Monday Morning Memo

Week of 9/23-9/27

As the beginning of the year continues, we are now getting back into professional development and PLCs.  I truly believe that each of you has had tremendous success in the last two years due to your clarity in your learning targets that you have posted and referred to on a regular basis.  I will continue to share with other staff examples of clear learning targets as seen below.  Thank you for your emphasis on implementing learning targets visually and verbally.  This practice is highly effective and will yield success in your classroom.  When you assess your own implementation of learning targets, ask your students what they are learning.  True teacher clarity lays in the students' clear connection between their work and the learning target.

Instructional Focus-

As developed with ILT and shared with all staff, our strategic plan focuses on three main areas.

• A safe, collaborative, inclusive environment
• High-quality GVC
• Teacher Clarity

Please be prepared to share with your colleagues and me in PLC how you create a safe, inclusive environment. Please be prepared to answer the questions below and to share with your colleagues.

Some of the questions you can expect are as follows:

• How do you create collaborative partnerships with your students?
• How do you create deep connections with all students?
• What is your definition of a deep connection with your students?
• What is your definition of team building for your students?
• What specific activities do you plan to go beyond developing superficial relationships?
• As I continue my instructional visits, please be prepared to not only receive feedback on instruction but your efforts to create a safe inclusive environment.

Annual Notifications-

You will have time to complete your Annual Notifications during your prep week.  The official due Date-Friday, October 4th.

Lates/Tardies

Please ensure that you continue to adjust your attendance as students bring in their late cards to you.  We appreciate your help in this matter.

FAST Assessing (2nd-5th Grade)

The deadline for administering the FAST (both AReading and AMath) was September 13th.  I will be printing up data for Kimie this week.  Please ensure your entire class has administered this assessment (grades 2nd-5th).

Daily/Weekly Schedules-

I will be uploading your weekly schedules reflecting ELD, PE, and STEAM (grades TK-1st) to our School Site Plan this week.  Please ensure that your schedules are clearly reflecting the exact time frame you are teaching.  I will base my school tours, observations, and area superintendent visits on this. 

School Tours- As a reminder at any point during the school week we may be giving a school tour 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Week of 9/23-9/27

M 9/23

T 9/24-SSC Meeting

W 9/25-ELAC Meeting in the library @ 8:00, PLC 1:00-3:30 in grade level classrooms, meet in room 11 @ 3:00, Preschool Presentation @ St. Mark’s @ 6:00

Th 9/26-Pennies for Patients (The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) Assembly 1:00-1:30 in the auditorium all grades, SSC Meeting in room 11@ 2:30

F 9/27-Movie Night, Admiral Hartman Housing Event

Week of 9/30-10/4

M 9/30- Staff Meeting in room 11 @ 2:30 (Bloodborne Pathogens, Bullying presentation

T 10/1- SSC Meeting in room 11 @ 2:30

W 10/2- Picture Day, Prep

Th 10/3-Dentist

F 10/4-AEP TK-2 cycle 2

S 10/5- Beachfest