Hawk Creed: "I am respectful, honest, responsible. I am a Hawk!"
We are off to a great start....thank you for starting off with an impressive momentum already. As Lisa and Almai visited classrooms and common areas, here are some of the great observations they've made:
• Frequent specific praise and feedback
• Posted schedule
• Learning targets - posted and articulated to the students during instruction
• GLAD strategies: Community theme on a t-chart; team rewards/points; personal standards tied to the Hawk Creed
• Student engagement
• Teachers using the terminology of the "Hawk Creed"
• Timely pick up from recess
• Teachers walking students to the busses
• Students lined up in alphabetical order for lunch
• Number Corners
• Word Walls
• Excellent hall behavior
• Great customer service
• Use of a system to track lunch orders (colored cards, clipboard check-off)
• Teachers spread-out in the lunch serving area to better supervise students getting their lunches
This week:
9/5 Mon. - No School/Labor Day; Happy birthday, Marlene and Teena!
9/6 Tues. - Lisa and Almai at Zeiger to drop off cards, flowers and treats, 7:45-8:45
- 5th Grade Band Assembly, 2:00 - 2:30, gym - This is for fifth grade students and their teachers only.
- Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/7 Wed. - PR LIC - see the agenda below
- MAZE testing begins (through the 14th; see more information on assessments below)
- Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/8 Thurs. - Lisa and Almai at Puyallup Elementary Principals (PEP) Meeting, 8:30-11:30, ESC Pioneer
- Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
Sept. 7th Principal-Directed LIC Agenda:
- 12:30 First 30 minutes to spend time in your classrooms or as a grade level team scoring or analyzing or planning the next steps for any student assessment you may have at this point (this will normally be spent after this month’s PR LIC entering data in the DIBELS site and/or other building-wide assessment tracking tool)
- 1:00 Learning Teams Collaboration (if you still haven’t signed-up, please join a team today in which your passion and expertise in that area can benefit the students we serve)
o If applicable, discuss leadership roles, designate them and communicate the results in the Correspondence form
o Identify two things regarding your Learning Team collaboration this year: 1. Time and location for Learning Team Collaboration during the PR LIC Wednesdays; and 2. Date and time (assuming it’s the same location) for the months in which there is no PR LIC day (you will be compensated): November and March
o Pick-up where the team may have left off last year or revisit the goal set last year to fit this year’s school need. For instance, Math/Science and Literacy teams already have a “pick-up point” from last year because of the already identified Fall Math and Literacy Nights on November 3rd.
o If the team needs to set a totally new goal, use this Guiding Question: What is it that this Learning Team wants to accomplish this year in which the ultimate impact would be to increase student achievement?
o Begin identifying the steps to attain the goal (this will be known as your action plan).
o Capture team’s collaboration in the Correspondence form and submit form to Lisa.
Let Lisa or Almai know if you have any question.
Reminders of the Week:
Remember to sign-up to a Learning Team if you haven't done so. The sign-up sheets will be in the staff room.
Stipend applications are due to Almai by Sept. 15th. This was emailed to staff in June, but you can find more copies on her door in a folder labeled "Stipend."
Remember to complete the required Safe Schools training and the Zoomerang survey via the links below:
- http://puyallup.wa.safeschools.com/login
- http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22CHAT5FGMP/
Assessments:
DIBELS testing for Grades 1-6 is Sept. 12-16. Bobbi will put out the schedule soon. Please solicit parent volunteer to be "runners" for these days in your classroom newsletters and give the names to LouAnn as you get them.
CORE MAZE testing for grades 2-6 is Sept. 7-14. Tests have already been put in your boxes last week. Refer to the MAZE and Math assessment folder for directions. See Bobbi if you have questions.
Coming up:
9/12-17 - DIBELS testing for grades 1-6
9/14 Wed. - Fair Day, no breakfast or lunch, 11:31 dismissal
- PTA Board Meeting, 6:30 PM, library
- Zumba, 3:15-4:15, gym
9/15 Thurs. - Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/16 Fri. - Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
9/18 Mon. - Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/19 Tues. - Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/21 Wed. - CT LIC, 12:30-3:30
- Zumba, 3:30-4:30
9/22 Thurs. - Back to School Curriculum Night, 6-7:30 pm - stay tune for details via email and/or blog
9/23 Fri. - Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
9/26 Mon. - Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/27 Tues. - Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/28 Wed. - IP LIC
9/29 Thurs. - Zumba, 3:45-4:45, gym
9/30 Fri. - Zumba, 3:30-4:30, gym
Other BIG Events to Note in Calendar/Planbook:
10/12 Wed. - PTA General Membership and Activity Night, 6:30 PM
10/14 Fri. - PTA Box Top Breakfast
10/18 Tues. - PTA Skate Night, 6-8 PM
10/28-11/4 - PTA Fall Book Fair
11/3 Thurs. - Firgrove Literacy and Math Night
