Dec. 4th

 Instructional 

PLT Team Meetings:

We are moving from Question 1 to Question 2 of the PLC Questions. 

1. What do we want our kids to learn? (Essential Standards, Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum)  

2. How do we know they learned it? ( Data, Common Formative Assessments, Formatives, Summative) 

3. What do we do when they don’t?  (Interventions-Tier 2 and Tier 3) 

4. What do we do when they do? (Extensions and Enrichments) 

This week's instructional focus will be on learning objectives and how are we chunking our students learning to maximizes mastery of standards. We are also looking for positive reinforcement of learning. 

Objectives should be posted somewhere permanently in the room and those objectives should be referred to often to maximize student learning.  

Staff Meeting Slides - Oct.  HERE 

                                       Nov. PBIS SLIDES 

Team meeting with Rachel Bodoin

This week teams will have Hannah Swearengin, our ELD Specialist, come during PLT time to present information.

Guiding Coalition Meeting will be Dec 8th @ 8 am in the Library. 

Learning Walks 

On Dec 13th, Dec 14, and Dec 20 we will have Learning Walks to observe our colleagues as they teach. The goal is to learn, uplift, and validate our colleagues for the amazing things they are doing in their classroom everyday.

Middle School  Schedule 

Dec. 13: 

1st Hour- 7th Grade 

2nd Hour- 6th Grade 

3rd Hour- 8th Grade 

4th Hour- Cook, Boyster, Breeding, Pohlman 

Dec. 14: 

5 Star - PE, Davis, Grant, Wagenknecht

Dec. 20

1st Hour: Moystn and Routh 

2nd Hour: Eyerman and Kaiser 

3rd Hour: Troutman 

4th Hour: Holiman and Moorehead 

Elementary Learning Walk will be in January 

MOY Galileo 

The MOY Galileo assessment went really well last week. We will start make-up testing this week so be looking for communication from Mrs. Lannholm about the specifics.

Building D/F Building Expectation 

• Progress Reports went home on Thursday Dec. 1st. If a student is failing your class with a D or F, you should make contact home with the parents via phone call first. Email should be a secondary method. This is a great opportunity to make a personal connection and get them set up with Home Access Center so they can monitor grades regularly.  

HERE is a link about the importance of making parent phone calls as well as a template of how to do that.

ELD Grading 

If you have an English Learner (EL) student who is at risk of receiving a D/F by mid-quarter (November 18th), reach out to our ELD Specialist, Hannah Swearengin, so she can collaborate with you about grading guidance.  As a reminder, per federal law, it is required that teachers of EL students provide accommodations and modifications to enable students to succeed in the classroom. Documentation of accommodations/modifications is recommended. The ELD department has created a form that will guide these conversations and provide a way for you to document the evidence of accommodations and modifications. 

 

We want to make sure we provide support for you and your students prior to semester grading.

Operational 

Supervision: 

Remember it is the building expectation that we are at our supervision stations on time and supervising kids. If you for any reason need to miss your duty or absent,  it is your responsibility to find a replacement for you. We understand that things come up, so please let a member of admin know. This can be done by trading with a colleague or writing it into sub plans.

Remind 101- Please take a moment to look at the graphic below and sign up for Pershing Remind. This is the platform we are going to use to get out quick information to staff. All you have to do is send the message below to the number below. 

Please Click this Link for All STUCCO December Events HERE 

PTSA cookie exchange: PTSA will host a cookie exchange on Dec. 19 in the library, to show appreciation for all of Pershing Teachers and Staff. If you would like to participate in the exchange sign-up HERE.

Events 

        Nov 21-25- Thanksgiving Break

        Nov 30 and Dec 1 - MOY Galileo

        Dec 1- Alice and Mental Health training (4:30-6:30pm)

        Dec 9- Picture Re-takes

        Dec 15- Elementary Winter Concert

        Dec 16- Dr. Lathan Pershing Visit

        Dec 19 - Pershing Choir Concert (Glendale)

        Dec 20- Staff Meeting (7:50-8:50)

                       Band Concert 6th Grade 6pm

                                              7th & 8th: 7:15 pm

        Dec 23-Jan 4 Winter Break Begins

        Jan 3- End of Quarter (Teacher Workday)

        Jan 4- Students Return

Staff Birthdays  

        12/1 Susan Griffith

        12/1 Jenell Pickering

        12/4 Hannah Wagenknecht

        12/5 Tim Knopf

        12/9 Beth Hailey and Krysten Muench

        12/18 Kathy Null

        12/25 Jennifer Teal and Matt Campbell

        12/29 Jeremy Cook