Grade level Agenda

See below for the grade level meeting agenda for January 5. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to add anything prior to the meeting.

Agenda

1.   Select Interim 2 assessment dates

2.   Analyze Reading Interim 2

Moral Focus Spotlight

 

It’s important as educators to model our expectations to our students. As we look at the Classroom Framework in the competency of Classroom Culture and the indicator of Student Behavior to be exemplary it states, “Teacher models Moral Focus virtues in their words and actions.”

Every month on the blog, I will provide you with a resource that pertains to ways that you can model our Moral Focus virtues. During the month of January, Perseverance is the Moral Focus virtue and the 3-5 wing focuses on “Endurance.” I read an article that identifies steps that teachers can take to help students build persistence. In the article, Teaching Persistence: How to Build Student Stamina, one of the steps was Model Persistence. J

“Most learners love to hear personal stories from their teachers. Telling your learners about your weekend plumbing project that didn’t go as planned – and how you got through it and completed it – is a great way to help learners see that everyone feels like giving up sometimes. It also models for them how to overcome those feelings and reach a goal – without coming off as preachy.”

You might not talk about your plumbing project, but any way that you can demonstrate endurance (learning new curriculum, planning a lesson or activity, etc.) could be powerful to your students! Please click on the link to read the full article and the remaining steps. Thank you for being a team that leads by example! 

http://www.scilearn.com/blog/teaching-persistence-how-to-build-student-stamina

 

 

Classroom Framework Evidence

Don’t forget that we will be focusing on Classroom Culture the week we return from break. You can schedule an observation and/or bring evidence to your O3. I look forward to meeting with everyone.

Continue to collect your evidence and/or begin to think about if you want me to observe your instruction for the following competencies for the remainder of the month of January.

Week of January 11: Planning

Week of January 18: Teaching

Week of January 25: Assessing

New Year Wishes

Professional, I want to thank you for making 2015 a great year and I look forward to even greater things in 2016 for our team.

Personally, I want to wish you a Happy New Year! My wish is that 2016 brings you joy, peace, and prosperity!

The Week of January 4

Monday, January 4:

·        School resumes

·        College shirt day 

Tuesday, January 5:

·        PLC/Hall meeting

Curb-side-Wagner

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Marks

4^th- Davis

5^th- Brown

The highlighted name is the person responsible for staying in the gym if we are short on parent volunteers, no matter the grade. Please do not leave until Jorvonna enters the gym to ensure that a staff member is supervising the students at all times. Thanks!

Grade level Meetings, O3s, and Observations

No O3s or observations this week!

We will have grade-level meetings!

See below for this week’s grade level meeting agenda. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to add anything prior to the meeting. Please bring your TE.

Agenda

1.   Analyze Math Interim 2

a.  Please note that Interim 2 is a mock assessment that contains information from all units taught

b.  Please plan to include spiral review in your workshop

Classroom Framework Evidence

Don’t forget to begin to collect your evidence and/or begin to think about if you want me to observe your instruction for the following competencies in the month of January.

Week of January 4: Classroom Culture

Week of January 11: Planning

Week of January 18: Teaching

Week of January 25: Assessing

Important Dates

Pease click on the right side of the blog for important dates in

This Week

Tuesday, December 15:

·        McGinn’s MF presentation

·        SLT meeting

Wednesday, December 16:

·        School Spelling Bee

Thursday, December 17:

·        Conti’s flag bearers

Friday, December 18:

·        Holiday assembly

·        ½ day dismissal at 11:30

·        Free Jean day

Curb-side-McGinn

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Moody

4^th- Wagner

5^th- Ryan

The highlighted name is the person responsible for staying in the gym if we are short on parent volunteers, no matter the grade. Please do not leave until Jorvonna enters the gym to ensure that a staff member is supervising the students at all times. Thanks!

Classroom Framework Evidence

Beginning in January, I will begin to provide a more structured way of providing evidence for the different competencies of the Classroom Framework. During our O3 meetings, for the remainder of the school year, we will focus on a different indicator each week. See the schedule below. 

