September 16, 2016

We have student led parent conferences coming up and we thank you for submitting names!  We have sent out over 150 invites already!  As you can see, we are using the words STUDENT-LED parent conferences in order to truly encourage students to come to answer some of the questions that parents WILL have.  This doesn't mean you have to meet one on one with each student prior to conferences AND this is something we will work on to be accurate/effective and have training on for next year!  Also, please reach out to parents, even if it's a general email with Aeries grades, so that these conferences are NOT the first contact you have had with parents.  Trust us, it will benefit you!  Need help with the Aeries sent through email, please go see Dustin.  He nailed it! 

We know that our students come to us with a variety of needs.  We all need to continue to take a look at guiding and supporting one another in order to support our students.  We want to encourage ALL of you to take risks and venture out from traditional approaches to curriculum.  We NEED to ensure that students aren't just completing worksheets for busy work.  Get creative.  Get collaborative with your department, grade level, and cross grade level.  You all have such a WEALTH of tools in your "tool box" to share with each other.  Don't be shy!

We must continue to BUILD relationships with our kids and with each other. It is critical that we provide supports and structure for our students!

Click HERE for some inspiring pages you can print and give to each other, yourself, and your students!!

Click HERE for some ideas on how to get others to help each other (thanks for sharing, Kevin!)

We are in an ATTENDANCE competition!  We are are competing with Cordelia Hills, Oakbrook and Nelda Mundy in an attendance competition from September 12- 23.  Keep encouraging this as we are climbing higher and higher!

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!

• Shout out to Kristy for the song and hand's on learning for measurement!
• Shout out to our SPED SQUAD (Carla, Tamia, Josiah, and Karyn) for ensuring that our SPED data is accurate and complete!
• Shout out to Heather1 for embracing super hero theme with our treats!!
• Shout out to Heather2 for the second edition of the newspaper!
• Shout out to Dustin for the Aeries idea!
• Shout out to Alisa for JUMPING right in to PE!
• Shout out to Brenda for continuing to take things on!
• Shout out to Susan for being the DISTRICT attendance clerk go-to!
• Shout out to Sarj for the shirt and taking charge!
• Shout out to Rosa, Mimi and Kristy for PE inventory and HOLDIN' down the fort at ALL times!
• Shout out to Sue for creating the MAP Goal assessment for the entire Math department!  Can't wait to see these all filled in for both English and Math with student goals!  Let us know when you are ready and we want to stop by to see these!
• Shout out to Dave F for his first Good News Referrals!  Yay!
• SUPER shout out to those that have already reached out OR sent up GOOD NEWS REFERRALS, especially to those that have NEVER written them before!! We have already had written 219 so far!!!  Keep them coming!
• What to nominate a fellow SUPER HERO to be recognized at our next faculty meeting?  Click HERE!!  PLEASE!!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

*September 12-23 ATTENDANCE COMPETITION!!! 

*September 14- College and Career planning night for parents
*September 17- Dine and Donate at Napa Deli in GV
*September 21- Principal for a Day Event
*September 28, 29, 30- PODs 
*September 29- 3:15-5:15 Student-led Parent Conferences
*September 30- Minimum Day all dismissed at noon