Sipley School Weekly Howl
Week of October 29, 2018
Rules are the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.
Structure for Success
I know that much of our success is due to the rules, routines, and follow-through happening in the building. This has resulted in a large decrease in office visits for behavioral reasons, which means that the students are in the classroom learning more!
I encourage you to maintain what each of you established. Revisit your classroom success plans to remind you of all that you have done.
I am placing a very small portion of The Essential 55 from Ron Clark: Tips for Setting Punishments and Rewards.
i-Ready Updates
On Wednesday, I will have you look closely at what your students are doing with their time. Many are passing many lessons, while a small number of students have high minutes, but not passing lessons, which require some adjustments to be made.
I am rewarding K-1 classes who have all students on i-Ready for at least 30 minutes per week/per subject (that number will increase as students know how to log on and can use a bulk of the 30 minutes they have allocated to them) and all 2 - 6 classes who have all students on i-Ready for at least 45 minutes/subject. In addition, classes will be rewarded if 100% of the students passed at least 1 lesson per week.
All students will take the i-Ready Growth Monitoring Assessment between November 5 - 9. Stay tuned for details. This is a 20 question assessment.
To Do Items
- Check Skyward to make sure that you block out times for a break during Parent-Teacher Conferences.
- Check i-Ready - open your i-Ready “online instruction.” Go to custom and for the date range, use the start of the year until 10/31. Which students have less time practiced than others in your class? Which students have a low passing percentage? Which students have few sessions passed?
- Complete Modules 1 and 4 of Basic FBA to BIP by October 31.
- Read Tips for Setting Punishment and Rewards by Ron Clarke.
- Get all grades into Skyward.
Important Dates
Wednesday, October 31 - School Improvement Institute Day
Thursday, November 1 - Parent Teacher Conference Schedule Open to Parents
Friday, September 2 - End of Trimester 1
Friday, September 2 - I will not be in the building
Tuesday, November 6 - Non-attendance Day
Wednesday, November 14 - Grades are Due by 8:00 am
Friday, November 16 - Report Cards Go Home