Monday Notes 9.24.18
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Welcome and Thanks
Please join me in thanking Jana Blount for serving as Ms. Mayhall's PreK long-term sub. Ms. Blount's last day will be this Friday.
Kristen Mayhall has decided to move back to Alabama to be with her family. Her last day on contract is September 28th. We are going to miss her dearly!!!
Please join me in welcoming Noorulain Syed who will be Ms. Mayhall's replacement beginning October 1st. Ms. Syed comes to us with over 5 years experience, a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and with an endorsement in Reading. She has two young children of her own and is very excited to be a part of the High Point family!!! Thank you for welcoming her!!!!
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Hispanic Heritage Month
This week, our students are taking a closer look at two famous Hispanics who had a positive impact on our government.
Cesar Chavez – Labor Leader & Civil Rights Activist, National Farm Workers Assoc.
Sonia Sotomayor – Supreme Court Judge, 1st Justice of Hispanic descent.
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Strong 4 Life
Thank you for everyone's participation in the Strong4Life Pep Rally last Friday! It was a huge success!!!!
As mentioned in the pep rally, our healthy focus is "drinking more water" and we received one water bottle for every student!
We will have the water bottles outside of Ms. Hess's office so please stop by there on your way to recess and have each child take a water bottle!!! Since they all look alike, please make sure your students put their names on their water bottles in a Sharpie Pen! Thank you!!!
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Pop Up PD Tomorrow
The following professional development sessions will be offered tomorrow. Please make sure you are signing in to each of the two sessions. The sessions will be from 3:00-3:25 and 3:30-3:55. The expectation is that all certified teachers attend. You may choose to stay in one session the whole time or attend two different sessions.
BLENDSPACE - Room #208
Blendspace is a wonderful tool that allows your students to do research or for you to use for instruction on various topics. You can create your own blendspace page for students to access websites, documents, powerpoints, etc. selected by you. Come and learn how to make your own blendspace account and pages.
Working with Emotionally Unpredictable Students - Portable 1515
Do you have students that seem like a ticking time bomb? Come to learn how to recognize warning signs and learn strategies to diffuse a situation before it becomes disruptive and to calm students if behavior becomes aggressive or out of control.
SeeSaw Personalized Session - Media Center
Ready to get started with SeeSaw but still have some questions? Come get support and ask your own questions so you and your students can use SeeSaw regularly to show the great evidence of learning!
Welcome to iReady Central - Room #134
Explore i-Ready Central for ideas to motivate your students in the i-Ready platform (reading AND math). If you are a fan of Pintrest, you will love these ideas from teachers all around. Put kids in charge of monitoring their learning!
Hands-on Exploration of Technology - Media Center
Join us in the Media Center for an hands-on exploration session! Come in to play with the technology tools, toys and devices to see how they could benefit your kids. We'll have out the Osmo bases and manipulatives, Dash robots, Bloxel coding kits, etc.! Looking forward to playing with you!
Guided Reading Supported Work Session - Leveled Library
Join others for a lesson planning session for your guided reading groups. Brian and Sheri will be available to help with this process. Get your work done and and maybe snag a new idea. Bring any materials you may need to lesson plan.
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Student Growth Celebration
Congratulations to ALL our teachers and staff who supported our 4th and 5th grade students last year!!!
In ELA, our 4th grade students went from a 29% median growth percentile in 2017 to a 50% median growth percentile!!!!!!
In ELA, our 5th grade students went from a 40% median growth percentile in 2017 to a 50% median growth percentile!!!!!!
Our student growth percentiles for math went down but I am confident with the implementation of Number Talks, GA Math Frameworks, and intentional assessments to monitor growth, we can increase our percentiles for this school year!!!! Please make sure you are reaching out to Kerstin Long if you have any questions pertaining to Math Workshop implementation or expectations!
In ELA, our 4th grade students went from a 29% median growth percentile in 2017 to a 50% median growth percentile!!!!!!
In ELA, our 5th grade students went from a 40% median growth percentile in 2017 to a 50% median growth percentile!!!!!!
Our student growth percentiles for math went down but I am confident with the implementation of Number Talks, GA Math Frameworks, and intentional assessments to monitor growth, we can increase our percentiles for this school year!!!! Please make sure you are reaching out to Kerstin Long if you have any questions pertaining to Math Workshop implementation or expectations!
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PKES
All classified employees - please remember to submit your SMART goals no later than this Friday, September 28th!
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TKES
All certified employees - please make sure you have completed your Orientation, Self-Assessment, Professional Learning Goal/Plan, and have signed off on your Pre-Conference. If you are having difficulty with the platform, please submit a HELP ticket via the Fulton County TKES platform. If you need assistance, please ask Pitchford or DiBartolo.
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BAS III Data
Teachers K-5: Please make sure you verify your BAS III data in Illuminate to ensure the accuracy and comprehension truly reflects their Instructional Level. Please use the chart that was given to you. Please do so by Friday as the county will be pulling the data!
Any questions, please ask Sheri and Brian. Thanks!!!
Any questions, please ask Sheri and Brian. Thanks!!!
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Tweeting
Do you Tweet about High Point? Do you post pictures of your class on Instagram? If so, please let Lib know so that she can add you to our "Follow Us" bulletin board! If you don't, ask Lib (or Hannah) to help you set it up and get started!
