Johnson Memo: Friday Focus

Great Things I Noticed this Week:

*A class discussion on growth mindset: creating a chart of comments/thoughts people have with a fixed mindset and turning it into a comment for a growth mindset.

*A quick 5 minutes of the literacy block to help students get to know what books are in the classroom library: partners were each given a basket to "bookshop" and then share out to the class what books were in the basket and one they'd like to read. I couldn't believe how little time it took, yet it helped everyone know what books are there!

* Kindergarteners excited about their Daily 5 stamina...it always amazes me to see what those little 5 year-olds are capable of!

*Continuing to rehearse/reinforce classroom procedures in several different settings. I appreciate your patience to help students develop and instill those routines with extra time now at the start of the year to save you time in the long run.

Events Next Week:
Monday - Boy Scouts will be sharing info in the gym during noon recess. Please share this with your class during your class morning announcements.
Tuesday - Fundraiser Kick-Off assembly in the gym at 2:25. It may be wise to have kids packed up before hand just in case.
Wednesday - Staff Meeting 3:10 in the IMC (agenda includes digital citizenship and norming process for writing)
Friday - Staff Social Lunch (I will be organizing for Jimmy Johns...please plan to have your orders in by Wednesday)

"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:

Bus Dismissal procedure: please have students line up in their bus lines at the end of the day. The bus drivers are going to be keeping their doors closed to not let students on buses until ALL of the buses have arrived. This helps to ensure student safety as buses are still arriving. *If bus 8 is late we can have the others go to their buses, but then have the bus 8 line wait and then walk them down so they don't go running.
WI DPI has announced the name of our new state testing...drumroll please... Wisconsin Forward. I have no other news to share, just the name.
iOS9 is coming out next Tuesday but Mr. Modaffand Mr Wallesverd have asked us to hold off on updating so they can test it out first. Keep this in mind for yourself and for your students' iPads.
One more XPD call...please let me know if you're interested in leading an XPD this year (or want to nominate someone that I can help ask to lead one!)
Please let me know if you plan to have students use the online resources through ThinkCentral...it no longer allows you to add students, requiring me to upload them. It's not a problem, I just don't plan to do it unless you're going to use it.