Howard Happenings
November 26, 2018
Chronic Attendance Update-18.1%
Goal-19%
Please continue to reach out to families of students with at-risk attendance.
Shout out to Carranza (80%) and Plummer (73.9%) for having the highest satisfactory attendance.
Shout out to Mathis (11.1%) and Plummer (13%) for having the lowest chronic attendance and no students with severe chronic attendance.
Important Information-ALL
Extended time away from school and predictable routines can cause stress and anxiety for some students. Please ensure that you are supporting students' successful return to school this week.
Please remember to distribute Scholar Dollars to students for meeting expectations.
Please ensure you sign in and out daily
All confidential or personal information should be printed in the library and picked up promptly.
Important Information-Teachers
Assessments Due Wednesday 11/28:
- Math C-EoU (K-2, entered into Illuminate)
- Math IAB Make-Ups (3-5)
Just a reminder that the teacher workday begins at 8:00 am. Please contact me if you will be late.
Best Practice of the Week - Review
- focused on Tier 2 words across the content areas
- supports readers below grade level, English language learners and students with IEPs
Graphic Organizers:
- can be a scaffold for students
- can be used across the content areas
help students organize their thoughts and ideas for answering questions,
function as a pre-writing tool
provide a visual display of information.
are an easy way to differentiate instruction for a variety of learning styles.
Participation Protocols for equitable voice:
- allows all students to participate in sharing their thinking, academic discussion, and checks for understanding.
- increases engagement and accountability
- can be the whole group (silent signals, shout out, etc)
- or can be individual (pulling of sticks, cards or rolling of the dice)
- allows equitable student voice
Do Nows:
- can either be a review of previous material or a prep for upcoming material
- should be able to be done independently by students
- only should take 10 to 15 minutes of instructional time
- should be consistent
Bulletin Boards should:
- align with a current unit of study
- showcase student work and learning
- include the teacher name, grade and learning objective
- be updated often
Bulletin Boards should:
- align with a current unit of study
- showcase student work and learning
- include the teacher name, grade and learning objective
- be updated often
Classroom Newsletters should:
- be clear and concise
- sent out regularly (weekly or monthly)
- include curriculum information (current and upcoming units, assessments, goals, etc)
- include important upcoming dates
- support your classroom procedures and expectations
Agendas should:
- be updated daily
- include times and subject/activity
- be student friendly and appropriate to the grade level
- support classroom routines and student learning
Objectives should:
- align with the agenda topics
- align with common core standards and the task
- be student friendly and appropriate to the grade level
- allow students to know what they are working on/learning
Yard Duty
Upper Yard-Mathis
Focus-Restrooms
- Minimum Day
- Howard Professional Learning 1:45 to 3:30
Tuesday 11/27
- Minimum Day
- Howard Professional Learning 1:45 to 2:45
Wednesday 11/28
- Minimum Day
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Make-Up Picture Day
- Hootenanny 1 to 1:30 (depending on weather)
Thursday 11/29
- Minimum Day
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Williams Off-Site In Am
Friday 11/30
- Minimum Day
- Parent Teacher Conferences
Cycle 2 Overview
Upcoming December Events
12/3 - Grocery Giveaway
12/10 - Staff Meeting
12/11 - Vision to Learn on Campus