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nov 17
UPCOMING EVENTS---Thanksgiving Break next week :)
Nov 22-24 Thanksgiving Break no school
Nov 29 PD Day 315
Dec 1 Citizen of the Month Ceremony 200
Dec 7 PD Day
Dec 13 Lead Team Meeting 310
Dec 20 ½ day Dismissal
Dec 21-Jan 1 Winter Break
Jan 2 School reopens
Math Look For's include
Problem Solving-The Grapple
Concrete Representational--a manipulative/Visual/tool for every math concept
Problem solving with the representational (clock) in fourth grade after Sharlene James shared the four square approach to problem solving in collaborative planning
A grapple posted in Nikki Hendron's third grade room
Collaborative Grappling in fourth grade
There are concrete materials for every math concept we teach. Here, Charity Wilson's fourth grade students are making multiplication arrays using chips/counters--including writing on the floor
Or with the chips in an array on a table
After using cubes to determine how many letters in their name, they are comparing the results and will be adding numbes of letters in combined names in Jessica Gibson's second grade class
Anchor Chart by Melanie Martz in Colleen Dwyer's room
Another great Social Committee production-Thanksgiving feast--participate and connect with these great productions by the Social Committee
Sub System and Notification Procedure
Two notes about the sub system and absences.
1. Please make sure you can access the sub system. This should be done this week so that in the event you need to enter an absence you are able to access the system. If you cannot access the system please notify me and Alvin Wilson so the issue can be resolved.
2. The most important asset we have at Sanford is our teachers. The subs we have access to vary in skill level and do not bring the same educational expertise and knowledge of your students that you have. We all have valid reasons for being absent so to ensure that the school is best prepared to meet your needs, your student needs, and to minimize the impact it has on your teammates, please notify me by email or text in addition to entering it in the sub system. You can share as much or as little information as you want with me, but it will assist you in providing your peace of mind when you are absent and it will assist the office in supporting your teammates and students.