March 31, 2017

The Energy Bus Continues...

Rule 4: Invite People on Your Bus and Share Your Vision for the Road Ahead

I wish I could offer each of you an actual bus "ticket" right now to get on our bus!  Our shared vision is to make decisions in the best interest of our students.  This includes growing as professionals, learning new ideas and techniques, supporting one another, sharing what we do, caring about others, maintaining a positive environment/atmosphere, building relationships positive with our students, engaging our students in the learning and standards...

The list goes on and on... =)

The goal, at GVMS, is to have standing room only on this bus.  We cannot do this alone.  We MUST be a TEAM to get this done.  We must.  There is no other way!

What is a "transformational teacher"?  What are some ways that we can do this on campus and in our classrooms?  Check out THIS ARTICLE to for a quick read on 4 things that transformational teachers do, including creating constructive experiences, teaching artfully, teaching new ideas, and facilitating productive struggles with our students!

Wow.  Spring is HERE.  NOW is a fabulous time to review the rules, expectations and procedures in your classroom and on campus!  Thanks to our History Department, all students will be getting this and we need your help!  Sometimes our kids think that this is the end of the year- NOPE!  Please remind them that every day at GVMS counts!  Check out THIS ARTICLE on some great classroom management ideas!

NOW is a GREAT time to start having students explore the CAASPP Practice & Training Tests. This will help prepare them for the CAASPP summative that they will be taking in just over 8 weeks. CDE has just released the California Science Test (CAST) Training Test as well. Please go to www.fsusd.org/assessment and click on the green button "SBAC Practice & Training Tests" to access the site. Students and teachers can access as a Guest at school or home. Practice makes AMAZING!! =)

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!

• SUPER shout out to our History Gurus, Dave F., Dave M., Sandy, Carol and Dustin, for sharing the PBIS rules and expectations with all of our students AND the high school A-G Requirements for all of our students!  SO AWESOME!!
• SUPER shout out to Sarj for working hard (and with TAs!) to empty our Connex box!  Say goodbye to it as it's leaving in June!!
• SUPER shout out to Heather T. Dalal, Alex, Kristy, Heather P., Lynn, Ken and Tom for even ENTERTAINING the ideas in our head for our fun faculty meeting coming up!  CANNOT WAIT!!!
• SUPER shout out to Diaz, Olvera, Fulton, Pereira, Silva, DeVries, Russell, Pozzesi, Rosa, Aida, Wheeler, Bates, Booker, Toll, Cloud, Silva, Green, Fulton, Montz, Peckham, Rice, Hafich, Farley, Mary Jane, Walker, Cherry, Phillips, Laffey, and Love for already writing GNRs!
• We have had 415 Good News Referrals for March!  We have had 1,579 TOTAL FOR THE YEAR!! KEEP THEM COMING!! **We had TWENTY SEVEN referrals in March so far =( These are for profanity, using force/violence, and disruption/defiance mostly coming from classrooms... boo.
• What to nominate a fellow SUPER HERO to be recognized at our next faculty meeting?  Click HERE!!  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

*March 29-31 SWEEPS!

*March 28- Department Meetings

*March 29- Dine and Donate at Mary's Pizza Shack

*March 31- PTC Meeting in library

*April 4- Faculty Meeting in Library

*April 5- GOLD RIBBON WALK AND CELEBRATION!!

*April 6- CAASPP Training with Dalal!
*April 7- Staff Social at Sticky Rice after school

*April 3-7 SWEEPS!

*April 11- #lovemyschool day!

*April 24-May 12- Block Schedule for CAASPP test!

*May 1-19- SPCA Drive

*May 23- Nightmare on Puberty Street Assembly- Assembly schedule!