October 16, 2015

Finally, Fall weather MIGHT be coming!

THANK YOU for showing the announcements through your LCD so our students can follow along as Dave is reading the morning announcements!

Best of success to Megan Wyatt as she starts her new journey at Anna Kyle on Monday! We wish you the best and are here if you need us! Also, congrats to her news that she and her husband will have a new addition to the family!

WELCOME to Cristina DeVries! She is joining our 6th grade Team and we are thrilled to have her on our team!

Please remember that English and Math will be administering the benchmarks from October 19-October 30th. We are excited to check out the data that afternoon for trends and to see how our students ROCK! Each department will be reviewing the directions for students during their department meetings and we will send the "cheat sheet" to you!

We have seen a GREAT amount of Good News Referrals come our way! Keep these coming! Our students, parents, families, and staff ALL enjoy these! We have had a total of 172 GNR and 10 referrals. We have had 7 class suspensions and 1 regular suspension from the beginning of October! Love the positive!

We have found some excellent resources to increase the rigor in classrooms (which many of you all use and do DAILY!) and to GET AWAY from any lower level work. Take a look:

• To add rigor to anything click here!
• To give choice and menu options in math click here!

Please check out this article I read recently and how it relates to being a teacher. I don't know about you , but this is EXACTLY why I don't sleep. This passion for our students and their success at all things is what must drive us!

We aren't sure if you checked it out and there is VERY strong language... Check out this FASCINATING interview and study by Anderson Cooper on CNN regarding Social Media and teenagers. We will be sharing with families as well. Check it out #Being13!

Sports and Grade checks: There has been some concern with grade checks and sports. Grade checks are done every Wednesday after a reporting period, however, they will be done this Tuesday instead since there is a game coming. Sarj will be checking ALL grades for all players!

Please note that there is a HIGH probability that our faculty meetings, department meetings and leadership meetings will need to move to Tuesday afternoons starting in the new calendar year. I will keep you posted on this as I get more information.

Have you checked out our Fish Moments?

BE THERE: Thanks our History Department for sharing your devices with English and Math for upcoming benchmark testing!

PLAY: Get ready, because some people on campus are going to get "BOOED" for Halloween in the best way possible! :)

MAKE THEIR DAY: Thanks to Dalal, Kristy, Katherine, Lacey, and Prisci for attending the Next Lesson training! Check out ALL the awesome opportunities they can now use with their kids here!

CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE: Thanks to Tamia for still taking on the College and Career Day along with your RSP job too!

Did you?

• Let us know if you are interested in after school intervention yet? Email me NOW!
• Schedule a time that you want to go visit a colleague to see them in action? It is SO powerful and inspiring! Come see us for ideas!