Good morning! I hope everyone is enjoying this sun and our taste of Spring. I am afraid the cold returns soon so get out and enjoy.
Today I am including a link to a wonderful article that one of my educational heroes wrote a few years back. I hope you take the time to read it and I'd love to hear how this impacts your craft.
See everyone tomorrow!- Angela Week of Monday, March 25- Friday, March 29, 2019
Walk thru focuses for remainder of March: Rigor Rate, Instructional Strategies, Focus on Instruction, Student Engagement and Grouping!
Monday, March 25
Mr. Thomas cover Ms. Payton for her birthday
2nd Grade Presentation in the Cafe 8:30-9:00
4th grade library 9:00 AM and 1:15 PM
5th Grade Planning 10-11
Hill at Dr. Appt (will leave at 11:45) and will take 1/2 day
Planning for Middle Grades ELA/Humanities (Motsinger, Fiore, Connors) from 2-3 PM
Planning for Middle Grades Math (Ezell and Clough) from 2-3 PM
Tuesday, March 26
Mr. Thomas and Mr. Falls at Testing Coordinator Meeting
PLCs facilitated by Hill (focus: licensure, Open Office Hours, and CEUs)
Please bring any questions/concerns that you have as well
5th grade at 10-11 AM
4th grade at 12-1 PM
Raffle Ticket Pickups between 9:30-11:30 AM
I will be calling students down by classes to place their raffle tickets for prizes from our most recent fundraiser. Please keep students until I call for them.
TED-ED Club Meeting in PLC Room from 11:30-12:00
3rd Grade Planning 12-1 PM
Arts Integration Meeting from 1:05-1:35 PM in Ms. Ward's Studio
Scriven-Samuelson's Sub- Salena Alston-Gholston
Bigler- R. Brown
Planning for Middle Grades Science (Ezell and Hughes) 2-3 PM
Wednesday, March 27
Mr. Thomas is out
PLCs facilitated by Hill (focus: licensure, Open Office Hours, and CEUs)
Please bring any questions/concerns that you have as well
Kindergarten 8-9
2nd Grade 9-10
1st Grade 10-11
3rd Grade 12-1
Arts 1-2
Middle School 2-3
Thursday, March 28
Hill covers Weir for her birthday
Kindergarten 8-9
Kindergarten Presentation in Theater 8-8:30 AM
2nd Grade 9-10 AM
4th Grade to Art Council 9:30-10:30
TED-ED Club 11:30-12:00 in PLC Room
4th Grade Planning 12-1 PM
Arts Integration Team Meeting in Ms. Ward's Studio 1:05-1:35
Middle School
Motsinger- Falls
Fiore- Hill
Conners- Thomas
Hughes- Lanham
Ezell- Covington
Friday, March 29
Hill in Philadelphia at Teach to Lead Conference
2nd Grade ELA Unit 7: Text Structure Post Assessment
There's been a lot of conversation on Instagram and Twitter lately (and I am sure Facebook although I am not up there enough to see it) about how we must focus on Maslow before Bloom. What all of these educators are saying that building relationships and taking care of students' needs comes first and that little to no learning can take place until students' needs are met.
Just in case you're unfamiliar with Maslow and Blooms I have posted the respective triangles below.
Maslow Triangle
I agree with this idea and this is why I believe I have always been a strong proponent of taking the first ten days of school to build culture in classrooms while reviewing procedures and expectations to ensure student success. I guess where I do differ and where I worry that educators can go wrong is when they believe that you can only focus on one area at a time. I have seen this go wrong when teachers LOVED their students so much that they struggled to maintain high expectations and basically "loved them to DUMB". They protected them from the struggle while withholding high expectations because they wanted kids to feel good about themselves.
I actually believe we can take care of students' basic needs while pushing them towards being the best version of themselves.
Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves.
Todd Whitaker
What are your thoughts? Would love for you to comment via this blog or email. I hope everyone has had an amazing week and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow! -Angela
Week of Monday, March 18-22, 2019
Walk thru focuses for remainder of March: Rigor Rate, Instructional Strategies, Focus on Instruction, Student Engagement and Grouping!
Monday, March 18
Penny Wars Begin and runs through Spring Break!!!
