Sunday, January 8, 2017

Week 18: January 9-13

Bullock Brief
Happy Snow Day! 


week for duty.  

Habit 7 Schedule
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No school due to weather


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A summary of the events in the coming week are included  below.   For upcoming meetings and events, please see the Bullock Master calendar. 



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Monthly focus:  Begin with the end in mind
On February 16th, we will be holding student-led conferences.  Student-led conference are a powerful way for students to communicate with parents/guardians about their progress.  Student goals should have been set at the start of Q2. Each grade level chose a template that worked for their students.  Student accountability is crucial for students success and growth.  The Lighthouse Team will be sharing some great resources and strategies to prepare for the conference during the January 17th staff meeting. If you would like information prior to that please see: Taylor Waters, Sarah McHugh, Elizabeth Johnson, Megan O'Shaughnessy, Wendy Perrell or me.  We would all be happy to help.

Leadership Notebook essentials
  • All students should have a Leadership Notebook.  Students should know what a Leadership Notebook is and WHY they have one.
  • Goals:  All students should have a at least one academic WIG.  Additional personal WIGS or multiple goals are great. 
  • Data:  Students should be tracking progress.  This could include one or more of the following: charting weekly assessments on a graph, score boarding, graded assessments/work, monthly reflections on progress, student victories, etc.
Optional
  • Mission statement:  Personal and class mission statements. This section provides a good place to "begin with the end in mind." 
  • Student victories:  A section for awards and victories including:  engineer tickets, earning AR or Leader on TRACK quarterly rewards, brag tags, Leader of the Week or in-class awards.   
Be proactive....
Have you selected your accountability partner?  We will be doing a partner activity on January 17th.  Please have a partner selected by our staff meeting. 

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SIT meeting (revised): Tuesday, January 10th at 3:00pm  in the Platform.

RtI:  2-5 RtI this week in Ms. Stone's room on January 10th at 2:45pm. 

Quarterly testing in 3rd-5th grade:  January 17-19th.  Please see Wendy's testing schedule for details. 

Staff meeting:  Tuesday, January 17th.  Please make sure you have read the PLC article that was provided in the December staff meeting (extra copies in the workroom).  Also please make sure you have determined who will be your accountability partner. 
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PLCs: The monthly PLC focus is included below.
Click here for the more user-friendly version of the template for PLC notes

K-2 teachers - Please make sure to develop a plan for spiral review of sight words and writing semantics.  The notes from the vertical session are here. 

Admin visits in K-2 PLCs this week.   
  • 1st grade:  12:10-12:55 Stef/Wendy
  • 2nd grade:  2:45-3:25 Stef
  • K:   2:45-3:25 Wendy

We will have a Learning Focused refresher session on January 19th and 2:45pm for grades 3-5 (required) and any other staff member who would like to attend.  .

The new PLC schedule is still set to begin on January 24th (beginning of Q3).  The tentative plan is located here. Please forward questions or concerns to your SIT team rep. 

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Safe Schools:  Due on January 25th.  It includes 6 modules.  You can login at  http://lee.nc.safeschools.com/login

AR celebration:  The student AR celebration will be held from 1:15-1:45 on January 27th. Students who have met their goal can wear PJs all day.  Students will have Dance Party in the gym.  We are hopeful our Habit 7 will perform for the students.  The students have requested for Mrs. Ashworth to dress up like Taylor Swift again :-) More matter how you spin it will be worth the hard work through the quarter. 

Leader on TRACK celebration:  The Leader on TRACK celebration will take place on January 20th.  Grade levels should determine how and when to celebrate with the students who have earned the Leader on TRACK celebration.  Please put your count of brag tags here on the last week of the quarter January 16th-20th.

Last reminder for Remind:  Please take a moment to connect with our new messaging system. Text @btbin to 81010. 


STAR testing:  STAR MOY testing will be completed during the same time period as the mCLass MOY, January 3rd-24th.  Ms. Ashworth will be conducting the testing during media time. 

Sharpen the Saw: The next Sharpen the Saw will be fun for everyone. A group will  meet for lunch a​​t noon on Saturday, January 21 at Highway 55 in Sanford in the Walmart.  The group will then head to Aloha Zoo to arrive at 1pm. 
  • The address is 159 Mini Lane, Cameron, NC 28326. 
  • The price is $12 per person and children under 2 are free! 
  • Sign up in the google drive below with the number of guests you will be bringing!

Reminder...lesson plans reminder:  Please share your lesson plans with Wendy and I by placing your lesson plans in this folder on Friday for the week following. 

Instruction: Students should be using calculators daily.  Please make note of when and how you will be using calculators in your lesson plans (place a star or highlight in your plans).  Mrs. Perrell and I will be looking for calculator use in the classrooms and in lesson plans.  After quarterly tests are complete, every teacher should check-out the assessments to complete an item analysis (within PLCs) and error correction.  Error correction is essential in helping students understand the correct process for future attempts. 


Visit http://www.meetme.so/StefanieClarke to schedule time to meet with me. 

Should have recently completed (check that it's complete):
  • Rest and relaxation
    Due this week:
    • mClass testing window - January 3rd-24th
    • Revised SIT meeting - January 10th
    • Newsela and Flocabulary refresher - January 13th (during Habit 7 time)
        Upcoming dates:
        • No school for MLK day - January 16th
        • Staff meeting - January 17th
        • 3rd-5th quarterly testing- January 17th-19th
        • K mCLass testing - January 19th
        • 3rd mCLass testing - January 20th
        • Learning Focused refresher (3rd-5th) - January 19th
        • PTO meeting - January 19th
        • End of Q2 - January 20th
        • Leader on TRACK celebration (grade level specific) - January 20th
        • Grade cards due - January 25th



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