WELCOME BACK 2020!
January 7th - January 11th
Tips/Ideas for the first day back....
2. Schedule "share time" into your morning lesson plans: (Building Community)Your students may not have seen each other for 2 weeks. Acknowledge their voices, the rest of the week will go much smoother.
- Circle up and quickly fill in the blank. “My favorite part of winter break was when ______.”
- Student Goals for 2020: Expectation and Intention (From our District Trainings)
Intention - a determination to act in a certain way
Expectation - a strong belief that outcomes are possible
Have students write about what they intend to do in your class order to get out what they expect. (Collect these and bring them out right before PTC's, and/or pull them out individually as a refocus tool for students who get off track or misbehave.)
Play music as students stroll around the room. When the music stops, students find a partner and have two minutes to chit-chat about their intentions and what they expect to get out of your class. When the music starts again, the students must disperse and continue to stroll around the room. They will have to find a new partner to chit-chat with the next time the music stops. Have some students share out at the end.
The document "Expectation and Intention," may help. You can tweak or you can create your own.
3. Use whole group time to review routines and expectations: This last reminder may be the MOST vital. Take your time and review your classroom rules and expectations with your students. Even if you THINK your students do not need the time to review your rules, I urge you to do it anyways. Even if your students seem calm and focused on that first day back, reviewing and practicing routines and procedures will never hurt your classroom culture. It can only help!
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Tuesday, January 7th: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm - WORKDAY
8:00-8:15 - Staff meeting in Mrs. Larsen's room. (Chris Walker's old room)
3:00 - 1st-semester grades posted. Once posted please check in with Chris Abbey.
Wednesday, January 8th:
Thursday, January 9th:
6:00 - Wrestling @ Meeker
Friday, January 10th:
Saturday, January 11th:
8:00-2:00 - Wrestling @ Eagle Valley Tournament
MONDAY, January 13th:
8:00 - District PD @ GVHS
STAFF TO DO:
- Complete and post grades by 3:00 pm on Tuesday. Check-in with Chris Abbey to make sure you didn't miss anything.
- To think about: What are your Expectations and Intentions in relation to the "Staff Behaviors" for 2nd semester?
Kelly and Dave's Schedule
Dave
Tuesday- At GVHS
Wednesday- At GVHS
Thursday- At GVHS
Friday- At GVHS
Kelly
Tuesday- At GVHS
Wednesday- At GVHS
Thursday- At GVHS
Friday- At GVHS