Friday Focus - January 23, 2015

Holy end of the semester, Batman! I can't believe we are already halfway through the school year. It has been a great school year thus far, due to your building relationships with students an unwavering commitment to each and every student.  I know the final half of our school year marathon will just keep on climbing!

Events Next Week:
Monday - 7:30 grades due -report cards will be in your boxes by lunch time
Tuesday - I'm out of the building for additional DAC training for the Badger exam and ACT (don't worry-that one isn't for you!)
Wednesday - EP Training on the Documentation Log 3:05 (If you are not on your summative/evaluative year then you do NOT have to come. You are on your summative year if I'm doing formal observations of you.)
Thursday - Kohl's Wild Theater presentation 1:15 for K-5th grades in the multi-purpose room (I forwarded an email with the teachers' guide for this)
-Report cards (and Pride Assembly invites) to go home

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:

• Please let me know if you'll be able to lead a session, an "exhibit" or a student group to present at the Tech Showcase. You've all got great things to share with our community about what we are doing with technology. If we don't show the community then they may just think "kids are playing games all day." ;)
• As you finish up your mid-year F&P Benchmark scoring, please add your students' updated levels to the google spreadsheet we used at the beginning of the year (check your "shared with me" or "incoming" file in google drive to find this). Let me know if you need help with this. 
• Please let me know if you're going to the Badger exam seminar on the 31st and we can get a group to ride together. 
• I will be in the lab for MAP Make-ups/Completions the following days/times and will email further details:
• Wednesday 9:30-11:30, 12:30-1:30
• Friday 9:30-11:30

Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!
*Educator Night at Milwaukee Public Museum (it's free!)
*One post filled with many app reviews (each link has a blog post explaining how the teachers uses the app): All My App Reviews and Suggestions
*The Secret to Perfect Transitions in 5 Simple Steps

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*@kevinhoneycutt advises, "If you wait until it's perfect, you'll never get going." What crazy good idea is bursting inside you?

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Directions for the place value game HERE