Howard Happenings
September 2, 2019
Important Information-ALL
Focus for the Week
- The focus for the week is Responsible. Use this week to collaboratively define and reinforce what it means to be a Responsible Howard scholar.
- Please ensure you complete and submit nominations for students who exemplified Responsible by Friday at 2. Forms will be placed in your box on Monday.
Mandated Reporter Training:
- All OUSD staff are required to take this online training by September 23, 2019
See memo for more info and instructions
Important Information-Teachers
General Information
- Beginning this week Jen will alternate between her two sites. She will be at Rise this week and Howard next week.
- Students entering the class after 8:40 must have a tardy slip from the office
- Students leaving before dismissal must have an early dismissal slip form the office
Teacher Deliverables (Please upload to the appropriate deliverables folder asap. They are now past due)
- BOY Parent Letter
Thank you, Hilliard, Mathis, Amanat, Crawford, Novak, and Baker Nash for uploading your letter
- Week at a Glance Schedule
Thank you, Amanat, Hilliard, Baker Nash, Hammond, Novak, and Crawford for uploading your Week at a Glance
Sped Teacher Deliverables ( Please upload to appropriate deliverables folder asap. They are now past due)
- IEP Calendar
- Support Staff Schedules
Thank you, Novak for uploading your sped deliverables.
Urban Scholars Afterschool Program Info
Hello Howard Team,
This is just a reminder that we will be going into classrooms starting Tuesday, September 3rd 2019.
Thank you and have a wonderful three day weekend!
After School Program Quality Support Coordinator
Theresa Barnes
510.846.4058
Yard Duty
Upper Yard-Rabang
Reminders
- Be proactive, not reactive and practice active supervision
Practices for the Week
- read complex text daily
- engage in text-based writing where they make inferences and support with evidence from the text
Teachers will
- explicitly teach figurative language and vocabulary in context
- teach SEE (Statement, Evidence, Explanation) protocol
Focus-Responsible
- No School-Labor Day
Tuesday 9/3
- Morning Message 8:30
- Howard Instructional Walkthrough 9 to 12
Wednesday 9/4
- Minimum Day
- Howard PD/PLC 2 to 3:30 (Draft Agenda)
Thursday 9/5
- Williams Off-Site
- Teacher Objectives Due
Friday 9/6
- Friday Flashback 2:30 pm
September Events
9/10 Grocery Giveaway
9/12 Hoot and Holler
9/17 Staff Meeting
9/21--Family Movie Night
9/24--Faculty Council
9/25--SSC Meeting
9/26--Hootenanny
9/27--Minimum Day
9/28--Professional Development Day