Kettering's Weekly Bulletin
September 3rd - 5th
KUDOS!
It was a smooth first few days and everyone did their part to kick off the year. Our Kettering family and community ROCKS!
Go KIDS!
Day one - getting ready for recess
Day one - first day in class
Day one - Kinders' first lunch of the year
Calendar
Tuesday , September 3rd - PTA Membership Drive begins
Tuesday, September 3rd - ILT meeting - Office
Wednesday, September 4th - Naples Back to School Night at Kettering 6:00 - 7:30pm
Thursday, September 5th - NO Staff Meeting
Thursday, September 5th - Back to School Night at Kettering 5:30 - 7:30 pm
- 5:30 - 6:15 pm - Kinder , 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms open for presentations
- 6:15 - 6:45 pm - Teacher Introductions in auditorium
- 6:45 - 7:30 pm - 4th and 5th grades classrooms open for presentations
Friday, September 6th - Grade Level Student Expectation Assemblies in auditorium
- Grades 1, 2 and 3 - 8:45 - 9:20 am
- Grades 4 and 5 - 9:25 - 10:00 am
Monday, September 9th - 8:00 am - Monday Meeting on the Playground "Motivation Monday"
Tuesday, September 10th - 8:00 - 11:00am Yvette at Counselor's meeting
Thursday, September 12th - Staff Meeting
RAPID Training and Teacher Planning Days
On Tuesday, August 27th I gave you a copy of RAPID Training and Teacher Planning dates. Please confirm that these dates work within your calendar, then secure needed substitutes. You will also need to sign up for your RAPID training days. On the attached schedule, I have highlighted the MyPD course numbers.
If any of the dates do not work for you or your team, let me know so we can change them. I will be placing all dates in the Google Calendar.
Thank you,
Rachel
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D4_wdIyCbXQurWJCeh5s0a7HEhZQZSvDRHgun2GqtJ0/edit?usp=sharing
Differentiated Instruction
Teachers,
As you are planning for our Back-to-School night, how will you communicate to our parents your plans for differentiated instruction - that not only address the needs of the struggling student, but the students who exceeds standards?
Some examples include:
GRR
Small Group Instruction
Collaborative Grouping
Thinking Maps
CCSS
Kagan Strategies
Rigor/relevance
Depth and Complexity Icons
“Think like a…”
Compacting / Extension menus
Socratic Seminars