HOWL
Where our purpose is learning & making connections
February 20, 2020
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." – Barack Obama
Connecting with Each Other
CONNECTING WITH OUR LEARNING
As we learn more about the collaborative process together, we can use a process for identifying essential learning outcomes.
This video that will be shown at the staff meeting next week. Each content team will complete a reflection based on their work so far this year. The video includes references to this Essential Standard Chart
This link shares results of staff surveys for your reference
We support our student's through learning expectations each week with Teach To's
Connecting with Our Future
Our Purpose
Our school goal: “During the 2019-2020 school year, Washington Middle School will connect with others, connect to our own learning and connect to our future. Our connectedness will be measured by smiles, celebrations, feedback and learning targets.”
Autonomy
Students in one house celebrated meeting their academic goals by participating in an escape room activity. Students practiced close reading skills, listening skills and logic puzzles. Every student successfully escaped.
Our reading team organized a vertical team meeting with ELA teachers and specialists. The goal was to look at some fresh data and create plans for co-teaching and co-planning. Thank you reading teachers.
One of our math teams has taken advantage of a coaching opportunity and meets every Monday with a CPM coach through a virtual coaching channel.
Three teams have created team based incentive systems to support target student improvements.
Five house teams organized their conferences in one classroom so that families can meet with all teachers at the same time. One of the houses asked parents to schedule conferences.
Washington Middle School
Email: delsmanl@mpsd.k12.wi.us
Website: https://washington.manitowocpublicschools.org/
Location: 2101 Division Street, Manitowoc, WI, USA
Phone: 920.663.9570
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonMiddleSchool