Highland Norms: Linked here is a draft of Highland Norms. If you have any concerns or questions regarding these norms, please make an appointment with me to share your concerns.
School Dismissal: Just a friendly reminder that school is dismissed at 2:15pm (12:45 on Wednesdays). We currently have students being released 5 to 10 minutes early which is encouraging them disrupt younger siblings’ classrooms prior to dismissal and/or climbing the fence because we are not out there to unlock gates that early.
Practicum Students: If you are interested in hosting a practicum student from OSU Cascades Teacher program, please reach out to me and let me know. These 3rd-year students in the teacher education program will be cleared by the district and considered trained volunteers. They can work with students 1:1, small group, bulletin boards, classroom support, etc. There is a specific interest expressed in Storyline as well.
Cafeteria Seating Chart: Thank you for getting these submitted. We will start using these on Monday 2/6. We will have labels on the tables for them when they walk in for the first week while they learn and relearn their assigned spots. While we are on the topic, I want to highlight a really effective way to help us with this ongoing issue. Marieka used her morning meeting time to reflect with her class on the “problems” and “solutions” in the cafeteria. The student work for this activity is posted downstairs, and the positive impact on their behavior was already noticeable this week even before we started the assigned teaching. The key factor is the solutions do not involve telling others how to act or behave, but they reinforce what each individual child can do to influence the group behavior. Our entire cafeteria crew thanks you!
Report Cards: Due date = Wednesday 2/8.
MTSS Cycle 2: Wednesdays (2/8) SIW will be dedicated to your grade level Tier 1 MTSS meetings. Slides with your meeting process will be shared after this weekend. The Tier 2 MTSS meetings will be on Thursday (2/9). We will use roaming subs and follow the same format as we did in the fall. See Schedule Here The actual meeting times (which are different from the sub coverage) are highlighted in yellow this time to hopefully avoid any confusion.
Educator Network Day (2/15) 2:00-3:15: This is just around the corner! Please sign up in Performance Matters. There are 15 options from which to choose and you are being asked to complete the sign-up by end of the day, Friday 2/3.
Foundational Skill Instruction: Linked here is an implementation rubric we are using district-wide to keep our progression of the foundational skills instruction. Please familiarize yourself with the rubric and see what next steps you are ready for as you build your experience and confidence with the program. Also, think of what you might need to help you make those next steps.
Thursday 2/2: Here is a little more detail on the day;
- 7:15-11:30 Teacher Prep Time (Classified at Summit High School)
- 11:30-12:15 Lunch in the library
- 12:15-1:15 Culture of Care Workshop
- 1:15-1:30 Announcements/Break
- 1:30-2:00 Cybersafety Training
- 2:00-3:15 Asynchronous (bet you didn’t miss that word!) Training options on the following area of your interest; Lexia, Dreambox, Forefront, NCTM, Newsela and additional Really Great Reading training.
Winter Culminations:
| Day/Date | Time | Locations | Grade Level | Teacher |
| 3/20/23 | ? | Aspen Hall | 4/5 | Vickery/Martinson |
| 3/20/23 | 4:30-7:00 | Classroom, Cafeteria | K | Chambers |
| 3/21/23 | ? | Aspen Hall | 4/5 | Green/Woock |
| 3/21/23 | 2:30-4:40 | Classroom, Library | 2/3 | Howard |
| 3/21/23 | 4:30-7:00 | Classroom, Cafeteria | K | Watt |
| 3/21/23 | 5:30-6:45 | Gym, Stage | 1st | Fetrow |
| 3/22/23 | 4:30-7:00 | Classroom, Cafeteria | K | Henry |
| 3/22/23 | 1:00-4:00 | Classroom, Cafeteria | 2/3 | Sacamano/Glogau |
| 3/23/23 | Classroom | 2/3 | Greene | |
| 3/23/23 | 3:15-5:45 | Classroom, Library | 1st | Eriksson |
| 3/24/23 | 2:30-5:30 | Classroom, Library, Ct. yd | 2/3 | Harju |
From Heidi Thomas and Highland’s Culture of Care Team: Here is the link to our 22/23 Highland Culture of Care Folder. This is where our school expectations posters and videos will live. I have also made a copy of all of the Classroom 180 SIW slide decks and added them to the file.
- Here is our assembly plan and sign up. Thanks, Sadie and class for making this month’s video!
- January:
- Character Trait: Persistence/Mindset
- SEL Focus: Self Awareness
- Discussion Question: I am challenged by…
- Next Assembly: February 10th
- Spirit Day: Decorate your head day (hair or hat fun)
Future Assemblies: We are going to try staggering the arrival of grade levels when coming to the assemblies. The hope is this will help us start closer to 1:30 and be done by 2:00.
4th/5th Grade 1:25
2nd/3rd Grades 1:27
K/1 Grades 1:29
We will make an announcement before the next assembly to help remind everyone when to start making your way down. Thank you!
Key Links:
2022-2023 Staff Meetings – Agendas & Notes
Week Preview:
- Monday 2/6
- 2:30-3:15 Storyline Team Meeting
- Tuesday 2/7
- 2:30 Leadership
- 2:30 PTO General Meeting – Library
- Wednesday 2/8
- 1:15-1:45 Staff Meeting
- 1:45-3:15 SIW – MTSS Tier 1 Meetings
- Thursday 2/9 –
- MTSS Cycle 2 Day – Roaming Subs – See Schedule Here
- Friday 2/10
- Kindergarten Forest Day
- 1:30 Assembly