High Point has so many wonderful things to brag about and we'd love for you to brag alongside of us!! Let's tell the world about our awesome-ness!
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Communication Regarding Incidents
All Staff - please remember to communicate with parents, whether by email or phone, when a student gets injured at school. If a student is sent to the clinic, Ms. Dickie will call the parent.
With that said, not all injuries warrant a trip to the clinic. We want to avoid having a parent finding out their child was injured, either through their own fault or by someone else, by their child and not from the teacher. Please make sure you are calling or emailing parents of any accident that occurs at school. If you are unsure what to say to the parent, please ask a colleague or Mr. DiBartolo.
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Math Benchmark Assessment 3-5
The Interim Math Benchmark will be given October 1st - October 4th for students in grades 3-5. We will be giving the schedule for this assessment in the next few days. We will be utilizing the computer lab and laptops and appreciate everyone's flexibility during that time. Thanks!!!!
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New Science Textbook and Resource Trainings
There are some teachers that have not been able to attend the new science textbook adoption trainings. See the information below if you would like to attend. Please let Sheri know as well as sign up below.
When: October 5th Teacher Workday
8:00 – 10:00
10:15 – 12:15
1:15 – 3:15
Where: 2 locations( Teaching Museum North and Teaching Museum South) all the times above are at both locations
Registration Instructions:
Log into the Employee Portal
Locate the Edivate icon in My Apps
• Click on the icon in the purple bar on the upper left of your screen
• Choose Learning Targets
• Click on Catalogs
You should see a list of the Fulton County catalogs – the first is Human Resources
Select the STEM catalog
Choose the class title (click on the word TITLE in the grey bar to sort alphabetically)
Click icon
The class will no longer show under Catalog. Instead, it will be under theTranscript tab
Any questions, talk to Hess
When: October 5th Teacher Workday
8:00 – 10:00
10:15 – 12:15
1:15 – 3:15
Where: 2 locations( Teaching Museum North and Teaching Museum South) all the times above are at both locations
Registration Instructions:
Log into the Employee Portal
Locate the Edivate icon in My Apps
• Click on the icon in the purple bar on the upper left of your screen
• Choose Learning Targets
• Click on Catalogs
You should see a list of the Fulton County catalogs – the first is Human Resources
Select the STEM catalog
Choose the class title (click on the word TITLE in the grey bar to sort alphabetically)
Click icon
The class will no longer show under Catalog. Instead, it will be under theTranscript tab
Any questions, talk to Hess
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Footprints for the Future
Join team "High Point Hounds" as we run in the Footprints for the Future - 5K sponsored by Sandy Springs Education Force!!!! It will happen on the 13th of October (which is also the Fall Festival in case you want a FULL High Point day) and you can register at the link below. We hope you can make it!!!!
https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=55772551&rf=17a38df4c26a4bc29b583a2ebb4216de
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From Your KSU Coach
Schedule:
I will be at High Point on Tuesday 9/25 and Thursday 9/27.
Notes:
Have you ever used Google Tour Builder to create virtual tours including locations, images, videos and descriptions?
Read more here - https://www.controlaltachieve.com/search/label/Google%20Earth
See it in action - https://youtu.be/yHUBaOn4H30
Create and share your stories on Maps. Check it out here: https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/
Highlights:
Join me on Tuesday for a 'Get an Go OR Stay and Play' session reviewing Ed Tech Tools to engage students in transformative technology usage. You can participate in exploring the tool or, if you're going to other sessions, you can pick up a flyer to review later!
I will be at High Point on Tuesday 9/25 and Thursday 9/27.
Notes:
Have you ever used Google Tour Builder to create virtual tours including locations, images, videos and descriptions?
Read more here - https://www.controlaltachieve.com/search/label/Google%20Earth
See it in action - https://youtu.be/yHUBaOn4H30
Create and share your stories on Maps. Check it out here: https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/
Highlights:
Join me on Tuesday for a 'Get an Go OR Stay and Play' session reviewing Ed Tech Tools to engage students in transformative technology usage. You can participate in exploring the tool or, if you're going to other sessions, you can pick up a flyer to review later!
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iReady Math Usage
Please make sure that your students are getting on iReady Math at least 45 minutes each week. If you are unable to get a child on, please see Kerstin Long so we can brainstorm different options to solve that issue.
Below is the school usage for this past week and the last 4 weeks.
Below is the school usage for this past week and the last 4 weeks.
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Continuous Learning and Reflection
I know there is a lot of discussion around growth mindsets and how important it is for students to have rather than a fixed mindset.
The following article talks about how teaching students "basic knowledge about the brain's potential can have a positive impact on their motivation, grit, and achievement." I found this article very intriguing and even enjoyed the quick 3-minute video about the brain and learning.
Click here to access the article: https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-metacognitive-classroom?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Click here to access the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPVxLRHBNMs
*************CALENDAR OF EVENTS**********
Monday, September 24th
9:30 am - Prospective Parent Tour
Tuesday, September 25th
ESOL Parent Meeting - Room 123
2:55 - Pop Up PD
Wednesday, September 26th
Math PD during specials with Long
Thursday, September 27th
1:30 - 3rd Grade ETT
2:55 - PLCs
Friday, September 28th
*****************BIRTHDAYS! ******************
There are currently no birthdays this week.
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