Weekly Staff Letter
April 10th - April 13th
GVMS 17-18 Focus Areas w/ Rubrics
1. Have we as a school reached Exemplary in the following three areas?
2. If so, what could we as a staff do to maintain? If not, what could we as a staff do to inch closer to Exemplary?
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Week at a Glance
Tuesday, April 10th:
Morning Meeting Today
10:15-12:15 - The folks from EL will be visiting for the 3rd Quarterly Check-in. They are free to pop into any room.
Wednesday, April 11th: (CMAS Schedule)
7th/8th CMAS Social Studies/Science
9:00 - 6th Grade Biodiversity Walk to Western Park (Will attend both electives in the afternoon beginning around 2:45ish)
NO RTI Meetings this week
Thursday, April 12th: (CMAS Schedule)
7th/8th CMAS Social Studies/Science
Friday, April 13th: (Assembly Schedule)
1:50 - All Students released to the cafeteria to watch the movie "Wonder." (Staff will meet in Mr. Spies's room during this time.) Students will be supervised by Mrs. Speakman and the Paraprofessionals.
3:55 - 4:15 - CREW
Saturday, April 14th
All Day 7/8 Coal Ridge Track Meet
NWEA Timeline:
Provide time over the next couple of weeks for students to practice NWEA. It may be the one thing that helps them achieve their growth goals. (Good time for us all to re-visit their growth sheets!)
Apr. 24th - 27th: NWEA SHOWTIME!
May 24th: Student Incentive
Reached Goal of +65% overall growth (School wide incentive)
STAFF TO DO:
- Touch base with every crew kid. Tell them you are glad to see them and ask how their week went. (These are the conversations kids remember the most!)
- Make sure you have at least 5-6 grades (content and habits each) by the end of this week. Update your grade books, we don't want to send the wrong message to students and parents.
- Make sure you have seen the movie "Wonder." If not talk to Dana, she has a copy and pretty sure she'd let you borrow it. (April 13th all students will watch this movie)
- Provide time over the next couple of weeks for students to practice NWEA. It may be the one thing that helps them achieve their growth goals. (Good time for us all to re-visit their growth sheets!)
- Make students use complete sentences when speaking and writing, 100% of the time.
Quickly Approaching....Check "Important Dates" Document
The next two months are going to go really fast with a number of things going on. It's up to all of us to communicate and/or ask questions if we are unclear. We will get out communication as quickly and often as possible. We will also touch base to recap anything coming up during Content/Hall meetings. Might want to keep the "Important Dates (GVMS)" close. This document can also be found in the golden folder in your toolbar.
APRIL:
16th - PD - Morning with Anna (Culture of Mathematics) 1:00-3:00 - District "Active Shooter Training" at the Middle School.
18th - 6th Grade Fieldwork @ Cottonwood Park
19th- ⅞ Band Festival Performance
Morning Meeting Schedule
Please LINK your morning meeting agenda to the "17-18 Crew/MM Schedule."
CREWs are only responsible for the Friday Morning Meeting and announcements for the week. We also encourage you to take your CREW and practice in the cafeteria during CREW time this week.
Dana's Schedule
Tuesday: At GVMS
Wednesday: At GVMS
Thursday: At GVMS
Friday: At GVMS
Kelly's Schedule
Monday - Thursday: Ohio State Job Fairs (Call, text, email with any questions)
Friday: At GVMS