Week 1: Classroom Culture

Week 2: Planning

Week 3: Teaching

Week 4: Assessing

Each week we will examine the selected competency and its indicators in order to determine your current level and desired next steps. You can bring evidence to your O3 and/or schedule an observation to support or increase your current rating. However, you are not required to provide evidence because one of the benefits of the new Classroom Framework is that teachers are able to work at their own pace and make decisions about their own professional development.

As I stated above, we will follow the same schedule each month focusing on a different competency each week. For the month of January, begin to collect your evidence and/or begin to think about if you want me to observe your instruction.

Week of January 4: Classroom Culture

Week of January 11: Planning

Week of January 18: Teaching

Week of January 25: Assessing

Grade level Meetings

See below for this week’s grade level meeting agenda. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to add anything prior to the meeting.

Please bring the following items:

·        Print off a class set of Math Interim 1 “Student Reports”

·        Print off one Class Grid Report

·        Bring Math Expressions RtI books

Agenda

1.   Analyze Math Interim 1 data

a.  Make connections to Math Expressions unit assessments that can be utilized within workshop (teacher small group)

b.  Show RtI books as possible supplement

2.   Constructed response rubric

This Week

Monday, December 7

·        Gyulveszi flag bearers

College t-shirt day

Tuesday, December 8:

·        IAT meeting

Wednesday, December 9

·        Groovers’ CDV presentation

Thursday, December 10

·        Intermediate hall awards

Friday, December 11

·        Class Spelling Bee

Curb-side-Davis

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Groover

4^th- McGinn

5^th- Gyulveszi

The highlighted name is the person responsible for staying in the gym if we are short on parent volunteers, no matter the grade. Please do not leave until Jorvonna enters the gym to ensure that a staff member is supervising the students at all times. Thanks!

 

Thankful

As we approach Thanksgiving this year, I am feeling thankful for all of the staff that make South Arbor so special! I feel privileged to be able to come to work each and every day and see teachers and support staff working with students to help each child reach their own individual potential. The growth mindset is evident all around the school.

Most importantly, I am thankful for the relationships that I have established with each of you. I look forward to every O3 because that’s the time that I get to spend getting to know you better both professionally and personally. Thank you for being a team that embraces change, hard work, and personal relationships. Please join me in “giving thanks” and take a moment to thank the many people who make South Arbor such a wonderful place to work!

I hope you enjoy this time with family, friends, and good eats! I am looking forward to eating turkey and macaroni and cheese; two of my Thanksgiving favorites! :) 

Grade level meeting

See below for this week’s grade level meeting agenda. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to add anything prior to the meeting. Please bring a laptop and your Assessed Standard Analysis form to the meeting!

Agenda

1.   Determine Unit 3 Writing modes

2.   Continue to analyze Reading Street Common Assessment data

a.  Assign standards to teachers to plan intervention and extension activities on the Assessed Standard Analysis form

3.   Schedule intervention and extension implementation observation for rating

4.   Constructed response rubric

Reminders

 

1. Don’t forget to schedule your data analysis implementation observation for THIS week. I cannot wait to see your intervention and/or extension plans applied.

2. Please make sure to have all Interim 1 assessments entered into gradebook because we will begin to analyze them during Dec 8 grade level meetings.

Important Dates

Please view the right side of the blog for important dates in

This Week

Tuesday, December 1:

·        Staff meeting-wear your snowperson gear with jeans

Wednesday, December 2

·        Ryan’s CDV presentation

Friday, December 4

·        Grade 4 Market day

Curb-side-Moody

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Marks

4^th- Davis

5^th- Brown

 

The highlighted name is the person responsible for staying in the gym if we are short on parent volunteers, no matter the grade. Please do not leave until Jorvonna enters the gym to ensure that a staff member is supervising the students at all times. Thanks!

Student Attendance

I need your help monitoring student absences, unexcused and excused.

Please note, according to our handbook that after two unexcused absences, the teacher contacts the parent by phone, email, or in person. In addition, after five unexcused absences the teacher will contact the parent/guardian again to discuss the causes of truancies and offer suggestions for improvement.

If a student should reach five excused absences, you will need to reach out to the parents as well.

