MICHAELS MEMO 8/14/17

MICHAELS MEMO 8/14/17

     Good evening staff, I hope that everyone survived their first official school weekend. I was very proud of how smooth the first two days of school went with everyone chipping in for morning and afternoon duty. I was also very encouraged with the classroom walk throughs that administration viewed on the first week. Students were allowed to review the procedures, rules, and engage in some activities that will assist in establishing relationships here at JSA Magnet. The students were very encouraged to be back on campus and we hope to continue to stoke the flames of learning throughout the year with engaging, collaborative, and innovative lessons that keep us pushing forward into becoming an A school. The positive cultures that are being established right now will pay huge dividends as the year progresses. Classroom culture can help you to take students on journeys and adventures that they never thought would be possible. Remember that you are the CAPTAIN of your SHIP (Classroom).
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Our video shows the importance of Classroom Culture and how it can change any situation, conscious discipline, enjoy DJ and Mrs. P.



based on the video, you can reflect on the purpose of the misbehavior. What are the students seeking out of the situation? Is it to leave class, get attention (negatively), become the focus, deflect insufficiency. How did Mrs. P turn it around, to make the interaction a positive one? Remember when you are establishing your classroom rules that it is more important to focus on the procedures of your classroom, than rules. You can live with 3 rules, Be Respectful, Be Kind, and Be Responsible. Those 3 items will address any issue that you will have in the classroom.

Grade Chair Staff Members 2018

Good evening, listed below are the grade level chairs who will be able to assist you if you have any immediate questions concerning your area of instruction. If they are unable to provide you with the information, please come and see administration.
Kindergarten: Mrs. Phelps
First Grade: Mrs. Carpenter
Second Grade: Mrs. Smith
Third Grade: Mrs. Boyce
Fourth Grade: Ms. Westbrook
Fifth Grade: Mrs. Overstreet
6th Grade: Mrs. Martin
7th Grade: Ms. Richard
8th Grade: Mr. Dill
Fine Arts: Meredith Mills & Robert Smith

Shout Outs for the Week

Mrs. Rudisill for rocking and rolling at elementary buses, courtesy of Mrs. Sweet, Mr. Lew and Mrs. France for manning the radios and being willing to tell the impatient parents that they have to go into the office to get a car tag, if they didn’t have one, and to all of the teachers for being flexible with our Behavior Expectations Assembly and transitioning students successfully throughout the day

Classroom Expectations

  • Learning objective I CAN statement
  • Classrooms must have Academic Expectations for Excellence Posted.
  • CHAMPS Expectations are visible. (Format depends upon instructor)
  • STEAM Boards must be posted and up to date.
  • Collaborative structures should be documented and implemented in daily lesson structures.
  • Technology integration into daily lessons (hands on application or presentation of lesson).
  • Behavioral Expectations Posted 
  • Clips/ Colors KG; PAWS 1st- 4th; JAC Cards 5th – 8th.
  • Reading Work Shop Implementation: All elementary classroom levels.
  • Grade Levels Must remain Consistent on Learning Schedules; we cannot deviate from the learning schedules without contacting Administration.
  • Bell to Bell Instruction.
  • Instructors Actively Teaching/Students actively engaged.
NO Worksheet Wednesdays (instructors will refrain from utilizing worksheets on Wednesdays')

GLOW 4 THE WEEK
  •   All of the students made it on and off campus safely for the first day of school and staff members were out and visible on campus throughout the week.
  • Bell to Bell instruction was evident in all of the classrooms from Pre K - 8th grade.
  • 1st day of dismissal was flawless; we were able to get all of the car riders off campus by 3:45!!!!! That is usually well after 4:00 p.m. on First Day of school
  •  Behavior Assemblies went very smooth for the students and expectations were reiterated to support classroom behavior rules.
  • Cafeteria transitions were smooth for all of the lunch periods.

Formative Assessment

List Group Label is an excellent formative assessment that can be used with closed or open data for students to sort items in the chart provided in the form. Please think about using in the various disciplines.

Behavior Update

Remember that students will receive their official JAC Cards to be dispersed Monday morning. Teachers, always make sure that the students are given back their JAC Cards at the end of each period. We want to maximize the learning time and ensure students are on task for each and every one of the instructors allotted instructional time. Please make sure that we are checking uniforms, be on the lookout for students trying to hide non uniform jackets by having their hoodies or jackets zipped up. Please make sure to have students tuck their shirts in and make sure they have on proper footwear and bottoms, as well as JSA polo shirts.

Weekly Calendar
·   Kindergarten Open House Meeting Monday August 14th 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
·   STAR Testing Window open for the week, 13 – 17TH
·   Collaborative Planning on Tuesday, August 14th (Grade Chairs’ Classroom)
·   Summer Learning Rewards N.U.T. Pass/ Celebration 8/17/17 @ JSA Cafe 2:30 p.m.
·   PLC 8/16/17, CHAMPS/PBIS, Focus, please bring your Professional Learning Notebooks
·   Writing Window Opens Monday, please have all items completed and scored by August 25th


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