I hope you enjoyed your three day weekend! It was a BLESSING to have some time with family, rest and relax around the house. I hope you found some time to recoup and are ready to dig in and face the holiday months ahead. Monday Mtg-We will be meeting in the library from 3:30-4:30 for a faculty meeting. Tiger Pride Assembly-Don't forget our assembly is Tuesday at 2:30. I need you to fill out the Most Valuable Tiger sheet TODAY. I will be having lunch with those students on Wednesday from 11:30-1:00. Grade Level Mtgs-We will not be meeting on Tuesday. Fall Parties-All classrooms will be celebrating on Wednesday at 2:30. School Bus Safety-We will have a short assembly on Wednesday at 9:00 in the cafeteria for K-4th grade. Veteran's Day Assembly-I will be working on the form to send home with students today. Our assembly is schedule for Friday, November 9th. Breakfast will begin at 8:30 in the library followed by the assembly in the cafeteria at 9:15. Movie Night-Our second movie night of the year is scheduled for Friday, November 2nd at 7:00. Kindergarten teachers are organizing this event. More information will be going home with students this week!!! November Newsletter-I will be sending this home with students on Wednesday or Thursday. If you would like for me to add something, please let me know asap. Conferences-Don't forget to turn in your schedule to the office by the end of the day on Monday. The custodians will be placing 3-4 chairs outside each classroom on Tuesday & Thursday. It is always a good idea to post your conference schedule outside your classroom also. Please email me your % of attendance. (face to face or phone) Dinner will be served in the workroom each evening at 4:30. (Tuesday--Qdoba & Thursday--Honey Baked)
Red Ribbon Week Activities-Student council members will also be coming around to your classroom each morning to have your class participate in the GUESSING game. Each day we will have different items in a jar. The class with the best prediction will win the items. Monday--PJ Day Tuesday--Tiger Gear from head to toe Wednesday--Headband or Bandana Thursday--Sweats or Red Clothing (WHS Theater will perform at 10:00) Mtgs-No grade level or Monday meetings this week! Pumpkin Grams-Student Council will be selling pumpkin grams for 25 cents this week in the front hallway from 8:15-8:40. These will be delivered to classrooms on October 31st. If you receive an order form with money, please send it to Mrs. B or the office. Monday
Thursday Grade level Mtg-Each grade level CAP-ELA rep will be sharing information from their training on Monday.
Mastery Connect-Here is a link to CAP site with resources for Mastery Connect. PLEASE do not feel like you have to look at these resources right now. We all have different comfort levels regarding new initiatives and technology. Some people are fine with using their current assessments and resources. However, some teachers are eager to begin finding out more about Mastery Connect and uploading their own assessments. Sooooo, please feel free to look at the resources on our CAP site now....or save it for a later date!! I know that we will have a training date for our entire staff sometime soon. Student Council-We will have our first Student Council meeting after school today. I will come by at 3:30 to pick up the students from your classroom. Out of the Building-I will be gone this morning to visit the Early Learning Center in Nixa. I should be back by 11:30. Grade Cards-You will have access to SISK12 grade cards on Friday. It should be open through Parent/Teacher conferences. iPads-Our iPads are here! They will be coming your way very soon. I am just waiting on cases and still working on a plan for distributing/training. EXCITING!!! CAP Mtg-Our district CAP ELA team will be meeting from 8:00-2:30 on Monday, October 8th at Conco. Below are the reminders from Danielle.
Grade Level Mtgs-I posted information from our grade level meetings last week regarding our building reading goal. PLEASE take a look at our Grade Level Meetings page! This week we will take a closer look at the students who are below basic. We will discuss and chart their interventions, look at how long they have been in the district and begin filling out Reading Improvement Plans. Please bring the perm records of your students that are below basic to our meeting. Friday, October 12th-Students will be dismissed at 12:30. You need to take a look at our 1/2 day schedule. You will be on your own in the afternoon. This day is set aside as a teacher work day. Monday Mtg-We will have grade level meetings after school today. Our CAP ELA members will be sharing information about their latest training. Special area teachers should attend the grade level meeting that they meet with on Tuesdays. Special class teachers need to attend a grade level also.
Grade Level Meetings-We will be discussing DRA levels and interventions for students. There is a DRA 2012-2013 folder located on the GDrive in the Willard South 2012-2013 folder. I made DRA files for each classroom and student names have already been entered. You will need to add scores prior to the meeting. I have also added a new column to the form...INTERVENTIONS. This will be a place for you to add all of the additional interventions we have in place for students who are basic or below basic. (ex. Reading Recovery, After School Actors, Literacy Groups, IEP, RIP...) Mtgs-I have a couple of meeting this week and will be out of the building on Wednesday morning for A-Team and Thursday afternoon for a SWMAESP meeting in Branson. October Newsletter-The October newsletter will be going home with students today. Hat Day-Don't forget that tomorrow is HAT DAY! |
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