Owl Notes
NOVEMBER 9
FEBRUARY 9 - IMPACT
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A WORD TO THE WISE...
*NOVEMBER - 1 week till the break!
*STAFF DEVELOPMENT MONDAY - Rachel and Tammy C will be doing a workshop Monday after school talking about creating rubrics for grading. This is a great learning opportunity for all!
*DR. WINKLER VISIT - Dr. Winkler visited and walked classes on Tuesday. She loved seeing the students engaged in learning.
* THIRD GRADE PROGRAM - What a great program from our third graders! Thanks you third grade teachers for changing your schedule working with your students and Mrs. Richeson to present an amazing choir program!
*WEEK COUNTDOWN - We are a week away from our first much needed break! With that said, behaviors are going to start increasing. As you well know, it is imperative that we stay constant with in classroom routines and behavioral expectations. As always, if you need help, don't hesitate to call the front office and someone will come assist.
*RTI - With the overwhelming concerns we have for students this year, RtI referrals will now come to me. I am attaching a form to this document that you will need to complete and either email to me or put in my mailbox. RtI meetings (other than end of cycle and district ???) will be held the second and fourth Tuesday each month after school. These will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 starting on November 27.
*INTERVENTIONS WITH JAYDA - As RtI needs have increased, there is a good chance that Jayda will be pulling back from some of the small group assistance she has been offering. Please be patient as we work through her new schedule and know that if we have any extra time, we will make it available for small group assistance.
*THANKSGIVING FEAST - Don't forget that the Thanksgiving Feast is this Wednesday. PTO in conjunction with Social committee has organized what looks like an amazing feast that day! Come hungry and wear your loosest fitting jeans!
*GT NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN - If you have students who YOU feel need to nominated for GT testing (parents will be notified soon about the window being opened). the window is open. If you need a form, see Kara. Once you have completed it, give it to Deanna.
*TEAM HUDDLES - SPED - Monday, 4 - Tuesday, Special - Thursday (as usual, I'll be in your area at 7:25 if you wish to start early. Everyone needs to be in attendance for us to start)
*TEAM HUDDLE QUESTION FOR THOUGHT - What is one thing that YOU CAN CONTROL that stresses you out?
THANKSGIVING BINGO
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IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THIS SURVEY, PLEASE DO SO BY FRIDAY! THEY WILL CLOSE THE SURVEY ON FRIDAY AND WORK ON A REPORT TO SEND BACK TO US BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
If you have any questions about this process, please come see Tami. We are excited to join Oak Ridge High School, Irons Junior High, Vogel Intermediate, and Kaufman Elementary on this journey.
TECHNOLOGY QUESTIONNAIRE
IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THIS QUICK SURVEY, PLEASE DO So ASAP! As of today, there are only 17 responses! Every classroom teacher needs to complete this.
POINTS TO PONDER
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday - Staff Development - Rubrics
Tuesday - Fourth grade planning
Wednesday -Thanksgiving Feast, Tami off campus at Principals' Meeting, Group Pictures, Fall Retakes, SOURCE meeting
Thursday - Kinder Planning, First grade field trip, Spirit Night @ Sk8 Town
Friday - Poster Method
OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW
On campus opportunities to note: (Second Monday after school opportunities)
November 12 - Rubrics
SEEDS FOR GROWTH:
Lizbeth Montalvo - For jumping in and helping scan people out today when the program ended. - Front office gals
Goals for 18-19
2. Starting in January, teachers will focus on aligning two anchor stations with current learning in the classroom.
3. By the end of the school year, reading and writing teachers will be trained in the conferring process and create their own documentation of conferences.
Upcoming Dates
NOVEMBER
12 - Staff Development Monday - Rubric grading
13 - Fourth grade planning day
14 - Fall Class Pictures/retakes
14 - Tami out to Principals' meeting
14 - Thanksgiving Feast
15 - First grade field trip
15 - Kinder planning day
16 - Poster Method Friday
19 - 23 - Thanksgiving Holiday Week
25 - Karen Boren's birthday
26 - Lisa Lara's birthday
26 - Faculty Meeting
27 - Tami out to Jim Knight training
27 - Fourth grade reading benchmark
28 - Kim Johnson and Rachel Henderson's birthday
28 - First grade planning day
29 - Gretchen Montgomery comes to walk classes for Math Review
29 - Third grade planning day
30 - Poster Method Friday
DECEMBER
3 - Team Leader Meeting, Bilingual Coach on campus
4 - Kinder and Fourth Math Benchmark, Second CA Science
5 - Second grade planning day
5 - Kinder ELA CA
6 - Fourth grade program
7 - Dr. Winkler visit to campus @ 8:45 a.m.
8 - Hillary Soniat's birthday
10 - Staff Development
11 - Fourth writing assessment, Second Math DCC
12 = Second SS DCC,
13 - Kelly Donald's birthday
13 - PTO Meeting
14 - Poster Method
14 - PTO Luncheon
14 - Holiday Staff Party
16 - Nancy Heidenreich's birthday
17 - Fourth Math CA
17 - Core Team
18 - Sherry Kissner's birthday
19 - Early dismissal for winter break
19 - Jan 6 - Winter Break
20 - Becky Playfair's birthday
28 - Deanna Roger's birthday