Coming soon to Arno…
November
4
Talamonti obs 9:00
Zuke obs 11:15
5
Data Dive per schedule
Election Day
6
PBIS Meeting 7:50
PBIS District Meeting 1:00
7
Mentor/Mentee obs Day
Science Committee meeting
Limo/Lunch Day
PTA Meeting 6:30
8
Reflections due
District Assessment Reports go home
11
Ad Council 9:00
12
SIP meeting all day
13
Grades 3-5 Instr. Rounds
SIP meeting 7:50
14
Staff Meeting 7:50
Cervantes obs 9:20
Higgins obs 11:15
Picture Retake Day
15
Principal for the day
ARNO VISION
ARNO ELEMENTARY WILL PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT TO EMPOWER
AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME COLLABORATIVE LEARNERS
THAT STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Clevertouch
You have been hearing a lot from the tech committee on Clevertouch. Below is some additional information. Keep in mind that there are going to be site visits by the tech team to make sure we have the right product that will enhance our ability to deliver curriculum in the most engaging manner. You will hear much more on this, other types of boards, and upcoming plans to implement and offer PD.
https://archive.clevertouch.com/cleverstore
DATA DIVES Protocol
After hearing some feedback and with a new timeline for the process, the following will be our opening process for looking at our data:
This takes into account the Oct. and Nov. prep per contract
Nov 5- Day 1
- The schedule for the day will just following the prep schedule. You should come down to the conf. room
- We will meet as a whole team on the data you have already previewed (coming soon from Cindy). You will not be able to edit the doc, but submit any corrections to Cindy prior to our meeting.
- We will also look to connect the students that have been identified as the “bubble” kids that we are focusing on. We will have those names already from Beth.
- We will take a look at your writing scores- discuss next steps and what else may be needed resources/coaching etc.
- Outcomes will be to have a complete picture of our tiered students by grade level, a connection with the focus students-their assessment information-plan, and request additional assistance or resources.
Nov. 7- Day 2
- The schedule for the day will follow the prep times, but Cindy will have a variation of those times.
- We will meet with each grade, but this time by ind. teacher every 15 minutes- you decide the order.
- The primary focus will be to discuss your highest needs students via the at-risk form you will fill out (or update) prior to the meeting.
- Outcomes will be to have a personalized discussion of your highest needs students in your room and set forth a plan for each.
It is my hope that this will serve as a means to have a relevant discussion on your data, and provide you with some direction moving forward.
REPORT CARDS PLANNING
When schools are ready to print Report Cards and you want to save the report card to Student Documents (great idea even if you are printing and mailing out report cards), you must deselect the “Print Address” which will enable the Archive Options, Save to Student Documents. By saving the Report Card to the Student Documents, this will allow staff (Student Profile), parents (Parent Connection) and students (Student Connection) to access the report card electronically through the Marks area where you see the link in the middle of the header. NOTE: This option is a permission so make sure you have this setup for those who should be allowed to see the Report Cards electronically.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN NOVEMBER
JUST A REMINDER OF TASKS/STRATEGIES IN OUR PLAN:
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Complete the Visual Thinking Chart in the lounge. Plan for next month’s requirements with colleagues.
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Continue to utilize the following strategies: No Opt Out, Cold Calling, and Turn and Talk
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Work on trimester writing utilizing the writing process. Scores need to be input by the MTSS Data Drive meetings.
Assemblies for November
Monday, November 18th, 2019: Mr. Peace’s Passion 2 Purpose
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Grades K-2 @ 9am
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Grades 3-5 @ 10am
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Location: Gym
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Fee: $1,250 (paid for by PTA and PBIS
INSTRUC ROUNDS
INSTRUCTIONAL ROUNDS
As I mentioned in the staff meeting, I am working on two dates with 6 floats each on November 13 for 3-5 and December 4 for K-2. All grades will participate this fall to explore a problem of practice, solutions, and a plan moving forward.
OPEN ENROLLMENT INFO
STEPS TO TAKE IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO YET:
Tech Time
How to Create Vocabulary Games on Educandy
Educandy is a new service for creating simple vocabulary games and multiple choice trivia games. A convenient aspect of the service is that once you’ve created a list of vocabulary words it will automatically be applied to multiple game formats for you. In other words, write one word list and you’ll get three games that your students can play. Your students can play the games without needing to create an account on the Educandy site. In the following video I provide an overview of how you can create games on Educandy and how your students can access your games.
