PATRIOT POST
August 26, 2019 Volume V. Issue III
First grade teachers (Mrs. Oliver-Smith and Ms. White) implementing interactive writing to improve student writing skills!
Mrs. Lewis engages students with an interactive read aloud during her guidance session.
SPEEDY PD IS BACK! We want to learn MORE & learn from YOU!
Emergency Substitute Plans Are Due To Your Grade Level Chair By August 30, 2019.
Showcase Bulletin Boards Kickoff in September
The creator of the previous board should remove all items from the board by 3:00 PM on the last day of their scheduled display time.
The board should be neat and display our scholar’s writing to their best advantage.
The board should represent writing from your entire class.
Each board must have a rubric and standard.
Each students’ writing must have Teacher Commentary.
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTERESTS:
Tuesday, August 27 - Literacy Prep, 5th Grade Social Studies Prep, Title 1 Input Meeting at 5:30 PM, Curriculum Night 6PM
Wednesday, August 28 - Math Prep, 5th Grade Literacy Prep.
Thursday, August 29 -
Friday, August 30 - Emergency Sub Plans Are Due to Your Grade Level Chair.
Monday, September 2 - No School
Reading & Writing Units of Study Updates
It has been an E X C E L L E N T launch week for the UoS! Shout out to everyone for bringing the H E A T this week by thoroughly planning for lessons, executing with urgency, and reflecting on their practices daily. This is what separates the good from the G R E A T!
Points to Put Into Practice This Week:
Please use this last week before official small groups to complete your BAS testing (if needed). Also, use this week making sure your students know and can articulate the following:
1. What's my reading level? How many books do I need to book shop for each week?
2. What am I working on as a reader? (GOAL)
3. What am I working on as a writer? (GOAL)
Here is the Literacy outlook for the next few weeks:
Monday, August 26: KK UoS Launch
Thursday, August 29: KK - 5th Grade Small Group Plans Due by 4pm
Tuesday, September 3: KK - 5th Grade Small Group & Conferring OFFICIAL Launch
Explain / Example?
Guided Practice?
Repertoire (Inquiry)?
Bonus Point! What is the Active Engagement method? Email Ms. Elikwu or Ms. Hodges for a prize!
Humanities' Highlights & Hive Fives
Links Matter!
Ms. Hollis' class goes full force with planning their narratives as a "ticket off the carpet". Progress was made with writing volume!
Dynamite Demos!
Power of Peers!
MATH UPDATES
Number Talks are up and running! I have seen some great conversations around mathematical thinking.
Math Anchor Charts are up, showcasing strategies and students are using them to help complete tasks.
We are all set to begin Small Group Instruction this week. Remember small groups should be fluid and based on the Learning targets you want to either remediate or accelerate. When planning a remediation group think of the following tidbits:
- Remediate the skill, not the grade.
- Remediate the skill, not the question.
What's coming up for Math?
Monday, August 26th - Math Small Groups Begin
Wednesday, August 28th - Math Prep: Costa's Levels of Questioning and Thinking
It's all about teaching STRATEGIES!
Place Value Matters
Building a CONCRETE understanding.
AVID Strategy of the Month: Organization
-Happy Organizing!
AVID Binder Tips & Reminders:
2. Binders should not have any loose random papers inserted like classroom daily work. This is how the binders becomes disorganized, overwhelming, and ineffective. If you would like a data section in your binder see me for labels. Once you have labels and you would like for your students to keep up with formal assessments, you can place them in the data section.
3. Students should take their binders home EVERY DAY! The binder serves as a home-school connection for the parents and students. We have to train our students to be independent enough to do this.
5. The students should spend about 10 minutes per day organizing their binder ( 7:15-7:45)