STEAMing with JSA

Michael's  Memo 9/25/17 We are charged with the great task of educating the future workforce of tomorrow. Great week of instruction by our staff, coming off of a 9 day layoff. Thank for meeting all of our students needs here at JSA Magnet. Please remember that we have open house on Thursday. Shout outs Mrs. Doyne utilizing hands on activity to display the relationship of spheres within the earth to display the working relationship exhibited in photos. Items varied from the ocean floor with coral reefs fish and animals to cows in a field with grass and wind powered energy. Students were able to see science in action and provide information aruon to support the instruction within the classroom. Academic focus We as a staff to ensure that we are contacting parents in the event that a student is receiving a D or F within the classes. Please make sure that we are providing each of our students the opportunity to maximize their learning with your classrooms. We will co...

Michael's Memo 9/18/17 Good afternoon staff, I am so glad that everyone made it safely through the storm. We are very grateful that the campus didn't sustain any major damage during the storm. Now more than ever, it is important to focus on the relationships we have with our students. Everyone knows that we will have some returnees to campus that are currently displaced due to the storm and may or may not have had a hot meal since we last saw them. Please make sure that we are doing our very best to address the needs of our students. We will have a short survey that the students can take to assist us in addressing their needs after Hurricane Irma. I will send the link that the students can complete using their own device or computers within the classroom. Please see today's video that focuses on relationships. Instructional Focus Hello, this week administration and coaches will come through focusing on collaborative structures, standards based instruction, and su...

Michaels' Memo 9/5/17 Good morning staff, I hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. It is imperative that we continue to progress and pay close attention to our pacing guides for our lessons. I am impressed with the level of instruction transpiring throughout the campus. I would continue to reinforce summarizing activities, everyday, to ensure that we are aware of the students grasp of the daily content. Please also remember that we should have an AR tracking board in every classroom. Middle School is included as well. Please strongly encourage the students to always have a book available to read and encourage reading. Our weekly video focuses on the importance of Literacy.  Shout out for the Week Great work with coding, for our early learners' in Second Grade. The students were coding in the computer lab which is a 21st century skill that will be a requirement for the current generation to obtain any type of employment within the technology sector. Con...

MM 8/28/17 Good morning staff, I want to thank everyone who made our first staff picnic possible from the past weekend. It was great to see all of the  smiling faces and interaction with the JSA staff.  We had a wonderful time socializing  and flying down slides, playing corn hole game, and listening to some good times.  The event was the first of several planned culture building events for the year.    As we set out for the week, please make sure that we are following our learning maps  and close to our pacing guides. We will begin to leave coaching forms in the classrooms and provide feedback on lessons.  Our video from this week’s focuses on the use of teamwork to achieve a goal . Academic Update   We must make  sur e that all of the STAR and  Writing Essays have been score d by August 31 st .   General : Daily Schedules Posted in All Rooms (including small group times) AR Tracking Visible in A...

MM 8/20/17 Good evening staff, we just finished off a very productive week. I want to say thank you for the flexibility of the staff and we are off to a great start in enforcing JSA policies. Administration greatly appreciates the students learning the policy of JAG Bucks, P.A.W.S., classroom procedures, high expectations, and rules. We will be walking through classrooms looking for the "I Can" statements and standards that are being taught. We encourage the staff to continue to review policies and procedures on an as needed basis. We strongly encourage everyone to RSVP and attend the 1st annual JSA Staff Picnic this upcoming weekend. We understand the importance of standards based instruction and the importance of teaching is to teach the subject in a manner where it is impossible to get the answers wrong. Our video from the week is from the founder of Khan Academy. Grade Chair Staff Members 2018 Good evening, listed below are the grade level chairs who will be ...

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 ar...