The Gratz Weekly Scoop
March 20, 2017
Thought for the Week:
Teacher Resources:
This video is a little longer than I like to include in this section of the newsletter, but I wanted to share this gentleman's message with each of you. Adam Saenz is the speaker that we heard at our MAESP Conference last week for the closing message. Please take time to listen to it in its entirety. I promise you will not regret that you did. I left inspired and renewed.
CLT Agenda/CLT & RTI Calendar (updated)
CLT March 20th No School No CLT
CLT March 27th meet in the Computer Lab to take the District Climate Survey as a staff.
I will email out the link to all uncertified staff to take that day on their own time.
RTI has ended unless any groups has last minute Progress Monitoring to finish up. We will use this RTI time for our Review and Skills work.
Please see the link below to access the sheets I created to add your groups or students' progress monitoring data. We will review these data points with the Spring Star Benchmarks at our May 8th Data Wall/RTI CLT time.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1ROnCdgt1W4UzVVcG8wVDlYVjA
The link below will take you to our CLT/RTI Calendar- this should be in your drive as a reference. PLease check each week as I upate this as the needs may change from week to week .
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18f7lOkfqUPq3USIqmsgGqRT2I9eKx_jj5haCfc7bM0c/edit
Character Trait/Terrific Kid for March is Self-Discipline
April: Positive Attitude
May: Patience
To Do's and Reminders: Keep this as your checklist for the week
- Check Google Calendar each week.
- Set time aside each week to teach the weekly PBS Lesson each Tuesday at 9:20
- Terrific Kids Names put in the Google Doc each month
- Reading Counts Awards updated in the Google Doc in a timely manner- try to highlight these in your newsletters. Mr. Samuel will be working with Mrs. Slater and Mrs. St. Clair to set up the lunches and monitor the winners.
- Specialists enter class names of those that won awards for Student Advisory Committee to announce each month
- Lessons for the week prepared and out daily on everyone's desk for us to see when we walk through.
- Small group lessons prepared also and visible/Anecdotal Notes for Small Groups kept up to date.
- Make sure Parent Contact is being logged in SIS
- Double check your PT Conference Schedules with times you need Dave or I.
- Parent Teacher Conference Percentages turned into Melissa in the front office.
- Any parents you were unable to meet with please attempt a follow up contact to reschedule. If you are having trouble getting parents to respond please ask Emily to assist you with this or Administration.
- Summer School Letters- please follow up and be sure that your students entered on the Possible Retention/Summer School list are updated, and you have either given or mailed the letters out. (Following the directions sent in the email last Wednesday).
- Renick Spelling Bee Finalists-- please make Melissa aware of these students by Tuesday. She will add these to the form and send to Renick. Mr. Welch and myself will be the judging reps for our building at this event on April 8th.
PBS Coaches Corner Reminder:
Our SMART GOAL is to decrease minor defiance behaviors from 18 referrals to 9 in the classroom and bus. To help us meet our goal, the following Spartan Skills have been assigned for our students to learn. These lessons need to be taught Tuesdays during our school wide Spartan Skill lesson time (5th grade, I know you have a different schedule :))
Tuesday, March 28: Bus-- Spartan Skill #1
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks
Carrie
Items that are DUE SOON:
Curriculum Camp Forms to Angie by 3/24.
PBS Compliment Box Winners- Shout Outs from Mrs. David! :)
Janene Mathis- Food Coupon! Janene wrote to Vicky Snodgrass, "Thanks for having such a big heart for all our students!"
Vicky Snodgrass-Snack from Mrs. Doss! Vicky wrote a compliment to Kellie OBrien, "Thanks for helping with a student Thursday morning!"
Kellie O'Brien-JEANS DAY!!! Kellie made a comment to Tessa Rivera "Thank you for grading all of my DRA's...I can't believe how quickly you're able to get them back!"
Brooke Gravitt-JEANS DAY!!! Brook gave a compliment to Mikayla Johnson, "Thanks for letting me borrow your white board for the baby shower I threw! I sure do appreciate it!"
Amanda Anderson- SONIC COUPON!!! Amanda gave Mikayla Johnson a compliment, "Thank you for always being so flexible!
Thanks for all the compliments shared this week! You guys are awesome at brightening someone's day!
Star Staff Celebrations:
Please check this link if you were recognized last week to update this information.
"Happy Birthday To You"
March
Amber Land-23rd
Abby Smith-29th
Amanda Anderson-16th
Ryanne DeSpain - 8th
Kellie O'Brien - 29th
Looking ahead at events for GBE:
Check Google Calendar for all Team and Committee Meetings & PBS Items/Events
March
March 20th No School
March 24th DARE Graduation for 5th grade 9 to 9:45
March 31st Spring Picture Day
April
April 4th to April 14th MAP Testing at GBE