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Happy BirthdayDr. Donlerson 8/31 Ms. Manning 9/8 Ms. K Greene 9/15 Ms. Soesbe 9/16 This Week & UpdatesThis week's 90 minute block will be planning with Taylor. Monday 8/26
IC Grade BookPlease make sure you are setting up your grade book in IC. Attached are the directions. Additionally, see below for the weights. From the staff handbook (page 23). Grade Weights and Categories for each subject (Grades should be based on grade level work).
If you have questions or need assistance with setting up grade book please contact HG. Launching Literacy WorkstationsGood Afternoon Parkside Literacy Leaders, I hope this email reaches you well. This week begins our first launch of literacy workstations. Our students are well on their way to building their reading stamina and demonstrating the expectations for independent reading. On next week you should begin to launch a new station with your students. Remember to explicitly teach expectation, modeled behavior, getting materials, stopping signals, etc. The whole purpose of implementing the step by step process to launching literacy workstations is to build student independence so that you can conduct uninterrupted guide reading lessons during the reading workshop. Remember, our goal is to build student independence for at least 20 minutes. Keep track of the daily stamina on your stamina charts. The following stations should be launched and implemented in each K-5 classroom. * Independent Reading * Technology (computer, ipad) * Listening to Reading * Word Work (Phonics, Greek/Latin Roots) * Skills (Grammar, High Frequency Words, Conventions) * Response to Reading (Writing about the Text) * Writing (Writing Standards) Remember only 5 stations will be running at a time during your guided reading block. Independent reading should always be one of the stations in the rotation. If you need clarity on this please let me know. I have attached the some of the resources you need to begin labeling your station areas and bins. I will up load the attached resources and the literacy station board to the google drive entitled (2019-20 Parkside Reading).
Fresh Fruits & Veggie ProgramFor August 28-30, 2019, we have locally-grown Watermelon (individually wrapped), Red Plums (whole fruit), and Satsuma Mandarins (individually wrapped). Two attachments to forward on to your teachers:
Second StepSecond Step lessons begin next Tuesday, August 27th. Please make sure to follow the Scope and Sequence throughout the year. If you have misplaced your copy or need other SEL resources, you can find them in the SEL Google Drive folder. You can also find more Community Gathering lesson plans there. If you have switched grades, you will need to enter the new grade’s activation key on your Second Step account using the codes below. Even if you have not switched grades, please make sure you are still able to log in before next Tuesday. I will not be there that day and will be unable to troubleshoot if there are problems. To add a new grade’s activation key, look on the right side of your dashboard: K: SSPK X2F5 0K0D 1: SSP1 LS52 54HT 2: SSP2 5D5R A83F 3: SSP3 P9W8 TZ25 4: SSP4 8SL6 6ZB0 5: SSP5 KM51 TN88 Like last year, we teach one Second Step lesson per week. Our daily schedule is: Stories Help Build a Strong Classroom Culturefrom Edutopia
https://www.edutopia.org/article/stories-help-build-strong-classroom-culture?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Sharing narratives of real-life heroes is a simple and relatable way to teach social and emotional skills. While it can be tempting to focus only on routines and academics to build classroom culture, a strong classroom culture hinges on healthy social and emotional learning (SEL). Do you want kids to carefully listen to their peers before shouting out an answer? They’ll need a dose of self-regulation. Do you wish students would savor the challenge of a math problem instead of throwing up their hands in frustration? It will take self-determination and the skills to recover from failure. Using shared narratives is an effective strategy to build positive classroom culture while introducing or reinforcing SEL skills. In addition, it requires minimal teacher prep and is easily customized to fit different kinds of subject matter. BUILDING THE NARRATIVES To introduce shared classroom narratives, collect a set of stories focused on specific SEL skills, such as taking responsibility for personal actions, asking for help, or working as a team. As with the community stories used to build group identity in cultures around the world, the goal is to find stories that exemplify a character trait or skill that you value in your classroom. During my first year as a fifth-grade teacher, I built the introductory English language arts unit around stories of people overcoming challenges. I started with the story of the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, fighting for the right of girls to attend school despite violent attacks. Malala’s story, read in both article and narrative forms, added the perfect mix of inspiration and relatability while clearly illustrating the targeted SEL skill of persevering in the face of challenge. Other texts in the unit continued the theme of perseverance. Students followed young Esperanza from Esperanza Rising, by Pam Muñoz Ryan, as she grappled with sudden familial change and loss of wealth. They struggled along with Parvana, protagonist of The Breadwinner, as she faced unsettling economic and life changes while society crumbled around her. Each story met critical academic objectives while targeting SEL skills. When things got tough in class, we borrowed strategies from Esperanza, Malala, and Parvana to remind ourselves not to give up. Their stories became class rallying cries for persevering through challenges: “Stick with it like Malala!” “Take on a new challenge like Parvana!” Students wrote their own narratives of overcoming challenges to add to our class canon. Even a short writing assignment can add crucial stories of when a student successfully used an SEL skill in another area of his or her life. Ideally, shared narratives come directly from class subject matter. When students learn about a mathematician who persevered through failure, they get important subject knowledge context and the underlying message about the importance of perseverance. Look for SEL-related narratives during class throughout the year. When you come across a historical anecdote in the textbook or see a group of students showing teamwork skills during science lab, pause the class to point out the example. Keep a visual reminder of class SEL narratives for quick reference during a pep talk or individual conversation. In my fifth-grade classroom, we posted a one- or two-sentence summary of each narrative under a big heading that named the SEL skill. If wall space is in short supply, a virtual list works well. Find ways to return to your chosen narratives repeatedly throughout the year so that they truly become community stories. MAKING