Crown Point Junior Music Academy

Monday Morning Memo

1/8/18-1/12/18

Thank you for posting your schedules and referring to them.  If you are not sure of the specificity to support your students below are more samples.  Please ensure that you post every day with a brief focus for each content area.

When we think of high expectations for students (DOK 3, 4) I appreciate teachers pushing our students on a regular basis.  Below are some upper-grade students working on argument/opinion writing pieces.

Instructional Focus-  

As I observe and give feedback,  I will refer to your weekly general calendar, so please ensure that it is updated.  I will also be referring to the Critical Concepts and the proficiency scales and look for the attributes in the instruction and the tasks you set up during your lessons.

PBS/Character Counts-

• We will be focusing on playground and cafeteria for PBS expectations and lessons.
• For our Character Counts Program the focus will be kindness
• Here is the link to the schedule and some resources for the PBS/Character Counts Program.
• Here is the link to the Google Drive Shared Folder with the lessons for PBS.  Please ensure that you are teaching those lessons and having conversations/discussions with your students on a regular basis.

Clear Common Expectations-

As requested, more clear expectations have been created for the entire school.  I have personally hand delivered each teacher the Voice Levels and Speed Levels signs.  Please post them clearly on a wall in your classroom and have continuous reminders and discussions about what they mean.  I will have other voice and speed signs strategically posted around the school as well.

Summary of Learning-

As we move forward here is a look back on our PLC/PDs as we strive to become a Highly Reliable School.  Below are the areas of a Highly Reliable School that we are working to put in place.

• Safe and collaborative Culture within the school
• Effective teaching in every classroom
• Guaranteed and viable curriculum in every grade level

This is marked by the professional development from late August until December.  The PD support has been based on the priority survey you completed before school started. 

• Learning what a PLC is and setting up the structure
• Constantly reviewing data
• Creating Data goals with DRA and SBAC
• Learning what the Critical Concepts are
• Backwards mapping the Critical Concepts
• Unpacking the Critical Concepts

Based on your input looking forward, we will learn more about.....

• Common Formative Assessments
• Focus students and data walls
• Balanced LiteracyRunning Records
• Guided Reading

Important Upcoming Dates:

W 1/10- Attendance assemblies-K-2nd 8:00-8:30, 3rd-5th 8:45-9:15

W 1/10-PLC room 9 @ 1:00-3:00

W 1/11-Mobile Dairy Assembly K-2nd grade 8:00-8:45, 3rd-5th 8:45-9:30

Tu 1/16- ILT full day release-formative assessments

W 1/17- Certificated prep

Th 1/18- K/1 formative assessment 1/2 release

F 1/19-5th grade walking field trip to PBM

Tu 1/23-  2/3 and 4/5 grade formative assessment 1/2 day release

W 1/24- PLC room 9 @ 1:00-3:00

Recess Duty-

Group A