Monday Musings
Weekly Update for Douglas Staff - January 18, 2016
Last week of the semester...
Something that I am noticing when talking with students more this year than in the past is that many of them are aware of their personal learning goals. In one of the class meetings on the 8th, a student suggested that self-discipline would apply when you are reading at a certain level on the chart and want to move to another level...whether you are doing data notebooks or helping students set "visible" learning goals in another way - goals are meaningful - and your kids are talking about them!
This week, the PLC Planning Team will be meeting (Monday afternoon) to plan for our next steps as a building on the PLC journey. I look forward to working with them! We will also be talking at that meeting about midyear data meetings and what those will look like. Stay tuned for more information on those.
Finally, thank you to everyone who encouraged students to attend the literacy night last week, and to those of you who were able to attend and run an activity/help yourselves. It was great to see our families enjoying their night together - and enjoying literacy activities at the same time. Based on the door prize slips, we estimate that we had about 110 students attend with their families!
Enjoy the week with your students...and enjoy the teacher work day on Friday!
10 Things That Will Happen...(Sketchnote image)
National Geo Bee
Knock, Knock...
Science Fair - If you have any straggling sign-ups, please send them up to the office!
PLC Planning Team Meeting - Monday (1/18) at 3:20 in the Media Center
Rock 'n' Recess - Thursday night from 5-7! Hot Dog Dinner available for purchase. Please send RSVP slips to the office.
Douglas Readers Rock!
If you are planning any other special reading activities with your students, please let me know, and I will pop in to take some pics and congratulate them!
Districtwide Grade-Level Meetings - Tuesday, 1/26 at Douglas! ELA Standards - Foundational Skills and Literature
Emily's Schedule for the Week (1/18-1/22)
Announcements - Daily @ 8:05
Informal Observations throughout the week. If you would like me to pop in to observe something in particular to give you feedback, please send me an email. I would love to pop in!
Observations throughout day
3:20 PLC Planning Team Meeting (Media Center)
Tuesday - 1/19 (IEP Afternoon)
8:45-11:15 Cabinet (ESC)
11:30 IEPs (Rens/Sefzik)
1:30 IEP (Schubarth/Schwager)
5:15 WRMC Meeting
Wednesday - 1/20
7:30 SIT - Lebanon Student
8:00 Pancake Breakfast - Lease
6:00 AAUW Meeting
Thursday, 1/21
8:00 Pancake Breakfast - Rowedder
Afternoon - Readers Rock! Dance Parties
5:00-7:00 Rock 'n' Recess Family Dance and Hot Dog Dinner
Friday, 1/22 - Teacher Work Day
8:00 4th Grade Data Meeting
10:00-end of day - Interim Performance Meetings (New Year 1-2 teachers)