Make sure, 100% sure, that your classes are working and that they are doing academics the next two days. NO exceptions.
Make sure that you are up to speed on the special schedule Mr. Patel has put out for Tuesday. This looks to be a great opportunity for our students to get see different perspectives from around the world.
- Congrats to Ms. Herriott and her Rally Ball team for bringing home a 1st place trophy in last week's tournament. Amazing job!
- Thank you to Ms. Davisson and Ms. West for allowing our Honor Choir to perform Christmas carols to neighborhood nursing homes.
- Thank you to Mr. Nielsen for the time and effort put into getting the Christmas packages for our needy families. A big thank you to the OGE family who supported Hayes Elementary in this activity.
2014 - 2015 Committees:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3lrYycQKGUiU29FazU0VEVJWjQ/edit?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:
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!
December: Pre-Kindergarten
January: Fourth Grade
February: Kindergarten
March: Third Grade
April: P.E./Music
May: Second Grade
Oklahoma State Blueprints:
Available accommodations for the OCCT:
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:
Marcus Mariota Tribute Video - This young man just won the Heisman Trophy. This is a great, and touching, tribute to him from Pop Warner football to his days as an Oregon Duck.
Articles Worth Reading:
It's a Transformer - via @Jonharper70bd
An Open Letter to Oklahoma Dentists - via @jmsprincipal
Why Teachers Aren't Going Anywhere - via @twhitford
Why Kids Won't Quit Technology - via @TheAtlantic
How to care for an extrovert or introvert - via @WeAreTeachers
The Surprising Science of Why You'll Get More Done By Having Fun - via @FulfillDaily
Top 10 tips on how teachers can improve their work-life balance
Burning the Candle: Most US Kids Lack Sleep - via @nbcnews
Solving the Biggest Problem in Education - via @ajjuliani
25 Of The Best Resources For Teaching With YouTube - via @TeachThought
Change is Inevitable, Growth is Optional! - via @benjamingilpin
It can be pretty lonely on that island - via @justintarte
Culture of Compassion - via @twhitford
And Then It Happened - via @vroom6
The Kid from the Other Side of the Tracks - via @benjamingilpin
Weekly Look Ahead:
Monday December 15, 2014 - Normal school day. Grade level meetings in classrooms. We will be talking about the future... no need for a Crystal Ball. Book fair in Hayes Elementary Library. After school tutorials from 3:15pm to 4:15pm. City volunteers to Hayes Elementary
Tuesday December 16, 2014 - Holiday Parties. IF YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY PARTY I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. AS OF RIGHT NOW I AM ONLY AWARE OF PRE-K, KINDER, AND FIRST GRADE. Special Presentation by OU students to classes at Hayes. You should have signed up for a time with Mr. Patel. Please make sure you follow the schedule. Book fair in Hayes Library. Dessert day to celebrate the holiday season in the office, all day... please come and share during your conference/planning period. City volunteers to Hayes Elementary.
Wednesday December 17, 2014 - Principal's Meeting!!!!!!!!! Hurrah!
Thursday December 18, 2014 - Holiday!
Friday December 19, 2014 - Holiday!
