High Point News
Week of: September 22, 2014
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**********************************************************October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer
Awareness Month. In support of October, we will be selling a Jeans Pass! You
can buy 1 pass and use it any day in October. Passes are $5, cash
only. Money collected will be donated to Susan G. Komen in Memory of Jean
Hetzel. For those new to High Point, Jean was a 2nd grade teacher
here and passed away a few years ago from Breast Cancer. Please support this
great cause. Passes will go on sale next Monday, September 29th.
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RTI Support Personnel and Responsibilities
In order to support you more with RTI, we have created positions and defined the responsibilities of each individual so that you know who to turn to if you have any questions related to RTI.
Tier I- Sheri Hess and Rachel Salmons
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Attend SST Meetings to problem solve and
address learning and/or
behavior concerns
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Assist with finding instructors for the Tier
III students if needed
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Monitor Tier I and Tier II instruction during the RTI block
Tier II- Kristen Trenbeath
- Monitor the organization
and fidelity of the assessment process
- Guide instruction and interventions for Tier II
students
- Assist grade levels with grouping Tier II students
- Monitor the fidelity of
Tier II instruction
Tier III-Jacqueline Radford
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Schedule and facilitate SST meetings
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Assist with providing instructors for Tier
III students
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Guide instruction and interventions for Tier
III students
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Monitor the fidelity of Tier III instruction and schedule
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Paper Usage
Paper usage is at an all-time high! Two pallets of paper
(80) boxes were purchased as the beginning of school this year at the cost of
$1200.00 per pallet. Each ream of paper is 500 sheets. There are 10 reams in
each box. Multiply that by 80 boxes and you get 400,000 sheets of paper. As of
Friday, September 19, 2014, there are only 29 boxes of paper left. That means
that 255,000 sheets of paper have been used. That is approximately 8,793 sheets
a day being used.
Because of the large amount of paper being used, copy codes will be closely monitored
on a weekly basis and copy codes will be removed once you
have reached your 3600 copies for the month. If we continue on this pace, we will run out of paper or money and do not want either to happen.
Also, it has been noted that paper
is being removed from the copiers and used in grade level printers. All grade levels will need to order at least one (1) ream of paper per
teacher per grade level to be used in the grade level printers. Printers should
not be used as copiers and all papers printed should be retrieved by the person
that is printing. Multiple copies are being left on printers and never
retrieved. It is extremely important not to waste paper and toner.
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Front Door Access During the DayThe front office staff stay extremely busy during the day. In order to help reduce the amount of traffic in the front office as well as reduce the number of times the door has to be unlocked, we are asking teachers to please use other entrances when returning from recess or going to and from lunch. All teachers have keys that will unlock the outer doors that have a slide lock on it.
Entrances that can be used are:
- the entrance from the portables
- the fifth grade hallway
- the kindergarten doors
- the carpool entrance
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Technology Tips of the Week
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Computer Lab – Since many of our programs require the entry of Student ID #s
for username and/or password, please be sure students bring individual cards
with student IDs to Comp. Lab. Also, bring a note or email the specific
activities for students to work on (i.e. Successmaker-Math Concepts &
Skills 2 > 4th Gr. Multiplication; Study Island-Math CCGPS/Area
and Perimeter, etc.) We don’t want to waste valuable instruction time and
really need teacher’s assistance.
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Safari Montage, a digital repository, is
coming soon and will provide a ‘learning content and learning object’
repository for teachers and students (i.e. videos, eBooks, virtual tutors,
etc.). The software requirements include three video players: QuickTime,
VLC Media Player and Safari Montage’s own media player called Media Player. The
IT Dept. has been pushing the VLC Media Player (see picture below) and Media
Player for Safari Montage which is why many of you have seen new icons
magically appear on your desktop.
