Shepherd Middle School
Principal's Weekly Newsletter September 9-13, 2019
SHEPHERD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Shepherd, TX 7737936-628-3377 Fax #936-628-6749
Website: https://sms.shepherdisd.net/
Location: Shepherd Middle School, 1401 South Byrd Avenue, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Phone: 936-628-3377
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShepherdMiddleSchool/
Twitter: @pirateriffic
SHEPHERD MIDDLE SCHOOL QUOTE OF THE WEEK!
School-wide book study: The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon
Kudos to Mrs. Francisco our splendid librarian for turning the library book drop to a energy πππdrop!!
Teacher 10 rules for the ride of your life!
Student 5 Rules of my life!
All Aboard the Shepherd Middle School Energy Bus!
Please join the Positive Passengers Only Bus in spreading all the pirateriffic things transpiring at Shepherd Middle School on the following social media platforms!
Shepherd Middle School Weekly Visibility Walk: Our focus will be Planning Dimension 1.4: Activities!
Design inquiry-based lessons with the 5E Instructional Model-a flexible learning cycle!
The most important question to ask when you plan a lesson:
Rigor!
Shepherd Middle School Weekly Wave Walk: Our Focus Area Will be Champs; activity!
Post-It. Please ensure you have your POST-IT posted. Also, please have the POST-IT completed to include warm-ups & closures. We will be observing your awesome lessons and closures!
Shepherd Middle School Parent Contact Log. Please ensure we conduct Positive phone calls and any other student concerns.
Building Strong Parent-Teacher Relationships (Our community goal#1). Positive phone calls home will be part of SMS schoolβs story. Please consider sharing via Twitter #GoodNewsCallOfTheDay as well as tag @PBISRewards in your Tweets. We will be great!
Week 3!! Balanced Literacy for middle school initiative; Independent Reading!
Kudos to each of you!! Our 2nd Balanced Literacy Initiative was a success!! Every week beginning August 23 , 2019, everyone in the building during ADA (3rd period) will silently read for 10 minutes. This is a campus initiative, so if yo do not have a classroom please bring your book and report to any classroom, and help promote literacy at Shepherd Middle School! "Balanced Literacy instruction is focused on shared reading (e.g., the teacher reads aloud to students and asks questions about the text), guided reading (e.g., students read texts at their current ability level and discuss them with the teacher in homogeneous groups), and independent reading (e.g., students self-select books to read on their own)."
Data Analysis β Assessment Performance Reflection are due September 11, 2019.
Student's Progress Report #1 will be issued to all students during 3rd period, Tuesday, September 10, 2019.
Keynote Next Level Teaching
Curriculum Based Assessment (CBA) per Dr. Elizabeth Torres
Please be reminded that CBAs are comprised of 65% readiness and 35% supporting standards for all contents other than 3-8 RLA. As we learn more about the 3-8 RLA blueprints, we will relay information. For now, please refer to the
Updated Library schedule
GREEN, ALLEN 5-Sep
PAWLOWSKI, RAE 6-Sep
BEBEE, DEWAYNE 7-Sep
EBARB, ELIZABETH 7-Sep
GRESSETT, ALYNN 7-Sep
TRACY, CHEYENNE 7-Sep
COVARRUBIAS, OMAR 8-Sep
HERNANDEZ, ALAN 8-Sep
MATOS, SKIUSTIN 8-Sep
TOPE, BLANDON 8-Sep
Weekly Events for September 9-13, 2019
*** Lesson plans are due by 10:00 AM every Monday***
***Please do forget to attend your weekly PLCs and bring handy dandy notebook***
***Team Leadership Meeting, Monday, September 9, 2019 at 6:45 - 7:15 AM***
*** 1st Six Weeks CBA- Writing Monday, September 9, 2019 at 7:50 β 9:18 AM***
***1st six weeks CBA - Reading, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 7:50 β 9:18 AM***
***1st six weeks CBA - Math, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 7:50 β 9:18 AM***
***1st six weeks CBA - Science, Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 7:50 β 9:18 AM***
***1st six weeks CBA - Social Studies, Friday, September 13, 2019 at 7:50 β 9:18 AM***
*** MS Volleyball @ Livingston, Monday, September 9, 2019 at β 4:30 β 8:00 PM***
***MS Football (H), Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 4:30 β 9:00 PM***
***T-TESS Professional Goals pre-conference will be scheduled next week *** I will be sending an example to each of you.
*** Thresholds*** Please continue the "threshold" because you as teachers know the value of greeting and checking the pulse of students before the learning starts!
***Vertical Alignment Meeting, Wednesday, September 1, 2019 at 5:00 β 6:00 PM***