CONNECTIONS Each story serves as an illustration of how to use SEL skills. Just like building academic skills or procedural fluency, SEL skill development takes practice and coaching. Narratives not only serve to introduce a skill but also work as feedback tools. When students collapse into defeat at the first sign of a challenge, I gently guide student reflection for how their actions are matching up to Malala’s resilience. They might note that Malala actually got frustrated too and considered giving up, but she recovered by employing a specific SEL skill. For sports-obsessed students, I like to pull in articles and short stories featuring famous athletes. If their favorite basketball player has a story about handling a loss or collaborating with a teammate, my fifth-grade student will perk up at the chance to give the SEL skill a try. ESTABLISHING SKILLS Build a classroom library of SEL narratives early, and add to them often so that you’ll be ready to employ them in more trying moments. Establish a list of focus SEL skills at the beginning of the year, and then prioritize their rollout based on class needs. Some years I’ve prioritized managing anger, while other classes have needed more focus on building relationships or self-advocacy. Lay the foundation for SEL skills early in the year. By the time a crisis hits, it’s too late to introduce a shared SEL narrative. Students rarely have the patience or fortitude to listen carefully to a new story when they’re tearfully managing a loss or balling their fists in anger. Not all students relate to each story, so choose multiple stories that emphasize the same skill in different contexts. Malala’s story is an impactful way to learn about overcoming challenges, but it might not help students whose challenges are ones without a perpetrator of injustice, so I might use the book Spare Parts to illustrate how an underresourced robotics team persevered even when their competition seemed daunting. Each added community story helps the class explore the nuances of each SEL skill. Start small and slowly build your library of stories, or look for just one shared story in each unit. Integrating shared narratives into your daily classroom routines provides opportunities for students to build and strengthen their social and emotional skills.
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Happy Birthday to...Dr. Donlerson 8/31 Ms. Manning 9/8 Ms. K Greene 9/15 Ms. Soesbe 9/16 This Week & Updates
Math Lesson Plan TemplateFrom Ms. Lowe, Math Coach I've attached a copy of the Eureka Math Lesson Plan template that will be used this school year. As you plan for next week's instruction, please take the time to look over the expectations of the plans and the side notes provided. Remember, the lesson plans that you will develop for math will be designed to communicate first and foremost to you as the teacher. They will be your guide and map for organizing materials and for the purpose of helping your students achieve the intended learning outcomes. Please take a few days to deliberately think about the lesson objectives, the types of activities that will meet these objectives, the sequence of those activities, the materials needed, how long each activity might take, and how students should be grouped. As you plan this instruction, reflect on the links between one activity and the next, the relationship between the current lesson and any past or future lessons, and the correlation between learning activities and assessment practices. Below are specific dates for which your plans will be due. Please upload your plans to the Google Drive within your grade level’s math folder. MONDAY, AUGUST 19 by 8am – Only complete the following sections for a “shortened version” of the plan for this week.
EVERY THURSDAY by 3pm – ALL LESSON PLANS WILL BE DUE to cover lessons for the upcoming week. I will discuss this math lesson plan in more detail next week during our extended planning sessions. Therefore, I have provided an exemplar for your reference. If there are any further questions, comments or concerns, please let me know. SEL- Second Step & Peace CornersFrom Ms. Green- Please feel free to pick up your Second Step kits (and Peace Corners for K-3) before Monday, August 26th. I am here on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday mornings. Please do not take a kit without signing it out with me. SEL Book of the Month |
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Food for Thought
Instead of handling disruptions after they’ve happened, it can be more effective to set up conditions in which they are less likely to occur. Here are eight classroom strategies that teachers have shared with Edutopia, all backed by research.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/8-proactive-classroom-management-tips
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Brainpop
All homeroom teachers should have received an email with your reading, science and/or RAZ kids log-in information. Since the purchase was a school based purchase and not a district purchase your students will not be auto uploaded into your classes through mybackpack. You will have to add your students into your classroom through the Learning A-Z platform.
All K-3 homeroom teachers have both ELA and Science access. 4th and 5th grade teachers have access to the content areas you teach. If you are a science teacher will have to add all the students you teach to your section and the ELA teacher will do the same. In addition, the classroom teachers will have to share access with your partnered grade level special education teachers.
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- Dr. Donerlson for always lending that helping hand when it's been needed.
- Mr. Foster and Ms. Rucker for helping out with the IB bulletin board paper.
- Ms. T fand Mr. Leno for helping to find all of the Eureka Math teacher resource boxes.
- Entire ADMIN TEAM for having the vision and setting the tone for the new school year!
- Ms. Jackson for helping me at the Back to School Bash on Saturday.
- ALL Parkside STAFF for making Open House fantastic for our students and families.
- Teachers for making awesome interactive boards for the hallways- what creativity you all have! Keep it coming!
Happy Birthday to...
Ms. Henderson 8/30
Dr. Donlerson 8/31
What's Happening This Week?
- 9:30 Assembly in GYM (listen for your grade to be called to head to the gym)
- Faculty meeting 3 PM in Media Center (Day 1 check in)
- 3 PM Faculty Meeting
- 3 PM Media Center w/ Taylor on Launching Literacy Work Stations (all teachers)
Do we still do PBO Charts?
The expectation is that you will have daily learning targets for each content area including:
- key vocabulary needed for that learning target
- written as a SWBAT
- posted somewhere- white board or on the wall
SWBAT determine the importance of details in a story (is the detail a "key" detail?)
Vocabulary: key detail, important
SWBAT count to on from 32 ending at 50.
Vocabulary: sequence, count on
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