Hawthorne Vision

Hawthorne Vision

Monday, October 29, 2018

Week 12 - October 31 is Carve a Pumpkin Day


Great Things We Noticed: 

  • AVID TK-6 across content areas in every classroom! 
  • California Thursday
  • Instructional Rounds
  • Intervention Team Meetings (SST Marathon Day)
  • Lunch on the Lawn
  • The RUSD State of the District Event
  • Our Title I plan is approved by the district and our SSC! 
  • RED RIBBON WEEK! 
  • Halloween Parade!
  • The FALL FESTIVAL!! 
  • Carol OK and Suzanne Armas getting their REEF Grant ideas FUNDED! 

 
 
 

  

 

  

 

  
  

 

 
 


Nuts and Bolts: 

  • ILE Quick Tips can be found at bit.ly/ILEQT  - Sign up and receive emails with EdTech tools, tips and resources
  • We are in the midst of the United Way Campaign - Information will be in boxes this week
  • VERY IMPORTANT - Please remember to take your walkie to recess.  It is difficult for our office staff to explain to parents why it is taking so long to find their students.  
  • We have been asked to create Veterans day Cards for our local VA medical clinics and hospitals.  Please schedule with your students time to create "Thank You for Your Service" cards that will be distributed on November 11th to Veterans in the Riverside VA facility. 
    •  Ideas for Veterans Day Activities can be found here, here, here and here
    • All classroom thank you's are due to the office by NOVEMBER 8th
  • Halloween - No costumes on Halloween - We will be doing the "Pie in the Face" rally before lunch (Come out to the field at 10:45) 
  • If you are one of our ELPAC examiners or are interested in becoming one follow the information below: 
    • ELPAC Summative 2018-19 Test Administration Preparation (Action Item) Sign ups for the required ELPAC examiner trainings indicate that 17 of 50 sites are represented. All training of ELPAC trainers and examiners are listed in the PD Hub under RAE 00-12. Please have your examiners and coordinators sign up for the appropriate training. Training dates range from November 5 through February 21 with various scheduling. The number of available subs is limited on each of the dates, so please have your staff sign up early. The test window opens February 1 and concludes with district ELPAC window closing on May 15. All required coordinator trainings have be completed. If your primary ELPAC coordinator did not attend the required ELPAC 2018-19 Coordinator training, please have them contact Carmel. Thank you. Carmel Acosta-Cooper, ccooper@rusd.k12.ca.us, ext. 80805
  • EarthWatch Applications are now available. Teachers can apply at the following link: https://earthwatch.org/program/signup?type=Teach%20  
  • Hispanic Heritage Art Contest
    • In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and the theme “One Endless Voice to Enhance our Traditions,” the Riverside Art Museum invites all RUSD students TK-12th grade to submit 2-dimensional artwork. Submissions due Wed. Oct. 31, 4:00 p.m. Winning pieces will be displayed at the museum and selected student artists will be invited to a reception December 6. More info.
  • ELA Assessment window: 10/15-11/7
    • K-2 Reading Comprehension assessments sent to sites from Publications
    • Kindergarten and First Grade audio link sent to teachers and accessible on PowerSchool Learning > TK-6 ELA/ELD > Assessments (Reading)
    • 3rd-6th IAB Interim Block - Reading: Informational Text (Illuminate)
    • K-6 Writing Assessments sent to sites from Publications 
    • Writing assessments, including rubrics and exemplary models, are also located on PowerSchool Learning > TK-6 ELA/ELD> Assessments (Writing)
  • Festival of Lights Coloring Contest
    • In celebration of lighting Riverside’s downtown and The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa during the Festival of Lights “Switch-On Ceremony”, K-6 students are invited to participate in Holiday Coloring Contest. Winners will receive a $50 gift certificate and a holiday stocking filled with goodies. Submissions due November 12, 2018. More info.
  • A note from Gallup:

    Riverside Unified School District has partnered with Gallup, an independent research and consulting company, to conduct the RUSD Engagement Survey. You will soon receive an email from Gallup inviting you to participate in the online survey. It will be open from October 29 to November 9 and should take only a few minutes to complete.

    Gallup will hold your personal responses completely confidential. Under no circumstances will your responses be revealed to anyone at RUSD. After everyone has completed the survey, Gallup will generate reports that summarize the responses for each department/site. To protect your confidentiality, reports will be generated only for groups with at least four employees participating in the survey. No individual responses will be reported.

    You will learn the results of the survey later this winter. It is important that you participate in the survey so your voice can be heard. Please watch for another email message from Gallup which will give you instructions on taking the survey.

    Gallup
    "Helping People Be Heard"

    Have a fantastic weekend!

    Sincerely,
    Lynn Carmen Day, Chief Academic Officer
    Phone: (951) 788-7135, Ext. 80405
    Fax: (951) 778-5668

FOCUS: 

  • Personalized Learning
    • Take a moment to complete the PL 101 course in Kyte by 11/16/18 - You could win a gift card of your choice!  

    • Erin and Hillery will be preseting PL 101 on Monday - How far along are you towards implementing the 5 elements of PL in your instruction and classroom environment? 






Thank you 

I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to all of you.  You have been working hard and I have noticed.  October is busy and is only the beginning of the "Holiday Slide".  I have asked you to step out of your comfort zones, try new things and open the school up to our community.  For some of you, you have stepped into a new student centered assessment process and are beginning the process to rework how you work as teams.  I have noticed teachers trying new organizational strategies and taking these ideas to teammates to share.  I have noticed all of you struggle, productively, with the new math curriculum and work on pacing, differentiation and student centered instruction.  I have seen new team leaders working to effectively use collaboration time and pushing their grade level partners to think critically about data.  You are doing good work, you are consistently working on creating student centered, personalized, engaging classrooms and I see the results.  People come to our school and talk about the climate and culture, they notice the work you do in helping out students become confident and kind members of our community. it is more than just the beauty of our buildings that make Hawthorne a special place.  Thank you for all your work, I am grateful.  

Birthdays: 

No Birthdays this week 


Upcoming Events: 

10/29 - Hawthorne Q&A with Colleen Westfall
10/29 - PL 101 with Hillery and Erin
10/29 - Fundraiser pick up after school
10/30 - Co-Admin Meeting (Longi off campus)
10/30 - Coaching Session #1 for 2nd and 5th grade HIT
10/31 - PINK Day to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10/31 - Pie in the Face Rally (10:45)
11/2   - Minimum Day
11/2   - Carrie and Longi Non-Duty day (Erin Admin Designee)
11/5   - Longi Non Duty Day
11/5   - PTA DJ Party
11/6   - SST Marathon Day
11/7   - Coffee with the Principal
11/7   - Make up School Pictures
11/7   - Leadership Meeting 
11/8-11/9 - No Student Days - Parent Teacher Conferences





Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)