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Lunch Duty: Don't forget to put in your weekly newsletter that parenst can volunteer to work the Intermediate Hall lunch!

Important Dates: Check the right-side of the blog to view the updated "Important Dates"

Friday, September 28th: I will be absent! See you on Monday for PD.

Moral Focus Gradebook

As agreed upon in our Hall Meeting every student would receive a weekly grade in each of the following categories: Virtue and Work Management.

Under "Work Management" we are focusing on the following topics:

• Follow classroom rules and routines: 4.0 grading opportunity
• Maintain an organized work space: 3.0 grading opportunity
• Complete assignment on time: 3.0 grading opportunity

Here is the procedure for "follow classroom rules and routines"

1.   Every student starts at a 3.0

2.   Mark down on the student grid every time a student flips his/her card throughout the week.

3.   Every card flip is a half point deduction (Example- 3.0 would go down to a 2.5 if the student flips their card one time)

4.   If a student completes two weeks without flipping a card they can earn a 3.5, if they complete 3 weeks without flipping a card they can earn a 4.0.

5.   After the initial the 3 weeks, a student can maintain a 4.0 if they continue to NOT flip their card.

Please let me know if you have any questions

and

THANK YOU, Nikki for typing out the procedure for "following classroom rules and routines!!!!!

9/17/2012 Hall Meeting

We have a hall meeting on Tuesday. We will meet in Dena's room. Here are the agenda items:

• MAP Incentives• CHAMPS
• Bathroom procedures
• Moral Focus 
• MEAP Prep

Please let me know if there is anything else you would like to talk about during the meeting.

Newsletters

to the following teachers for providing me a copy of your newsletter:

• Burchman
• Nesseth
• Kinsley
• Brown
• Van Sickle
• Gyulveszi
• Heires
• Boe
• Swygert
• Stevens

It's great to read about the learning that goes on in each of your classrooms.

Another great idea...

Click on the "Pictures" page above to view Ms. Burchman's Moral Focus activity. It was a thought-provoking idea that could be implemented in any classroom!



Reminders

• Make sure that you submitted your field trip forms to Kim. They were due today!
• Please make sure that your Social Contract is posted in your classroom, I'll be looking for it!
• Don't forget to watch the OnCourse videos:Health & Safety and Reporting Child Abuse by Friday!
• TOPS observations begin the week of September 24th!
• Don't forget to email me your newsletter.

Intermediate Hall Award Assembly

This Thursday, September 20th, 3^rd-5^th grade students are allowed to wear jeans or jean

shorts (with no rips or tears), an official South Arbor House spirit t-shirt, a School of

Excellence burgundy t-shirt or an official dress code shirt (any solid color) for the Hall

Award Assembly.

Attendance

Please monitor student tardiness. If a student accumulates 5 please contact the parent and keep documentation. Once they have 10, I will contact them. Thanks Nicole, for being diligent about contacting a parent already!

Thank you for getting attendance and lunch count in by 9:00. Don’t forget about afternoon attendance.

·         3^rd & 4^th: 9:00 & 12:30

·         5^th: 9:00, 9:45, & 12:15

·         ALP: 8;30, 9:00, 11:30, 12:45, 1:30

Moral Focus Virtues

Don't forget to incorporate Moral Focus virtues weekly. It can be bell work, May Do, last 15 minutes of the day, etc...

During the 5th grade team meeting I noticed Dena’s Moral Focus wall. I was impressed. Please read below for her explanation of how she integrates Moral Focus weekly!

As I travel for 03s and Team Meetings, I will be on the lookout for more amazing ideas of teaching and learning at its best! You might be next! :)
 

"My affirmation wall is focused around NHA's monthly Moral Focus virtues.  My students draw a stick of another peer in the classroom and write an affirmation specific to that virtue on a printable template that I provide.  For example, this past Friday students were writing affirmations to other peers highlighting specific examples of how that individual has demonstrated "Wisdom".  Students may not comment on wisdom shown at specials, recess, or lunch.  Affirmations are meant to highlight the greatest of work ethics, performance, etc. within the classroom.  When completed, students cut the template out, I hang them on my affirmation wall, and students get excited to read their messages."

"I have implemented affirmations for many years now at South Arbor, and it is a great way to encourage students to recognize others strengths and positive qualities of one another.  I believe this is also a great way to incorporate positive behavior reinforcement.  The kids truly enjoy writing, reading, and receiving them.  I love seeing the smiles on their faces:)"

-Mrs. Gyulveszi

Important Dates

Don’t forget…

1.         MAP Testing for the Intermediate/ALP hall begins this  week!

2.        O3s and Team Meetings being this week.

3.        View the left side of the blog for more important dates…

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Kristen: September 9th

Jenny: September 11th

Thank You...

Stacey for making the stunning and artistic "Brag Board" sign that hangs in the Hero Hallway. It's better than I ever imagined! Thank you!

BIG SHOUT OUT TO...

Stacey and Nikki who have already turned in Brag Board pencils. They look great!!!

A little something...

Please stop by my office in the morning before school starts for a special treat. I will be there by 6:45a.m.

*Hint: I have something for both the vegetarians and the non-vegetarians 

Brag Board

In your mailboxes I put the brag board parent notes and pencil templates which need to go home with every student by this Friday the 7^th! I counted them all out by hand, so human-error could be at risk. If you need extras let me know and if you have any questions, ask!

Once the students return them please put them in my mailbox. Turn them in as you receive them, even if it’s one student at a time! I am eager to get the bulletin board started.J

Below is a copy of the parent note in case you want to include it in your weekly newsletter. Thank you for your help. I cannot wait to read them all!

Brag Wall

Thank You...

Thank you to the following teachers who have completed and submitted their "Teacher Information Sheet". I appreciate you filling it out, especially since I know that you had a lot of other things to accomplish to get ready for the first day of school!

·       Kristen

·       Nicole

·       Sandy

·       Nikki

·       Alicia

·       Dena

·       Jenny

·       Susan

Go Explore!

Don't forget to explore the different pages (tabs) on the blog.

·       PICTURE page: will contain pictures of the learning and teaching in your classroom

·       HELPFUL WEBSITE page: contains website links of teaching resources. Already available are websites for online games based on MAP RIT scores and 3^rd-5^th grade power points.

·       JORVONNA’S SCHEDULE page: will contain my weekly schedule

*A more detail description for each page is on the actual page. Go Explore! J

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Nikki: August 31^st