What's "STEMMING" this week!!
Week of October 20th
Student LEARNING
Remember....students must have MANY opportunites to experience success! Our goal as educators is to teach to mastery, so no new gaps are created.
ASSESSMENT
What if you didn't assess? How would you know what to teach? Assessment drives your instruction and should happen many times throughout the day! Students must receive feedback in order to improve.
SUCCESS
Game changers have an "I Can" attitude! The difference between success and not is a "t"!
Couple of Things
- Don't forget Istation training afterschool today! This isn't mandatory however, utilizing istation in the classroom is. Please bring your computer to the training.
- PLC minutes: Please make sure you turn in a copy of your PLC minutes each week.
- REMEMBER.....You must meet as a PLC every week. If you have a team member that is absent or a training to attend, please find another time to collaborate/meet as a grade level PLC. ( this is only if it affects your original PLC day)
- TOMORROW: We will have a former Texas Ranger here visiting classrooms in the morning. You may wear jeans with a Texas Rangers shirt.
- GOOD NEWS: We have another lunch monitor starting either tomorrow or Wednesday:) This Friday you may start eating lunch with your team. Fridays are team lunch days. As the weeks progress on we will had another day as well.
- Luncheon on Friday: Please make sure you sign up for a dish for our next yummy luncheon!
- PDAS: Reminder I am starting observations this week!
- BOX TOPS: please make sure you turn in your box tops! Winners will be announced on Friday!
- Rigor walkthroughs: I will be taking a team on Thursday to do our second rounds of Rigor walkthroughs. Remember....if we walk in your classroom we are observing the student.
- Vocabulary: Please send all words that you would like to see added to our school's vocabulary. Tim is in the process of completing the list. You will each receive a copy of the words for your classroom. In order for vocabulary to be effective it must be embedded in your daily instruction.
SHOUT OUTS!!!
- SHOUT OUT to Sandie Rees for taking Fargo's duty on Thursday so she can work with our SPUR choir!
- THANK YOU Tim, Angela, and Chelsea C. for helping with our technology issue last Tuesday!
- THANK YOU Linda Fargo for your hard work with choir! I am so EXCITED about the opportunity you have provided for our kiddos to participate!
- SHOUT OUT to Lyndsey L., Chelsea B., Shannah, and Kim for being a learner in grad school!! I am SO proud of you for working on your masters! I know its hard work but I promise it pays off in the end!
- SHOUT OUT to Shannah! I LOVED your connections with your reading groups! LOVED that ALL students in your group were able to make a connection being on a farm:)
- SHOUT OUT to Meagan Hudson for all your hard work with Special Olympics!! You put a LOT of hard work into it!! We appreciate YOU!
- SHOUT OUT to Alicia, Renee, and Toni! You ladies do a great job with our kiddos daily and we appreciate YOU!
- SHOUT OUT to Jill!! LOVE how you have already figured out your readiness standards for 4th! YOU ROCK!
- GREAT JOB Ms. LOVE!! You did a fabulous job on your PDAS today!!! Thanks for being the first one:)