BAMS Staff Newsletter
September 6, 2015 - Volume 3, Issue 1
Be Awesome Today!!
Bessie Allen Middle School - SLO & Goals
Building SLO:
*To Be Finalized in October*
Building Goals:
- Have Patience and Courage
- Purposefully Use Learning Targets/Lesson Goals
- Have Solution Based Discussions
- Be an Award Winning School - DPI School of Recognition/PBIS School of Merit
Driving Question for 2015-2016:
What have we changed with our instruction to prepare all our students for higher level thinking opportunities?
News and Notes
- Great first week!!! Let's keep the positive energy going. Don't forget, the most effective teachers start the year with classroom management. Routines taught now will save us time later in the year.
- Have-To Acknowledgement Form - Please have that signed and turned into Aaron by September 15th.
- Educator Guide Acknowledgement Form - Please have that signed and turned into Aaron by September 15th.
- It's great to welcome Erin Gulan to our building. She is a student teacher from UWO that will be learning from Beth Stroede. Please take some time to introduce yourself. Erin will be with us for the entire first quarter.
- Tuesday Tie Day and Wednesday Orange/Black Day - Please show your school spirit by dressing up on Tuesdays and wearing school/district wear on Wednesdays. Go Orioles!
- Parent Link Messages Sent to Families - Last year I included in this newsletter notes about Parent Link messages that went home to families. This year, I will just include you in the messages. There will be one going out tomorrow night (September 7th). If you don't think you are receiving these messages, please let me know and we can get you on our message list.
Out of the Office
The following times I will not be in the building or will be out of the office:
- September 8th - 1-3pm - Admin Team Meeting - DMR
- September 16th - BCT Team Meeting 8:30-9:30, Team Room
Oriole Way - Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe
Minor Behavior form link - here
Major Behavior form link - here
- Don't forget to be handing out BAMS Bucks the first weeks of school. See Brandon if you need some.
- The Oriole Way Team will be reflecting about the first day of the year and start thinking about any tweaks for next year's first day. Please pass any thoughts you have to us to be considered.
- Behavior is Communication - Students behave a certain way for a reason.
- NEXT Meeting - September 9th, 7am
OASYS and Teacher Effectiveness
To Do List
- Think About PPG and SLO for this Year - Month of September
- First Round of Student Surveys - Due by October 15th
- Finalize PPG and SLO - Due by October 31st
- Make 2 Professional Visits to Another Classroom - Due by End of Year
Click Here for a link to Teacher Effectiveness Info from CESA 6
Click Here for a Teacher Effectiveness Calendar for EDUCATORS/SPECIALISTS
School Board Meeting Highlights
August 24, 2015 Board Meeting
- Melissa Will, our newest board member, will be taking a tour of Bessie Allen in September. It will be great to show her around and introduce her to students and staff.
- The Board was informed about our staff inservice days in August and were able to ask the administrative team about the events.
Next Meeting: September 28 at 7pm
Dates to Remember
- September 7 - No School
- September 9 - Staff Meeting 2:50-3:30pm
- September 11 - Classroom PBIS Matrices Due to Adam
- September 15 - STAR Math - during math classes
- September 16 - Writing Sample Benchmark #1 for Building SLO - during SSR/SSW
- September 23 - STAR Reading - during SSR/SSW
- September 23 - Staff Meeting 2:50-3:30pm
- September 28 - School Board Meeting 7pm
*See Google Doc titled "2015-2016 BAMS Yearly Calendar" for a look at events for the entire year.