STEAMing with JSA

MICHAEL'S MEMO 8/13/18 Good evening staff, tomorrow we will embark on another journey to educate our youth and prepare them for their future. We want to welcome all of our students with smiles, warmth, and an inviting culture to JSA. Our weekly memo will provide a daily schedule of events to remind everyone of what is going on throughout campus.   Monday Boo Hoo Breakfast (KG) Media Center Practice Lunchroom Procedures Duty Areas, Car Rider, MS Bus Area, Elementary Bus Area 1 st Day Counts taped on doors Tags for All elementary Students, Car, Walker, Bus Rider, After Care Van Tuesday Unpacking Standards 1st day of Pull outs for Music 4 th & 5 th grade Update Information on classes Wednesday Middle School ID ‘s distributed in Science Lab Yemm, Dill Social Studies classes only SBLT Mtg Teacher Workroom 3:30 p.m. post PM Duty Thursday PLC For all grade levels in Teacher W...

Michael's Memo 5/21/18 Good evening, we embark on our final week of school. I want to say thank you to everyone that put their all into making JSA the greatest school in Polk County. I truly believe that our family is doing a great job and I want to thank everyone for all of the sacrifices made this year. Thank you for ensuring that our students had the opportunity to see a smiling and caring face daily, providing sound instruction daily, ensuring student safety throughout the day, and supporting the administration in our initiatives and programs.  I want to reiterate the backpack rule. Students are allowed to have small bags that are the size of a sheet of paper. Traditional backpacks are not permitted. Administration will do their very best to ensure all backpacks are identified prior to school beginning. If a student comes with a backpack to class, buzz the office and we will come and pick up their bags.  Shout Outs!! Thank you to Mrs. Huyhn, Mrs. Holbert, ...

Michael's Memo 5/14/18 Good morning staff, as we embark on our final 9 days, we seek to capitalize on learning and continue to instruct our students on the standards that they need to master prior to moving on to the next grade level. We do have several activities coming up in the next two weeks. Keep the goal the gaol and continue to build up our students academically, socially, and emotionally. Please remember that you are sometimes the only smiling face that students get to see throughout the day. SHOUT OUTS Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Brown, Ms. Mills and Mr. Smith for breaking up the altercation during dismissal and being vigilant towards student safety. It is very important that we keep our eyes sharp and arrive at our duty posts. Everyone is expected to be on duty after school for the final two weeks in hopes of curtailing any negative incidents occurring on campus. Instructors can assist by walking behind students to our three primary dismissal areas: Car rider, elemen...

MICHAEL'S MEMO 5/7/18 Good morning staff, I want to be the first to say thank you for all that you do to make JSA the best school. I am fully aware that the teaching profession is often beaten down by the negative incidents of our colleagues. I just want you to know that JSA administration is thankful for all that you do and we will have PTA sponsored days throughout the week! Lunch will be provided on Thursday. Curriculum focus As we close in the final 3 weeks remember to focus on finishing strong with a roar and not a whimper. Our learning maps must continue to serve as a guide to student learning in the classrooms. Behavioral focus Students must continue to be in uniform at JSA, no exceptions. Shirts must be tucked in at all times, non JSA jackets are not permitted, student transitions must be monitored and tardies marked to discourage late arrivals to classes. Thank you to all staff members that continue to provide tips on student situations to keep everyone safe ...

Michael's Memo 4/30/18 Good evening, we have a short time to maximize the student learning for the remainder of the year. Please make all of your lessons count and ensure your students are prepared for the next grade level. Let's make some exciting and innovative lessons each and everyday that will have your students excited to tell their parents or guardians what they worked on in school. Curriculum Please make sure to have your data for your green folders from MTSS meetings on Friday updated by the end of the week. Please see Mrs. Sweet if you have any questions or was absent. Standards based lessons are dependent upon your lesson plans. Ensure we are maximizing writing, vocabulary, hands on learning, and project based learning. Behavior Update Maintain dress code by checking non uniform jackets and ensuring students are in uniform. Provide consistent structure in classrooms using CHAMPS to direct movement, volume, and levels of collaboration. Please make ...

MM 4/23/18 Good morning staff, Let’s continue the journey of learning by ensuring that we are maximizing classroom instructional time with data based instruction. Utilize your formative assessments to tier student workloads. Advanced with more advanced assignments, not longer or more problems. Reduction with specific work to address the deficiency. Let’s make sure we are providing the proper care to our patients. Curriculum Update MTSS meeting this Thursday, please update your information in GOOGLE Classroom. Active facilitating and learning should take place in every classroom. Literacy Night is Tuesday 4/24/18 3:30-5:30 come out and enjoy! Interim are Tuesday, grades must be updated in order to reflect proper progress. Shout Outs!!! Mrs. Barnes for highlighting the great work of our students and staff members for philanthropy and teaching civic duties to our kids to help out others who are less fortunate. Articles are in the ledger and for Baynews 9. Shout...

MICHAEL'S MEMO  Good morning, I would like to say thank you to all of our staff for all of the hard work put forth in each grade level to prepare our students for the assessment season. Everyone places a hand and has a level of influence on the outcomes of all of our students. We continue our journey with FSA starting today for 4th, 5th and 6th grade students. Please stop by the 5th grade hallway and breakfast to encourage our students for their FSA testing. It's important that we stay positive and build up our students and serve as their cheerleaders. Build up students' self confidence through your instructional practices allowing the students the opportunity to believe in themselves to accomplish any goal. Relax, take a deep breathe, and teach like your life depended upon it for the remainder of the year.  Curriculum Update We will focus on covering the proper items in Math and Science.  MATH: Ensure that all modules / standards have been taught prior to ...

MICHAEL'S MEMO  Good evening, I would like to say thank you to all of our staff for all of the hard work put forth in each grade level to prepare our students for the assessment season. Everyone places a hand and has a level of influence on the outcomes of all of our students. We will embark on another assessment season starting Tuesday. We will be welcoming our students for FSA with banners and signs for FSA on Tuesday. It's important that we stay positive and build up our students and serve as their cheerleaders. Build up students' self confidence through your instructional practices allowing the students the opportunity to believe in themselves to accomplish any goal. Relax, take a deep breathe, and teach like your life depended upon it for the remainder of the year.  Curriculum Update We will focus on covering the proper items in Math and Science.  MATH: Ensure that all modules / standards have been taught prior to testing. Is the reteach plan reassessi...

MM 3/1 9/18   Good morning staff, we stand  5 days away from spring break. We must make sure that we capitalize on all of the  student instructional time within the classroom.  Elementary and middle please attempt to have volunteers complete the pre cutting and sorting  of materials  as much as possible.  I know that everyone is yearning for a break, and  looking forward to the upcoming time off. O implore you to run through the finish line and keep  up the good work with instruction in your classes.   Curriculum Updates   ELA:   Plan of action between now and testing: Teach to the pace of the maps during ELA block and reteach during intervention time. Intervention time must be diagnostic and prescriptive. Intensity is t he game changer !   MATH   Temperature Check: The math block must be dedicated to current standards and instruction. When will the  reteaching  occur? How w...