High Point News
Week of: March 16th, 2015
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Quote of the Day:
From the Principal completing our School Quality Review last week:
From the Principal completing our School Quality Review last week:
"You
seem to have a very positive group of teachers (based on the conversations I had). They
embraced the positive and did not focus on the challenges.... That
is definitely something I wish we saw more of."
Aladdin: Huge Success!
Thank you to everyone who came to support the Aladdin Musical!!! What an AMAZING musical it was which starred about 98 students at High Point. It was definitely as experience they will not forget!!!
Thank you to Amanda Reich and Rebecca Gersten for all the long hours and hard work that went in to making this musical so wonderful!!!
**********************************************************Thank you to Amanda Reich and Rebecca Gersten for all the long hours and hard work that went in to making this musical so wonderful!!!
Why Should Educators Use Twitter?
- Professional Learning
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Engagement/motivation of students
Come THIS Wednesday from 3:00-4:00 p.m in the computer lab to find out more…..
You will sign up for a Twitter account, learn about some educational experts to follow, and finally the presenters will help you tweet out something in your classrooms.
Writer’s
Workshop w/Hess that is scheduled for next Monday, March 23rd will
now be an IB Standards Match-Up w/Hess and Roberts.
Come with an
open mind and a risk taker attitude… nothing else needed. Be prompt.
We will meet
in the conference room.
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PBIS This WeekWe are so close to filling the "H" in our ticket bin!!! We will send out a quick survey for classrooms to take so that we know what reward students prefer!
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Excerpt from Love and Logic:
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Consequences with Empathy
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One of the great psychological rules is
that we often have to be subjected to deep hurt before we will change our
lives.
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When kids make mistakes, they hurt.
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The difference between consequences and
punishment is where we interpret the pain coming from. Consequences result in
pain coming from the inside and punishment results in pain coming from the
outside.
○ Empathy drives the pain of the consequence down into their little hearts where it can be converted into wisdom.
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Guidelines for Administering
Consequences:
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Make the consequence as close to the
time and place of the infraction as possible
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Give the child opportunity to be involved
in the decision making
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Administer consequences with calm
interest
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Give students opportunity to develop a
new plan of behavior
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Let students make their own value
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Demonstrate problem-solving techniques
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Allow students to feel empowered
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What I've Been Thinking About…
Attached is a great article about homework and how passionate the issue can make people. The article is about a school in NY that decided to give students more "play" time and less homework. The reactions are quite interesting!
Some of you might be experiencing some of the same responses from our parents as we move from "mandated homework assignments" to "purposeful practice."
How is it going for you in your classroom? Is there a balance between practice and play?
Attached is a great article about homework and how passionate the issue can make people. The article is about a school in NY that decided to give students more "play" time and less homework. The reactions are quite interesting!
Some of you might be experiencing some of the same responses from our parents as we move from "mandated homework assignments" to "purposeful practice."
How is it going for you in your classroom? Is there a balance between practice and play?
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Building Open SaturdaySheri Hess will be opening the school next Saturday, March 28th from 9 a.m.-1 p.m if you would like to get some work done and record those extra hours!!!
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*****MATH CORNER**********
The Latest
from NCTM: Support for High Impact Classrooms That Move Kids Forward
Curious to find out
what you can do in your math class that will make the biggest difference for
your kids on the upcoming Georgia Milestones in math? Click on the link below and take a quiz to
see if you are on the right track.
·
By NCTM President Diane Briars February 2015 As
we move into the second half of the school year, many of us are feeling
increasing pressure to engage in special “test prep” activities intended to
help our students do well on end-of-year high-stakes tests. How knowledgeable
are you about effective actions to prepare yourself and your students for
upcoming high-stakes tests? Take this short test and find out!
Click on this link to
see the latest NCTM apps and interactives to help you teach common core.
Looking for lesson
plans, challenging problems and extended explorations for kids who need
something more? There are lots of good
things for you HERE. Hover and click on
CLASSROOM RESOURCES at the top left of the web page for a complete set of
links.
Keep working with
your learning targets! Remember to keep
each target super simple, close to where you are teaching, and refer to the
target you are teaching as you check in with kids during the lesson to see how they
are doing.
*****VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE********
In Ms. Pereira’s 1st grade class, she uses these
Reading Response sticks with her On and ADV reading groups. The students use
these during and/or after reading, as a response to what was read. When a
student shares in her reading group, using the Reading Response sticks, another
student can respond to that student. This is a strategy that generates more
student led discussion in her reading groups. Students also use these sticks
when writing in their learning logs. They use the Reading Response stick and
choose one to write and elaborate on. Students are asking more “I wonder”
questions, they are agreeing or disagreeing with each other and the engagement
is very high!
In Ms. Evans’ 3rd grade class, students work in their
Sketch Books during their Readers Workshop time and during Social
Studies/Science time. The Sketch Books are used to incorporate the arts, for
students to take more ownership of their own learning and for student
engagement. The students use whatever art tools they want but the tools have to
be related. For example, when studying Heat in Science, they used oranges,
reds, etc… When studying Thurgood Marshall, they used black for him being a
judge. The Sketch Book allows for creativity. When creating a “double
page spread” students conduct their own research and relate it to their own EQs that were written in the beginning of the year. Ms. Evans gives the student a
rubric to show them ahead of time what is expected with this project.
*****WRITERS' GALLERY**********
The writers' gallery/pledge is hosted by Ms. Negrin's class this week.
The writers' gallery/pledge will be hosted by Ms. Churchwell's class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, March 16th
Last Rigor and Relevance Training during Specials
9:30 - Parent Tour
Tuesday, March 17th
St. Patrick's Day
1:30 - Leadership Team Meeting in Portable
Wednesday, March 18th
8:00 - Title I Parent Meeting
2:50 - ESOL/EIP/SPED Meeting in Portable
1:30 - Leadership Team Meeting in Portable
Wednesday, March 18th
8:00 - Title I Parent Meeting
2:50 - ESOL/EIP/SPED Meeting in Portable
Thursday, March 19th
1:30 - ETT for 1st Grade
2:50 - PLCs
Alexander to Principal's Meeting
Pitchford to SQR
2:50 - PLCs
Alexander to Principal's Meeting
Pitchford to SQR
Friday, March 20th
8:00 - High Touch High Tech for 5th grade in Media Center
Send your tickets down and change your Student of the Week!
Alexander and Salmons to PBIS Training
Pitchford to SQR
8:00 - High Touch High Tech for 5th grade in Media Center
Send your tickets down and change your Student of the Week!
Alexander and Salmons to PBIS Training
Pitchford to SQR
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy birthday to Sainey Faye on the 19th, Jaime Noel on the 20th, and Lib Roberts on the 21st. We hope you all have a wonderful birthday!!!!
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