Strengthening The Core- #1: Consistency

  The level of content, skill and knowledge of teachers, and level of student engagement define a school’s instructional core.  Having an effective instructional core means that 80% of our students should be able to access and display their learning on grade level.  For the rest of the school year,our focus will be on our core instruction and how we are meeting the needs of most, if not all, of our students.  Each week, we will look at a different principal involved in core instruction and what it looks like in your classroom and/or craft.  This week I want us to focus on consistency.  This video includes 5 steps in staying consistent.  I struggle with consistency and I know that some of you do as well.  To ensure that our core is strong we must be consistent in how we deliver instruction and what assignments we give students to determine their success with standards taught. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to bring all questions to PLCs on Tuesday.  I hope you enjoy her video (I shared one in November about gratitude) and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

Angela

Week of January 9-13, 2016

Monday, January 9th

• i-Ready Assessment Math: Majka and any students who missed testing from 1/4-1/6
• Faculty Summit at 3:30 in Cafe (please come with resolve idea ready to share)

Tuesday, January 10th

• i-Ready Assessment Math: Muhammad and Jones
• PLCs (Please bring you data notebooks and be ready to share three goals and data)
• 5th, 6th, 7th: 8:30-9:30
• K: 10-11
• 1st/2nd: 12-1
• 3rd/4th: 1-2
• Student Support: 2-2:45
• 2nd Grade Mass Vision Screening at 1:00 PM

Wednesday, January 11th

• Safety Patrol Training at 2:30 in Office (please send class representative to office)
• 2016-2017 Cross Program Desk Review of Title I Program
• i-Ready Reading Assessment: Cain and Falls

Thursday, January 12th

• 2016-2017 Cross Program Desk Review of Title I Program
• i-Ready Reading Assessment: Fogg and Samuelson

Friday, January 13th

• Payday
• Hot Coco Party for Winter Reading Challenge participants
• Hill at ILCC Meeting 8-1
• i-Ready Reading Assessment:Woods and McLaughlin