Dress Down Week (Sponsored by 4th Grade)
Please see email from Hill for details
3rd grade SWYK rough drafts due
4th grade to library 9 AM and 1:15 PM
5th Grade Planning 10-11
Planning for Middle Grades Math (Ezell and Clough) 2-3 PM
Planning for Middle Grades ELA/Humanities (Motsinger, Fiore, Connors) 2-3 PM
TCEA Board Mtg in Ms. Scriven's Studio at 5:30 PM
Tuesday, March 19
MTSS PLCs Facilitated by Mrs. Samuelson (either in person or via phone)
5th Grade 10-11 AM
4th Grade 12-1 PM
4th grade SWYK rough drafts due
Dress Down Week Continues
1st grade Awards Day 8-8:45
Hill at A+ Training in Wilson
Builders Club at 11:30 in theater
TED-ED Club at 11:30 in theater (Ms. Pond and Mr. Kline will supervise students working on research for speeches- I will have laptops for them)
3rd Grade Planning 12-1 PM
AIT Meetings 1:05-1:35 PM
4th Grade
Majka- Riffle
McLaughlin- Akers
Planning for Middle Grades Science (Ezell and Hughes) 2-3 PM
Wednesday, March 20
Dress Down Week Continues
5th grade SWYK rough drafts due
Hill out (presenting at the CCES Conference...🤞)
Thomas, Falls, and Covington gone to Establishing a Core Tier of Behavior Support - East
MTSS PLCs Facilitated by Mrs. Pond (K-2), Mrs. Samuelson (3rd) and Mr. Falls (Middle School)
K: 8-9
2nd Grade: 9-10
1st Grade: 10-11
3rd Grade: 12-1
Middle School: 2-3Mr. Falls will reschedule and email you a new date/time
Arts PLC 1-2 PM
5th Grade Field Trip to Civil Rights Museum
Beginning Teacher Mtg at 3:30 in Mrs. Cane's Studio
Thursday, March 21
Scholastic Book Fair
Report Card Conferences
10 AM- 6 PM
Dinner will be served after 3 PM in Lounge (Pizza and Salad)
Hill out 1/2 Day at Conference (PM)
Friday, March 22
Scholastic Book Fair
Report Card Conferences
7:40 AM- 3:40 PM
Lunch will be served at 11 AM in Lounge (Subs and Salad)
Hill out at Conference all day
FEO - Parents Night Out: 5:45 – 9:15 PM
No GIVE FIVE this week!!
🦎👏 Chameleon Clap 🦎👏
From Mrs. Hill
Thanks to Mr. Kline for bringing Junie B. Jones to our school. Great job directing as well.
Thanks to Ms. Payton for hosting all of our guests from MU this year.
Thanks to Mr. Salisbury for a smooth lottery this year and to Ms. Lanham, Mr. Thomas, and Ms. Trojan for helping out!
Thanks to all core teachers for completing slides for Board Presentation tomorrow night!
This time of year we begin to stress as educators (not that the rest of the year is stress-less). But our stress now is focused on this one question... "Have we prepared our student to be able to display proficiency in the state standards we were to teach during the year?" Many times we can review what we have taught and can confidently say we covered it but the answer to will they be able to remember what we taught is not a sure YES.
This popped up on Twitter today and reminded me that no matter how long we've been in education, it does not hurt to be reminded of good practice. Please take the time to watch this quick clip on
Thanks to Payton, Norris, Haslem, Ward and Thomas for putting on a wonderful arts night week!
🏾🥁
From Ms. Akers:
Staff members with lunch counts with 1 discrepancy or less:
Johnson
Caudle
Brown
Williams
Person
Campagna
Weir
DeNoble
Miller
Acosta
McLaughlin
Bigler
Scriven
Fiore
Connors
From Mrs. Hill:
Thank you to Ms. Acosta, Mr. Falls, Mr. Kline, Ms. Norris, Ms. Trojan, Ms. Cane and Ms. Covington for an awesome legislative visit on Friday.
Thanks to Ms. Covington for covering Ms. Campagna's Class for AIT.
Thanks to Mr. Falls for changing his schedule to ensure our students can have MTSS in grades 3rd-5th.
Mission Accomplished for February
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.
No One Completed This Mission
Academic: Read this article and either adapt an upcoming lesson to make it more equitable OR do the attached lesson and upload your lesson and/or student work here.
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.
No One Completed This Mission
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
No One Completed This Mission
Personal: Give a peer a "heart attack" anytime before 3/1/19. What's a heart attack? Decorate a staff member's door with hearts saying what makes them so awesome. Complete this sheet if you decide to complete this mission.
Mission Completed: Earns a Mission Accomplished Stamp on your Mission File and a Coffee/Tea Delivery to your room/office.
Mrs. Majka Completed This Mission
Mission for March
Complete the Worksheet Audit between now and March 31, 2019!
