Hayes Elementary : September 2016

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Look ahead for September 26, 2016

Notes from Mr. Ross:

- Ms. Seybolt and I will be completing walk-through observations beginning Monday September 26th. You will notice that we DO NOT have grade level meetings this week. We are requiring is a meeting with each of you the day FOLLOWING your informal observation during your planning period so that we can discuss,etc., your observation.

****For walk-through observations we will be looking to see that your data notebooks are up to date and accurate, that your students are working at their current reading levels and your green folders (APP forms) are up to date and signatures are present.****

- Thank you Peg Hutchinson, Raquel Leyva, Michelle Seybolt, Esther Ingersoll and Lee Ann Hunter for helping get the Learner First Survey's completed by the due date. These ladies made sure we were not on the naughty list this week and took something off of your plates... they did a great job and deserve some appreciation.

- Remember that grades are due in the VERY NEAR future. Ms. Seybolt sent out a document in an email last week for those who are still struggling with infinite campus. Come see us if you are still having trouble.

- At the end of next week we will have our first quarter awards ceremony. Refresh yourselves on the awards, they are located in your staff handbook, for they will be here before you know it.

- If you can try to make Hayes night at Chuck E. Cheese this Friday evening. We had a great turnout last year and I know our students love seeing you out of your classrooms.

- The week of Halloween will be our Red Ribbon Week at Hayes Elementary. We are looking for some outstanding, and appropriate, dress up ideas for that week. Talk to Ms. King, your PTA or the office to share your ideas.

- Be the somebody that makes everyone feel like a somebody this week!

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

OAS-ELA Standards: OAS ELA

OAS-Math Standards: OAS Math

OAS-Math Blueprints: Math Blueprints

OAS-Science Standards: OAS Science

Generic Morning Announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be

Everyday Math Codes:

1st Grade EDM Codes

2nd Grade EDM Codes

3rd Grade EDM Codes

4th Grade EDM Codes

5th Grade EDM Codes

EDM Online Activation

GAME ON! Powerpoint:

Game On!

Teacher Handbook:

Handbook

Math Vocabulary Word Walls:

Word Walls

EM 3 Resources

RTI:

RTI

Hayes Elementary Master Schedule 2016-2017:

Master Schedule 16 - 17

Mastery Connect:

okcps.masteryconnect.com

Star360 logins:

Student Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstudent/

Username: FirstName.LastName (this is their single sign on login information used for computers)

Password: XStudentID#

Teacher Login: http://10.3.110.92/rploginstaff/

Once the student has successfully logged on, they will then select either STAR Early Literacy (K-1), STAR Reading (2-6) or STAR Math (2-6). After selecting an assessment, the student will need to select the class labeled reading. The student will then proceed with the pre-test. Once the student has completed the pre-test, a box will pop-up asking for a monitor password to advance to the real assessment portion. Please note that the student will select the class labeled reading for both STAR Math and STAR Reading after they select the designated assessment from their dashboard.

Admin/Specialist Login: https://hosted58.renlearn.com/217454/

Videos Worth Watching:

Lessons from a Public School Turnaround - via @edutopia

Flexible Classrooms: Providing the Learning Environment That Kids Need - via @edutopia

The Four C's: Making 21st Century Education Happen - via @EdLeader21

Articles Worth Reading:

An Effective Teacher Can Improve Student Learning Across the Grade, Study Finds - via @educationweek

How language can affect the way we think - via @TEDTalks

Why Do Students Think They Have to Be Perfect? - via @educationweek

The Example We Set - via @joshuabecker

Getting What You Want Out of Leading and Life. - via @JessicaCabeen

10 things successful people never do - via @YourStoryCo

Weekly Specials Schedule: BLUE WEEK

Weekly Look Ahead: Informal Observations WILL be taking place the next two weeks!

Monday September 26, 2016 - Normal School Day; lesson plans due by 8:00am; Ms. Amzyki weekly visit; 2 IEP meetings; 5th and 6th grade classes have play practice during specials in the cafeteria; Nurse out to help other schools with hearing and vision screenings

Tuesday September 27, 2016 - Normal School Day; Faculty meeting in the library following parent pick up; 2 IEP meetings; Nurse out to help other schools with hearing vision screenings

Wednesday September 28, 2016 - Normal School Day; Mr. Ross's bosses, YES PLURAL, will be in the building from 8:00am to 10:30am doing walk through's; 2 IEP meetings;

Thursday September 29, 2016 - 2:00pm 5th/6th Grade play in the cafeteria; 6:00pm 5th/6th Grade play for parents; 1 IEP; Spirit day!

Friday September 30, 2016 - Dollar Day Dress Your Way! Students pay a dollar and are allowed to wear school appropriate clothing to school; Chuck E. Cheese will be in the building late in the day to remind everyone about Hayes night @ the "House of Mouse" that evening

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Look ahead for September 19, 2016

Notes from Mr. Ross:

There are seven million minutes from Pre-K to graduation. Don't waste a moment!

We have a very busy week ahead! I will need everyone's help this week in order to accomplish all we need to this week.

Ms. Seybolt will be at a training Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I will be out at a training, again, this Thursday. Our AU team will be at half strength all week due to additional training. This will need to be a week where you are taking care of business in your classrooms.

I will be spending the majority of my week in classrooms. I am getting a finalized roster from human resources that has the teachers not needing an observation this academic year. We will begin informal walk through observations ASAP. These walk through observations do not count towards your final TLE score.

