Week 20: January 18th-22nd

Bullock Brief

Please note the revised format with "to do" items summarized at the end.  Have a wonderful week!  

     B week for duty.   The duty schedule has been updated to accomodate new hires.  The schedule is located at https://goo.gl/q9w1EJ.  

Habit 7 schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No school	No school-workday	B	C	D Club day: 9-10am 2nd resource 8:15-8:55

Upcoming meetings and events for January 18th-22nd and January 25th-29th.  
^{The most up-to-date calendar is located online in Google calendar.}

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The intent of our celebration segment is to create a culture of celebration.  We have so much to celebrate at Bullock it certainly cannot all be captured here in this little box.  I noticed that a few staff members celebrated their co-workers this week through email.  I hope that continues; that is so much more comprehensive and inclusive.   I'm lovin' it.  I cannot miss the opportunity to thank and celebrate the following folks this week.... I would like to thank Ms. Velasco, Ms. Welch, Ms. Frausto and Ms. Christopher (from our PTO) for helping to manage the yoyo sales.  You made that a quick and painless process.  I could not have done it without you. Thank you to Ms. Kennedy for covering the Principal Prize Bin crew.   Thank you to Ms. Waters for covering Ms. Gillette's class during her planning for our AVID auditions. Kuddos to Ms. McHugh for babysitting for Dinosaur School on Tuesday evening and Ms. O'Shaughnessy for her dedication to the process.   Thank you to Mr. Martin and Ms Chaney for jumping in to cover car pool and other duty stations this week when we were so short handed.   Let's celebrate our wonderful after-school tutors:  Ms. Slate, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Lazcano, Ms. Brown, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Hurdt, Ms. Gatten and Ms. Spaulding.

We will be starting our 7x7 contract on January 19th.  This is a personal journey and provides a chance to reconnect with your "why." Last week we explored goal setting in our journals.  Please continue to work with our students to either set goals as a class or as individuals.  I see excellent examples throughout the school.  I encourage you to take a gallery walk to see how folks are setting goals and tracking progress. Well done team. The Leader in Me monthly focus: Put First Things First More resources located at https://theleaderinmeonline.org/resources/leadership_notebooks.   Follow Sarah Ann's blog at sarahanntaylor.org or email her at sarahann.taylor@franklincovey.com.

Over the past few weeks, I have shared several AVID strategies and we have also explored Costa's level of questioning.  Now that testing is complete, consider how you might be able to utilize those strategies in your instruction.   We will be bringing samples of 3-column notes at our next staff meeting on February 1st.   The county is hosting a parent night on January 28th at the Civic Center from 6:00-8:00pm.  The student presenters will be announced on Wednesday, January 20th.  The students did an incredible job at the auditions.

      

Every child will increase reading skills based on their individual academic ability by middle of year mClass and/or Q2 quarterly assessments. We will reduce discipline to 21 or fewer referrals per month by June 2016.

      Custodial reminders:  Please make sure students are cleaning the silent lunch table when they clean the other lunch tables.  Also please be sure to check the bathrooms to make sure students are not leaving papertowels on the ground.  Please take recycling bags out when they are 1/2 full rather than waiting until they are filled to the top.  

After-school tutoring program:  The after-school tutoring program is off to a great start.   The tutoring session will last from 2:45-3:45.  Please make sure that students have a book for the tutoring session.  They are all required to read.  The tutors will be working on homework during the session.  Feel free to include assignments that the student did not master so that the tutor can work with the student one-on-one.  

BT get together:  We will have a BT/Admin get together on January 22nd at 2:45pm.  The session is informal and is intended as a time to ask questions and spend some time together catching-up. 

Excused absences:  Please make sure to change absences to excused if your receive a note excusing the absence.  

Tardies:  Students should not be marked tardy unless they have a white slip from the office. If a student is arriving late and they do not have a slip, please work with the student to get to class on time.  Please alert admin if you need further assistance. 

Attendence:  Attendence is due by 9am every morning.  

Technology...reminder:  Joy Thompson will be available on January 21st in the front conference room for technology support during your planning time.  Please make sure you have updated your web page prior to that meeting.  You will need to sign-off that your web page has been updated even if you opt not to stay for the support session.  Ms. Thompson will be available to assist with your webpage as needed.  She will also offer support and answer questions about RazKids and SMARTSync.  Please send her your questions in advance so she can be sure to be prepared.  

      PLC agenda and minutes:  Thank you for your PLC minutes and agendas.  It looks like some great discussions are taking place.    

      Instruction: We will have PD on Tuesday morning.  I am asking that you include some of the strategies shared in that session in your instruction in the coming weeks.  

      Brief sign-off:  Once you have read the Bullock Brief please sign-off here. 

Should have recently completed:

• Safe School videos - January 15th
• STAR test  -  January 15th (Grade 3-5 literacy teachers only)
• AVID organization and note-taking assessments - January 15th (Grade 4-5 only)

    Due this week:

• Web pages updated - January 21st
• Clubs - January 22nd

   Upcoming due dates:

• mClass window closes - January 27th
• Report card go home - January 28th
• Renaissance U - "Welcome the STAR," "Essentials of STAR," and "First Data Conversation"  - January 29th (Grade 3-5 literacy teachers only) 
• Check that cumulative folders are current - January 29th 
• Habit quiz for students - January 29th
• Bring examples of three-column notes to staff meeting - February 1st 
• Renaissance U - "Having data conversations" and "Using the Learning Progressions to Inform Instruction"  - February 15th (Grade 3-5 literacy teachers only)