Today's focus will be handled by the all knowing and highly respected Jennifer Gonzalez. If you have some time, please read and/or listen to her post regarding worksheets.
The reason why I wanted to focus on this is because we have a problem at TCEA. We have gone through 750,000copiessince the start of the school year. That breaks down to 107,140copiesper month. We have 40 staff members, which means EVERYONE is making 2,679copiesper month. That's 1,100 morecopies, per person, per month. We have spent 84% of our budget in ink and paper and we have 4 more months to go. We will not make it to June if we continue in this manner. I have asked Joe to investigate a way to control the printing that just sits on the copier and is thrown in the trash because no one ever picks it up.
I was worried about the amount of copies before discovering the cost issue. Last month during an instructional PLC, I spoke to the team about instituting No Worksheet Wednesdays when we would encourage the staff not to use worksheets.
We ruled that out as a school initiative because we did not want to stress you more or cause people to just make copies on a different day.
This concept of using less worksheets has to be more than a directive...you must see the purpose behind it.
I hope that this post and attached podcast will help you do the following challenge from Jennifer Gonzalez. This will be the March Challenge and more information will go out next week.
THE CHALLENGE: DO A WORKSHEET AUDIT
Everyone teaches differently, and as we have established, all worksheets are not created equal. There is no single prescription for what kind or how many worksheets you should be using with your students. Only you and your students can know that for sure.
So my challenge to you is simple: From now on, every time you’re about to use a worksheet, ask yourself if it’s contributing to student learning or if it’s actually just keeping them busy. If it’s the latter, start replacing your worksheets with better, richer alternatives. Your students will learn better, school will be more fun, and you’ll waste a whole lot less time in line at the copy machine.
I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! - Angela
Week of Monday, March 4- Friday. March 8, 2019
5 x 5 Walk through return: Please know that due to feedback in SIT and best practices, at least one of the walk thrus a week will be for an extended time (30-40 minutes).
This will not be a formal observation but will focus on all areas on the informal walkthru document.
For the 5-7 minute pop ins, Mr. Thomas and I will focus on:
Also peer observations will be taking place now through March 25, 2019. ********************************************************************************* No PLCs this week!!! Mid Year one on one continue
Monday, March 4
5th Grade Planning 10-11
Planning for Middle Grades ELA/Humanities (Motsinger, Fiore, Connors) 2-3
Planning for Middle Grades Math (Ezell and Clough) 2-3
SIT Mtg at 3:30 in Ms. Majka's Studio
NCEES Peer Training 3:30-4:00
Tuesday, March 5
Admin Mtg 9-10
Builders Club 11:30-12:00 in Theater
TED-ED Club in PLC Room 11:30-12:00
3rd Grade Planning 12-1
Chameleon Viewing Hours 12-2 PM
More information to come
Arts Integration Team Meeting in Ms. Ward's Studio 1:05-1:35 PM
Kindergarten
Caudle-Akers
Johnson- Strimel
Williams-Pond
Planning for Middle Grades Science (Ezell and Hughes) 2-3 PM
Trimester 2 Middle School Elective Night 6-8 PM
Visual Arts, STEAM, and Music
Wednesday, March 6
Hill possibly leaves at 2 PM
Thursday, March 7
4th Grade ELA Unit 5: Thematic Genre Unit Post Assessment
Kindergarten Planning 8-9
2nd Grade Planning 9-10
TED-ED Club 11:30-12:00
4th Grade Planning 12-1
Arts Integration Team Meeting in Ms. Ward's Studio 1:05-1:35
1st Grade
Person- Falls
Campagna-Need coverage since we have no sub for Samuelson (anyone interested in volunteering please let Hill know)
Brown- Hill
Mandatory Faculty Mtg. 3:30-3:45
Trimester 2 Middle School Elective Night
Theatre/Film, Dance, and Drumline
Friday, March 8
Last Day of 2nd Trimester
1st Grade ELA Unit 5: Nonfiction
2nd Grade ELA Unit 6: Figurative Lang Post Assessment
3rd Grade ELA Unit 5: Theme Post Assessment
4th Grade at Marbles Museum
Kindergarten Planning 8-9
1st Grade Planning 10-11
Chameleon Viewing Hours 12:30-2:30
Details to follow
🦎👏 Chameleon Claps 🦎👏
From Ms. Akers:
One discrepancy or less... Thank you!
