Granger Weekly Newsletter
Nov. 30-Dec.4, 2015
Quick Reminders
UIL
Dec. 2nd - Elem./J.H. competition in Holland - writing/speaking/chess only
Dec. 9th - Elem./J.H. competition in Granger - all other events-please remember assigned food item and job assignment- THIS WILL BE A HALF DAY!
Dec. 9th - Library Closed
Dec. 18 - End of 3rd Six Weeks
Dec 21-Jan. 5th - Winter Break
Jan. 4th -Staff Development
Renaissance Marking Periods
Nov. 30-Dec. 4 Reading
Dec. 7-11 Math
Jan. 4-8 Reading
Jan. 11-15 Math
Jan. 24-29 Reading
Dec. 18 - End of Six Weeks
Happy Birthday!
Tammy Price 19
Jennifer Lane 26
Class of 2016 Project Celebration benefit dinner Sat. Jan. 23, 2016. Ticket includes chicken friend steak dinner for two and a chance for the prize money drawing. There will also be a live and silent auction. Cost of tickets worth the fifty dollars! See a Senior for tickets!
Great Resource
A powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices.
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Future High Jumper
Top Sellers
From the desk of Mrs. Rhoades
From a Fixed to a Growth Mindset!
This is something I bet many of us do naturally (especially coaches), but what's really cool is that it can be taught with purpose to students. Please check out the mindset website link above. I am especially excited about the mindset for math. Really, though, this is for everyone who wants to reach those students who don't see the value in trying.
The sad reality is that students who see themselves as smart tend to be less likely to try to push themselves harder and can often peak early. The other sad reality is that students who see themselves as not smart tend to not see the value in trying either. For them its, 'what's the point?'
We're battling a common acceptance of what is, but we can help change these thought patterns! The best lesson plans on the planet won't help kids who don't see the value in trying in the first place.
We have to teach mindset in order to help them realize the point of trying. In all of my research, for my naysayers, science proves that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!
Watch the videos, read the research on mindset, and try it in your own classes. I am super excited that I feel power over student learning like never before. I sincerely believe this is the missing piece in any school where students don't achieve at higher levels.
Thank you for reading and trying this out!
J. Rhoades
Basketball Fever
True
Thought Provoking
Granger ISD
Email: dgriffis@granger.txed.net
Website: grangerisd.net
Location: 300 North Colorado, Granger, TX, United States
Phone: 512-859-2173