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What I've Been Thinking About…
The article below was given to me by Lib Roberts in regards to 21st Century Skills. Most people think about technology when they hear 21st Century Skills however, it's not just about technology; it's about LEARNING. 21st Century Classrooms are places that have moved from teachers just "telling" to students who are "doing." In order for our students to be productive citizens like our mission statement says, they must conquer the 4 C's: Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Communication. Click on the link below to read this quick and engaging article. http://web.tech4learning.com/blog-0/bid/45149/The-21st-century-classroom-where-the-3-R-s-meet-the-4-C-s?utm_campaign=ce_0914_blog&utm_source=email&utm_medium=ce&utm_content=21st_century
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PBIS This Week
- Last full week to fill out a buddy brag for a colleague!! We will be pulling names next Tuesday.
- This week we will focus on Classroom/Specials behaviors. Please recognize your students for displaying PAWS Up behavior each day. We will conduct another "Ticket Competition" soon to recognize the grade level who earns the most tickets!!
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RTI Fidelity Walks
Part of the RTI team’s job is to monitor the effectiveness
and fidelity of our RTI block. Therefore, you will see Salmons, Radford,
Saunders, and Hess popping into your classrooms for a minute or two on
Tuesdays-Fridays. We are looking for teachers working with tier 2 or tier 3 students,
students engaged in math enrichment activities, and general troubleshooting
issues. We will periodically provide school wide data on how the block is
functioning. This is not for evaluative purposes. Thanks!!!
Strategies That Most Impact Achievement
As a staff, we are working towards involving students in substantive discussions about numbers and problem solving strategies. Here is a great article from NCTM about how good teaching intentions can inadvertently go awry.
Warning Signs!
Victoria R. Jacobs, Heather A. Martin, Rebecca C. Ambrose, and Randolph A. Philipp
Avoid three common instructional moves that are generally followed by taking over children's thinking.
Victoria R. Jacobs, Heather A. Martin, Rebecca C. Ambrose, and Randolph A. Philipp
Avoid three common instructional moves that are generally followed by taking over children's thinking.
****VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICES****
In Ms. Arnold’s 3rd grade class, Anchor charts are
posted throughout her classroom. The best charts serve as a scaffold for
students, reminding them of a new understanding, an academic experience, or
supplying academic vocabulary. Students refer to these charts during follow-up
lessons and independent work times. Effective charts help students transfer
their learning across contexts and allow students to work independently. By
constantly referring to the anchor charts around your classroom, students begin
to use these resources naturally.
In Ms. Arnold’s 3rd grade class, Anchor charts are
posted throughout her classroom. The best charts serve as a scaffold for
students, reminding them of a new understanding, an academic experience, or
supplying academic vocabulary. Students refer to these charts during follow-up
lessons and independent work times. Effective charts help students transfer
their learning across contexts and allow students to work independently. By
constantly referring to the anchor charts around your classroom, students begin
to use these resources naturally.
*****WRITERS' GALLERY**********
The writers' gallery/pledge is hosted by Ms. Rhoades' class this week.
The writers' gallery/pledge will be hosted by Ms. Jannausch's class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, September 22nd
9:30 - Parent Tours
2:30 - PKES Training in Media Center
Tuesday, September 23rd
First Grade Collegial Planning
2:50 - Faculty Meeting and Committee Meetings
Wednesday, September 24th
Second Grade Collegial Planning
3:00 - Weight Watchers Meeting in Media Center
2:50 - Faculty Meeting and Committee Meetings
Wednesday, September 24th
Second Grade Collegial Planning
3:00 - Weight Watchers Meeting in Media Center
Thursday, September 25th
Firehouse Subs for Lunch - Order by Wednesday
2:50 - PLCs
Rosh Hashana
2:50 - PLCs
Rosh Hashana
Friday, September 26th
Parent Involvement Day
Send your tickets down and change your Student of the Week
Parent Involvement Day
Send your tickets down and change your Student of the Week
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy birthday this week to Jamiria Anderson on the 22nd and Shannon Billits on the 25th!
We hope you both have a wonderful birthday!!
We hope you both have a wonderful birthday!!
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