High Point News
Week of: October 12th, 2015
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Cafeteria Corner
“National School Lunch Week”
Oct. 13-16, 2015
We will be celebrating by
inviting the parents, grandparents, etc. to visit and eat lunch with
their students. Please remind them each day of that week to make the invitation to
their family and friends.
Teachers, activity sheets for each student were placed in your mailbox on 10/5/2015.
If the student wishes to
return their activity sheets to me (you can put in my mailbox), I will hang them on the walls
of the serving lines. Plus, would you help the young students by filling
out
their favorite breakfast and
lunch menu items at HPE? The older students can fill out their own (you can also put in my mailbox).
We hope to see our teachers
eat with us. We give samples!!!
Debbie
Uhlar
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"I'm going to admit that it's taken me a while to feel convinced by the power of teams. Until recently, I didn't have great experiences in teams. I felt that alone I could produce whatever needed to be created better, and quicker, than working with others. I often felt frustrated working in teams -- the process felt so slow and cumbersome. I felt like I was usually given (or took) the bulk of the work. I didn't really know what an effective team looked like, how one worked together, or what the benefits could be. In the last few years, however, my experience in a couple different teams shifted these beliefs."
The question I have for each person in our building is now: Do you feel like you are a more effective ______________ (teacher, para, professional, etc..) because you are a part of a team?
If not, what do we need to do in order to get there?
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Tier 2 Instruction – Minimum of 3 days a week
for 15 minutes (between 8-10 students)
Tier 3 Instruction – Minimum of 4 days a week for 30 minutes (up to 4 students)
If you are using STAR to progress monitor, please set a goal for each student (or send names to Brian and he will do it)
Try to complete the STAR progress monitoring in one sitting, if a test must be paused, it must be completed that same day.
If you are using another progress monitoring tool, please upload the data weekly to EASY IEP (Ask Brian for help)
Progress monitoring does not count as an intervention session – it must be done outside of the minimum intervention sessions.
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What I've been thinking about...
I've been thinking about our PLCs and the characteristics of what makes a good team. Elena Aguilar stated in her article on "5 Characteristics of an Effective School Team" stated,
RTI Progress Monitoring Tips
Please remember the following items when Instructing students in Tier 2 or 3 content:
Please remember the following items when Instructing students in Tier 2 or 3 content:
Tier 3 Instruction – Minimum of 4 days a week for 30 minutes (up to 4 students)
If you are using STAR to progress monitor, please set a goal for each student (or send names to Brian and he will do it)
Try to complete the STAR progress monitoring in one sitting, if a test must be paused, it must be completed that same day.
If you are using another progress monitoring tool, please upload the data weekly to EASY IEP (Ask Brian for help)
Progress monitoring does not count as an intervention session – it must be done outside of the minimum intervention sessions.
Brian will be monitoring and visiting classrooms
during the morning RTI time starting next week; this will continue all year.
If you are struggling to progress monitor or
form RTI groups, let Brian know, he will help!
RTI and Digital Learning Position
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Brian is here to assist all teachers with RTI
(mostly Tier 2 content) and Digital Learning.
- If you need co-teaching assistance when implementing a new Digital Learning resource, request him to push in to you classroom.
- If you are having difficulty knowing what instruction to use for RTI, request a meeting and he will provide support and resources.
- If you are having difficulty communicating test scores to parents, invite him to a conference for support.
- If you need one-on-one instruction with technology, ask him for training and support.
- If you are perplexed about how to balance meeting with your RTI students and providing meaningful work for the rest of the class, invite Brian to help.
****VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE****
Mr. Espinoza,
in Ms. Spear’s Kindergarten class, is working with his small groups on building
their sight word knowledge. He has been working with them, daily, using Dr. Jan
Richardson’s 4 step sight word direct instruction. This has become a
routine for these students and it shows!
**Check out this 2 1/2
minute video clip to see how it’s done**
This
week we will all meet for Math PLCs on Wednesday. Please bring a piece of student work that
clearly shows a misunderstanding of numbers and number sense.
Morning Meetings: Creating a Safe Space
for Learning
Morning meetings can change the trajectory of
your kids from disconnected to connected and invested in learning and
cooperating with their classmates. These
skills are especially vital for successful math workshops. At Symonds Elementary, teachers use morning
meetings to develop valuable social-emotional skills, create a culture of
respect and trust, and prepare students to learn
Engaging
Students in Math
In Jose Vilson’s classroom, five principles
assure that all of his students enter into the language and workings of math,
and create the conditions for math success.
14 Virtual
Tools for the Math Classroom
Here are some apps for iPads
-- along with a few other tips -- that can transform your daily lessons and are
definitely worth checking out!
I love the idea of using your
iPads as calculators to help kids learn counting forward and backwards from any
number. Great numeracy tool! -K
*****WRITERS' GALLERY**********
The pledge and writers' gallery is hosted by Ms. Taylor's class this week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Calhoun's class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, October 12th
No School - Columbus Day!
Tuesday, October 13th
1:30 - Leadership Team Meeting
2:45 - Test Administers' Meeting in Media Center (ITBS)
Wednesday, October 14th
Math PLC during Specials2:45 - Test Administers' Meeting in Media Center (ITBS)
Thursday, October 15th
ETT for Kindergarten
2:50 - PLCs
Pitchford to Principal's Meeting
2:50 - PLCs
Pitchford to Principal's Meeting
Friday, October 16th
Student of the Week Certificate
Student of the Week Certificate
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy birthday to Farrahn Evans on the 14th, Dani Wright on the 16th, and Tashika Truesdale on the 18th!! We wish you all a very happy birthday!!!
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