Fantastic Finds at FHES
May 9-13
Being Intentional Everyday
Collaborative Practices
Each week the Instructional Team will be highlighting great things we're seeing at Forest Hills. When you see something you would like to know more about and implement in your classroom please collaborate with that teacher. If you would like to see this practice in action, the Instructional Team will be glad to schedule an observation with that classroom.
Engagement Everyday
Our focus for the year is student engagement. These are some engagement strategies we're seeing at Forest Hills.
- Learning targets
- Think time I & II
- Quality questioning
- Formative assessment
Some of Our Fantastic Finds
Teachers are engaging our students all over the campus during and after school hours!!
Art Teachers
Mrs. Fisackerly and Mrs. Hanback displayed every students' art work for the Art Show. Families and students browsed through the art gallery and enjoyed seeing their child's masterpiece.
Show Choir
Mrs. Johns and Mrs. Stafford worked with our 4th grade students to perform an amazing end-of-year show. The students worked so hard!
Mrs. Woodard's Class & Ms. Roden's Class
Students researched and dug for fossils.
Mrs. York's Class
Students participated in outdoor learning while studying ducks.
Mrs. Holt's Class
6 FHS seniors from Mr. Sledge's economics class helped 3rd graders create a product, build a business to sell their product, and advertise their product.
PTO
Our PTO honored our amazing teachers and staff by providing a delicious lunch!
Tip of the Week: Presentation Assessments
How can you ensure all students engage in learning and discussing?
Whenever students present, they must determine a method to check their peers' understanding of the material they have presented. This helps to internalize checking for understanding as something that students can and should initiate with their peers.
-Leaders of Their Own Learning, p. 71
A Week in Review
-We completed Kindergarten screenings.
-We honored our hard-working teachers.
-Show Choir performed.
-We hosted our first Art Show.
-We completed ALL Performance Series testing!!!