Great Shake Out Reminder<\/b><\/p>\n
On Thursday 10\/19 at approximately 10:19am our school will take part in the Great ShakeOut. \u00a0A PA announcement will signal both the start and the end of the drill. \u00a0During the drill please use the time to explain students will be using the table to protect their heads and bodies from falling debris and objects. \u00a0Both Lorin and I will be off campus this particular morning for the middle school cross country meet. \u00a0The races are fairly short so we should not be gone too long, but I\u2019ve asked Becky Eriksson to be the person in charge if needed. \u00a0Gary Timms is also on call if necessary and both Lorin and I could be back here in a matter of minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n Forefront vs. Synergy<\/b><\/p>\n Once again, I am sorry that Forefront is not performing as promised. \u00a0Because of the difficulties we are experiencing I feel like we need to adjust our course to alleviate any stress this is causing. \u00a0The problem is that the best course is not very clear to me so I am open to exploring solutions that work for each of your grade levels. \u00a0Here are the factors to consider;<\/span><\/p>\n Forefront is currently working on inputting the Everyday Math Assessments as the publisher intended. \u00a0My initial thought was this would be easier and preferable for everyone (and less work on our end) however after speaking with several of you about your concerns, it sounds as if we might be better served by creating our own assessment sheets in Forefront. \u00a0For the second and third grade levels some of this work is already done, so I am curious if this path would benefit everyone. \u00a0Please talk with your teams and circle back with me about what you need to make this process a little easier for you.<\/span><\/p>\n Smarter Balanced Testing<\/b><\/p>\n I know it\u2019s really early to be thinking about testing, however I wanted to share one encouraging piece of news regarding the test;<\/span><\/p>\n Site Council Meeting<\/b><\/p>\n We had our first Site Council Meeting on Thursday 10\/12. \u00a0The main tasks we worked on were the following;<\/span><\/p>\n Evaluation\/Minis\/SLGGs\/Lions\/Tigers and Bears, Oh my!<\/b><\/p>\n I sent most of this information in an email earlier this week, but I am including it here for the purpose of future reference.<\/span><\/p>\n The list below shows the people with evaluations this year. \u00a0In addition to the SLGGs, this involves a self-reflection, 4 classroom minis and 2 professional minis for the year. \u00a0(1 Formal observations for temp or prob) \u00a0You will get a prompt to complete a self-reflection later in the year.<\/span><\/p>\n For those of you without evals, you will have 2 classroom minis and 1 professional mini for the year in addition to your SLGGs.<\/span><\/p>\n In regards to mini-observations; if I don’t have a follow up conversation with you, then it’s not a mini and it’s just classroom time. \u00a0I will be in classrooms 2 to 3 days a week, and I will always try to take notes in the hopes that we find the time to have that follow up conversation, but the schedule is not always cooperative so I don’t expect every time I am in the room will equal a mini. \u00a0I am also trying to spend the majority of my time in your classrooms during math. \u00a0Our follow up conversation is an opportunity for you to reflect on the learning in your room. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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