November 19

Things to remember about Learning Targets

- Learning targets are short term goals or statements.

- Learning Targets guide instruction and learning for a single classroom lesson.

- Learning Targets are focused on learning, not on doing.

- Learning Targets should be referred to during the lesson by the teacher and the students.

"Students who can identify what they are learning significantly outscore those who cannot."  -Robert J Marzano

Are your assessments rigorous enough?

Criteria for a Meaningful Classroom Assessment ( from Edutopia 7/12)

1. Does the assessment involve project-based learning?
2. Does it allow for student choice of topics?
3. Is it inquiry based?
4. Does it ask that students use some level of internet literacy to find their answers?
5. Does it involve independent problem solving?
6. Does it incorporate the 4Cs? ( Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication)
7. Do the students need to communicate their knowledge via writing in some way?
8. Does the final draft or project require multiple modalities (visual, oral, data, etc.) in its presentation? 

"Clearly not all assessments achieve every single characteristic listed above. But in our attempt to address some of these elements, we will have made our classroom assessments so much more meaningful. It is vital that students connect with the value of their assessments. After all, if a student trusts that the assessment is meaningful and will help them later on, it helps with both their achievement and with your own classroom management."

Tuesday is the last day to bring in canned goods! 

At the end of the school year, we will honor students in fourth and fifth grade based on their YEARLY AVERAGE.  iNOW does not calculate this average.  Fourth and Fifth grade teachers, please make sure you are keeping a written copy of student averages for each subject.

Family News ~

Sherry's Mom underwent surgery over the weekend and the doctors are extremely optomistic that she will have a good recovery.  Please continue to keep Sherry and her family in your prayers.

Staff Meeting Monday

~Celebrate November Birthdays, Our 2017 Teacher of the Year, Discuss Walk Throughs and Formal Evaluations

We do not have any specific plans for collaboration Tuesday, however the collab room is always open to you!

DUTY this week

AM

Front Porch: Almon

Car Line: Pennington

Breakfast: Young

Kindergarten: Shannon

First Grade: Grogan

Back Hall: Wright, Aldrich, Johnson

PM

Car Line: Gudgen, Osburn, Meredith

Buses: Williams

Top of the Ramp:  Bamberg

Intersection on the front hall: 

Johnson

Tuesday is Goodie Table Day!   We'll set up everything in the Teacher workroom beside the cafeteria.

Our TAC Committee will meet Monday.  If you have questions, please send them to the committee.

K - Segers

1 - Ellison

2 - Rish

3 - Dickerson

4 - Wessel

5 - Wright

Support Staff: Gudgen and Shepherd

Specialist: Fortenberry and Giangrosso