Friday Faculty Focus
News and Notes about #BeBCMS
That's a Wrap- August!
WOW! We have made it through 4 whole weeks of amazing instruction! I know it has been fast and it has been A LOT , but as a schoolhouse you have all done an incredible job learning and adapting to the changes we have made! I think our scholars have done great too-- especially our 8th grade team! Thank you to everyone for all your hard work and dedication! PLEASE take time this weekend to rest and recharge! Watch some football! (My favorite-- other than BCMS) and enjoy Monday off! You have all earned it and September is going to be the BEST month yet in the BEST YEAR YET!
The most ELITE thing about August is I have heard all month long that you can FEEL the change in culture and climate.....and I love feelings...but I want evidence to back that up. Well TEAM, we have some of our first evidence rolling in.
August 2016: 69 Majors, 322 Minors
August 2017: 28 Majors, 157 minors
WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!
That is a 60% DECREASE in Majors and a 51% DECREASE in MINORS
This is because: We are making learning FUN and engaging and BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS with our scholars! KEEP this up! This is going to be HUGE!
Please enjoy PIZZA and SALAD lunch for these efforts on Friday!
Celebrations:
- I am seeing ELITE work being done in The Innovation Center! Please remember to TWEET out the awesome strategies you are learning and how you are incorporating them into your work!
- KAT for getting more resources for DROP and WIN time! Thank you! Look for her Fred Jones Google Classroom coming LIVE to you next week!
- Mr. Dinkins and PBIS crew for getting the store rolling!
- Ms. Shelby and Ms. Crosby for getting the school store dream a reality!
- Ms. Ennis for taking pictures of the football team!
- Ms. Sines for working through and organizing all our RTI folders!
Congratulations to our Teacher Of The Year- Ms. Ennis!
Congratulations are in order for our 2017 - 2018 Teacher of the Year Mrs. Blaine Ennis.
Please join us in a whole school celebration of Mrs. Ennis on September 15th! TOTY is selected and voted on by a committee of school personnel and leaders. We are so ExExExCited to have Mrs. Ennis represent what we believe is #BeBCMS!
#BeBCMS Elite PBIS update!
The PBIS School Store is OPEN
The store will be open Tuesday 6th grade, Wednesday 7th grade, Thursday 8th grade. Please use your passes and send just two scholars at a time. Mr, Dinkins will be managing the store during WIN time out of his classroom. We will have additional supports in there as well. We will try it out like this and make changes based on week one!
Student's of the MONTH will be recognized Friday September 1st during WIN Time! Those students need to be dismissed to the office for their picture and prize! ELITE job being #BCMS by following our ELITE PBIS expectations!
You Make A Difference! August Winner!
This month's YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE winner is:
Ms. Kerry Swindell!
Congratulations and THANK YOU Ms. Swindell for all you do for BCMS! You have won FREE JEANS in September and the Redskin Parking Pass for the month! You truly are a role model REDSKIN!!
RTI News and Notes
Important Events!
Friday- #FocusFriday, HAT day for Scholars- free, JEANS for the month- 10$, PIZZA lunch for staff, RED and BLACK day- Everyone! HOME Varsity Football Opener! GO REDSKINS!
Tuesday- #TerrificTuesday, Leadership 7:40 Parent Resource Room,MAP testing begins, Softball AWAY
Wednesday- #WinWednesday, Innovation Center- Classrooms as assigned, Football away, MAP testing continues, Dr. Mantooth in the building
Thursday-#ThankfulThursday, Leadership 7:40, Ms. Ross here, Dr. Mantooth in the building
Friday- #FocusFriday, Progress Reports go home in WIN, Softball- HOME, Varsity football AWAY
#BeBCMS is ExExExCited to welcome Dr. Mantooth!
Focus on..... Building positive climates to increase ENGAGEMENT
Five Actions to Create a Positive Classroom Environment
Let's keep up our PBIS trend! Here are some ways to increase that classroom climate and culture!
1. Raise the Bar (TKES #8)
What are the expectations you have set?
2. Manage the Mind-Body State
Middle level learners are not capable of controlling their own minute by minute micro behaviors . How can we support them with that? By building RELATIONSHIPS!
3. Establish the "We Are Family" mindset
Relationships again! :) (Hattie cites this as a strong effect size: 0.72!!!!! Do you know what teacher content knowledge is? It's 0.09! Do not tell me relationships don't matter! DATA DON"T LIE!)
