Bobcat Bulletin
August 26, 2016
Dear FSS,
Hello FSS Staff,
I hope you have had a wonderful first 10 days. It is so nice to have everyone in the same role as last year, I can already feel the sense of confidence and knowledge in knowing what to do, what to teach and where to go. It has been a quiet start from the office perspective.
We passed William's again for the 4th year in a row. Yea!!! Thank you each for the patience you gave us as we scampered around your rooms this week. Let's hope we are done for a good long time.
I wanted you to know that the CAASPP scores have been published this week. This is where the entire state, let alone San Diego and Fallbrook, get to see how we did as a school. I have not been able to find which papers have published these yet, but I hear they are out there. I have attached an article that is worth reading. It gave me perspective about how to articulate the importance of these scores. Please take a minute to read.
As I continue to reflect on our students success, our big rocks and our school culture, I believe it is imperative that we work on our healthy relationships not only with our parents, but now, even more importantly our relationship with our students. Our Healthy Kids Survey supported our need to focus on this area, teacher to student. Zorayda and I will be sharing more at our 9/7 Staff Development meeting on leading Restorative Circles. This is a great way to support connecting our students. If kids feel they have a teacher that loves and cares for them deeply they will want to come to school, want to be on time, want to please you and want to learn. All our BIG ROCKS will proactively increase if we spend concentrated focus on our student connectedness.
Constructive Feedback is my personal growth goal for this year. I want to grow as an "instructional" leader and be able to better support your growth as well. I will work to provide you with constructive feedback to improve instruction and management. This might be through a sticky note I leave you with, an email or a personal visit. Sometime hearing construction feedback does not feel so good, but know that this is not a "gotcha" or punitive in anyway, it is to help us all improve.
ELD Groups will begin on 9/6. We will work next week to finalize our groups. I will be looking at the ELD scores you have put into the drive and help you make your groups next week.
The Marshall Memo below is a wonderful wealth of information. I listen to these pod cast as I drive to work. Listen or read the " Find Evidence of Math Everywhere and Celebrate!" Marshall Memo. It is fantastic.
Here's to a terrific week 3, 29 more to go!
Stephenie
Instructional Focus
- Involvement
- Engagement
- Feelings for value and self worth
- Respectful corrections and conversations
My lens this week is on how we find ways to help our kids feel safe and loved at school. Our California Healthy kids Survey overwhelmingly shows that our students (5th now 6th) do not "feel" that we care, that they are heard, that they have a trusting adult at school. We have to change this because we all know it is not true. We care deeply and we have to help them feel that way.
I will be around during your family meeting this week and would love to model a restorative circle. Email me to schedule one.
School Culture
- Academic Achievement
- Healthy Relationships
- Leadership
All of this boils down to STUDENT CONNECTEDNESS.
HAVE YOU TOLD A CHILD TODAY THAT YOU LOVE THEM AND ARE GLAD TO SEE THEM?
Remember the power of our WORDS!
Our word and actions are what get kids to school everyday and also what encourage them to engage. When a child feel connected, valued and cared for at school they want to come and they want to please us. Tell a child you love them each day.
Week Ahead
Aug. 29- Sep. 2
Front Parking lot
McSheehy, Smith
Front tables/hall
Scott, Schwenke, Shannon
Hall front gate
Noll, Karl
MEE Loop and Bus
Polujancewicz, Corduan, DelGado
Innovation Lab
This Week:
A Week Rotation Aug. 29- Sept.2
K-2 Classes in Lab
Lab Schedule can be found in FSS Staff Folder under Innovation Lab
Next Week:
B Week Rotation Sept 5-9
3-6 Classes in Lab
Monday-
New School Shirt Day
Arica at FSS
Innovation Lab-math conceptual co teaching begins
Ned Assembly 8:15 Lunch Pav
Tuesday-
Wednesday-
Vintage Shirt Day
1:30 Grade Level PLC-Remember the 4 PLC questions and agenda/minutes in the drive
Thursday-
3:00 PTA meeting in The Den
Friday-
College Dress Up Day
7:45 Teacher Eval group meeting in lounge
8:30 Student Leader Chat (aka Principal's Chat)
10:25 4-6th Band Assembly-MEE Cafeteria
1:30 Buddy Class Meetings-Alll classes meeting