Wildcat News
October 22 - October 26
Weekly Updates/ Reminders:
- ACTION: All report cards not sent home during conferences should be mailed home. You can get envelopes in the office.
- Please continue to try and reach those parents who were unable to make it parent teacher conferences on Thursday.
- Achievement Series pre-assessments finished and data collected
- Homework must go home with students on a weekly basis, please make sure that you are sending home ample opportunities for practice and review
- Students should be on iReady for 45 minutes per week in both ELA and Math, please be reminded that the usage of this program is first priority. If you are using any other programs they should only be utilized supplementary.
Wheatley is ALL IN!
Vision
Everyone, Everyday! We will foster a safe and all inclusive environment of excellence for our learning community.
Commitment Statements:
We believe that education is a shared responsibility.
We are goal oriented and data driven.
We are a community of strong relationships.
We promote successful lifelong learners
We nurture social emotional and physical well-being
We are AWARE, we ACCEPT, and we ADVOCATE for Culture and Diversity.
Professional Development
- Wednesday, October 24, 2018-- Wednesday PD- Flex Week- 7:40 - 8:50
- Weekly meetings: PLC-- please make sure you review the agenda and complete all action steps prior to the meeting
- Please check the district catalog on MLP for upcoming Math, Science and ELA Professional Development opportunities
Instructional Levers:
- Is there more student talk than teacher or adult talk?
- Is there ample student work posted throughout the classroom?
- Have you made the lesson relevant to the student's life so that they are able to make connections and feel the relevance/reason for learning the objective?
- How am I checking for the understanding of ALL students?
- NEW!! Grade Level PLC Action Agenda's emailed to each grade level on Sunday.
- Finally, continue to implement behavioral strategies discussed during Wednesday's professional development to help assist with behaviors in your classroom setting.
Upcoming Dates/ Events:
- Monday, October 22, 2018; Building Leadership Team
- Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Attendance Committee
- Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Deb Diller Kindergarten; Wheatley Elementary School
- Wednesday, October 24, 2018 1/2 day ELA Training; Grades 3 & 4
- Thursday, October 25, 2018 1/2 day ELA Training; Grades 5 & 6
- Thursday October 25, 2018 Deb Diller 1st Grade; King Elementary School
- Friday October 26, 2018 Deb Diller 2nd Grade; Longfellow Elementary School
- Monday, October 29 1:00 - 3:00 pm - Trunk or Treat,
Shout Outs
- Classroom Teachers: Great work at Parent Teacher Conferences, your relationships with your students and parents really shined through-- 76% Parent Teacher Conferences were held overall-- AMAZING!
- PBIS Comittee: Meeting with administrators to discuss celebrations and areas of growth for our students and teachers of Wheatley Elementary School.
- Ms. Harnage: Preparing successful professional development for our staff and creating certificates for teachers for our 1st Quarter celebrations. Thank you for assisting teachers with grade card needs on Thursday.
- Ms. Aguilera: For stepping up and stepping in for our families that needed a translator.
- Mrs. Quigley and Mrs. Grossman: For supporting our students and teachers within the classrooms.
- Mrs. Highly: Welcome back! Your students and the staff members have missed you...Congrats on your new addition!
- All Teachers: Displaying patience, open mind, and understanding while finalizing and printing grade cards on Thursday.
Article/ Quote of the Week:
Please take some time to watch this inspirational video by Tommie Mabry!!!!!!!!!!! They are short videos about 1-2 minutes a peice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzefgJzr1TQ&list=PLbLCJau_uQM9MV0y1vIp9nI9aCgY-GCmY&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_cMknEtMM&index=3&list=PLbLCJau_uQM9MV0y1vIp9nI9aCgY-GCmY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH7GBNcBbYo&index=2&list=PLbLCJau_uQM9MV0y1vIp9nI9aCgY-GCmY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5a-UTTJzxE&index=1&list=PLbLCJau_uQM9MV0y1vIp9nI9aCgY-GCmY