4. Sustain emotional positivity
This is why I'm on 10 all day long! It matters! Smile! Be ExExExCited! It makes a difference!
5. Teach positive social and emotional response
*resources from Eric Jensen, Engaging Students with Poverty
Scholars of the Month Announced Tomorrow!
Nuggets and News
- The Innovation Center: Please be on time and be intentional in your learning!
- Supervision: PLEASE make sure you are at your supervision spots on time. If you need to switch, please just let us know! Being at busses in the shade is NOT enough. You must be engaged with scholars: ALL eyes on them!
- Lesson Plans: Make sure data is driving your planning and have your lesson plans uploaded in the Team Drive Folders nad on your clipboards available. AB, KW, and I will begin looking at those as we begin TKES classroom walk thrus.
- Meetings Schedules: Monday: TEAM, Tuesday: RTI, Wednesday: Math ,Thursday: ELA , Friday: Science and Social Studies
- Educator's Handbook- Looking great!
- TKES Walk Throughs will begin next week!
- Sunshine Club: We would like to have 100% participation in our BCMS Sunshine Club! Dues this year will be $20.00 to Shelby and you will get one free "anytime" jeans pass. This is the only we have as a school house to show people we care about them when they go through hardships. We are a family! Please consider this donation.
- Please make sure you have signed off on your TKES orientation and you have completed your TKES Self Assessment! Look for GREEN checks!
- MAP testing begins THIS WEEK: Kat has sent all important information and documents for this!
- Morning Times: If you have scholars you want to work with in the morning (Tutorial) please write them a pass. It's an AWESOME idea to work with scholars
- Principal's Advisory Council: I will be looking for members for my council. This is an application process. I will begin announcements tomorrow.
- September JEANS passes- on sale for $10.00! In September JEANS pass money will be used to start a STAFF WOO WOO SNACK CART!
#NotesForDays
#RahRah
#RedskinPride
This picture says a thousand things to me.
I will have this hanging in my office. #Proud
What I'm Reading....
Empower by John Spencer and AJ Juliani
About "innovation"......
"Innovation isn't change for the sake of change. It is driven by a sense of purpose and meaning. It is what happens when you say "There has to be a better way."
What is that better way? Take RISKS! When we take risks and try : AMAZING things happen! First, we model that failing is allowed and from failure GREAT things grow. Second, we show that innovation is key! Together we are all trying innovated techniques in order to grow our scholars! Keep working! Keep searching! Keep connecting! I take risks every single day! You should too!
L
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This week on Twitter....
Joshua Stamper @Joshua__Stamper Aug 26
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A3: Leaders understand that trust is established through servanthood actions. Authority & compliance doesn't require trust. #leadlap
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Be kind. Be positive. Be loving. Build hope & love for all students. They need you. #bekindEDU #leadupchat #engagechat #kidsdeserveit #tlap
Jessica Van de Kemp @jess_vdk 10h10 hours ago
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Be there for someone today! Change their world! via @NowakRo #bekindEDU #kidsdeserveit #edchat #tlap #LeadLAP #t2t
Jeff Hiser @jeffhiseredu Aug 29
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Innovative educators will face criticism & challenges throughout the journey. Do not let the critics stop you. Empower others along the way!
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Brian Kight @TBrianKight Aug 29
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Brian Kight Retweeted Brian Kight
Problem-identifiers often become problem-admirers over time.
Their identity gets wrapped up in blaming and complaining, not solving.
WIN Period
- Monday- Set goals, review personal data and school data, grade check
- Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday- SEL time (Kindness lessons)
- Friday- Clubs or READING time
Please check the google drive for the lessons. Eventually, you will be in the position based on your formative assessments to plan awesome acceleration or review lessons for Reading, Math, Soc. St., and Science with our scholars. Teams can work through that and let Ms.Raeburn, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Wright know!
http://kindness-matters.org/Update: GREAT work 6th and 8th grade connecting Kindness projects to WIN and to Hurricane efforts! Use this time to plan something fantastic and let us know about! Make WIN work for our scholars!
It's COLLEGE FOOTBALL season!
SSU and GA TECH! I can't wait for Football Saturdays!
Tailgate and enjoy these next few months of the best sport in America! #TigerUP
Mr. Scott makes plays againt FSU!
Coach Raeburn and Coach Hopson just chatting.....
My very favorite song! I'm a Ramblin' Wreck...from Georgia TECH! (Sorry #DGD fans)
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