The Weekly Armadillo
Monday, September 9, 2019
"The Best School in Town"
Vision
To create an exceptional learning environment where all students are prepared to successfully compete in a global society.
Mission
To prepare all students to achieve the highest standard of intellectual, physical and social growth.
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60-Second Strategy: Respond, Reflect, and Review
Edutopia: Assessment
September 6, 2019
This simple activity helps students practice giving and receiving peer feedback—and gets them out of their desks. This strategy is perfect for all content areas. How will you use this strategy in your classroom?
Click on the following link to watch the 1 minute video: https://youtu.be/J4UQvt1Rn9w
The Power of Short Writing Assignments by Benjamin Barbour
August 29, 2019
Brief writing prompts and responses help students in any discipline.
Click on the following link for the full article: https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-short-writing-assignments
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60-Second Strategy: Pom-Pom Jar
Explicitly teaching and celebrating kindness is a simple yet powerful way to build a positive classroom culture. By Tuesday, 9/10/19, be sure to introduce the concept to your students and have a pom-pom jar (or something similar) in your classroom.
Click on the following link to see the 1 minute video: https://youtu.be/B8MAAd3P8Hw
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This week's target is the custodial staff (Mr. Harris, Ms. Amaton, and Ms. Diaz). Help to make their week amazing by doing, giving or saying something kind to each of them. Email me pictures of the random acts of kindness to include in next week's newsletter.
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9/9 Campus Inventory Audits begin (see email from Ms. Rhoads)
9/11 Monthly Fire Drill
9/11 ED Brown Visit 1:30-3:30 (Focus: Alignment and Engagement)
9/12 Staff Meeting @ 3:20 (suicide prevention training)
9/13 WT White Feeder Pattern Night at Loos
9/14 FamJam 8-12 @ Conrad HS
9/16 Staff Meeting @ 3:20 (TEI/ IEPs and Behavior Plans)
9/19 SBDM in the library @6:00
9/24 PTSA/ Student of the Month Awards/ 5th Grade Student Performance
9/24 K-2 SWAG Training 4-6 @ Bush Elementary
9/24 3-5 Math SWAG Training 4-6 @ Chapel Hill Elementary
9/25 3-5 Literacy SWAG Training 4-6 @ Nathan Adams Elementary
9/27 Coffee with the Principal in the library @ 8:15
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Created by Adrian Luna, Principal
Nathan Adams Elementary School
Dallas Independent School District
Email: aluna@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/nathanadams
Location: 12600 Welch Road, Dallas, TX 75244
Phone: 972-794-2600