Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*1st graders incredibly engaged in partner reading. They not only took turns reading their books to each other, but were such great listeners to each other and even asked questions about what they heard from one another's books.
*3rd graders super proud of their multiplication progress--practicing their skip counting, the 9s trick and all...at lunch! They are very excited about their learning!
*In 3 different instances I saw staff covering for one another --transitioning another's class while a meeting ran late, covering a class so the teacher could meet with a student struggling emotionally and helping out with duty when someone was running late. Wow-we make such a great team!!
*K-2 recess lines are getting quiet quicker to transition inside after recess. HUGE thank you to Mr. Lange and the Jr. Coaches to get them calm and ready to get back in for class. And to teachers for continuing to pump up the Trojan Way tickets---I saw some silent cheering (yes, silent cheers are real!) from students as they received their tickets on the way in.
Events Next Week: Get some extra sleep this weekend, take your vitamins and pack your favorite healthy snacks to keep your energy up!
Monday/Tuesday - P/T Conferences 4-7:30 (Professional dress for conferences)
Wednesday - Bonus Workout Wednesday (I know you'll want that after 2 nights of P/T Conferences)
Friday - PD Day
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
For P/T Conferences:
*Along with your Title 1 Parent Compact for P/T conferences, you will also be provided with another handout promoting "Strive for less than 5" absences. You will also be given a handout from Attendance Works that has some very helpful tips for information to share at conferences about attendance and the link to academics.
*Keep track of your attendance turnout to share with Marie afterwards.
*Please try to stick to your schedule so that parents aren't waiting in the hallway for too long. It would also be a good idea to post a sign like this one on your door:
*As you saw from Niki's email we are changing up the attendance incentive and plan to do something different each month to keep promoting attendance. For October it is trying to spell out OCTOBER for each day that all your class is here. To keep the excitement going...each day that your class is all here, please just send me a quick email with the subject line ALL HERE. At the end of each day I'll announce the classes that had everyone in school to hopefully encourage the same for the next day!
A HUGE shoutout to Niki for making the hallway bulletin board celebrating our September attendance rates by grade level!
Blogs, Tweets & Pins...Oh My!!!
*Ok-not a blog, but this is the PT Conference w/ attendance tips that will be in your mailboxes: Making the Most of Your Parent/Teacher Conference
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