Jane Ball Happenings
Week of Feb 15-Feb 19
How High Is the Wall?
It's hard for children to pay attention to classroom activities when they are worried. Sometimes the things they worry about seem trivial to adults who have learned how to measure significance with so many more years of experience in perspective.
We have unfortunately seen much of this in the past few weeks at JB. Continue to keep an eye on our kids! Please remember that we don't always know what someone is going through at home. When our patience is wearing thin please remember there may be more to the story. Thanks
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-high-is-the-wall-richard-curwin!
Going Beyond Group Assessments for Learning
Eliminate assessment fog from group assessments. Consider the following guidelines for students to work in groups while checking for each individual's understanding.
More information on Crisis Go
What's Happening
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Costco rep here!
8:00 Team meetings
2:00 Deb Meets with High School Cadets- They will be with classroom teachers on Tues and Thursdays
2:45 Deb Haley Janet Ellen Case Conference
Wednesday
8:00 RTI
10:00 Case Conference
2:00 Case Conference
Thursday
8:00 Marcie Meets with 3-5 and Title 1
Deb - at Central ALL day (Evaluation Design Team)
Friday
8:00 Grade Level Chairs Meeting
1:15 Case Conference
Assessments
ISTEP part 1 Feb 29-March 11 Grades 3-5 (Schedules will be pushed out next week)
IREAD March 14-18
High School Cadets
PGP Reminders
1) If the PD is a DISTRICT initiated workshop (PD) Central generates the certificates.
2) If the PD is a BUILDING based PD, the building principal is responsible for providing the points.
3) PD includes anything that supports and /or strengthens instructional practices, such as literacy workshops, staff development that impacts instruction etc. it does NOT include meetings that are procedural in nature. (Climate, RTI, etc).
4) As per the evaluation, teachers must get 15 PGPs yearly.
Shout Outs
Lori Micic for handling the yearbook pictures and operation lifesaver assembly ALL at once. WOW!
Leslie Klauk our most awesome guidance counselor and head dippy staff member for organizing the dip day! Also she has had to handle a huge amount of student in need the last few weeks, manage testing and deal with some attendance issues. To say that I am grateful is an understatement!
Nuts and Bolts
Teacher Observations- I will continue coming into classrooms to do shorts this week. Please feel free to send me an invite.
Please remember to share any newsworthy items with Lola Jean. If you email her it has been asked to cc me and Mr. Taylor.
Jeans- Please remember that jeans are fine on Fridays and with the Jean coupons. If your team is doing something or a project that requires you to get "messy" feel free to ask.