February 26, 2018
A Communication Tool for the Seven Hills Staff
Filling Emotional Bank Accounts in February:
Kindness Campaign:
- Write an encouraging note to another staff member. Note cards will be placed in boxes on Monday.
- Look at the list of 77 self-affirmations. Choose 7 new ways to sharpen your saw and commit to doing one each day this week.
- "Fill Emotional Bank Accounts or Buckets"- Please take a marker or pen around with you this week, and stop to write a word of affirmation to each staff member in the building!
Fabulous February:
- Monday: Wear jeans with a shirt of your choice
- Tuesday: Wear jeans with a shirt of your choice
- Wednesday: Warm and cozy Wednesday: wear warm-ups
- Thursday: Professional dress today.
- Friday: Wear jeans with navy long sleeve Seven Hills shirt & enjoy a "Frozen Friday" treat in the lounge
Important Parent Communication Opportunity:
This is a critical time to reach out to parents and make sure they are aware of their child's progress this year and ways they can help support their child in meeting their individual goals (and ultimately our campus goal!). If you haven't done so already, the DRA letters need to be sent to parents. It would also be a great idea to share benchmark assessment data, Imagine Math progress, and Lexia progress to date. If you have questions about the Imagine Math progress report or the Lexia parent report, please let Leslie, Hayley or me know. We will be happy to help you.
I have shared a letter with everyone in Google Drive "Spring Parent Letter." Teachers should use this as a base letter to communicate MOY assessment data and ways to support at home with parents. I think parents might also like to see their child's WIG for the 5th grading period. One idea might be to make a copy to send home with this letter.
Please work with your teams to determine a timeline for these updates to be sent. Once you have the timeline established, ILT members need to let me know.
NOTE: You will need to make a copy before editing the original letter. And, there is a blank copy of the campus letter for you to use as well. Please send the letter in an envelope marked, "To the Parents of ____" as it contains confidential student information.
Spring Parent Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l5EVeK4vDBqTWNygj5PQsGAPexHnxQrRDeVttQaMs3o/edit?usp=sharing
Seven Hills is Managing the Whirlwind and Focusing on the Wildly Important!
Habit Focus for the Week: Community Leaders
Community Leadership Day and Career Day Event:
- a presentation about what they have learned about the role their leader plays in the community.
- Possibly some specific information about contributions their leader has made to our community.
- Questions to ask your leader.
- Presentation about how we are learning to be leaders at 7 Hills.
- Decorate your classroom door to honor your community leader.
You will have approximately one hour to share your learning and learn from your leader.
We will have an adjusted schedule on this day, and more information will be shared soon. Your patience, flexibility, and excitement is appreciated.
Wonder
Precept for the Week: will be shared on Monday
Campus and District Announcements and Updates:
4th Grading Period Data Update: Continuing to see where we are in the game is important. It’s time to gather that score for the 4th grading period. Make sure you update the Student Accountability Document with BOTH current TL for students AND WIG achievement. If you need help finding those locations, email Leslie or Hayley.
- Open House and Leadership Expo: As you begin planning for Open House, how can we use this as an opportunity to showcase leadership and learning at Seven Hills? How can Leadership Notebooks, WIG Charts, scoreboards (classroom, grade level, campus, etc.), student writing about the habits, etc. be showcased?
- Building Safety Reminders: Leaders, building safety is highly important. This week, I noticed an exterior door propped open before 7:40am. We understand that not all entrances have a badge entry, however, those doors should not be propped open at any time during any day. This leaves the building vulnerable to anybody or anything that may be walking around outside. It is best practice to only enter the building through badge entries. If you are wanting to open a non-badge entry for a teammate before 7:40am, please walk to the door to open it up. This is also a good time to remind your students and spouses that exterior doors, expect recess doors, should not be opened for anyone. All campus visitors, including district staff, should be entering the building through the front office. There are signs on each door with this reminder. Thank you for helping to keep everyone safe.
- TELPAS: The window to collect TELPAS Writing samples opens on Monday, February 12. The TELPAS reading assessments begin this week. Please check the schedule that Kelly Bryan sent. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Meuq8n0TlAdDK9UJHv2f9xFdIv7XrarMzotNfkjT9T8/edit?ts=5a922984
Save the Date:
February 26:
- SST B
- ILT Meeting, 3:30
- Seven Hills Students Present Pledges at the NISD Board of Trustees Meeting
February 27:
- Grade Level PLCs
- Kim Blackburn off campus at Principal PLC
February 28:
March 1:
- Staff Meeting, 3:30
- Speeding to Read Turn 3 ends
March 2:
- Sharpen the Saw Clubs
- Jump Rope for Heart during specials
- Speeding to Read Turn 3 results need to be entered in online system
- Celebration Boards: Celebration boards were due to be changed today. Because the writing about leadership and the 7 Habits would be wonderful to showcase at our Community Leadership Event, let's keep this work up until after Spring Break. After spring break, please change to MOY Writing Benchmark work.
Happy Birthday to You: