Staff Weekly Update
October 20, 2019
Good Things
- Sheiko students participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new middle school. West Bloomfield Middle School. Opening 2021.
Data Digs October 22nd
Below is the data dig scheduled for October 22nd. This year the Data Digs will be facilitated by your PLC leader. Please make sure you are present for the Data Digs, it's important for everyone to be present and on-time so that we get the most out of each session. Central office will make the guest teacher arrangements for us on this day. Leave adequate plans for your guest teacher and make arrangements for any student that may need a location change while you are in the meetings. Please see me prior to October 21st if you have questions or concerns. Thanks everyone.
Grade Level Schedule:
4th: 8:00 - 10:00 (Art-room)
5th: 10:15 - 12:15 (subs eat lunch with students) (Art-room)
- 5th grade teachers eat lunch 12:15 - 12:55 (subs are still with students during this time)
3rd: 1:00 - 3:00- teachers return to your class to assist with dismissal (iCenter)
Monday Morning
October Events
21st Early Release
22nd Sheiko Data Dig/ Preschool Halloween 4:30pm
23rd Crisis Response Team Meeting 12:15 -1:15 ACS/Staff meeting iCenter
24th Girl Scout Meeting 6:30pm
25th Flu Shots/Sheiko Fall Festival
28th Guided Reading Training Cowell/Levin/Dershem 1:00 -3:00 pm
29th Guided Reading Training Levin/Moss/Strutton 1:00 -3:00 pm
30th Halloween class Parties
Instructional Walk-Through Focus Next Two Weeks
- Small group instruction
- Studentsinteraction when working on the same book or strategy
- Guided reading/guided writing
As I follow your class and building schedule, I understand that we are all in different places and points with this work.
Events We Need Your Support in Promoting
We need at least four more cars to sign up to decorate and pass out candy.
We need CANDY for the event Let's have a night of FUN!!!!
RTI in Your School- The 10
- Special Services/Resource Room Teachers Sections 1-2
- Special Area Teachers Sections 3-4
- Grades 3 Teachers Sections 5-6
- Grade 4 Teaches Sections 7-8
- Grade 5 Teachers Sections 9-10
Trivia Night
We are putting a SHEIKO TABLE of 10 together for Trivia Night (Blessings in a Backpack) on Friday, November 15th at 6:00 pm. I have attached the flyer with all the details.
We will be sending in our list/money for the table at the same time. If you are joining our table, please let us know in the office and turn in the $30 registration fee as soon as possible. If we have over 10, we can start a second table!
Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies- Tools for Your Tool Box
"Trauma-Informed Teaching Strategies," by Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA. At this point in the school year, the article is a great fresher for specific strategies to reach students who have experienced or are experiencing trauma, have anxiety or display defiant behaviors.
Message from Susie Engleheart
Just a reminder that when you input your data into illuminate for your At-Risk students please use the assessment 2019-2020 Fall At Risk F&P. If you refer to the literacy assessment plan you will see there is a column called "Illuminate Naming Conventions" and it states the specific assessment you should be inputting scores into.
You will input the rest of your class in the assessment called 2019-2020 Fall F&P by November 13th. Any questions please let me know.
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