Weekly Staff Letter
December 18th - December 21st
Planning tip...The Week before Break
- Focus on Community. Winter and the holidays can be both an exciting and difficult time for students. They may be excited by the prospect of family time and winter activities. But for other students, this is a stressful time of year if their families are struggling financially, or missing family members. So don’t forget to create opportunities to make kids feel like they Belong in this Learning Community
- Stack the Deck - Be intentional and purposeful in the decisions you make around instruction and the activities you ask students to engage in. Plan activities that allow students to easily find success.
- Begin planning and prepping for our first week back.
- Meet with your team to make sure you all are on the same page for week 1 of 2nd semester.
- Copies- Have all your copies and supplies ready for 2nd semester before you leave on Friday
- Manage and utilize your plan time efficiently. So that you have more family time over the break.
- NEWTON'S LAW - Copiers always break on the first day back.....
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Tuesday, December 18th:
Math Finals
1:00 - EL Leadership Observations and Check-in
Wednesday, December 19th: All hands on Deck
ELA Finals
Thursday, December 20th: All hands on Deck
Science Finals
Friday, December 21st: All hands on Deck
Social Studies Final
This day we will be on assembly schedule. Some of you have planned enrichment activities (backed up by standards) for your classes or will be completing finals for those who missed. You can also have students work on their portfolios through Google sites. At the end of the day, all students and staff will be attending the GVMS Play.
3:20 - GVMS PLAY Schedule (Row 5 in GREEN)
Tuesday, January 8th, 2018:
8:00am - WORKDAY - 1st semester grades due by 2:00pm so that we may report out to parents in a timely manner.
STAFF TO DO:
- ALL hands on deck: Wednesday - Friday before and after school. Please be out front or out back. (Wave at kids, "Happy Holidays, Have a great break, See you in January...") This also helps prevent and cut down on discipline issues right before the break.)
- Take 5 min and make a pass through the lunchroom Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Use this time to continue building relationships!
- The 21st will be for make-ups, revisions, enrichment and/or Student Portfolios)
- Make sure you update your grades by 4:45 on Wednesday.
Morning Meeting Participation
Please LINK your morning meeting agenda to the "17-18 Crew/MM Schedule."
CREWs are only responsible for the Friday Morning Meeting and announcements for the week. We also encourage you to take your CREW and practice in the cafeteria during CREW time this week.
Kelly and Dana's Schedule
Dana
Tuesday- At GVMS
Wednesday- Admin Meeting (7:30-12:00)
Thursday- At GVMS
Friday- At GVMS
Kelly
Tuesday- At GVMS
Wednesday- Admin Meeting (7:30-12:00)
Thursday- At GVMS
Friday- At GVMS