The Yuletide Villager
Winter Edition
Feb. 4, 2019
Happy Super Bowling...
...and the WILDCATS win again!
The Superbowl offers us a winner and loser EVERY TIME it´s played. Itś what those team owners, coaches, and players do with the victory or defeat in the following hours, days, weeks that changes lives forever.
Take this opportunity to discuss winning and losing with your students and the feeling of satisfaction that comes with either if you have GIVEN IT YOUR ALL.
"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits"
Vince Lombardi, a famous American football coach, once said, “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits”. We have heard of this saying at least once in our lives. And we all have had the opportunity to apply the saying to a part of our lives, be it in a sports team, in academics, at work or even at relationships.
A winner is someone who is determined to reach his goals, no matter how arduous the journey may be. A winner is ready to face challenges and obstacles that may come in between him and his goals. On the other hand, a quitter gets perturbed by challenges, and in the midst, gives up. Because he is not determined to face the difficulties, he never reaches his goal and is declared a quitter.
Most of us are not born with talent and skills. We develop them over time. Pandit Ravi Shankar was a world-renowned composer and musician who played the sitar. He was so passionate about music that he did not stop learning the sitar. Although he faced difficulties initially, he did not lose hope. He was determined to succeed, and he practiced day and night to attain a high position in the international music industry.
Similarly, scientists like Issac Newton and Albert Einstein never gave up pursuing their dreams and interests just because some of their experiments failed. They strived hard to reach their goals and only rested when success touched their feet.
To give up midway is easy but to continue despite challenges is difficult. That is why only winners are remembered for a long time. They are our role models, who teach us that it pays to never quit. Success only knocks on the doors of winners because they are determined in life. On the other hand, a quitter lives most of his life in regret because of his lack of motivation and dedication.
- "A quitter never wins and a winner never quits" from MBA Rendezvous
Can you be the Teacher/Coach the showed your students the secret to WINNING and success and set them up for a lifetime of productive struggles and happy endings?
The vision of GCS is to inspire success and a lifetime of learning.
McAdenville Elementary
H.O.P.E.
Have Only Positive Expectations
KIA Outstanding Educator Award
Feburary Focus
Three-Week Blitz
i-Ready
Growth monitoring is waiting for students in the system when they use i-Ready.
Results are being tallied as classes finish.
Happening Now
If you need to know
LRR
Attendance
The emphasis was placed on the subpoena that teachers and administrators may receive when taking those tough cases to court. We must do an ACCURATE ATTENDANCE count With CORRECT CODES by 9:30 each morning. Please make sure you a keeping up.
The district runs a daily report, so all corrections are noticed.
Thanks,
LRR
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
February 7th 6:00 Stuart Cramer HS
Standards Mastery Assessments
Please let Mrs. Griffith or Ms. Rice know if your grade level will be ready for the standard mastery assessments on the following dates by the end of the week. The Academic Facilitators are being directed to assign as follows to our school
3rd Grade
Math NC.3.MD.7 - February 22nd
ELA RL.3.3, RL.3.4 - February 28, 2019
4th Grade
Math - None in February
ELA RI.4.3, RI.4.8 - February 28th
5th Grade
Math - None in February
ELA RL.5.3; RL.5.6 - February 28th
Pasta for Pennies - LLS
Going The Extra Mile
Going The Extra Mile Nominations
This is an Instructional Department recognition. Please look at the nomination form for info.
Okay MES Lets nominate one of our own. We have people going the extra mile every day.
January Award Winners
Francina Newby, Meghan MacKinnon - Belmont Central
Sadie Broome, Stephani Frady - Tryon
Thressia Greer - Lingerfeldt
Susie Bradley - Testing
Laura Clawson; Nan Kaylor - Ida Rankin
Dan Barber - Gardner Park
Kim Reese - Costner
Kristen Kiser - Lowell
PLC Stars
Kelsey Payseur
Bonita Truesdale
Kelly Shore
Karen Coffey
Click the Red Bar to Vote
YOU ARE A WINNER
February Lottery Winners....
Building the List of Winners
Your Name Goes Here....
Shore
Coffey
Truesdale
Payseur
Scratch and win instantly!
Duty Team A
School Events Agenda
AIG teachers will be involved with K-2 testing the week of February 4th-8th. This may interfere with AIG students being seen this week.
Monday
Kindness Challenge begins
LLS Fundraising begins
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
February 7th 6:00 Stuart Cramer HS
Friday
Events and Dates To Come
Saturday, March 2 - RoboGASTON at Forestview High School
STUDENT TRANSFERS
Referrals
MES School Counselor - Eric Otis
Please use this referral form for student School Counselor Request
MES Social Worker - Whitney Hill
Please use this referral form for student Social Work Request.
MES School Nurse - Sheri Martin
Please use email scmartin@gaston.k12.nc.us
Discipline - https://incidents.educatorshandbook.com/
GASTON COUNTY SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL EXPECTATIONS
ELA
MATH
GCS Instructional Focus
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Elementary Report Card K-2 Standards Sheet (Tabbed Grade Levels at Bottom)
Building The Foundation Professional Development. The sessions will be offered throughout the school year.
Instructional Focus/Concentration:
Engagement and Worksheets
How often are you using worksheets for instruction and homework each day? How can we reduce the number of worksheets used during the school day?
Teacher - Student relationships
How can we change the tone of how we address students? It’s not what you say sometimes it’s how you say it. Model what they expect. The modeling sessions may have to be repeated a number of times, but model the expectations (Behavior and Instruction) with grace and respect for the student.
Agenda and I Can Statements - Daily Expectations
Each classroom should have an agenda listing what will be taught each day.
Each classroom should have I Can statements posted each day and tied to a standard.
- Standards Mastery
- Conferring
- Building Assessments from Standards-Based Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Student Proficiency
Elite Education Society of Wildcats
2018-2019 School Improvement Team Members
Congratulations to our newest team members and thank you to all others for continuing to serve as members of this great group.
Committee Positions ` Name ` Email Address ` Date Elected
Principal Lucretia Rice lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us 7/1/2017
School Improvement Team Chairperson Bobbi Neely blneely@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
Teacher Representative (Process Manager)Beth Crosby edcrosby@gaston.k12.nc.us 6/1/2014
Teacher Representative Kelly Shore kdshore@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Kirsten Marett kcmarett@gaston.k12.nc.us 8/1/2017
Teacher Representative Bonita Truesdale bgtruesdale@gaston.k12.nc.us9/12/2018
Instructional Support Representative Charlotte Griffth chgriffith@gaston.k12.nc.us 9/12/2018
District Representative TBD TBD@gaston.k12.nc.us --/--/--
Parent Representative Erika Sutphin mollysmama2008@gmail.com 6/1/2014
School Improvement Team Chairperson
Bobbi Neely