Person
Brown
Caudle
Campagna
Williams
DeNoble
Weir
Marshall
Acosta
McLaughlin
Scriven
Hughes
Clough
Motsinger
From Ms. Hill
Thank you to everyone who went out of their way to be kind to me during this difficult time. I really appreciate working with such a caring group of people.
Thank you to Ms. Majka and Ms. Ward for hosting visitors for last week's Chameleon Viewing Hours.
Thank you to Mr. Thomas and all staff that made our Read Across America event wonderful. I saw the pictures and was so proud.
Last Call.... If you wanted to participate in February Missions, please complete by end of day on March 4th.
This morning I awoke to a call from my mom letting me know that one of my cousins was killed last night or very early this morning. My first cousins, on my mom's side, have been raised so close to each other that we consider each other brothers and sisters that don't stay under the same roof. Tre was one of the youngest of us so we always babied him and he would usually tag along into any mischief we got in to. He grew up living at my grandma's house with his mother and a host of uncles, aunt's and cousins who guided him but we still couldn't save him from the allure of the streets and the "hood" mentality of getting someone first before they get you. Last night someone took his life and I am sure in time we will learn that it was for something not worth a man's life. I share all this not to make you feel sorry for our family or to lay my burdens down. I share this because each day we have the chance to be a walking example of how you can succeed without living a life where you win by hurting others. That life is not just about being on top the easy way ,but persevering and pushing to not only better yourself but your community. I promise you he was one of the kindest, loving, funny, mischievous, caring and good looking young men around. He loved our family and no matter what someone thought he did or even if he did something, no kid deserves this end. I will miss him and after I play through all the things I wish I could have done, I will focus on the kids still out there that do not need to end up like him. Thanks for reading and please hug your family real tight and any young kids you know who are living a destructive life...pull them aside or text them and remind them that better still exists.
See everyone tomorrow!
Week of Monday, February 25- Friday, March 1
Mid year one on one continue
Peer observations begin
Monday, February 25
4th grade to the library at 9 AM and 1:15 PM
5th Grade Planning 10-11 AM
Black History Program at 2 PM
4th-8th in theater and K-3rd can view via FB
Planning for Middle Grades Math (Ezell and Clough) 2-3 PM
Planning for Middle Grades ELA/Humanities (Motsinger, Fiore, Connors) 2-3 PM
TCEA Board Mtg in 5:15 PM in Scriven's Studio
Tuesday, February 26
iReady Awards K-3 8:00-8:30 in Cafe (list of kids to attend will be sent in email)
iReady Awards 4th-8th 8:30-9:00 in Cafe' (list of kids to attend will be sent in email)
Instructional PLC 9:30-10:30
PD PLCs facilitated by Hill
5th grade 10-11
4th grade 11-12
TED-ED Club Mtg 11:30-12:00 in PLC Room or Lobby
3rd Grade Planning 12-1
Arts Integration Team Mtg 1-2 PM In Ms. Ward's Studio
Motsinger- Falls
Fiore- Hill
Conners- Thomas
Hughes- Lanham
Ezell- Covington
Planning for Middle Grades Science (Ezell and Hughes) 2-3 PM
Wednesday, February 27
Thomas covers Mr. Kline
Rare Disease Day (please refer to email about details)UPDATED
Read Across America Event 10:30- 1:00 (please see email from Mr. Thomas for details)
🦎👏 Chameleon Clap 🦎👏
From Ms. Akers:
Thank you for good lunch counts this week (1 or less discrepancy)...
Weir
DeNoble
Miller
Acosta
Marshall
Majka
McLaughlin
Williams
Brown
Caudle
Johnson
Person
Campagna
Bigler
Clough
Connors
Motsinger
Scriven
From Mr. Kline:
Thanks so much to 1st and 3rd grade for fundraising and administrating FSU Theatre Trip with me. Thank you 4th grade for sharing the bus and trip with us! It was a blast! From Ms. Hill: Thanks to Mr. Salisbury for planning an awesome Chameleon Crawl Friday night. It was wonderful seeing our staff come together and show off the best of TCEA. Thanks to Mr. Thomas for be so willing to pick up my slack during this difficult time. You're so awesome.
Today's post will not be too long. I am getting ready to go out of town and having to get this blog out earlier than usually. I will be unavailable to return emails or text until tomorrow after 1 PM (unless you have an emergency and I'll get back as soon as I can).
Today, I want you to just....and that's a BIG JUST...reconsider Fun Fridays. Think about the why you do it and analyze if it is causing positive changes among your students or are the same kids getting it each week.
What if you instituted Friendly Fridays? What are Friendly Fridays? Check out the article and ideas here.
