Weekly Staff Letter
April 24th - April 27th
NWEA Showtime!
TIPS:
- Revisit test-taking strategies as a class. (Circle-up and have a discussion on what an effective test-taking session Looks, Feels, and Sounds like.)
- All students should have their goal sheets next to them and visible during testing. (If you do not have all goal sheets for your class and need help printing them please come see us by the end of the day on Tuesday.)
- Talk to students about PERSEVERANCE and the importance of not just clicking answers.
- Remind students of the school-wide incentives if we have 65%+ of students meet their goals! (Spin-City, Wrestling Match)
- Any others you can think of...
Just a thought...Allow students to work on capstones/portfolios after testing. 8th-grade Capstones are May 8th -11th. They can update their NWEA Data!
Week at a Glance
Tuesday, April 24th:
Morning Meeting Today (Performance by the cast of Grease)
Wednesday, April 25th: (NWEA Reading)
Thursday, April 26th: (NWEA Math)
Friday, April 27th: (March Madness Volleyball Tournament)
TBD - Revised afternoon schedule due to Morning Interviews (Have to have a few discussions before we decide what gets taken out of the afternoon schedule)
Saturday, April 28th
All Day 7/8 Basalt Track Meet
STAFF TO DO:
- Check ahead of Wednesday to make sure you have all goal sheets for your students so they may have them during testing on Wednesday.
- Revisit test-taking strategies as a class. (Circle-up and have a discussion on what an effective test-taking session Looks, Feels, and Sounds like.)
- Begin building in class-time for students to work on updating portfolios or preparing for 8th-grade Capstones.
- Make students use complete sentences when speaking and writing, 100% of the time.
Quickly Approaching....Check "Important Dates" Document
APRIL:
30th - Building PD
May:
1st- College in Colorado during electives 1,2, 3,4 hour
2nd- College in Colorado during electives 1, 2, 3, 4 hour
3rd and 4th- 7th/8th Culminating Event in Fruita
4th - Class Finals Due (Give to Kelly)
FINALS:
17th - Math
18th - ELA
22nd - Science
23rd - Social Studies
Morning Meeting Schedule
Please LINK your morning meeting agenda to the "17-18 Crew/MM Schedule."
CREWs are only responsible for the Friday Morning Meeting and announcements for the week. We also encourage you to take your CREW and practice in the cafeteria during CREW time this week.
Dana's Schedule
Tuesday: Job Fair
Wednesday: At GVMS
Thursday: At GVMS
Friday: At GVMS
Kelly's Schedule
Tuesday: Admin Meeting 7:30-2:30
Wednesday: At GVMS
Thursday: At GVMS
Friday: At GVMS