March 1, 2019

In recent surveys that we sent out regarding tutorial (as well as the students at the Student Advisory Committee), we have students bringing up the fact that they are bored and feeling unsupported sometimes during the school day.  I know that we have talked and talked and talked and talked about student engagement and the NEED for it.  It's not a "hey maybe" or "kinda needs to happen"....It's a MUST.  SERIOUSLY.

There should be SO much less teacher talk.  If I can go into a classroom and not be engaged or a teacher talks the ENTIRE time, how do you think our students (who have even less of an attention span sometimes than I do!) are even getting the information??

PLEASE take a moment to read THIS ARTICLE about keeping students.  PLEASE:

E-N-G-R-O-S-S-E-D

We are BLESSED to have some of the best in the business at GVMS!  We have stressed this over and over again:  GO VISIT YOUR COLLEAGUES ON OUR CAMPUS!  Struggling with classroom management?  Want some out of the box ideas on student engagement?  Not sure what great academic conversations look and sound like?  Want ideas on quick and easy formative assessments to gauge what student "got" during your lesson?  JUST GO VISIT.  One period is ALL it would take and WE definitely have names to give you of people to visit.  Why is this important?  Take a look at THIS EASY ARTICLE about Open Classrooms and just how awesome they are!!

YEP!  We are gearing up for CAASPP!!!  This is coming in just over SEVEN WEEKS (YIKES!!!!) and there are practice tests for ELA/MATH/SCIENCE (CAST).  Please visit www.fsusd.org/assessment or CLICK HERE and click on the green button "SBAC Practice and Training Tests" to access the site!  

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!

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• SUPER awesome shout out to Dustin for the CHALLENGE!  PLEASE accept it!
• SUPER awesome shout out to Heather T for making the MAP display BEAUTIFUL!!!!!  THANK YOU!!
• SUPER awesome shout out to Carla for working thoughtfully and creatively to figure out ways to support students in the classroom.  She is consistently hopeful! ~Ryan
• SUPER awesome shout out to Tamia for getting plans and work for not one, but TWO classes!
• SUPER awesome shout out to Tamia and Carol for the tutorial meeting and all your hard work! ~Sue
• SUPER awesome shout out to All of the Fabulous teachers that attended the Tutorial Meeting! ~Tamia
• SUPER awesome shout out to Pozzesi for entertaining the TAP students! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to Heather P.  for helping me with the challenging kids!~ Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to Marlys for helping with IEPs!
• SUPER awesome shout out to Elizabeth for helping my students with their troubles! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to Tara for always letting us know what's going on in G107! 
• SUPER awesome shout out to Doris for donating materials to our TAP class! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out Alex for helping me with my tech needs! ~Uma
• SUPER awesome shout out to my lunch buddies!  It is so necessary to have a few minutes to vent and share our lives.  Love you Katherine, Heather, Cristina, Karron, Julie, and Ryan.  Thank you for listening and supporting me always! ~Lynn
• SUPER awesome shout out to Dustin and Tom for getting my forms back to me the day I gave them to you!  Thanks for the input and for making my job easier!! ~Karyn
• SUPER awesome shout out to Jason for ALL of the help on Thursday with the Science Field Trip!!
• SUPER awesome shout out to Carol for all she has done with ELPAC testing!!!