Twin Peaks Middle School
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A Message from the Principal...
Dear friends,
With a non-student day on Monday, followed by 4 minimum days for conferences, it is going to be an interesting week! Hopefully, the cooler weather will bring some calm to our campus. The kids have been awfully handsy this past week. We are reminding them daily to keep their hands to themselves when they are out on campus, especially during break and lunch. We appreciate you providing them reminders in the classroom as well.
I do have some good news. On Tuesday, a team from California Department of Education will be visiting Twin Peaks (and Monterrey Ridge) to learn more about our SAI program. The legislature has asked CDE, the State Board of Education and the Governor's Office to research how to improve special education services and we believe the group will be compromised of people from each of these organizations. They will be visiting several of our classrooms and talking to our collaborating partners to hear what's working well and what challenges we are facing. We have also received requests from La Mesa Spring Valley and Westview to visit our campus. If that is not evidence of innovation, I don't know what is. Thank you to those of you who are embracing this noble but extremely challenging work. You are making a difference for kids...not just here in Poway, but throughout the state.
Have a great week!
Kelly
October
Maria Paredes: October 2nd
Coach Spy: October 8th
Kodi Keller: October 9th
Charlene Ellington: October 15th
Megan Fenwick: October 25th
Emily Parker: October 25th
Amie Butman: October 25th
Rachel Singer-Gallouzi: October 31st
Upcoming Events & Activities - September 30th - October 11th
Monday, September 30th
- Non-Student Day
Tuesday, October 1st
- Butterbraid Fundraiser Starts
- Minimum Day, 12:40pm dismissal
- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1-3:30pm
Wednesday, October 2nd
- National Custodians Day
- Minimum Day, 12:40pm dismissal
- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1-3:30pm
- Caring Connections Workshop, 5:30-8pm, LRC
Thursday, October 3rd
- No late-start
- Minimum Day, 12:40pm dismissal
- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1-3:30pm
Friday, October 4th
- Minimum Day, 12:40pm dismissal
- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1-3:30pm
Monday, October 7th
- School Site Council Meeting, 3:30-4:30pm, Room 716
Tuesday, October 8th
- Instructional Team Meeting, 7:30-8:15, PCR
- Chipotle WEB Fundraiser, 4-8pm, Poway Rd
- Foundation Meeting, 6-8pm, Hamburger Factory
Wednesday, October 9th
- Study Skills Workshop, 6-7:30pm, LRC
Thursday, October 10th
- Professional Time, 8-9am, Content
- Study Skills Workshop, 6-7:30pm, LRC
- Board Meeting, 6-10pm, DO
- Marching Band Rehearsal, 8-8:30pm, PHS Football Field
Friday, October 11th
- All Bands PHS Football Game, 5:30-8pm, PHS Football Field
- Sock Hop Movie Night, 6-9:30pm, Quad
TEAM RAM KUDOS & NEWS
I and O Team Minutes
Please click here for the O Team minutes from 9/17/19.
SAI Monthly Professional Learning Opportunity
This October 30th, we have the opportunity to send a team to learn more about Universal Design Learning.
Who should attend:
Teachers who are new or just beginning to explore Universal Design for Learning. Co-teaching partners who attended the fall session can also expand their lesson co-planning work during this session. IAs who work in general education classrooms, as 1:1s, and are supporting teachers with scaffolding materials.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the three principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Identify strategies for incorporating UDL into instructional design
Understand how co-teaching models could be used to support implementation of UDL in the classroom
Utilize the UDL principles to re-design a lesson and assessment to increase students’ access, engagement, and achievement
If you are interested in this all day training, please let Shaylene know. We have 5 openings left.
Focus Teaching Stratefy: The Protege Effect
2019-20 Progress Notice & Report Card Timeline
Click Here for the 2019-20 timeline
Game Room for Students
Daily Tweets to Build Community
It's GREAT to be a RAM!
Twin Peaks Middle School
Email: chamilton@powayusd.com
Website: http://tpms.powayusd.com/index.html
Phone: 858.748.5131
Twitter: @TwinPeaksRams