Week of: March 2nd, 2015
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Welcome
Please join me in welcoming Sharisse Wilson, our new categorical special education assistant. Ms. Wilson will be replacing Ms. Sanders. Please take a moment to introduce yourself and welcome her to our school!
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Science Day material forms
are TOMORROW (Tuesday, March 3rd).
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The state has scheduled another technology readiness test
for the read aloud Screenreader. Note that it is scheduled at such a time
to avoid instructional time and allow staff to participate. Due to our very
important faculty meeting, we will utilize the students/staff from Primetime
and a few other staff members to participate in the test. Those staff
members will be notified of the location.
This event is intended to test the readiness of the Screenreader function only.
This event is intended to test the readiness of the Screenreader function only.
The
date and time is:
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
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TKES and PKES
PKES: Fulton County has given us a three day extension due to the snow days. All PKES employees should have goals, a submitted progress report towards your goals, and received confirmation of the mid-year assessment by Pitchford. You need to sign off on your mid-year.
TKES: We will be finishing walkthrough #3 and beginning walkthrough #4 which will be assessing standard #8 Academically Challenging Environment and #5 Assessment Strategies.
Your formative observation will be unannounced and will last 30 minutes. Comments will only be written for standards receiving a Level I, II, or IV. Comments will not be given for Level III.
Please see Pitchford or Alexander if you have any comments or questions.
TKES: We will be finishing walkthrough #3 and beginning walkthrough #4 which will be assessing standard #8 Academically Challenging Environment and #5 Assessment Strategies.
Your formative observation will be unannounced and will last 30 minutes. Comments will only be written for standards receiving a Level I, II, or IV. Comments will not be given for Level III.
Please see Pitchford or Alexander if you have any comments or questions.
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PBIS This WeekCongratulations to Chellye Pomeroy whose name was drawn in our Buddy Brag drawing this week. Ms. Pomeroy has won the gift of time!!!! Thank you to everyone for filling out a Buddy Brag for a colleague.
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Classroom
Disruption Prevention
Teachers are effective classroom managers, excellent
multi-taskers and professionals who know the value of preventing a disruption.
Disruptions waste valuable time within a classroom, as it may take a long time
moving the classroom back on track after the disruption. Keeping students
focused is one of the best classroom management practices for any classroom age
level. Keeping students on task, providing stimulating seat work, maintaining a
brisk classroom pace and overlapping classroom events will keep the classroom
moving forward and will help to prevent disruption. Remove disrupting items,
including sports equipment or art materials, during classroom instruction.
During reading and math small group instruction continue to provide procedures
to prevent ongoing disruptions while engaged in small group instruction. (“Ask
three before you ask me.”…A red “Help” cup placed on the desk of the student to
notify the teacher that the student needs assistance.)
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What I've Been Thinking About…
I am still thinking about homework and what we are asking our students to do. Is it too much? Is it meaningful? would 10 practice problems help the students rather than 50? Please take a moment to read this quick article and think about what you assign students each night. Maybe even ask your students what they think about their homework?
http://pernillesripp.com/2015/02/13/before-you-assign-that-homework-what-students-wish-you-knew/
Rescheduled…Save the Date!!!!!
Why Should Educators Use Twitter?
Why Should Educators Use Twitter?
- Professional Learning
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Engagement/motivation of students
Come Wednesday, March 18th 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.
**Presenters are classroom teachers from Lake Forest and Kelley Webb(our Humanities specialist)**
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*****MATH CORNER**********
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Pre-Work for Faculty Meeting
Our faculty meeting is extremely important this week. We will be reviewing grade level data, budget items, staffing, and take a look into the upcoming School Quality Review. For time's sake, we are asking each staff member complete some pre-work. It should only take you about 10 minutes to complete. Please be prepared for our meeting to last until 4:00.
In each teacher’s box, we have copied the SQR standards,
along with the descriptors of what the evidence would be to earn an Exemplary
versus a Support score. Your pre-work is:
- · Read each standard
- · Take two post-it notes for each standard
- · Write 1 piece of evidence on each post-it note that would support the standard (evidence is from your classroom) = Total of 2 pieces of evidence for each standard
The directions are also written on the rubric. Bring this
rubric along with your post-it notes (you should have a total of 16 post-its)
to the faculty meeting on Tuesday.
Paraprofessionals: please get with a cooperating teacher to
fill out this rubric. You will then stay with that person once we get into our
vertical teams.
Other support staff: you will not have to complete this rubric
but can be a part of our learning on this day.
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*****MATH CORNER**********
Math Summit
The
Title I department is hosting a Mathematics Summit for Title I teachers in Grades
3-5. Participants will review GA Milestones components: Constructed Response,
Conceptual understanding of concepts, procedural skills and fluency, problem
solving, modeling, and mathematical reasoning.
Participants will receive $100 stipend for attending.
WHEN:
March 21, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
WHERE:
Tri-Cities High School
2575
Harris Street,
East Point,
Georgia 30344
Interested? See
Kerstin Long for sign up instructions or more information.
The writers' gallery/pledge is hosted by Ms. Todd's class this week.
The writers' gallery/pledge will be hosted by Ms. Pereira's class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, March 2nd
Dr. Seuss's Birthday!
9:30 - Parent Tour
Tuesday, March 3rd
2:50 - Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, March 4th
College Spirit Wear
Pitchford to CLC Principals Meeting
Wednesday, March 4th
College Spirit Wear
Pitchford to CLC Principals Meeting
Thursday, March 5th
Tazikis for Lunch - Order by Wednesday
ETT - 2nd Grade
2:50 - PLCs
ETT - 2nd Grade
2:50 - PLCs
Friday, March 6th
7:30 - PTA Executive Board Meeting
8:00 - Oratorical Competition in Media Center
Send your tickets down and change your Student of the Week!
7:30 - PTA Executive Board Meeting
8:00 - Oratorical Competition in Media Center
Send your tickets down and change your Student of the Week!
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy birthday to Michelle Dickie on the 3rd, Susan Marinos on the 6th, and Beth Owens on the 7th!! We hope you all have a wonderful birthday!!!
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