Learner First survey's will be handed out Monday morning. Kinder through 2nd take a reading survey and 3rd through 6th take a mathematics survey. It is VERY easy and should NOT take much time. I am requiring that our Kinder through 2nd grade teachers take a few minutes during their small group instruction time to take the surveys with the students. 3rd through 6th grade mathematics teachers should take a few minutes and have their classes fill out the survey in class, preferred in small groups as well. The survey's will be collected Thursday so that they can be input by the required due date on Friday.

Some final thoughts:

We are still having concerns come through the front office that clearly show we are not doing a good job making contact with parents. We are not calling about grades, discipline, homework, or positive interactions. My expectation is to be the LAST person that the parent hears from, not the first!

Grades MUST be in the infinite campus grade book. If you are having trouble we can get you some help. I AM looking twice weekly to make sure they are in the grade book and updated in accordance with district policy.

Smile! If you feel like you can't fake it 'til you make it. Kids feed off of you... how do you want your classroom to run?

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

OAS-ELA Standards: OAS ELA

OAS-Math Standards: OAS Math

OAS-Math Blueprints: Math Blueprints

OAS-Science Standards: OAS Science

Generic Morning Announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be

Videos Worth Watching:

9 things every child needs to hear - via @lifepositivity

Articles Worth Reading:

PBL and Design Thinking to Unleash Student Creativity - via @educationweek

249 Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs For Critical Thinking - via @TeachThought

The Learning Innovation Cycle: How Disruption Creates Lasting Change - via @TeachThought

Get Your Kid To Behave Without Resorting To Time-Outs, Sticker Charts, Or Bribes - via @fatherlyhq

8 Parenting Behaviors That Keep Children From Being Successful - via @lifepositivity

Weekly Specials Schedule: WHITE WEEK

Weekly Look Ahead:

Monday September 19, 2016 - Learner First survey's handed out in classes; Ms. Seybolt and 1/2 AU out, Normal school day; lesson plans due by 8:00am; Ms. Amzyki weekly visit; 2 IEP meetings; 4th and 5th grade classes have Oral Hygiene Classes (Please see Ms. Seybolt's Schedule)

Tuesday September 20, 2016 - Ms. Seybolt and 1/2 AU out; Learner First Meeting Tuesday after school; 2 IEP meetings; Kona Ice in the afternoon

Wednesday September 21, 2016 - Ms. Seybolt and 1/2 AU team out; Ross' Raccoon Team Celebration; Normal School Day; 1 IEP

Thursday September 22, 2016 - Learner First survey's collected; Mastery Connect Math Assessment for Grades 1-6; Normal School Day; Mr. Ross AT ANOTHER Principal's meeting; SOAR counselor in the building

Friday September 23, 2016 - Dollar Day Dress Your Way! Students pay a dollar and are allowed to wear school appropriate clothing to school; Grade level meetings during planning to assess Mastery Connect Scores; 3 of the 5 AU staff are out of the building; 1 IEP;

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Look ahead for September 12, 2016

Notes from Mr. Ross:

There are seven million minutes from Pre-K to graduation. Don't waste a moment!

* Teachers do not create student achievement; students do. Yet, teachers, with support of other dedicated professionals, can together create the environment and the platform from which students can do what they do best: learn, achieve, create and innovate into the future. - Stephen Barkley

This will be the first five day week in three weeks so pace yourself!

This week during vertical teaming we will be discussing the Star360 data and comparing it to the running records we have taken recently. Math peeps will be creating our first mini assessment through Mastery Connect as well as looking through the Star360 data.

Oklahoma State Blueprints:

OAS-ELA Standards: OAS ELA

OAS-Math Standards: OAS Math

OAS-Math Blueprints: Math Blueprints

OAS-Science Standards: OAS Science

Generic Morning Announcement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6dAG5eWCok&feature=youtu.be

Videos Worth Watching:

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain - via @TEDTalks

Articles Worth Reading:

Eyes wide shut? Are you letting your kids sleepwalk into their future? - via @lifehacks4kids

One Simple Strategy to Overcome Resistance to Your Vision - via @DavidGeurin

Back to School With Budgets Still Tight - via @nytimes

How A Good Teacher Becomes Great - via @TeachThought

Vast Majority of Americans Want Failing Schools Fixed, Not Closed, Poll Finds - via @educationweek

State representative calls for suspension of Texas' STAAR exam - via @wfaa

Last I Checked, Compliance Isn't a Learning Standard - via @educationweek

Studies on Head Start Bolster Arguments for Long-Term Impact - via @educationweek

25 Ideas for Flexible, Fun Classroom Job Charts - via @WeAreTeachers

What the Heck Is Inquiry-Based Learning? - via @edutopia

Teach your kids to focus on what they CAN control. - via @lifehacks4kids

Why We Should Stop Grading Students on a Curve - via @nytimes

Top 10 Tips for Building Fluent Readers + Link up! - via @WeAreTeachers

Weekly Specials Schedule: RED WEEK

Weekly Look Ahead:

Monday September 12, 2016 - Normal school day; lesson plans due by 8:00am; Ms. Amzyki weekly visit; 1 IEP

Tuesday September 13, 2016 - Vertical team meetings in the book room; Faculty Meeting Tuesday after school; 2 IEP meetings

Wednesday September 14, 2016 - Normal School Day; 1 IEP

Thursday September 15, 2016 - Normal School Day; Mr. Ross to his monthly Principal's meeting; 1 IEP; SOAR counselor in the building.

Friday September 16, 2016 - Dollar Day Dress Your Way! Students pay a dollar and are allowed to wear school appropriate clothing to school; 1 IEP;