Look ahead for November 24th, 2014

Notes from the Principal:

Ms. West and I will be conducting some observations before we leave for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Please refrain from showing movies, having two days of make-up work, or any other form of time filler.  Utilize these days to include some online activities or have the students create something.  Do not waste these days.  The holiday doesn't begin until Wednesday, make sure we are teaching until then.

Remember that your peer observations are due by December 13th.

Remember to complete and turn in your safety training course to Ms. Shue.  Those are due by December 9th.

2014 - 2015 Committees:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiU29FazU0VEVJWjQ/edit?usp=sharing

2014 - 2015 Peer Observation:

The peer observation window opened Friday September 26, 2014.  I will check periodically to see how everyone is doing on their observations.  Please use the link below to find out your partner.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiTHVIdDRnbUNNWnJHMElhR2xfeHNyOGVXajdF/edit?usp=sharing

Peer Observation Guide:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiNXVnZVA1U0Jza2s/view?usp=sharing

Showcase Schedule for Monthly Rise and Shine:

In order for everyone to take a more active role in the Monthly Awards I am asking that each grade level participate in the showcase portion of the Rise and Shine.  Everyone on campus will have a month to show the rest of the school what's great about your classes.  You can have your students sing, dance, demonstrate, share...  Have fun with it!

August:  P.E./Music
September:  Office Staff
October:  Library/Media
November:  First Grade
December:  Pre-Kindergarten
January:  Fourth Grade
February:  Kindergarten
March:  Third Grade
April:  P.E./Music 
May:  Second Grade


Oklahoma State Blueprints:

http://ok.gov/sde/oklahoma-academic-standards

Available accommodations for the OCCT:

http://ok.gov/sde/documents/2014-08-07/oklahoma-accommodations-guide

A quick guide to standards and assessments:

• English Language Arts: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school year – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
• Mathematics: 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years – PASS standards, PASS-aligned assessments.
• Science: 2014-2015 school year – begin transition to science standards adopted into rule in June 2014; PASS-aligned assessments for grades 5, 8, and Biology 1 for high school for 2014-2105 and 2015-2016 school years. 
• Social Studies: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies as adopted in 2012; All four social studies assessments are OAS-aligned in Grades 5, 7, and 8, as well as high school U.S. History. All four assessments will be fully operational in 2014-2015.
• Fine Arts: 2014-2015 school year – transition to new standards adopted by law in June of 2014, The annual district arts assessment report will be due at the Oklahoma State Department of Education the end of May 2015.
• World Languages: 2014-15 school year – PASS standards, no state assessment. New standards will be written beginning fall 2014.
• Personal Financial Literacy: 2014-2015 school year – Oklahoma Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy as adopted in 2008, no state assessment.
• Health/Safety Education: 2014-2015 school year – PASS Standards, no state assessment.
• Kindergarten: 2014-2015 school year – PASS standards, no state assessments.
• PreKindergarten: 2014-2015 PASS standards; no state assessments.

Hayes Elementary Academic goals for 2014-2015:

- All students WILL achieve academically.
- Increase OCCT Reading scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase OCCT Mathematics scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase OCCT Writing scores for all subgroups by 25%
- Increase the number of students who qualify for promotion in RSA by 25%
- Decrease Suspensions by 25%
- School wide overall attendance to 96%
- Faculty attendance to 98%

Videos Worth Watching:

HBO's John Oliver on State Lotteries and Education - via @educationweek  - Watch on your own time and not around kiddos.  Great content, but shown on HBO.


Articles Worth Reading:

Are you smarter than a 19th century student? - via @TEDTalks

What to Do With That Awkward 5 or 10 Minutes You Have Left  - via @WeAreTeachers

ReadWorks Offers Thanksgiving-themed Articles and Questions for K-12 Classrooms - via @rmbyrne

I Am A Dad With Stage 4 Lung Cancer, And Here's What I Know Now - via @BloggerFather

Weekly Look Ahead:  

Monday November 17, 2014 - Normal school day, Unannounced Observation cycle continues. Peer Observations continue. After school tutorials.

Tuesday November 18, 2014 - Normal school day, GREEN FOLDER PARTY during grade level meetings.  Fifth and Sixth Grade teachers will begin looking at the benchmark data.

Wednesday November 19, 2014 - Holiday

Thursday November 20, 2014 - Thanksgiving!

Friday November 21, 2014 - Holiday