Make sure to inform me of all contacts (e.g. ‘cc” me on the email), for documentation purposes in case the absences escalates to an A-CAP or a referral to Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office where documentation is needed. 

Thank you for your assistance with reminding parents that minimizing absences to only those that are absolutely necessary will have a positive effect on achievement.

Meetings and Observation

No observations, O3s, or grade level meetings this week!

Reminders-

1. Don’t forget to schedule your data analysis implementation observations for the week of Nov. 30. I cannot wait to see your intervention and/or extension plans applied.

2. Please make sure to have all Interim 1 assessments entered into gradebook because we will begin to analyze them during Dec 8 grade level meetings.

This Week

Monday, November 23:

·        Report cards go home

·        Parent-teacher conferences

Tuesday, November 24:

·        Half-day, dismissal @ 11:30

·        Parent-teacher conferences

·        Wagner’s Moral Focus presentation

 

Wednesday, November 25-Friday, November 27:

·        No School-Thanksgiving Break

Curb-side-Marks

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Moody

4^th- Wagner

5^th- Ryan

The highlighted name is the person responsible for staying in the gym if we are short on parent volunteers, no matter the grade. Please do not leave until Jorvonna enters the gym to ensure that a staff member is supervising the students at all times. Thanks!

Grade Level Meetings

Last week, we identified each student’s lowest performing standards and group students accordingly. Thank you for your hard work. This week we will focus on the interventions and extensions planning for these standards using the questions from previous assessments as a guide.

Everyone needs to bring a laptop and their Assessed Standard Analysis form to the meeting!

See below for this week’s grade level meeting agenda. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to add anything prior to the meeting.

Agenda

1.  Continue to analyze Reading Street Common Assessment data

a.  Focusing on the Intervention and Extension planning on the Assessed Standard Analysis form

 

2.  Schedule intervention and extension implementation observation for ratings

 

3. Behave with Care-PLC questions

Observations

I’ve provided my schedule below for you to use to schedule your observation this week. If I don’t get a response, I will come in unannounced!

Drain Schedule 15.16

Possible Retention Students

During your O3, please provide me with a list of students that you might consider as a possible retention candidate.  According to our IAT handbook, we have three specific dates that you need to communicate this information to parents. The first one needs to occur before Winter Break, preferably at our upcoming conferences in November.

Please begin to gather any evidence that you may have to support this potential decision. I know it’s early, but remember that this decision is not final until later in the school year.

SpEd Accommodation Logs

Please bring your Special Education Accommodation Logs to your O3 this week for me to sign. Thanks!

This Week

Tuesday, November 17:

·       PLC meeting

·       Marks’ Moral Focus presentation

Wednesday, November 18:

·       Grades 5 Social Studies Interim

Thursday, November 19:

·       Grades 5 Social Studies Interim

Friday, November 20:

·       End of Trimester 1

 

 

Curb-side-Groover

 

Lunch Duty

3^rd-Groover

4^th- McGinn

5^th- Gyulveszi

The name highlighted in black is the person responsible for staying in the cafeteria if we are short on parent volunteers, no matter the grade. Please do not leave until Jorvonna enters the gym to ensure that a staff member is supervising the students at all times. Thanks!

Grade Level Meetings

I am looking forward to analyzing various common assessment data during your grade level meetings this week to continuing working on our wing based goal. We will use this information to drive instruction within your classroom to meet the individual needs of students with flexible grouping.

Everyone needs to bring a laptop to the meeting!

See below for this week’s grade level meeting agenda. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to add anything prior to the meeting.

Agenda

1.   Analyze Reading Street Common Assessment date

a.  Using the Assessed Standard Analysis form

2.   Interim 2 Info

a.  Interim 2 is a mock assessment that contains information for all unit taught. We need to plan ahead to include spiral review in your workshop.

Observations

Please feel free to schedule your observation this week. If I don’t get a response, I will assume that you don’t care when I observe and I will come in unannounced this week!  

Visitors

On November 12, we will have visitors in our building observing classrooms. The visitors consist of principals, DSQs, and Senior DSQ. Those who are being observed from our hall have already been notified. Thank you for being welcoming to everyone!