September 23, 2016

We have student led/involved parent conferences coming up and we thank you for submitting names!  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! 

Check out THIS most fantastic form to use with our kids and have them reflect and use during conferences!!

One of the better videos I have seen that helps us understand why these are important and empowering, focusing on how they see things.  They can also articulate why they are/are not doing well in class.

It goes along with this great article, so click here!

Pretty powerful stuff!

Have YOU ever really thought about being a student in your own classroom? How engaged would you be?  Would you be paying attention and taking notes? Stop and think about it for a minute.   If your answer isn't a confident yes, stop, take some time and think why.  Too much student down time? Not enough interaction between students?  Check out THIS ARTICLE about 8 easy ways to get kids talking more, with training by YOU the teacher!!

Thank you to those (Anita, Heather1, Don, Lynn, Julie, Kimberly, Dan, Liz, Tamia, Christen, Elizabeth, Christine, Kristy, Dalal, Dave M., David O., Sandy, Aubry, Barb, Allison, Dustin, Carol, Heather, Dave F., Sue, and Pozzesi) for already submitting Student of the Month names so I don't have to hunt you down for them!  Much Appreciated!

Thank you to Dalal for running our MAP training on Thursday and to those that attended (Sue, Allison, Tamia, Paula, Cristina, Lynn, Tracy, Katherine, Anita, and Aubry!)!

Thank you to Rosa, Mimi, Elizabeth, Susan, Kristy M., Ken, Cristina, Tamia, Dave F., Don, Liz, Sue, Lynn, Kristy L., Dalal, Kimberly, Katherine, Jason, Peckham, Christen, Sandy, Allison, Heather, Paula, Carol, Sara, and Barb for writing Good News Referrals!!  LOVE THEM and please KEEP THEM COMING!

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!

• SUPER shout out ALL STAFF who helped cover classrooms with no subs!  We really appreciate you all coming together to support each other and our kids!
• SUPER shout out to Allison for spreading the love within our Math Department with her generous donation!
• SUPER shout out to Kristy Melton for all her help in RSP!
• SUPER shout out to Lynn and Heather for getting their $1500 DonorsChoose gift card!!  So awesome!
• SUPER shout out to Elizabeth for taking on ALL of the ILPs, Challenge Day, and more!
• SUPER shout out to Sue for putting sentence stems on desks to remind students how to have academic conversations and 
• SUPER shout out to Pozzesi for having a student FaceTime into class when she was absent so she wouldn't miss work!
• 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 XXXXXX 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 27- Volleyball/Cross Country @ Crystal
*September 28- Site Council Meeting
*September 28, 29, 30- PODs 

*September 29- 3:15-5:15 Student-led Parent Conferences
*September 29- College Fair at Armijo
*September 30- PTC General Meeting
*September 30- Minimum Day all dismissed at noon
*October 4- Career Fair for all 8th graders in FSUSD
*October 4- October Faculty Meeting in Library
*October 5- NextLesson demo in library
*October 7- Rock a Thon with Mr. Peckham
*October 10- No school
*October 11- Cookie dough early lunch release/DJ in gym
*October 13/14- STEAM Assembly modified schedule coming soon!
*October 25, 26, 27- Challenge Days!  Sign up to come!
*October 28, 29- CUE Conference for 7!