Oct 26 to Oct 30

Learning Targets Target Learning


Challenge: How many different ways can you wrap the Learning Target around your teaching?



ELO - Extended Learning Opportunities
At last week's CSIP meeting, the team discussed what to do about the ELO funds allocated to our school. The amount is undisclosed at this time, but the CSIP team felt that Extended Learning Opportunities needed to be focused in the area of mathematics. A plan will need to be submitted and approved before we can begin spending any money. In addition to math ELOs, the team felt it was important to continue the Read Naturally lab. More details to come...


Staff Meeting - Oct 28
On the agenda:

• Report Cards


• School Programs and Operations Levy - February 9, 2010

HFW
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Reminders...repeat from last week

1. Holidays - we must be respectful of the growing cultural diversity and religious sensitivity within our Hunt community. As a reminder, there are no Halloween celebrations during the school day - no exceptions. In addition, please check your October classroom and calendar displays...if you're displaying Halloweeny type decorations - please remove them.
   
2. Lunchtime TV/Video Time - Is showing a video or movie during lunch time really the best practice to engage in during lunch? While this can be an occasional reward for your students, please avoid making this an every day event - it shouldn't be a weekly event, either. And when you do reward your students with a video or movie - make sure you connect the purpose of the viewing to a Learning Target - and then be 'present' to facilitate the discussion and discourse around the Learning Target and viewing of the video.
   
3. Report Cards are right around the corner - they go home Dec 2. Planning ahead and gathering data to support a score on the report card will save a great deal of heartache later. Double dip where you can on assessment data, and refer to the appropriate guides/plans in Reading, Writing, and Math. In addition, report card comments are intended to be a historical account of each child's progress over the trimester. Your comments must include data which will likely compare beginning and end data points, noting where discrepancies may be. It's way too early to begin report cards - but it's never too early to plan ahead.
   

Every Monday Matters
Closing out month 2 of the 09-10 school year means gearing up for month 3! My how time flies! It's total head-spinner when one considers how much each of you matters to each other and to the students. Last week I learned about base 5 in third grade. Thank you Mr. Holdeman for teaching this math lesson to your students (and me). Thank you also for allowing your students to challenge me to a Base 5 Show Down! I'll be prepared soon to share my math understanding with your class. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?