Wildcat News -- It's Our Time
October 21-25, 2019
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- Students should not be in the hallways at any time without an escort.
- Please remember ALL instructional non-negotiables must be adhered to, failure to adhere will result in disciplinary action.
- PLC agendas must be completed and on the drive the evening before your PLC. Please remember that the work of your PLC should be continuous!
- Bulletin boards must be updated and have current student work. Classroom walls should also have current student work posted at all times.
- Attendance must be taken by 9:30 am and then rechecked for any mistakes in the afternoon, failure to meet this deadline will result in a written warning.
- Lesson Plans are due EVERY Friday Evening @ 7pm.
- Please make sure that we are using the walkie-talkies for Level III offenses, nurse, or buddy room escorts. For minor infractions in the classroom setting (use your restorative practices, safe seat, buddy rooms) before calling for administration or sending students to the office. (No student will be sent to the office unless brought by an administrator).
Daily Attendance Check
No later then 9:30 am EVERYDAY (Make sure you check your attendance twice a day).
Vision
Everyone, Everyday! We will foster a safe and all inclusive environment of excellence for our learning community.
Upcoming Dates/ Events:
- Monday October 21, 2019- Trunk or Treat (See Master Schedule)
- Monday October 21, 2019- Grades 3-6 AS Q2 Pre-Assessment
- Monday October 21, 2019- BLT Meeting
- Tuesday October 22, 2019- Attendance Committee @ 8:15am
- Wednesday October 23, 2019- Flex
Important Instructional Levers and Look For:
- Instruction must be bell to bell.
- Vocabulary, vocabulary, vocabulary-- Vocabulary is one of our lowest scoring areas building wide- we must continuously ensure we are providing vocabulary rich classrooms.
- Writing across all content areas-- ensure that you plan for writing throughout your day. Everyone should have attended the Being a Writer PD as well and this curriculum should now be being implemented in the classroom.
- Connective Purpose Statements (I Can Statements and objectives) up daily in classrooms.
- Update your Master trackers for ELA and MATH on a daily basis.
- Checking for Understanding- We will be looking for both formal and informal CFU's. We expect to see some type of check for understanding every 8-10 minutes throughout a lesson.
Shout Outs!
Mrs.Williams- for helping out Ms. Smith, when she was unable to walk and get around.
(Mrs. Smith)
Mr. Thomas- for helping re-direct students that needed assistance with a student. (T. Sinkhorn)
Mrs. Reives- for always doing a great job and assisting with grade cards! (Coach H)
Mrs.Skold- Thank you for picking up 'Being a Writer' for your fellow colleagues.
Writing Across Curriculum Team- Thank you to the staff members who showed up and were fully engaged in the professional development on Friday.
Mrs. Quigley- for going out of your way to support teachers. (Ms. Makona)
Weekly Cultural LOOK-FORS:
- Continue to review your classroom management expectations and system, in addition to the school wide systems.
- Use of Dojo points and ROAR Tickets to continue to positively reinforce behavior. We will hold end of the month class parties this week for each grade level with the most ROAR tickets-- the expectation is that all classes use both Dojo and ROAR tickets.
- Continue to incorporate the use of Restorative Practices daily.
- Display student work within the classroom setting, students need to see their excellent work displayed.