The Challenger Dispatch
Nov. 9-13, 2015 Yellow Week
Lesson planning
As I've been doing my observations, I've had an opportunity to speak with several of you about lesson/unit planning. If you have not tried this, please do. Get out a calendar that you can mark up. Count the school days we have left in the nine weeks. Mark off two-three days for review at the end of the nine weeks ( or throughout the nine week). Mark out any days that you have a field trip, assembly, PM days, sometimes that you know a lesson would not be taught. Now count up the days left. As you check your pacing guide, start placing the standards in on the days counting back from the end of the nine weeks. In you lessons Include your I can statement for each standard, any correlation with Pearson, and 1 or 2 essential questions that will enable you to dig deeper with students.
Many of you also include your active engagement strategies so that you remember to use them! Good idea. We'll talk about this more in the team meetings to come.
Oh Happy Day!
Catisha McGill 11/12
Lorri Fields 11/19
Kevin Brown 11/26
Elizabeth Knight 11/26
Veteran's Day
Please let me know what activities you are doing to commemorate Veteran's day with your students. Happy Wednesday - no school.
Answering the phone
We will make every effort not to interrupt your classrooms with phone calls, but when we do need to call please do not have students answer the phone if at all possible. Please answer the phone yourself to get the information that we need to get to you.
Hallways, Lunchrooms, Recess
We have had a number of student behavior incidents lately where if students were more closely supervised, the behavior may not have taken place. Please remember to actively supervise at recess ( there should also be two of you on duty), have a least two days a week where you do not sit together as teachers, but spread yourselves among the students, and monitor hallway behavior, especially at beginning and end of day. Thank you for making Challenger better as a result.
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No Staff Meeting
I hope you'll be shopping for turkey or mattresses.
When?
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015, 02:45 PM
Where?
Media Center
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Progress Reports due to Michele
Please be sure to follow the directions on the PPT sent last week. Please ask for help if you are having trouble. Please make sure the grade level is all together on what is begin worked on and assessed.
When?
Friday, Nov 13, 2015, 03:00 PM
Where?
Challenger Elementary School, Chaney Thompson Road Southeast, Huntsville, AL, United States
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Writing Prompts - Informational/Explanatory
We will get you the prompts by next week. Please remember this is a cold prompt. The Rubric is on Edmodo.
When?
Monday, Nov 30, 2015, 08:00 AM
Where?
Challenger Elementary School, Chaney Thompson Road Southeast, Huntsville, AL, United States
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Intruder drill
Please review your Bright green info chart. We will again announce this to parents and try the doors.
When?
Friday, Nov 20, 2015, 11:45 PM
Where?