I am not outlawing Fun Friday but as practitioners we should be reflective in what we do with students and should always be willing to analyze and change our behaviors if they aren't equitable and /or producing the results desired.
I hope everyone enjoys their Monday off and I'll see everyone next week!
Angela
Week of Monday, February 18- Friday, February 22, 2019 Mid Years Continue
Monday, February 18
No school in recognition of Presidents' Day.
Tuesday, February 19
Hill out (daughter's district spelling 🐝- pray I don't have a heart attack during the competition)
Thomas out at Test Coordinator Meeting CFCI
Readadaurus Rocks Program K&1 in Lobby 9-10 AM
(3rd and 2nd- if too loud please feel free to move to cafe or other space during that time. Just let Ms. Trojan know)
Data and Intervention PLCs facilitated by Ms. Covington
5th grade 10-11 AM
4th grade 12-1 PM
Middle Grades Humanities 2-3 PM
Builder's Club at 11:30-12:00 in Theater
3rd Grade Planning 12-1 PM
Arts Integration Team Planning ****NEW TIME******
1:05-1:35- 4th Grade
Will be held in Ms. Ward's Studio
Majka- Riffle
McLaughlin- Akers
Planning for Middle Grades Science (Ezell and Hughes) 2-3 PM
Wednesday, February 20
Hill out at NCDPI Meeting
Data and Intervention PLCs facilitated by Ms. Covington
8-9 AM: Kindergarten
9-10 AM: 2nd Grade
10-11 AM: 1st Grade
12-1 PM: 3rd Grade
2-3 PM: Middle Grades Science and Math
Beginning Teacher Meeting in Ms. Cane's Studio 3:30-4:30 PM
Thursday, February 21
3rd Grade Cluster 6 Math Assessment
Mr. Thomas covering Ms. Ward for birthday
K planning 8-9 AM
2nd Grade planning 9-10 AM
TED-ED Club Mtg 11:30-12:00 in Ms. Cane's Studio
4th Grade Planning 12-1 PM
Arts Integrations Team Planning *****NEW TIME*******
Will be held in Ms. Ward's Studio
1:05-1:35 PM- 5th Grade
Scriven-Diggs (Samuelson's Sub)
Bigler- R. Brown
Hill and Falls at meeting with CCS Superintendent 2:00 PM
Optional Faculty Mtg 3:30-3:45
AIG Interest Meeting in Ms. Ezzel's Studio 3:45-4:15
Friday, February 22
3rd Grade Cluster 7 Pre Assessment
7th Grade Reasoning about Expressions Cluster Assessment
Chameleon Crawl 5:30-7:30- Please look for an email from Mr. Salisbury for details.
🦎👏 Chameleon Claps🦎👏
From Mrs. Majka:
A shout out to Mr. Haslem for not only answering my questions during the school day, but for also taking the time to continue to work with me through messenger. I truly appreciate your time and look forward to an awesome integration.
A shout out to Ms. Akers for ensuring our lunches for our field trip on Friday were ready to go. Thank you for always going above and beyond with 4th grade. We appreciate you so very much.
A shout out to Mrs. Samuelson not only for the work she did with our 4th graders in MTSS, but also for helping me ensure that my Math students would be in good hands when she left. I'm going to miss working along side of you but cannot wait to meet the babies!
A shout to Ms. Mac for always being my #1 supporter, encourager, and a listening ear. I'll never be able to repay you.
From Mrs. Hill:
A shout out to Mrs. Samuelson for handling all things when finding a sub and carrying those babies with style and grace. They're blessed to have you as a mommy!!!
To my admin team and many other staff members for checking in on me and being patient with me.
This weekend I had an opportunity to participate in an event where one station involved me role playing a scenario with one other participant while two other educators observed and took notes. After the scene, I was asked to step out and then after a 5 minute wait I was provided feedback and asked the try it again. It was never racking but never did I feel like I was being judged...I only felt supported and only as if they wanted the best performance for me because they believed in my ability.
And then...I saw this on Twitter and realized that it never hurts to remind ourselves how vital feedback is and how we can incorporate this into our daily interactions with students. This example, TAG, only takes 60 seconds.
