SMS Weekly Update 5/2-5/6
“One school, One voice, One family ~ All Together”
Mission, Vision, Core Values & Smart Goals
SMS Vision Statement:
“Sedgefield will be a premier middle school that produces globally competitive leaders.”
SMS Mission Statement:
“Our Sedgefield faculty is committed to providing rigorous and relevant instruction in a safe and personalized learning environment.”
SMS Core Values:
INTEGRITYSAFETY
EDUCATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
LEADERSHIP
GRIT
RESPONSIBILITY
2015-2016 EOG GOALS
40% 4/5 - ELA
35% 4/5 – MATH
55% 4/5 –SCI.
Weekly Meetings
This Week We Will Continue the Process of Resetting Our Hallway Transitions
Team, it's important that we enforce our hallway transition expectations. Over the last few weeks, noise levels, horse playing and bathroom usage during class change has increased significantly. Hallway transitions play a significant role in the manner that scholars enter our classes. You can help by doing 3 things...
1. End your classroom instruction on-time. Often the noise & horse playing increases as
scholars are waiting to enter a classroom that has not dismissed yet.
2. Stand outside of your classroom door and positively encourage scholars to quickly &
quietly move into their classroom.
3. Encourage, recognize and incentivize (DoJo, Kickboard, etc..) scholars who quickly
come into your classroom, get seated and begin their warm-ups or do-nows.
1. End your classroom instruction on-time. Often the noise & horse playing increases as
scholars are waiting to enter a classroom that has not dismissed yet.
2. Stand outside of your classroom door and positively encourage scholars to quickly &
quietly move into their classroom.
3. Encourage, recognize and incentivize (DoJo, Kickboard, etc..) scholars who quickly
come into your classroom, get seated and begin their warm-ups or do-nows.
Progress Reports Next Steps
Please ensure that your scholars bring their progress reports back to you with their parent's signatures. This will provide us with documentation that our scholar's parents have seen the progress reports and are aware of their child's current academic standing in your classroom.
Discuss with your grade level team incentives for scholars who return the signed progress reports and consequences for scholars who do not return them.
Discuss with your grade level team incentives for scholars who return the signed progress reports and consequences for scholars who do not return them.
Character & Exposure Clubs this Friday 5/06/16
Our spring clubs will continue this Friday. The purpose of character and exposure club time is to reinforce school-wide character expectations, provide opportunities for academic support and to allow our scholars to build trusting relationships with caring adults in our building.Friday we will be on our modified club schedule and each grade level is expected to add a structured tutorial / academic remediation component to their grade level club options.
PD Corner
In today's PD Corner we have another great video from The Teaching Channel. This week's video discusses Aligning Curriculum Within & Across Grades". Also included in the PD corner is The Marshall Memo. The Marshall Memo is a weekly summary and synopsis of education related articles from our country's top educational magazines, chronicles and journals. I hope you enjoy & find the information useful!!
Soccer & Baseball away game on Monday. Track Meet on Thursday.
This week our baseball & soccer teams are back in action. On Monday we have an away game versus Cochrane Middle School. Our track team has an away meet on Thursday at White Water Middle School. Come out and show your support for our talented scholar-athletes this Wednesday & Thursday.