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January 21, 2019
Important Dates
Tuesday, January 22nd: PL Learning Targets in conference room @ 7:10 a.m.
Wednesday, January 23rd: Data Team meetings @ 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 24th: PL Learning Targets in conference room @ 7:10 a.m.
Friday, January 25th: Brief faculty meeting @ 7:30 a.m. in the media center
Friday, January 25th: NO MTSS (aka RTI)
Friday, January 25th: Souper Bowl Luncheon
Friday, January 25th: BINGO night in the cafeteria @ 6:00 p.m.
SAFETY TIPS
- Always WEAR your FCSS issued badge.
- Always keep exterior doors closed and secured. (No propping doors)
- Always travel within the building, except to recess and PE.
- Always keep classroom doors locked.
- Please be sure that students are not sent to the outdoor pod alone. They must be escorted by a teacher.
Coach's Corner
Sign me up for...
-helping you plan for balanced literacy
-integrating writing into science and social studies
-modeling a reading lesson
-modeling a writing lesson
-modeling a Quick Write
-joining you for collaborative planning
-team-teaching
-help with reading and writing conferencing
-help with IRLA or F and P data entry
-help with School City
-help with MyON
-help with TKES
*Email me and we will set up a day and time that works for you* :)
School-Wide Goals-Always on our Mind:
Writing, Integrating Science and Social Studies into ELA , Personalized Learning to foster an Academically Challenging Environment, Social Emotional Learning to build a literacy rich culture and climate.
THANK YOU!
Kaitlyn Murphy, Trisha Flugel, Sarah DeLaCruz, Julie Davis, Rita Kangas, Michele Clanton, Cheryle Gelfand, Michael Cunningham, and Sandy Lippe for having me in your classroom to work with your kiddos this week!
Technology Tidbits
Good to know:
New Junk Email Directions. Barracuda is no longer being used as our email filter. The Outlook 365 filtering is now being used; however, users will have to use these directions to help teach their accounts which emails are junk and which are real.
Your wireless keyboard will only work in the PC mode because of the location of the USB flash drive. IF you have a sub and want to use panel in the android side you'll need to move the USB flash drive to the front of the panel. I do not recommend it staying there due to little fingers.
Password locker-in classlink click on your picture profile (top right). There is a password locker in there that stores passwords that are not your normal log in.
Thank you for attending the Snowflake 2.0 training. Let me know if you have any questions. Here is the link from Kim L if you need it for lessons online. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Lpdng9nDVbVuQBbyZX1353EfowYmWlAUmrDHb7UUy4/preview
HELP NEEDED....PLEASE SEE TASKS BELOW THAT REQUIRE ACTION THIS WEEK.
** F & P
Please complete F&P testing and enter the data in the Google spreadsheet by the end of January.
** Reader Engagement Ladder: Please give to LeBlanc as soon as possible.
** Sign up for January and February Professional Learning HERE.
Moments of Mustang Might
Each week we want to highlight staff members who demonstrate the 7 Habits qualities.
When people make an impact on you, please share the moment so we can celebrate each other. Email Daphne or Ashley by Friday at lunch time each week to highlight our teammates.
With Much Appreciation...
SHOUT OUTS!
All Support Staff for your assistance with FASTBridge testing!
Tricia Flugel for providing real-life reptile experience with Sammy in classroom this week!
Tricia Flugel for bringing the Bald Eagle experience alive in her classroom with the Eagle Cam!
Thank you to Admin for the super cozy and thoughtfully warm winter gloves!
Amanda Luper and Molly Asp for planning a backward unit plan with me!
Shout out to Mike Dillon for organizing the Science fair!
Thanks to Abigail Smith and Molly Asp for helping judge the Science fair projects!
Thanks to everyone that helps out in the bus and car rider lines on these rainy and cold days!
- - We are ONE Midway! - -
Good to Know...
**How do memory, stamina, and attention impact your own comprehension and book choices? How do those variables impact your students? Check out this blog regarding Jennifer Serravallo's Rethinking “Just Right”: Reader and Text Variables that Impact Comprehension.