questions into your lessons during guided practice and utilizing exit tickets that incorporate writing, explanation and evidence from the text
Counselor Notes:
- Counseling schedule is on Week 2
- Circle of Friends groups will begin their 4th week.
Restorative Justice Focus:
Finally, enforce the values and be willing to hold students accountable. There's no cookie cutter approach to restorative justice. You are asking students to make a commitment to stay in relationship with each other and their community. By extension, if they violate or harm that relationship, they need to make amends. Accountability might look like a verbal "talking-to," having to reflect on their choices in a restorative circle, engaging in a restorative conference with the harmed party, or perhaps even being suspended. There must be real, felt consequences along with opportunities to make amends and learn from mistakes. A helpful guiding principle is that consequences should always be educational in nature rather than punitive. Matt offers, "I don't care about the quantity of suspensions, I care about the quality."
Shout Outs
- Ms. Grossman and friends for the awesome bulletin board in the hallway
- PBIS team for all their hard work in continuing to build incentives in order to focus on the positive behavior happening around the building
- Team Wheatley for representing at the first ever KCPS Staff Intramural Day. #Wildcat Pride-- we took 2nd place in Volleyball and 3rd place in Basketball!
- Mr. Steinhorst in jumping in to support in any way he can.
Growth Mindset Quote of the Week:
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher