Sept, 16

  “Progress is not always noticeable, but it accumulate over time” Atomic Habits: James Clear

I hope each of you had a wonderful and restful weekend. It is hard to believe we are already at the mid-quarter mark of the 1st 9 nine weeks of school. I want to encourage you to continue to teach/reteach both academic and behavioral expectations. The goal is to have expectations so ingrained that it is automatic for students to live up to those expectations. Keep up the good work.

Good things 

Being prepared for a global society 

Learners learning at high levels with the use of white boards for check for understanding and partners describing their strategy they choose to solve the problem.

Mrs. Murray use of the Focus Board (Learning at High Levels) 

Mrs. Nasby brings real life examples to the learning environment. (Learning at High Levels 

Middle School Madness (Safe Community) 

Instructional 

Kick-Off 2024 Slide Deck

Sample lesson from Mr. Wells (LINK HERE)

Professional Learning Teams (PLT’s) 

This week schedule will look like the following

Elementary

We will collaborate with Wilder on Thursday Sept. 19th. 

Middle School

Will meet in room 214. Below is the graphic of what to expect in the coming weeks in PLT's. 

September  Staff Meeting 

September 5: SPS U/Open house 5-7pm 

September 24: Whole Staff  7:30-8:30 am 

Grading Expectations Reminder

Pershing Grading expectations is at least 2 grades per week entered into Canvas 

Lesson Plans/Focus Boards

Focus Board Expectation

• Permanently placed in the room and clearly visible to the back of the room.
• Teacher reference Focus Board throughout the lesson

Lesson Plans Expectation

• Lessons are turned into the hub Thursday by end of day
• Lessons reflect the implantation of district curriculum and anticipation/differentiation to meet the needs of your students.

Mid Quarter 

This week serves as Mid quarter week. Please have grades entered into Canvas by the end of the week. We will begin to run Progress Reports on September 23rd.

Operational 

Safe Schools 

Begin now working on your Safe Schools Vector training. The 1st deadline will be Oct. 21st, 2024. Please don’t let this date sneak up on you. 

Professional Growth Plans

Growth plans are now visible through KickUp. Please begin working on these now. Linked HERE you will find directions to filling it out. These must be completed by Sept. 13th 2024.

Middle School Handbook Distribution (Middle School)

Middle School teachers will receive guidance this week from Dr. Bartels and Mr. Cooper on the distribution of student handbooks. Please be on the lookout for this communication.

Important Date

Sept 5- SPS University
Sept. 13- Middle School Madness
Sept. 24- Fall Pictures

September Birthdays

2- Brooke Shivers, Rebekah Ferguson

4- Jennifer Boyster

6- Amy Rader

13- Heather Murray

17- Gabby Dueing

24- Paige Fleetwood