Wilson's Weekly
BPS...where books come alive!
December 11 - December 15, 2017
Core Beliefs, Vision, and Mission
We believe all students can learn:
- Learning must have a clear purpose.
- All learners deserve a safe, respectful, and structured environment.
- Learners grow with mutual support, responsibility, and compassion.
- All learners have the ability to grow.
Shaping the future one child at a time
Mission
Blytheville Primary School fosters a safe and positive learning community. We educate students to be innovative thinkers today and productive leaders of tomorrow.
Behavior Expectations
We are...
- responsible.
- respectful.
- safe.
- positive.
- motivated.
Strategic Plan
Our school plan can be found here.
Week at a Glance
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I will be in the primary office. Tuesday and Thursday I will be in the kindergarten office.
THERE WILL BE NO PLCs after school this week. Please use this time to get your assessment data entered into the appropriate Google docs for DIBELS, DSA, and mCLASS. This information must be entered before you leave. We use it to complete our report to the state department. THANK YOU!
This WEEK
- Monday - Staff Christmas Lunch 12:30
- Tuesday - Fall Picture Day Makeups; Garris out, Kindergarten Musical 9:00 am (for PK-2 students) and 1:30 pm (for parents)
- Wednesday - Readers will be in each class; Garris out; Wilson out for BLI until 1:30; Fire Inspection; Building Leadership 2:30
- Thursday - PBIS Game Day (regular celebration); DIBELS/DSA/mClass assessments due
- Friday - PBIS store; PBIS Paint and Play (semester celebration); Christmas Parties 1:30; 2nd Quarter Ends
CHRISTMAS BREAK is December 16-January 1
Next WEEK (first week in January)
- Monday - NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday - PD DAY (no students)
- Wednesday - Students back; Report Card Grades due by 9 am; Wilson out for BLI until 1:30; Building Leadership 2:30; RTI Meetings
- Thursday - RTI Meetings
- Friday - RTI Meetings
Upcoming Events
The school calendar can be found HERE.
PBIS Celebrations and Store
Our PBIS celebrations are being held Thursday and Friday. Below is the information about each celebration. Attached are three sheets: schedule for game day (it has changed), students who will be pulled on Thursday, and students who will be pulled on Friday.
Game Day Information:
- Thursday, December 14
- This is our regular PBIS celebration for students who have not received any office referrals from November 16 to December 11.
- What is it? - Classes will be placed in groups of five. Each group will have 50 minutes in the gym to complete game stations (see attached schedule for who will be working in the gym at stations).
- Schedule is below (times have changed).
- The list of students who cannot participate was emailed to everyone. They will be pulled out in small groups to work on any of the following lessons: conflict resolution, respect, or self-control. The teacher/para who is pulling the small group makes the choice.
8:15-9:10 - Bennett, Treat, Watson, Thomas, Mosbey
9:15-10:10 - Murphy, Wright, Poole, Ward, Fulling, Shepard, Clay
10:15-11:10 - Jones, Gardner, Pugh, Jackson, Jaques, Galbraith
11:15-12:10 - Hartgen, Lampe, Thomas, Foster, M. Rogers
12:15-1:10 - Hood, Duff, Hopkins, McDowell, Sims
1:15-2:10 - Sawyer, E.Rogers, Orr, Newsom, Aldridge
Paint and Play Information and Schedule:
- Friday, December 15
- This is our semester PBIS celebration for students who have not received any office referrals for the semester. The cutoff was Monday, December 11.
- What is it? - This celebration will happen in each teacher's classroom. Students who can participate will receive an individual watercolor paint set, a paintbrush, piece of cardstock, and dixie cup for water. They will be able to paint using their materials during the celebration. While they are painting, teachers can play music or a movie. Students will be able to take their materials home with them that day.
- Schedule is found on the student no go list that was emailed to everyone. Each grade level has a specific time so we can pull students who will participate in behavior interventions.
- Pullouts for students who cannot participate will be happening during these designated times for each grade level (attached). Pullout teachers/paras will be using any lesson they would like in this kindness lesson pack.
Reminders and Announcements
- Kindergarten - Newsom - 3 lbs. 7 oz.
- 1st grade - Jaques - 4 lbs. 8 oz.
- 2nd grade - Poole - 2 lb. 3 oz. with Fulling close behind at 1 lb. 10 oz
- Special - Shepard - 2 lbs. 4 oz.
- TOTAL so far = 95 lbs. 4 oz.
2. Box Tops for Education - We are collecting box tops to help pay for our PBIS store. Please turn them into Ms. Newsom in kindergarten or put them in the box in the office.
3. We will have our second annual Christmas Door Decorating Contest. There will be a $40 prize for the winning door in each group. There will be four groups.
