Monday November 28th, 2016

Duties for the week: 
     
     AM Bus: Kelly
                 Alexander
                 Sharp
     PM Bus: Lancaster
                 Schroeder
                 Sweet
     Staff Room: Warner
 
 
  Meetings/Reminders for the week: 

   November 28th, 2016- Monday- Eval Team   

   November 29th, 2016- Tuesday- Intervention Meeting

   November 29th, 2016- Tuesday- Art Lunch for 1st Grade with Mrs. V in the Library
 
   November 29th, 2016- Tuesday- All School Winter Concert at Roper- starts at 6:30 pm

   November 30th, 2016- Wednesday- Principal Lunch with November student leaders

   December 2nd, 2016- Friday- Friday Fun- Wear Ugly Sweater Day

   December 2nd, 2016- Friday- Student leaders selling candy canes for .50 cents each

                                       
Habit of the week/Classroom leading morning announcements:
 
  Kelly- Habit 6: Synergize and Wolden- Habit 7: Sharpen the saw


Please help remind students and families about the Winter Concert. Students have been practicing and they are excited to sing.

We had a great Title 1 Family Night. We've been striving to include more dads and families who are learning English for the first time, with school events and family involvement, and the pictures show that:

Fall Title 1 Family Night

We're beginning with the end in mind with the pictures from this last week. We have end of the year academic goals, family involvement goals, a new Science/Invention Fair planned for the Spring, leadership goals, kindness, the Winter concert, global learning while working with diverse groups, and more! The following pictures show students and staff reaching towards those goals, and the pictures would be great to share with students:

Pictures This Week

Here is the weekly note to share with families. I included a note about BINGO for Books and Christmas lunch:

Weekly Schedule for Families

Music is universal. Music can heard in every country around the world. This article is a great reminder of integrating music, particularly with second language learners. Music isn't just once a week when going to specials, but can be integrated cross content with other learning. The tips can also be applied for any skill second language learners are learning, not just music:

7 Tips for Engaging ESL Students in Music Education

Empathy is a skill we are teaching students every day. Empathy is walking in another person's shoes, and truly listening without judging. What a great skill that students can use at home, with any career in their future, and with their peers. Empathy is an essential part of learning:

Empathy and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom

We are striving to develop a love for learning, and not just compliance. This includes problem solving, performance tasks, endurance with multi-step questions to research, and working with others to find solutions. This article has a few images and tips for reflection, to assist with ensuring that learning is meaningful:

10 Ways to Make Learning Meaningful


Every student brings assets to the table. Differentiating, and knowing your students, helps with growth: