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Author of the Month: EB White
Word of the Month: White Rise N Shine: Ms. Ferguson
Word of the Month: White Rise N Shine: Ms. Ferguson
Mon Jan 22: P 3rd Set Observations, New Teachers Meeting After School. Secret Pal - be sure you get a gift to them this week.
Tues Jan 23: at - Site Visit. Standards Based Instruction - Benchmark Literacy Walk-Thrus. Nelson out - Library Meeting. Please split for Specials.
Wed Jan 24: Regular Day
Thurs Jan 25: Popcorn
Fri Jan 26: Kind Crocs, please be sure you bring your Kind Croc Book to Gym to pass to next person. Unit 5 Benchmark Literacy Exam - Mastery Connect. In The Gap Returns
Tutoring starts January 29th. Intersession planning will begin next week.
Don't Forget Your Safe School Trainings!
Reclaiming Our Time
Granted, there are time-stealers that are beyond our control, but many more are within our power to reclaim. Start by making a list of things within and outside your control. For example, assemblies, fire drills, professional development, and some meetings may be beyond your control. To reclaim the time lost in these instances, be a good steward over the time that is left. What are you doing with the time you do have?
Tues Jan 23: at - Site Visit. Standards Based Instruction - Benchmark Literacy Walk-Thrus. Nelson out - Library Meeting. Please split for Specials.
Wed Jan 24: Regular Day
Thurs Jan 25: Popcorn
Fri Jan 26: Kind Crocs, please be sure you bring your Kind Croc Book to Gym to pass to next person. Unit 5 Benchmark Literacy Exam - Mastery Connect. In The Gap Returns
Tutoring starts January 29th. Intersession planning will begin next week.
Don't Forget Your Safe School Trainings!
You Tube Videos: If you haven't tried Google Drawings with your students - spend a few minutes with this video.... It will help you
Do a search for Shmoop. They are an excellent source to teach students about different standards!
Do a search for Shmoop. They are an excellent source to teach students about different standards!
You Tube Videos: If you haven't tried Google Drawings with your students - spend a few minutes with this video.... It will help you
Reclaiming Our Time
Brittany Daniels
Representative Maxine Waters of California is known for not mincing words, speaking her mind, and most recently reclaiming her time during a House Financial Services Committee hearing.
Maybe it’s just me, but I can think of a few times when I have wanted to reclaim my time in the classroom. After all, isn’t time the one thing of which there never seems to be enough? Our time with our students has to be protected, and, when something or someone tries to steal it, reclaimed!
Granted, there are time-stealers that are beyond our control, but many more are within our power to reclaim. Start by making a list of things within and outside your control. For example, assemblies, fire drills, professional development, and some meetings may be beyond your control. To reclaim the time lost in these instances, be a good steward over the time that is left. What are you doing with the time you do have?
The list of time-stealers within my control includes transitions, mild behavior disruptions, and unclear expectations I may have communicated to my students. Reclaiming my time means being clear and direct about what I expect of students—at all times, no excuses, no exceptions. Have students practice explicitly explained procedures as many times as necessary. Be sure that when we send students off to read or write independently, they are clear about the work they are doing and how to get it done. One thing I know for sure is that students will do exactly what we have taught directly (through modeling) or indirectly (the few times we let it slide).
As we approach the remainder of the school year, let's use some of our time to make a list of time-stealers, and prepare a list of ways to reclaim the precious time lost. January 2018 is a perfect time to reteach (or new-teach) routines, procedures, and behaviors that support learning. After all, time not spent reading, writing, speaking, listening, and engaging in a classroom is wasted time. Reclaim it!
Go to Padlet and post 3 wasy to Reclaim Time, https://padlet.com/mgbrett/dugq1y3n3eho. Code: Coolidge2018.
To Develop Every Child Into a Reader:
- Everyday a child reads something they choose to read.
- Every child reads accurately
- Every child reads something they understand.
- Every child writes something that is personal and meaningful daily.
- Every child talks with peers about reading and writing.
- Every child hears an adult reader read fluently.
Coolidge Elementary Academic Goals for 2017- 2018
- All Students WILL achieve academically.
- Reading: Increase reading proficiency by at least one grade level, and know their current F & P level.
- Math: Increase math achievement by 10% with 80% mastery of math facts on grade level.
- Writing: Increase writing proficiency by 15%
- Student Attendance: Increase student attendance to 98%.
- Increase Faculty Attendance to 98%
OKCPS Literacy Standards
OKCPS Math Standards
Melissa Brett | Principal
Coolidge Elementary School | Oklahoma City Public Schools
5212 S. Villa, Oklahoma City, OK 73119
(405) 587-2800
(405) 208-1581 (cell)
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ReplyDelete1. Have supplies and items premade for new students. I've had MANY new students an each time it takes at least 30 minutes to get them set up. If I had those items already together, I could cut down on that time.
2. More practice with daily routines.
3. Have students do more chores around the room. Instead of me picking up the floor, have them. Instead of me organizing the books, have them.
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ReplyDelete1. I have responsible students to pass out composition books.
2. Students have been assigned the 6th Grade pathway in Think through Math. This pathway review previous lessons and aligns the assignment to the student's grade level.
3. Chromebooks are passed out at the beginning of class rather than after instruction.