HOUSES come to Camp Ethridge!
All you need to know: HOUSES and the Ron Clark Academy!
Look at all we have done by the 3rd week of School!
We are three weeks into school and it has been action packed! Can you believe that progress reports go out next Friday? Keep in mind, teachers will have only collected a grade or two in each subject, so understand learning is a work in progress! By the 2nd 6 weeks, we will have started Fall Conferences and can have some real discussions about strengths and areas of opportunity to help your achieve their maximum growth this year!
In the next couple of sections, you will read more about why we are brining HOUSES to Ethridge and can do a little exploring of strategies used by the teachers at The Ron Clark Academy if you would like.
I am also including, after evaluating the last couple of weeks, some information on Arrival and Dismissal, Attendance/Tardies, and upcoming PTA sponsored events.
As always, I want to thank all parents for your support and continued partnership in helping us provide your children the best education possible here at Ethridge!
Tasia Thompson, Principal
Jennifer Barenting, Asst. Principal
First, a couple of Reminders
Timeliness is very important!
Attendance
That means that students who have chronic attendance problems or are excessively tardy are At Risk for not being adequately prepared for their adult life of continued learning/job success. We are working hard to make learning fun and relevant. We don't want your child to miss anything! Special circumstances and illness do not fall in this category, of course. Thanks for your continued support in this area!
Too short, too long, too tight?
Surprise! All of our kiddos have grown over the summer and that means that shorts, tops and pants are getting a little too short or too tight or too revealing! Please make sure that shorts are fingertip length and that shirts cover shoulders.
ALSO-- wearing those very long t-shirts over shorts makes it look like there are no shorts on underneath! Some suggestions are: use a pony tail to rubber band or tie a knot in the bottom part of the t-shirt to make it not so long. Thanks for help with this!
Amped Up Teaching and Learning: HOUSES and RCA Strategies come to Ethridge !
Which HOUSE is your child in? What does it all mean?
The House System from Ron Clark Academy
House of Courage and House of Dreamers
Ron Clark with Mrs. Thompson, St. Cyr, Cebrun and former teacher
House of Givers and House of Friendship
Strategies to enhance student learning from The Ron Clark Academy
Cheers -- Students have a great time creating cheers centered around their House's name and characteristics! Take a look at the ones from RCA and I can't wait for you to see the ones our students create!
Call Backs-- fun ways for teachers to call students back to task and regain their focus in class
Chants-- these are longer, using music or rhyming or rhythm with words. These can be to celebrate each other, to help students transition from one task to the next, or to help them learn/remember something academic
Take a look at a couple of links from the Ron Clark Academy website!
ALSO---this is an incredible interview just a month ago, with Ron Clark himself, that explains HOUSES very well and has some of his students doing their HOUSE Cheers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHqhU_BJeIA&feature=youtu.be
The purpose of the FB LIVE/ Youtube video interview was to introduce a new HOUSE APP that allows teachers to give students points and the APP shows YOUR CHILD's PICTURE when points are earned and tallies it for the entire school by HOUSE! This APP also lets PARENTS join so that they can 'see' when their child earns points and the teacher can type a word or two about how the point(s) were earned!
GUESS WHAT??? Our INCREDIBLE Ethridge PTA has purchased the RCA HOUSES APP for us!! That's right! It was a little expensive, but it is going to be well worth it! We are working on getting large screen digital tv screen in the cafeteria and one in the office so that parents and students can see student pictures and House Point Totals real time!
Parents of Car Rider Students:
Ethridge PTA working hard for our school!
SEPTEMBER
9/2 (Mon) Holiday/Labor Day
9/3 (Tues) September Board Meeting 4:30p Library
Watch D.O.G.S. Kickoff Meeting Pizza 6:30-7:30 pm F/M/E/P
9/9 (Tues) iPad Deployment
9/13 (Fri) Spirit wear Sales End