DEADLINE FOR FIELDTRIPS IS MAY 15TH.
We have a busy week this week. I hope everyone eats their Wheaties and is ready to roll.
Great teachers know the strengths, attitudes, weaknesses, fears and background of every student that comes through their classroom door. They also know what EVERY child needs in order to grow and be successful. Great teachers see the WHOLE child. Great teachers teach respect, compassion, perseverance, empathy, motivation and responsibility in addition to the state standards.
Look at the important things and what we do everyday as public educators. We model compassion and empathy so that our children, who clearly are not seeing it at home, see what it looks like and learn how it feels. We foster independence and give our students opportunities to persevere through difficult situations; i.e. life. We engage our students, inspire them to great things and motivate them to learn.
On a testing note... Time is running short. I am holding you accountable to teach what is clearly important these next few, precious, weeks. I had better not see anything non-instructional taking place during the school day. I will not accept anything less than preparing our kiddos for the OCCT exams; either by test taking strategies, review, or polishing what they've learned. No excuses. I will also say that next week, before testing begins at Hayes, we will have several things planned throughout the week to relax and break the testing fog up.
One final thought: This should go without saying but unless you've been living under a rock you know we are SEVERAL staff members short. Please, short of missing limbs or projecting some kind of bodily fluid, find the strength to be at work. Have good sense is what I am asking. We have empty spots all over the building and we DO NOT have anyone on staff to cover if someone is not there. A good thing is that Ms. West and I have been working hard to hire everyone necessary to have a full staff...for next year. The Calvary is coming.
Give it your best effort these coming weeks and let's make 'em ask what we are doing to turn the perception at Hayes Elementary.
Generic Morning Announcement: Done DAILY, no exceptions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be
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 5th
February: Kindergarten - March 6th - Canceled due to SNOW!!!!!
March: Kindergarten - April 3rd
April: Third Grade - May 1st
May: Second Grade - May 22nd
*** 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!
March: Kindergarten - April 3rd
April: Third Grade - May 1st
May: Second Grade - May 22nd
*** 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:
Ryan Palmer - Made of Greatness - via @TaylorMadeGolf - I went to school with Ryan Palmer, there is absolutely ZERO educational value with this video... other than a shameless plug to root for this guy... cause everyone LOVES the PGA, right?
Every parent should see these 5 TED Talks on education - via @helloparentco
Articles Worth Reading:
The Heart of Teaching: What It Means to be a Great Teacher - via @edutopia
Beginning to Think She May Need to Be Held Back? Here's Help Deciding - via @WeAreTeachers
How I Do It: "Upcycle" in Your Classroom - via @ScholasticTeach
Designing Curriculum That Teachers Will Actually Use - via @TeachThought
Provide time in the day to tinker, explore, reflect, learn & grow...' - via @sfanningreads
P/T Conferences - via @PrincipalHowell
What the best education systems are doing right - via
Weekly Look Ahead: Formal observation window closes Friday!!!
Monday March 30, 2015 - After School Tutorials, Normal school day, 1 IEP meeting @ 8:00AM
Tuesday March 31, 2015 - Great Expectations visit!!!!! Be on your "bestest" behavior and know we have a visitor in the building. I will have a list ready for Ms. Martin and I will also let the teachers know that we are coming in the room. 2 IEP meetings; 8:30AM and 10:30AM - AFTER SCHOOL MEETING! Pre-Kinder field trip to the ZOO!
Wednesday April 1, 2015 - Nothing Special about this day! Mr. Ross to be a hearing officer at Cesar Chavez at 1:30pm. Mr. Ross to Camelot at 3:00pm to discuss potential after school program for Hayes Elementary. Student of the month names due to the office! 2:00PM Webster Counselors visiting with 6th Grade.
Thursday April 2, 2015 - Last day of after school tutorials!!! WEAR BLUE as we Celebrate Autism Awareness Month. BLUE OUT!!!!!! Mr. Ross to a Principal's meeting at Camelot! (Yes, I will be wearing BLUE at the Principal's meeting.) IEP at 9:00AM Safety committee meeting at 7:30AM in the library! AU parade @ 2:00PM.
Friday April 3, 2015 - BLT meeting in the Library at 7:30AM. Spirit Day - Rise and Shine in the Cafeteria!!!
