Great Things I Noticed:
- Our PL Team meeting on Wednesday and creating a plan for us to amplify our Personalized Learning program!
- Student Council Installment - Watch for spirit days and student led leadership!
- The Team Meeting - Thank you for sharing your goals and beginning the work that will move our students!
- The First Grade Team transitioning students smoothly!
- Kristi Forsythe diving right in with her new 3rd grade class!
- The Hawthorne office staff - supportive, friendly, hard working and just, plain, awesome. Thank you for all you do for our community!
Nuts and Bolts:
- Constitution Day: Constitution Day or Citizenship Day is a national holiday recognizing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. Every educational institution that receives federal funds is required to educate students about the Constitution during the week of September 17.
- Resources can be found at the following places:
- Progress Reports should be sent home with student by 9/28 - All students that are "at risk of retention" must have a progress report - any student that is struggling or you notice needs help in any particular area should have a progress report sent home. Please ensure that the progress report is NOT the first time parents are hearing about low academic performance in your classes.
- Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) new video contest - Consumers Combat CounterfeitsThe USPTO launched Consumers Combat Counterfeits to warn about the dangers of fake products. Contest entrants should submit short (30-60 second) videos with the goal of educating the general public.Entrants can participate in one of five categories:· Grade school students ages 10 – 13· High school students ages 14 – 18· Undergraduate college students· General public· Federal government employees and their spouses and domestic partnersPrizes for the winning contestants include:· Cash prizes ($250-500)· Use of winning entries in a 2019 public awareness campaign· Paid trip to the awards ceremony in the Washington, D.C. areaThe entry deadline is October 31, 2018. Learn more about the contest at www.uspto.gov/TMVideoContest. If you have any questions, or would like more information, feel free to contact USPTO at TMVideocontest@uspto.gov or 571‑270-1151 (Dustin Bednarz), 571-272-3941(Tashia Bunch)
- Great California Shakeout - Thursday, October 18 at 10:18am.
- Mystery Science Available for ALL Elementary TeachersRUSD has purchased a membership to Mystery Science for all Elementary Schools. Teachers can log into Mysteryscience.com and click on any lesson to begin. The lessons are hands-on, NGSS-aligned and support Common Core. For more information, please contact Ashley Fulmer (NGSS Coordinator) afulmer@rusd.k12.ca.us or Shannon Dadlez (Elementary SDS) sdadlez@rusd.k12.ca.us
- Blood DriveMaintenance and Operations will be hosting a Blood Drive on Friday, September 21 from 11:30am - 4pm. If you are interested in donating blood, use the link below to sign-up.
- Free Goal Setting/Vision Board Posters:
Focus:
The Framework for Teaching - Domain 1a
Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy
The Framework for Teaching provides a comprehensive model in which everybody talks about teaching in the same way and communicates the message that "we are serious about good teaching, we talk about teaching in this way, we expect you to think about teaching in this way and to use this model to examine your strengths and weaknesses and create a platform to allow for real reflective practice. In this way, the school or district becomes a place where you get better at teaching. "(Marzano, 2008)
Below you will find the proficient and distinguished performance level for Domain 1a (Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy). To be proficient in this domain the teacher "displays solid knowledge of the important concepts in the discipline and how these relate to one another." Most teachers will be proficient, and that is the expectation under Danielson. As you can see below, a proficient teacher under this domain is highly skilled in identifying relationships between content, they use suitable and appropriate instructional strategies and they recognize the need to front load content that students might find difficult.
Setting up Literacy Centers in the Upper Elementary Classroom:
Blog post about Literacy Centers in 4-6: https://bit.ly/2QAIKke
Two ways to use Google Sheets to Create Reading Logs: https://bit.ly/2xancTC
Pinteresting Pins:
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Upcoming Events:
9/17 - Shared Leadership Team - Bourns Technology Center (1190 Columbia Ave, Riverside, CA 92507)
9/19 - Riverside Council PTA Meeting - 9:00-11:00
9/19 - Staff Meeting 2:55-4:10
9/19-9/21 - Equity Conference - Carrie and Longi out (Carol OK Admin Designee)
9/20 - Eureka Math Fall - 3rd Grade
9/22 - Love Hawthorne Day - 8:00-12:00
9/24 - BOOK FAIR! BOGO - Library
9/24 - Eureka Math Fall - 4th Grade
9/25 - Eureka Math Fall - 5th Grade
9/25 - Co-Admin Meeting - Longi off campus 8:00-11:00
9/25 - Fall Pictures
9/25 - Strengths Champion Meeting - Carrie off campus 2:45
9/26 - Lunch on the Lawn
9/26 - Leadership Team Meeting 2:55-4:00
9/27 - K-12 Principals Meeting - Carrie off campus 8:00-1:00
9/27 - Character Counts Team Meeting 3:00
9/27 - School Site Council - 3:10
9/28 - Student of the Month Assemblies
9/28 - Eureka Math Fall - 6th Grade
9/28 - Borrego Springs Unified School District PL Visit - 12:00-12:45 (Carrie off campus at 1:00)
Birthdays:
9/27 - Robin Campbell (SDC IA - Hara's Class)
Thank you for all of your hard work, dedication and commitment to our school community
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