Week 11

                                  

Great Things From The Week

Thank you Brandy and Jo for hosting a great staff meeting. 

Thank you Brandy and Jo for getting us AVID aligned and focused.

Thank you Priscilla and Shontell for covering Tiger Den and Tiger Store

100% of teachers are PTA members (Lunch to come)

PLANNING DAYS!!! Much needed. Great job teams. 

6th Grade Science Camp!! It is in the works.

From the 100 MILE Club

NONE

From PTA

Third grade won the ice cream party for PTA drive. 

HEARTS

New students who just applied to HEARTS are waitlisted. I will let them know when they can start. Current students are having a great time!  Thank you for allowing us into your space!

WHY SEL

The curriculum app should be loaded in your Clever Portals and READY TO GO!  Woohoo! 

*If you don't have access, please let Clarissa know asap. 

Second Step Teaching Guidelines:

1. Tier 1 District & schoolwide SEL curriculum taught by classroom teacher once per week (your choice of day/time)
• K-1: 15-20 minutes
• 2-6: 25-30 minutes
2. Scripted lesson plans and support for teachers to guide conversations (minimal prep!)
3. There are engaging handouts, songs, and videos included
4. There are daily practice activities to extend the learning (7-10 minutes per day)
5. Second Step has 4 units; each unit is comprised of 5 lessons per grade + Brain Builder Games
• *6th grade has 6-7 lessons per unit with 200 advisory activities 
6. Please begin with Unit 1: Growth Mindset and Goal setting; the lessons are taught in sequential order for the most bang for your buck! 
7. Each unit will end with a performance task that serves as a summative assessment to directly apply learning and for teachers/counselor to see visible evidence of students' learning. 
8. Attached are the Alignment Charts with the Common Core Standards so that you can use Second Step as an ELA grade! 

Support options:

-On demand training within the platform (Program walk-through, Unit Quick Start Guides)

-I would also be happy to assist you in any way you need!  :)   Please don't hesitate to reach out! 

Final Important Note about next week 10/17-10/21:  Airhart will be OUT the whole week on Personal Business 

• There WILL be AM Tiger's Den (Ms. Shontell/supervisor will monitor students) - please send your selected students as regularly programmed. Grades 2, 4, 6 this week. 
• There WILL NOT be Lunch Bunch this week.  We will continue back as scheduled on Monday, October 24.  I told all the kids in our session today, but please remind them. 
• I will be sending Red Ribbon Week/College Career info to you all next week in order to prep for the week of October 24-28.   If you haven't specified the college you attended, please do so here.  Thanks!

Nuts and Bolts

REPORT CARD INFO LINK

Make sure you let us know what you are teaching, the students should know the objective of the lesson they are learning. They should have Essential Questions that they can answer at the end of the lesson. 

Make sure you are aware of the standards you are teaching, AND the rigor of those standards. Do not rely on the curriculum to meet the rigor. I placed an ELA standards progression document in your box.

Math Standards and Framework

AVID NON NEGOTIABLES

Weeks Ahead

AFTER SCHOOL DUTY CALANDER FOR THE YEAR

GAGA BALL - GRADES 1,3,5 This week. If they want to play at AM recess send them to the MPR. They must commit and stay for the entire recess, they can not go back and forth. There are benches in there if they want to have a snack first.                               

GRADE 2,4,6 Tiger Den this week am recess. They must commit and stay for the entire recess, they can not go back and forth. There are benches in there if they want to have a snack first.  

THIS WEEK

10/17- Brown offsite for meeting

10/18-MTSS team offsite all day

10/18- Brown/Roe Meeting 4-5:30 offsite

10/19- 1st Grade offsite for meeting and AVID walk at Pachappa

10/19- Classified Meeting

10/19- Science Camp Parent Information Night 2-3 virtual OR 3-4 In Person

10/20- Great Shakeout - Earthquake drill 10:20  (we will practice the drill along with search team- we will not have any "injury") - More info to come

10/20- Brown Meeting 11-1

10/22- Campus clean up 9-10 ($5 pancake breakfast for sell for 6th grade science camp)

NEXT WEEK

10/24- Make - up Picture day. (If a student comes dressed and says they need to go take a picture, just let them)

10/24- Voluntary Meeting - Topics: Parent teacher conferences, sibling party, report cards, minimum day.

10/27- Principal walk though - Sign up here *** four spots left to fill

10/27- ELAC/SSC 2:30

UPCOMING DATES TO NOTE:

October 24-28th Red Ribbon Week (Career and College Readiness week)

Door Decorating Contest - Judging will take place Friday the 28th - Top three winning classes get a party for the entire class. 

October 28th - Students can dress up and we will do a parade - time to be determined for parade- (dismissal at 11:15 that day)

October 28th- Trunk or Treat Family Night 6-7:45

***UPDATED***

ORENDA DATES FOR THE YEAR

10/3, 11/28, 1/19, 4/10

7:15-9:30 (TK/K/1 Bryant)

9:45-12:00 (2/3/Reanna and Peterson)

Subs get lunch 12-1

1-3:15 (4/5/6 Black and Tracy)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!