The STEAM Update
Week of November 27, 2017
Please be sure to ease the concerns of students who have Chromebooks still out for repair.
What's happening around STEAM?
Monday 11/27
Welcome Mrs. Peggy Barnes as our interim!
Math/Science/Humanities/Electives PLC (4:30pm-5:30pm)
Collective Commitments for each department.
Twitter: #EDpiper Chat (9pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Tuesday 11/28
Twitter: #PBLchat (7-8pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Wednesday 11/29
Mrs. Cook out AM. Mrs. Harrison out of office.
Happy Wednesday!
Twitter: #kidsdeserveit (8-8:30pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Thursday 11/30
Twitter: #DitchBook Chat (8-9pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Friday 12/1
Happy Friday!
Semester Exams due, email to Mrs. Howell. Calibrate with PLC 12/4.
Progress reports distributed by Mrs. Chambers on 12/4.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, December 1st: STEAM Art Show
Thursday, December 7th: STEAM Beginning Band Concert @ 6:30 pm, BHS Auditorium
Friday, December 8th: STEAM Winter Dance 5:30-7:00 pm
Thursday, December 14th: BISD Film Festival (details below)
Wednesday-Friday, December 20-22: Semester Exams, Schedule coming soon
Friday, December 22nd: Student Early Release
Monday, December 25th-Monday, January 8th: Winter Break
Tuesday, January 9th: Welcome back, Spring semester!
STEAM Middle School is the campus newsletter for parents
House Pts Competition
As of Friday, KAWANI won the house points competition.
Teachers & Students in the KAWANI house may have free dress on Monday, November 27. Kawani Students must pick up high school dress sticker in the cafeteria upon arrival. Students without stickers will have to change into standardized dress.
*Within high school dress guidelines.
STEAM U
Collaboration Areas
Our 1 Instructional Focus: Standards Alignment
Our walkthrough focus will be to see that students use of the standards-aligned rubric. If you need support, feel free to come see Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Tashman, Mrs. Irons or Mrs. Cook.
Deep Curriculum Alignment-RIGOR
Learning Targets Feedback
#STEAMpln: Where Educators Learn
STEAM LEARNER PROFILE
Campus Visits & Classroom Ambassadors
- Opening the door for classroom visitors and greeting them
- Ensure that visitors have a place to sit or stand
- Explaining the Learning Target and where they are in the learning
- Answer any questions that visitors have about the class
Gentle Reminders
- Monitor the hallways during transitions
- Greet your students at the door
- Take accurate attendance
Chromebooks & Charging
Weekly Parent Communication
Please be sure to connect with the parents of your students weekly. The newsletter is a great start but be sure to send out at least one piece of correspondence per week in addition to the grade level newsletter.
***Please be sure to add homework and any upcoming major assignments to your newsletters for parents***
Please email Mrs. Cook with how you contact your parents.
Taylor Beam's Tweets
Always blown away by my students! Here is a small sampling of the works that came out of the art room this week! #steamlearns #k12artchat
Coach Dunson Tweets
Wrapping up our soccer unit with some games today! #steamlearns #BISDinspires
Mrs. Fisher Tweets
https://twitter.com/M2Whitfield/status/931260430751883266
When your students are tired of solving equations by hand so they code their own system that will solve it for them... #STEAMlearns #wherewasthiswheniwasinschool
STEAM Middle School
Email: ccook@bisdmail.net
Website: http://steam.burlesonisd.net/
Location: 900 Hillside Drive, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: 817-245-1500
Facebook: facebook.com/SteamMiddleSchool/
Twitter: @steam_ms