Fail. Process. Learn.

I don't know about you but I am human.  I mean seriously...I make mistakes.  I don't know it all and at times, I am falling up (trying to move forward but still failing).  Mistakes are learning opportunities and most of us tell our students to try and to learn from their mistakes.  I also recognize that when we make mistakes it puts us in a vulnerable place where we question our ability to educate students.

This quick Ted Talk talks about teaching and how you can learn from mistakes.  I was reviewing the comments and saw someone stated that we should teach students how to fail.  I agree. Don't stop at the idea of Growth Mindset but teach them how to sit with disappointment, stress, and failure.  They need to learn to Fail, Process, and Learn.

We, adults, need to be able to Fail, Process and Learn.  Our students do not have to come to school to get and education anymore. All they have to do is connect to the Internet or turn on the TV and they have more information available than what we could teach them in a day.  We truly do need to empower our students and teach them how to analyze the information they are learning.  We know how to do this and what a prime opportunity we have at TCEA to do this work while integrating the arts!

I am honored to work alongside you as we do this tough yet rewarding work and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. - Angela

Week of Monday, February 4- Friday, February 8, 2019
No PLCs this week!
Mid Year Reviews Begin

Monday, February 4

• No school for students; Optional Teacher Workday for staff. 
• Please complete the sheet here to let us know who's going to be in the building.

Tuesday, February 5

• Mr. Thomas at Testing Meeting
• NC TOY Visit 11 AM - End of Day
• Builder's Club at 11:30-12:00 in Theater
• All TED-Ed Club Forms from Middle School Students returned to Mrs. Hill's Box
• 3rd Grade Planning 12-1 PM
• Arts Integration Team Meeting in Ms. Ward's Studio 1-2 PM
• Kindergarten
• Caudle-Akers
• Johnson- Strimel
• Williams-Pond
• Planning for Middle Grades Science (Ezell and Hughes) 2-3 PM

Wednesday, February 6

• MTSS Whole Group Meeting 9-11 AM
• Samuelson, Falls, Pond, Hill, Dr. Ward, Thomas, Lanham

Thursday, February 7

• Kindergarten Planning 8-9 AM
• 2nd Grade Planning 9-10 AM
• Admin Meeting 9-11 AM
• Sunshine Potluck hosted by 5th- 8th and the arts "Taco Thursday" 11:00-12:30 PM
• 4th Grade Planning 12-1:30 PM
• Arts Integration Team Meeting in Ms. Ward's Studio 1-2 PM
• First Grade
• Person- Falls
• Campagna-Samuelson 
• Brown- Hill
• Mandatory Staff Meeting 3:30-3:45
• Birthday Celebration and Baby Sprinkle afterward (please see email from Ms. Weir for details on what to bring)

Friday, February 8

• 1st Grade ELA Unit 4: Book Study Post Assessment
• 2nd Grade ELA Unit 5: Nonfiction Post Assessment
• 4th Grade Cluster 5: Fractions
• Classroom group pictures 8-10 AM
• Kindergarten Planning 8-9 AM
• Chameleon Viewing Event 9-11 AM Middle School Focus
• First Grade Planning 10-11 AM
• A+ Liaison Visit 12-3 PM
• Give Five due at 3:30 PM

🦎👏 Chameleon Claps 🦎👏

From Mrs. Hill: 

• Thanks to Ms. Akers for opening up the building for Child Care on Monday.
• Thanks to Dr. Ward for meeting with staff and providing PD in EC.
• Thanks, in advance, to Ms. Samuelson for hosting a productive MTSS Team Meeting.
• Thanks, in advance, to the TCEA TEAM for handling ALL THE STUFF for Mr. Thomas and I to attend the MTSS meeting. 🤞
• Thanks to Mr. Salisbury for helping to restore my computer (predicting this as well).

Finally....thanks to my computer for giving me four years of support in the area of school leadership. We have laughed, cried and sent many...many...emails. You helped me find most of the current staff and for that and everything else we went through...I thank you for your service. Rest easy....

Don't forget.... January Missions must be completed today. I will confirm winners by 2.8.19.

Missions for January 2019

must be completed and documented by 2.4.19

Arts:  Review Arts Integrated Lessons executed so far this year.  In the one area where you have not done much integration, plan an arts integrated lesson and reach out to the Arts Staff Member in that area for guidance. After teaching the lesson, drop a quick lesson description and a picture of student work here.

Mission Completed: Earns a Mission Accomplished Stamp on your Mission File and a Jeans Pass.

Academic: Complete a goal setting activity with your students (or any students you work with). To document this activity snap a picture of a student artifact or class goal sheet and drop here. Need ideas? Check these out...

• https://ideas.classdojo.com/f/becoming-a-goal-setter
• https://www.weareteachers.com/goal-setting-for-students/
• http://www.coloradoedinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GS-6-8-model.pdf

Mission Completed: Earns a Mission Accomplished Stamp on your Mission File and an early leave (3:00 PM) or late arrival (8:00 AM) pass.

Culture: Send a positive behavior referral to Mrs. Hill's box for at least two students you serve or work with.  

Mission Completed: Earns a Mission Accomplished Stamp on your Mission File and a visit from the Hoot! Hoot! Wagon

Personal: Using the padlet write your one word or mission statement for 2019.

Mission Completed: Earns a Mission Accomplished Stamp on your Mission File and a Coffee/Tea Delivery to your room/office.