Global Gazette
Week of October 1 - October 5
Growing into our Greatness...Not a Moment to Waste!
Collegiate Scholars and Staff Take on the ClassH-Room!
Legendary Leaders Encourage Parents to "Fall into Reading" with the Bright Legends!
Rising Stars Farm Truck Experience was One for the Records!
All about I-Ready!
iReady Usage: Our iReady usage doubled this week! Congratulations on cycling scholars through the program. Continue to encourage home usage for scholars to receive needed intervention.
Our top three classroom users in math last week were:
- Thompson
- Jordan
- Stoecker
Our top three classroom users in reading last week were:
- Thompson
- Lorenz
- Stoecker
This Week at GLA...
Attire: School Spirit Attire (Any GLA Button-down and solid pants/skirts)
- Cultural Arts Cycle 2 Begins
- Rising Stars Picture Day
- Staff Picture Re-take (for any team members who missed staff picture day)
- Annotated LPs Due to Instructional Coach 8a
- Family Style Dining
- Monday Movement Staff Workout w/ Coach Copeland 4:15-5:00p
Terrific Tuesday
Attire: Professional Dress
- Legendary Leaders Picture Day
- Instructional Strategy Meetings (Content Area: Math)
- High, medium, and low work samples to instructional coach by EOD
Cultural Wednesday
Attire: Cultural Attire encouraged
- Jewel of the Month Assemblies 9, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15
- 1p Dismissal
- Professional Development 2:15p - 5:15p
Thrilling Thursday
Attire: Professional Dress
- Collegiate Picture Day
- Family-Style Dining
Fantastic Friday
Attire: Fitness Friday T-Shirts and Jeans
- Fitness Friday
- Family-Style Dining
Teaching and Learning Corner
This Week's Look Fors:
Instructional Look For: Pacing: facilitate a rhythm of energy and engagement throughout the lesson without long lulls. Some tips for facilitating effective pacing:
- Comprehensive lesson planning
- Use of timers & audio cues
- Countdowns at the end of activities
Culture Look For : Positive Narration: Ensure you are narrating what scholars do well, not what they do wrong. For example, “I like how Javon has gotten straight to work on his writing assignment.”
Looking Ahead: Professional Development
Upcoming Professional Development:
Wednesday, Oct. 3rd: Planning & MTSS
Weekly Data Meeting
Unit & Lesson Planning w/ MTSS
Choice Sessions: Annotating Lesson Plans, Analyzing Scholar Work, Effective Hooks & Holds, Checks for Understanding
Wednesday, Oct. 10th: Individualized Paths
Weekly Data Meeting
Foundations of Teaching & Learning (Yr 1 & 2)/PLCs (Veterans)
Academy Meetings
Wednesday, Oct. 17th: Planning & MTSS
Weekly Data Meeting
Unit & Lesson Planning
Behavior & Academic MTSS
Wednesday, Oct. 24th: School-Wide Initiatives
3-8th : Restorative with Marieke
K-2: SEL & Management
Intervention Team: MTSS, Documentation, and Growth Monitoring
Cultural Arts: Individualized PD Plans
"START WITH HELLO" WEEK IS COMING!
Social isolation is the overwhelming feeling of being left out, lonely or treated like you are invisible. Young people who feel this way may pull away from society, struggle with learning and social development, or choose to hurt themselves or others.
By participating in Start With Hello Week, you are helping to bring attention to the growing epidemic of social isolation and empowering young people in our school to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness.
Teachers, please dedicate some time this week to check out the resources below and plan activities that you can implement in your classroom next week.
- Reminder: If you receive a request to evaluate please email Ms. Leggett within two business days (or the same day if on a Friday). Shoutout to Ms. Sanchez for checking in about one of her scholars.
- If you are interested in being on the faculty council for National Honor Society please email Ms. Leggett, Mr. Fleming or Ms. McLaughlin about your interest....any staff member can participate.
MONDAY MOVEMENT WORKOUTS WITH COACH COPELAND!
Bring your workout gear, sneakers, and a water bottle. Join us tomorrow!
Location: GLA Gymnasium
When: Mondays
Time: 4:15p - 5:00p
CLIMATE AND CULTURE CORNER
October Jewel of the Month: RESPECT
Our October Growth Mindset Mantra is "My Brain is like a Muscle that Grows". Along with the Jewel of the Month (Respect), the monthly growth mantra should be posted in all classrooms and referred to. Other growth mindset reminders:
- Have you and your scholars selected your growth mindset song/affirmation?
- Are you incorporating one growth-mindset lesson per week into your Restorative time?
- Have you carved out time to read the October chapter of "The Growth Mindset Coach"?
- Have you sent home any Growth notes to parents?
OCTOBER CHALLENGE: All classrooms are being asked to create a short video featuring your scholars that highlights one of the following areas:
- October Mantra: "My Brain is like a Muscle that Grows"
- October Jewel: Respect
- Anti-bullying
- Drug Awareness (Red Ribbon Week)
All videos must be submitted to Principal Tyler by October 24th, end of day!
Happy Birthday to the following Staff Members who are Celebrating Birthdays this week!
Ms. Wilson - 10/2
Mrs. Greene - 10/3
Ms. Griffin - 10/3
Mr. Simpson - 10/6
Ms. Anderson - 10/7
Kudos Corner
- Kudos to Mr. Thomson for explicit feedback on scholar abilities and for rocking his FIRST IEP meeting
- Kudos to Mrs. McKinley, Mr. Thomson, Mr. Corbie, Ms. Riley, Mrs. Fulton, Ms. Monson, Mr. Wright and Ms. Leonard for turning in their teacher input documents on time.
- Kudos to all S3s for making our September Jewel Assemblies awesome!
- A special recognition goes out to Ms. Conyon for her warm, loving tone when teaching and redirecting our scholars. Your classroom culture is nurturing and inviting. The Soaring Stars are flying high with your leadership!
- Thank you to the entire RS staff for implementing best practices around behavior management and our new push towards effectively using our clip chart with our “five prompt” reminders. Keep up the great work, Educators of Excellence!
- Kudos to Ms Goldstein and the Bright Legends for hosting our first Academy Parent Involvement Event, “Fall into Reading.”
- Kudos to Mrs Jones, Ms Marazas, Ms McKinley and Ms Goldstein for reflective restorative circles with Marieke.
- Kudos to Mr. McBride for sharing best practices for effective technology integration across all curriculums.
- Kudos to Ms McKinley for improvement in Positive Narration and Procedures Reset
- Kudos to Ms Downey for her “Inspiration of the day” for the Noble Legends.
- Kudos to the Noble Legends for participating in the Jewel of the Month assembly
October Calendar
Looking Ahead!
October Board Meeting: All staff are expected to attend at least one board meeting per year. We are cordially inviting all staff to attend our October Board meeting at West. We look forward to introducing you to the board. Dinner will be served.