JWL Weekly Update
Volume 7 * Issue 24 * week of January 14, 2019
Instruction Focus
1. Effective instruction
2. Classroom management with student engagement
Linked below is an article on the top 10 practices of evidence based teaching; as you will notice reading through the list, these are all addressed in our TAP rubric. Bottom line=Good teaching is good teaching. How do you incorporate these practices in your instruction?
The Top 10 of Evidence Based Teaching:
1: Clear Lesson Goals (SO)
2: Show & Tell-->MODEL (PIC)
3: Questioning to Check for Understanding (QU)
4: Summarize New Learning In A Graphical Way (PIC)
5: Plenty of Practice (LSP | ACT)
6: Provide Your Students With Feedback (FEED)
7: Be Flexible About How Long It Takes to Learn (LSP | ACT)
8: Get Students Working Together (GRP)
9: Teach Strategies Not Just Content (TH | PS)
10: Nurture Meta-Cognition (TH | PS)
Read the article below for a quick explanation on each.
Classroom Management
Thank you for reviewing expectations
Remember to hold your students accountable to 100%. They will give us what we expect.
Expect greatness all day, every day.
Discipline
Check for Understanding
Reduce Teacher Talk Time (TTT)
Attendance
Goal: 98%+ Attendance
Fantastic growth in our attendance rates from last week! Thank you so much for encouraging your students to be here on a daily basis. I saw several classrooms remind their classes of their perfect attendance goals and rewards. Thanks again!
K: 96.46%
1: 96%
2: 95.45%
3: 97.98% **Highest average for previous week!
4: 96.39%
5: 97.21% (so close to getting back on the board again)
JWL: 96.61%
Belt status:
White:
First grade: Week of August 20
Fifth grade: Week of August 27
Third grade: Week of September 17
Second grade: Week of December 3
Fourth grade: Week of December 17
Yellow:
Fifth grade: Week of September 3
Third grade: Week of October 1
First grade: Week of November 5
Second grade: Week of December 10
Gold:
Fifth grade: Week of September 10
Third grade: Week of October 15
Orange:
Fifth grade: Week of October 8
Third grade: Week of October 22
Green:
Third grade: Week of October 29
Fifth grade: Week of November 12
Blue:
Third grade: Week of January 7
Purple:
Brown:
Red:
Black:
What's Your Mindset?
Heads Up
MAP: here we go!
LOPEZ, ANDERSON* & CROW (if not subbing in a room): You will be needed at the onset of each testing session to help log students into their testing session. Please be in the computer lab or with 1st grade & the COW to help them get logged in.
*Mrs. Anderson will not be here on Monday, Jan. 14.
Here is the link to the proctor manual if you need a visual reminder.
Breakfast in the Classroom
Spring Benchmarks
Spring BM Updates
Feb. 19-Spring BM/4th Writing/5th Math (Mock STAAR) (moved from end of January)
Feb. 20-Spring BM-5th reading (Mock STAAR) (moved from end of January)
March 5-Spring Benchmark-3rd/4th math (Mock STAAR) - (no change)
March 6-Spring Benchmark-3rd/4th reading/5th science (Mock STAAR) (no change)
Tutorials
Tutorials are not a suggestion. It is required to host tutorials a minimum of two times per week. Please be sure your students are
1. Attending. If you don't have a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 students coming to your tutorial time, you need to call parents and determine the barrier to non-attendance. If these initially invited students are unable to attend, then you need to reach out to others.
2. Signing in each time. The Google forms are hyperlinked below. Please be sure students are signing in each day they attend.
- Number students participating : I'm using our sign in sheet to determine this, so if you aren't having your students complete the form each session, then you need to do so ASAP.
Kinder . First . Second . Third . Fourth . Fifth
This time is to be included on the IAP to show your extended support time for these students.
Lexia usage for JWL
I had a great conference call with our Lexia representative on Friday.
She gave me some good tips for looking at the predictors section of Lexia and how to help support growth to meet EOY goals. I'll be sharing with Mrs. West and grade level team leads to share with the masses.
Predictors
Usage
Morgan 95%
Bass 96%
Yuen 91%
Robb 100%
Bosak 95%
Stack 100%
Ray 100%
Farquhar 95%
Ledford 97%
McMillian 92%
Stevenson 98%
Dreambox Usage
Congrats to the following classes for averaging 10 or more lessons in a week:
Robb 12.1
Ray 10
Golden Tickets
Grade levels, you distributed the Golden Tickets to your Tier 3 students to use as passes for their morning computer time from 7:30 - 8:10am. This time, as you will recall, is for students to utilize Lexia and Dreambox as additional support time. The Golden Ticket is like a "fast pass" for the breakfast line and a hall pass to go to the computer labs/library.
Those on duty in these areas: please be sure students are signing in with the Google Form. (see below)
K - 2: Pardoe in Lopez's computer lab
3 - 5: Harvey in Harvey's computer lab
Teachers: If you see that your students are not attending, please ask them why. Let's verify if there are valid concerns (ie, transportation issues) or if they are "skipping".
Parent Communication
Keep up the communication with families!
Remember, each user (homeroom, special interest group, etc.) is to send at minimum one message each week to parents informing them of weekly ongoings, curriculum topics of focus, and/or special projects. Please stay connected with families; they are our partners in educating their kiddos.
This Week's Ongoings:
Monday
- "Vocal Trash" @ PAC; buses will begin pick up about 9:40am; program starts at 10:30am
- SSTs
- MAP testing begins
- DRA continues (Due Friday)
Tuesday
- PLCs
- MAP testing
- DRA continues (Due Friday)
- SALT
Wednesday
- No worksheet Wednesday
- SSTs
- 504
- ARDs
- DRA continues (Due Friday)
- Grade Level Meetings, 4:15pm
Thursday
- SSTs
- PLCs
- DRA continues (Due Friday)
- Fire Drill
Friday
- SSTs
- ARDs
- MOY DRA due
Saturday, Jan 19
- Robotics Competition!
Staff Shout Outs!
Here is the web address if you can copy and paste in your browser bar:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RMNzcckPl8qcXo6nSbxIPTYHhivLcMv9dUruyDymW88/edit
Sorry for the inconvenience.
SHOUTING OUT:
Lori Bass
Lori constantly puts her all into what she does. She pours her heart and soul into those students to ensure they feel safe and will succeed. I cannot imagine our school or team without her as she is a continues to unify us all and pushes everyone to be better. I am so grateful to have her as a teammate as well as a mentor!
Mrs. Nichols & Mrs. Reed
Thank you for constantly lifting us up and making the campus an inviting place to work. I love knowing that we are truly a family at JWL and that is, in large part, due to the both of you.
Mrs. Ledford
Mrs. Ledford is always there to lending a helping hand. Her positive energy is infectious (even in the mornings) to both faculty and students. Thank you for being awesome!
Jennifer Huggins
Always puts kids first. She is always creating and finding new ways to help her students learn.
Sondra Cartwright
She always has a smile on her face and a positive attitude! Her interaction with the kids is friendly and positive. She puts the kids first.
Ginger Lilley
She’s always smiling! She’s sunshine on a cloudy day! Love her sunny disposition!