In the Loop
McDowell School News 11.6.15
What's Up?
Bus Duty - 11/9-11/13
Evans - EW Office
Wilkins - Kickball field
Upcoming Week
11/10 - Morning Announcements at 9:10 on Channel 22.
11/11 - STAFF MEETING CANCELLED
11/11 - P/T Conferences from 5-9PM
11/11 - PTO dinner in lounge starting at 3:45PM
11/12 - P/T Conferences 12-9PM
11/13 - NO SCHOOL!
Birthdays
11/9 - Dani Richardson (Is there ANYONE unaware of this?)
11/9 - Linda Chaloupka
11/11 - Carol Conway
11/13 Cheri Boliantz
Coming Up
11/11 - STAFF MEETING CANCELLED FOR NOVEMBER
11/11 - PTO Dinner in Staff Lounge - Food will be available at 3:45PM
11/11 - P/T Conferences 5-9PM
11/12 - P/T Conferences 12-9PM
11/13 NO SCHOOL!
Evans - EW Office
Wilkins - Kickball field
Upcoming Week
11/10 - Morning Announcements at 9:10 on Channel 22.
11/11 - STAFF MEETING CANCELLED
11/11 - P/T Conferences from 5-9PM
11/11 - PTO dinner in lounge starting at 3:45PM
11/12 - P/T Conferences 12-9PM
11/13 - NO SCHOOL!
Birthdays
11/9 - Dani Richardson (Is there ANYONE unaware of this?)
11/9 - Linda Chaloupka
11/11 - Carol Conway
11/13 Cheri Boliantz
Coming Up
11/11 - STAFF MEETING CANCELLED FOR NOVEMBER
11/11 - PTO Dinner in Staff Lounge - Food will be available at 3:45PM
11/11 - P/T Conferences 5-9PM
11/12 - P/T Conferences 12-9PM
11/13 NO SCHOOL!
This, that, and, of course, the other
- Testing Schedule: ELA Times and specific details to come
12/1,12/2 - READING; 12/3, 12/4 - WRITING
12/7, 12/8 - ELA AIR Make-ups
4/26, 4/27 - ELA Reading
4/28, 4/29 - ELA Reading Make-ups
5/3 - AIR MATH
5/5 - AIR MATH make-ups - As you know, the district's Holiday Sharing Program is underway. Recently, you received in your mailbox a memo with the details. If you want to wear jeans from Thanksgiving week until January, don't forget to drop off a check made out to Hudson City School District, for $25.00. If you do so, your name will also be entered in the District's drawing for a couple great prizes! Please refer to the memo you received.
- Curriculum Quickie; The content facilitators, Christina and I met last week to discuss concerns with the Inquiry Model. Just to review; Eric and Laurie were piloting the program. Others took a similar training and asked if they could join in the pilot. Then all the teachers said they wanted to pilot. If you remember I was leery of this due to the fact the program is in its burgeoning stages. But in true McDowell fashion everyone thought this was best for kids so "let's do it!" Of course piloting a program is a challenge. It is not "clean" and step by step implementation. With that being said however, all of our standards are being addressed. If you feel that this is not working for you and the students please feel free to use last year's curriculum for social studies and science. You must discuss this with me if this is your intent. Also, know that next year we will be using the program en masse. If you have further questions on this topic please contact me.
- I will be sending out invites for the first observation cycle. This will be namely for the teachers that are the full OTES folks. Also, as you know walk throughs are a part of the evaluation piece and those have begun as well.
Enjoy the Halloween Pics!!!
Got a little carried away but they are just so sweet.
Broken leg and all...
Posing for the camera!
Photo Bomber delivery dude
That hike around the circle made Andrew hungry
Beautiful pic of a Minion
The office on Halloween!
Officer Jim as a Wookie!!!