- Group 1 - Second grade hallway (includes Riggs, Carter/Maths, Appleby, Fox, Billups, Jenkins, Moriarty)
- Group 2 - Williams, Taylor, Clay, Whitaker, Mattingly, Primary Office, Nurse, Cade, Pitts, Quearry, Plunkett, Clark, Bullard, K Office, Engle, Sharpe (gym)
- Group 3 - 1st grade hallway (includes Gaston/Dawkins, Hepler, Galbraith, Evans, Shepard)
- Group 4 - Kindergarten hallway (includes preschool, Myers, Davenport, Reuther, Walker, Midsouth)
4. We will have a catered lunch on December 11 from 12:30-1:30 (like we did last year) to celebrate Christmas. Each teacher will have a volunteer come to their room to watch their students during the lunch. We need volunteers! If you have parents in classroom that you know would volunteer to help out, please contact them. If they are able to volunteer on December 11 please send their information, so I can forward it to Mrs. Clay (our PTO president). I know not everyone has a parent who can help, so if you have multiple, please contact them and ask them to help other teachers out. If you know of any community organizations that would be willing to volunteer, please, let me know as well. THANK YOU!
5. We have adopted the Blytheville Fire Department and are collecting money for MDA as part of their Fill the Book Campaign. The class who collects the most money by the end of the quarter will receive food/snacks for their Christmas party. As an added incentive: Each teacher that raises $50 or more will receive a 30 minute early out/late in pass. At least two days notice must be given to use the pass to make sure that someone will be available to cover your class. Please remember to send your money to the office each Friday, so it can be counted. Make sure your name is on the bag.
- Kindergarten - Hartgen - $79.47
- 1st grade - Jackson - $6.56
- 2nd grade - Treat - $27.27
- TOTAL = $155.27
PBIS Behavior Matrix Focus
NOTES
- EVERYONE: I will be looking for the kindness chains outside of your door. Please remember to continue to add to the chain.
- 1st and 2nd grade teachers: The underlined italicized parts are your responsibility. The beginning of the lesson (non-underlined) will be taught during morning meeting.
- EVERYONE: I only received pictures from three teachers last week. Please send pictures of your classroom displays on kindness to Mrs. Wilson either through text message or email. If you also did the donut display, please send Mrs. Wilson a picture of that also. (Each classroom should create a display to showcase what they are learning about kindness. Examples can be found here, here, here, here, and here, but do not have to be elaborate (it could be something as simple as a co-create anchor chart). You can come together as a grade level to create something as well. You can use some of your curriculum half day to discuss if you would like.)
- Resources: Link to Behavior Matrix. Responsibility Lesson Plan Packet. Another video on responsibility (rap).
**ALL lessons and materials can be found in the lesson plan packet link above.
LESSONS
- Monday - Lesson 1: What is Responsibility - Introduction and Discussion sections; Create anchor chart; Activity and Conclusion sections
- Tuesday - Lesson 2: Is it Responsible? - Introduction and Discussion (using thumbs up/down method); Activity and Conclusion sections
- Wednesday - Lesson 3: Whose Responsibility Is It? - Introduction section plus watching this video (stopping at 2 minutes 11 seconds); Discussion, Activity, and Conclusion sections
- Thursday - Lesson 4: What am I Responsible for? - Introduction and Discussion (using thumbs up/down); Activity and Conclusion sections
- Friday - Read responsibility poem to the students. Have the students echo read (line by line) the responsibility poem. Complete one of the activities on pages 53-59. Display in the hallway students completed work.
Picture Book Recommendation of the Week
What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick, Colleen Madden (Illustrator)
If you drop just one soda can out the window, it’s no big deal ... right? But what if everybody did that? What if everybody broke the rules ... and spoke during story time, didn’t wash up, or splashed too much at the pool? Then the world would be a mess. But what if everybody obeyed the rules so that the world would become a better place? Using humorous illustrations rendered in mixed media, these questions are answered in a child-friendly way and show the consequences of thoughtless behavior.
Motivational Quote of the Week
What makes you happy? There are so many reasons to be happy today. Your happiness is contagious. Give a smile to your students today; it might be the only smile they receive
today. Take a minute and make a list of things that bring you happiness. Do it even though you don’t need a list of things to be happy. Simply decide to be happy and choose to be
happy. That’s all you need to start. The happiest people are those who practice being happy. Give the gift of happiness to those around you- your coworkers, your students, and your family.
What the Principal is Reading
The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins
Got Data? Now What? by Laura Lipton, Bruce Wellman
For We Are Many (Bobiverse #2) by Dennis E. Taylor
Bob left Earth anticipating a life of exploration and blissful solitude. Instead he’s a sky god to a primitive native species, the only hope for getting humanity to a new home, and possibly the only thing that can prevent every species in the local sphere ending up as dinner.
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About the Principal
Email: jwilson@blythevilleschools.net
Website: http://www.blythevilleschools.com/o/bps
Location: 1103 Byrum Road, Blytheville, AR, United States
Phone: 870-763-6916
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