Two Weeks of Engaging Instruction

Student Engagement

This week, dig into student engagement.  How are you ensuring all students are with you and participating actively in each lesson?  Be purposeful to include ideas, references, or a connection to something you know is a personal interest for a student or student(s) in your class.  Please remember all students do not celebrate Christmas and to be inclusive of how holidays are celebrated in various cultures -- especially those specific to your students.  An excellent journal prompt could include how they spend the time off for winter break.

Below is a short video for a "No Opt Out" strategy.  This strategy is specific to inclusion and not allowing any student to get out or "opt out" of participation and engaging with learning.  Take note of how this teacher supports students to find the correct answers.

Tomorrow, we welcome Matthew White, new security monitor, to King!  Please be sure to introduce yourself and give him a positive welcome to our school.  We will still have the two sub security monitors (Mr. Griggs & Mr. Swearengen) with us until we dismiss for winter break.

School-Wide Behavior Reminders

Again, please be sure you do not allow students to travel without an adult or hall pass you created for your class.  Students do not need another student to escort them anywhere and no students should be sent to the office for behavior.  Remember our procedures:

• Correct level 1 and level 2 behaviors in class (see PBIS flowchart in behavior handbook or handout)
• Utilize your cool down area and/or buddy room partner for time outs
• If a student displays level 3 behaviors -  call for Student Response Team (SRT) and follow up with an ABC form to document and describe behavior (hand to responding SRT member or place in Jones' mailbox).

Professional Learning Communities

• All grade levels will work on creating learning checks for the current cycle
• All grade levels will meet in your grade level pods, except fifth grade -- you will meet in room 303
• 5th grade - Camp - Williams (SS) and Green (M); Flener - Holloway (R) and Williams (S)
• 4th grade - Flener - Reading; Camp - Math -- check in S and SS
• 3rd grade - Flener - Reading; Camp - Math -- check in S  and SS
• 2nd grade - Flener - Reading; Camp - Math -- check in S and SS
• 1st grade - Flener -All subjects
• K - Camp - All subjects
• Reminder-- Informational/Explanatory writing pieces are due this Friday, Dec. 14th.  We will analyze student writing samples using the Quality Work Protocol in faculty meeting 12/15

Faculty Meeting 12/11

• We will work on completing the School Quality Factors as part of our district accreditation - bring your laptops.

For all our blog readers, the 10th person to high five me tomorrow can use the principal parking space Tuesday and Wednesday, the 15th person gets Thursday and Friday.  Have a great week!