Monday September 15th, 2014

Duties for the week:

     AM Bus: Goodwin
                  Nail
                  Pauley
     PM Bus: Hammond
                  Fullmer
                  Owens
     Lounge: Matlock

Meetings/Reminders for the week:

   September 15th, 2014- Monday- No School- Teacher Data Day: 8:30-11:30 in the Library and
   12:30-3:30 at Canyon Ridge

   September 16th, 2014- Tuesday- RTI

   September 16th, 2014- Tuesday- 1st-5th Grade Teaming Meetings

   September 17th, 2014- Wednesday- Eval Team

   September 18th, 2014- Thursday- Kinder Grade Level Teaming

   September 19th, 2014- Friday- Wear Your Favorite College or Team Shirt!

   September 19th, 2014- Friday- Hearing and Vision Screenings, with staff potluck for lunch

   September 19th, 2014- Friday- Staff Picnic and Fun!

 
Here is the data day agenda for Monday.

Agenda

Jenny and I will be in Boise on Thursday and Friday for a training meeting for the 21st Century grant. Just text or email if you need anything.  The before school program will be on Tuesday-Friday this week, and the after school program will only be on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

With the 21st Century grant, we are able to have 10 kindergarten students attend Boys and Girls club. This creates a full day program. Today is their first day! Our Fall IRI scores are similar to last year. Kindergarten students come in ready to start at benchmark, or almost half of them not at benchmark with a 1 on the IRI. Boys and Girls Club is a great intervention piece.

This is a great article that relates to our school. We have several autistic students who are in regular education classrooms. I watched several of them this summer during the two week summer enrichment with the 21st century grant, and it was amazing to see them blossom and engage with peers. One great quote in the article is this:

“He already had leadership characteristics within him, but he didn’t know how to bring them out,” said DiRado. “The Leader in Me gave him the structure he needed to shine.”

Autism and Leader in Me

For the Chromebooks, Brett has the classroom app ready. You just need to sign in with your district gmail. This is a great app. I highly recommend watching the two short videos:

Classroom 

Tuesday September 9th, 2014

Here is a great article about the importance of increasing opportunities for special education students to learn alongside typically developing peers, particularly students with more advanced language skills. This would also benefit all of our students regardless of whether they are on an IEP. Striving to include more opportunities for all students to strengthen language skills is important.

Language Development with Inclusion

As we have been discussing classroom management, with the new school year starting, here is a pinterest board by Edutopia that has several great resources and ideas. Everyday is a new day to start over and try another strategy and plan if the first one is not working.

Classroom Management Ideas

Sometimes Christmas comes early! I found a Keurig on sale. It is in the staff room. You can make hot chocolate, tea, and coffee. Thank you to Claudia and Khrista for letting me experiment with their lunch! You can even heat hot water for instant soups and meals. There are k-cups next to it that came with the package.

Monday was a busy day at Harrison. We started full day kindergarten, the before school program, and the after school program. Thank you to everybody that helped students find their place to be.

I loved how the after school students didn't know the exact activities they were going to be involved with, and they were all so positive and excited. We have activities that include a running group, sign language, STEM, tutoring, dance, art, drama, games, soccer, technology, and more!

Here is a post from the school website that has pictures you could share with students:

Pictures and Registration Packet