As Ken Blanchard stated "Feedback is the breakfast of champions." We are teaching champions each day so let's give them an outstanding meal with feedback. Hope everyone has had a great weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone Monday! ~Angela M. Hill
Week of Monday, February 11- Friday, February 15
*Mid Year Reviews Continue- please make sure you complete the PDP before coming to meeting and the data review sheet emailed to you (if applicable)
Monday, February 11
Covington @ Fueling a Personalized Learning PD all day
Builders Club V-Day Fundraiser during club time
Student/ Staff Dress Down Week $1 a day/ money to Mrs. Weir's Box
6th Grade: Reasoning with Algebraic Expressions Cluster Pre Assessment
4th Grade to the Library at 9 AM and 1:15 PM
5th Grade Planning 10-11 AM
Planning for Middle Grades ELA/Humanities (Motsinger, Fiore, Connors) 2-3 PM
Planning for Middle Grades Math (Ezell and Clough) 2-3 PM
School Improvement Team Mtg at 3:30 in Mrs. Majka's Studio
Tuesday, February 12
Student/ Staff Dress Down Week $1 a day/ money to Mrs. Weir's Box
Instructional PLC 8:30-9:30 AM
Builders Club V-Day Fundraiser during club time
MTSS PLCs (week changed due to Samuelson Babies' Upcoming Debut)
5th Grade 10-11 with Ms. Samuelson
4th Grade 12-1 with Ms. Samuelson
3rd Grade PLC 12-1 PM
Arts Integration Team Mtg. 1-2 PM in Ms. Ward's Studio
2nd Grade
Cane- Pond
Acosta- Strimel
Marshall-Lanham
Middle School PBIS Meeting 2-3
Wednesday, February 13
Student/ Staff Dress Down Week $1 a day/ money to Mrs. Weir's Box
Mr. Thomas is out of the office
Builders Club V-Day Fundraiser during club time
MTSS PLC (week changed due to Samuelson Babies' Upcoming Debut)
Kindergarten 8-9 with Ms. Pond
2nd Grade 9-10 with Ms. Pond
1st Grade 10-11 with Ms. Pond
3rd Grade 12-1 with Ms. Samuelson
Middle Grades 2-3 with Mr. Falls
Variety Show practice from 3:30-4:30
Thursday, February 14
Student/ Staff Dress Down Week $1 a day/ money to Mrs. Weir's Box
5th Grade Cluster 6 Pre Assessment
Builders Club V-Day Distribution of Sodas during club time
Kindergarten Planning 8-9
Second Grade Planning 9-10
4th Grade Planning 12-1
Arts Integration Team Meeting 1-2 PM in Ms. Ward's Studio
3rd Grade
DeNoble- Riffle
Weir- Thomas
Miller-Covington
Department Meeting 3:30-4:00
Friday, February 15
Student/ Staff Dress Down Week $1 a day/ money to Mrs. Weir's Box
Pay Day $$$$$
6th Grade Making Sense of Coordinate Planes Assessment
4th Grade Field Trip to Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro
Please check behind me. I had a note on my old computer and it was not recovered so IF you did complete the challenge and your name is not below...let me know ASAP.
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.
No one completed this mission!
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...
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.
Ms. Acosta completed this mission!
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
Ms. Acosta and Ms. Miller completed this mission!
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.
Ms. Rebecca Brown, Ms. Strimel, Ms. McLaughlin, Ms. Majka, Ms. Campagna, Ms. Ezell, Ms. Motsinger, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Taylor Brown, Ms. Acosta, Ms. Miller and Ms. Ward completed this mission!
February Missions
2/11-3/1
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: Read this article and either adapt an upcoming lesson to make it more equitable OR do the attached lesson and upload your lesson and/or student work here.
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: Give a peer a "heart attack" anytime before 3/1/19. What's a heart attack? Decorate a staff member's door with hearts saying what makes them so awesome. Complete this sheet if you decide to complete this mission.
Mission Completed: Earns a Mission Accomplished Stamp on your Mission File and a Coffee/Tea Delivery to your room/office.
🦎👏Chameleon Claps🦎👏
From Hill:
Thanks to Ms. Weir and the Sunshine Committee for hosting an amazing Baby Sprinkle.
Thanks to Ms. Goodman and all the staff members at TCEA helping with the fundraiser.
Thanks to Mr. Kline for an amazing promotion video.
Thanks to Ms. Samuelson and the amazing MTSS Team for a wonderful planning and implementation meeting last week.
Thanks to Dr. Ward and the EC Team for all of their hard work and support.
From Ms. Akers: Thanks for perfect lunch counts this week!
Caudle
Johnson
Williams
Brown
Person
Campagna
DeNoble
Miller
Weir Challenge: If every homeroom has a correct lunch count each day this week, the staff will receive a week of dress down for free and CHOCOLATE!!!
