Dec 1 to Dec 5

Welcome Back, Highlanders!
There are three full weeks before the Winter Break - let's make every minute count! Let's also keep in mind that routine should be routine no matter the season. Many of our students may be experiencing some heightened stress over the next month - be firm and fair, but compassionate and understanding. It's a lot to ask, I know, but you are the constant most reliable adult for some of our students. They deserve to be loved and held to high behavior and learning expectations.

Update on Report Cards
Thanks for getting them done before the Thanksgiving Break. Susan and I have been diligently reading and making our own comments - it's been a worthwhile way to spend our time. Thanks for all your hard work! Final copies will be run at the earliest, Tuesday, and at the latest, Wednesday. Please send the report cards home with students on Thursday, Dec. 4.

A School Messenger phone message will go out to parents letting them know of the report card delay on Monday or Tuesday.

Learning Targets Target Learning
It's just plain mean to not tell kids what to pay attention to during the lesson. Show them what you want them to learn by pointing out the Learning Targets hanging in your room, and then tell them why they need to learn it. Better yet, let them tell you!

Upcoming Prof Dev

Dec 3 Wed LIC Activity - PR Day
Title: Introduction to the New Math Standards
Time: Begin at 1:30 and end at 3:15 pm. @ Hunt Elementary
Audience: Hunt and Wildwood K-6 classroom teachers, LAP/TITLE, Resource, & building Admin.
Clock Hours: this class is a part of Hunt's CSIP and Building ProDev - Hunt Teachers will need to sign in to earn the clock hours
Learning Targets: ∙ Understand the structure and organization of the new math standards Description: Participants will explore the overall structure of the new math standards, then work in grade bands to understand how ideas are developed vertically in the new standards. This training will provide the same foundational understandings as the state recommended math training. This class is the pre-requisite to the Computational Fluency in the New Math Standards workshop.

Smart Science for Hunt - clock hours will be available through ProDev Website
(click on the title to go right to the ProDev website to sign up)
These classes are offered to Hunt Teachers/Staff only
Dec 11 3:30-5:30
Feb 19 3:30-5:30
Summary: In conjunction with the Instructional Technology Facilitators, the Elementary Science Coaches will present a 4-hour professional development opportunity that focuses on strategies for using technology to support the teaching of the STC kits at each grade level.

Reading Interventions - 10 clock hours available through ProDev Website
(click on the title to go right to the ProDev website to sign up)
These sessions are for Hunt Teachers/Staff only
Dec 2nd 3:30-4:30 Making Meaning
Dec 9th 3:30-4:30 SOAR to Success
Dec 16th 3:30-4:30 Six-minute Solution
Summary: Each one hour session will feature a video presentation, showing of materials, implementation, and a discussion of the appropriate student population to serve. A second clock hour for each session will be earned for participation in follow up activity

"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." Eric Hoffer

If not today, some day, your students will count you among their blessings - as evidenced by the email Susan received just before the long weekend from one of her former students.

Happy December 1st! Make the week matter - no matter what it takes.