Sunday, September 16, 2012


Quote:
          
            “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” –Mead

           Weekly Blast!
Monday, September 17                                                    
       9:30 AM                  Sever weather and shelter drill followed by a lockdown drill 
                                   * Please have your classroom key ready and review 
                                     procedures

Tuesday, September 18                                                  
      8:00AM-12 PM            BRT Meeting - Kristi B 
      6:30-8:00PM              PTO Meeting 

Wednesday, September 19
                                    Staff Development Topic:  Set goals in Halogen

Thursday, September 20    Happy birthday Toby & Brenna Musser!
       8:00AM -12PM           Admin Meeting. - Jenny

Friday, September 21
     
             
Reminders/ Announcements/Opportunities
•  Please see Janice if you have not spent your $50 for your classroom.
•  If parents have their kids tested by an outside person and share results with you
   please pass the information along to SPED.
•  A stipend position for a Gifted & Talented Lead Teacher for our feeder is open. 
   Click here for more information. 
       


Go For the GOLD!
•  Thank you Libby, Kristi and the front office for responding to the traffic incident last 
   week.
•  Nancy for representing teachers on our School Advisory Council!
•  Have anyone you want to recognize?  Please let Libby know.


Golden Nuggets
Lounge Duty:  Hoff/Murray-Close
Friday Treats:  SPED and SPED EAs
Morning Announcements & Recycling:  Fleet
Morning Supervision:  Schulte, Billings, Castro, Evans, Menk, Willis

Wednesday Recap!
Pin Pointing Issues
       Look at students' miscues on running records for more detailed 
       information
Fluency
       Have students record themselves on the Ipad or Ipod
       Having students self evaluate using a student friendly fluency rubric
       Have students evaluate a peer's fluency  
       Use sentence comprised of high frequency words
       Have students reread shorter text 
       Chart students' rate using shorter text
       Identify shorter texts that students are interested in

Birthday Bliss!
August:
       Annelise Lawrence – 4th
       Sherry Dowling – 5th
       Corissa Nelson – 7th
       Becky Woolums – 19th
       Karen Deal – 27th
       Kari Lacy – 28th
       Laura Dickman – 31st
       Kelsey Heitmann – 31st

September:
       Rochelle Evans – 3rd
       Janis Liccardello – 3rd
       Megan Fleet – 4th
       Carolyn Alvey – 7th
       Jamie Marchese – 7th
       Margaret Brownley – 10th

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