Week 24 - January 28th is FUN AT WORK DAY!

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Ms. Barreto's students working collaboratively and reflecting deeply on Dr. King's message!
• Instructional Rounds with Cabinet and important conversations with our leaders
• High Impact Teaming with 2nd and 5th grade - Hard work is paying big DIVIDENDS! 
• Andy's Dibels workshop - I heard 3rd grade has their plan READY!
• The 100th Day of School!! 
• Mr. Sheffield's sense of humor - When you lose a 1st grader in the Great Wall of Beanbag Chairs you just have to laugh... 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

NUTS and BOLTS: 

• Please make sure you are releasing your students at 2:55 for dismissal.  
• SBIT New Referrals - DUE MONDAY 1/28 - Meetings on FRIDAY 1/25
• Longi will be covering Castle View Elementary M-W - Erin is Admin Designee with Carol OK as back up if I am off campus on these days
• READ ACROSS AMERICA - Save the Date! 
• Friday, March 1
• We will have readers from the DO, Board, Project Team and AHS
• Tentative:  Books and Blankets - Thursday, February 28 - Evening family event
• ALICE Training:






• We have an opportunity to complete Active Shooter Training through an online module
• Each teacher must complete this training by 2/20 - you can complete on your own time, or during an extra staff meeting on 2/13
• The training takes approximately 45 minutes and can be worked on over time.
• You will be receiving an email from Paul DeFoe in Pupil Services with the link to complete the training.  
• The 3/13 staff meeting will be a safety meeting (active shooter and lock down)  
• IAB window opens 2/4 please send Erin and Longi your grade level schedule for administering the IAB's
• SBAC testing window is 4/15-5/24 - We will narrow down a 2-3 week window for our site testing.  

FOCUS:

If you haven't already found Readworks check it out - Kristi Forsythe is using the Article a Day feature to build academic vocabulary, comprehension and stamina in her 3rd graders! 

Here is an example of a Physical Science selection:

Physical Science

https://www.readworks.org/article/Physical-Science-/fda262d1-1e19-4148-99ed-dd4aa8b9119d

You can print the materials or upload to your Google Classroom or Choice Board.  Check it out! 

PINTERESTING PINS: 

Annotating Text using SNOTS: https://bit.ly/2RSYP9w

"Book Tasting" Activity: https://bit.ly/2kaevT5

Shown with 7th graders but could be used in any grade! 

12 of the Coolest Valentine Day School Party Games 

28 Day Kindness Challenge:  https://bit.ly/2CQlzfJ 

Great Kindness Challenge: https://bit.ly/2S7xiAp

UPCOMING EVENTS 

1/28-1/30 -  Longi at Castle View

1/28 -  SST Marathon Day 

1/29 - 8:00-12:00 Carrie off Campus - Leadership Workshop

1/29 - 3:30 - Carrie off Campus - Strengths Cohort Meeting 

1/30 - Lunch on the Lawn

1/31 - Carrie off Campus 8-12 Principals Meeting 

1/31 - 6th Grade Field Trip to CBU

2/1 - SBIT New Referral Meetings 

2/4-2/22 - IAB window 

2/4 - GATE Testing 

2/4 and 2/5 - RUSD Science and Engineering Fair UCR

2/5 - Instructional Design Day (SLT Members) 

2/6 - Coffee with the Principal 

2/6 - Leadership Team Meeting - 2:55 Library

2/7 - 8:00-10:30 - Carrie off Campus Elementary  Principal Meeting

2/7 - 10:30-12:30 - Kiersten Frausto (Director Elementary Ed) Visit and Walk Through

2/7 - 2:45 - Carrie and Longi off Campus - District Leadership

2/8 - Hawk Shop Open

2/11-2/13 - Aquarium of the Pacific Assemblies (schedule TBD) 

 BIRTHDAYS: 

1/30 - Erin Masi - Intervention Teacher

2/1 - Suzanne Armas - Preschool Teachers 

Week 23 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Congratualtions to Liz Gomez!  Hawthorne's Classified Employee of the Year!  Stop by and say congrats to the best cafeteria manager in the district!  
  
• Mariana presenting at the staff meeting!
• AVID desk diagrams and OSMO time in Summerford's class!
• RACE toolbox in 5th grade created by using the HIT strategies! 
• Ms. Masi's ELD group using FOSS to grow their language! They did engineering design on Thursday!
• Ms. Forsythe's 3rd graders developing their math concepts!
• Second Grade developing their RDW tools through HIT!
• Second Graders in Ms. Tavaglione's class showing their math work!
• 4th Graders in Ms. Nichols COLLABORATING (WICOR focus) and creating anchor charts! 

 

 

Nuts and Bolts: 

• SBIT NEW referrals due Monday 1/28 to Beth, Longi or Carrie
• Please send pictures from field trips or activities to hawthorneyearbook2018@gmail.com to include them in the yearbook
• SERP paperwork is due 2/12 at 4:30 to the HR department 
• Black History Celebration The African American Parent Advisory Council’s (AAPAC) annual Black History Month Celebration: Celebrating Strong Roots...and the Village that Enriches Them will be taking place February 12 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in Central Middle School’s Multi-Purpose Room.  Flyer. 

 

Focus: 

Friday 1/25 is our 100th day of school! 

• 100% Attendance Day
• Dress like 100 Day 

Please spread the word with your classes!  Flyers will go home on Tuesday with students! 

100th Day activities: 

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/32-quick-fun-activities-celebrate-100th-day-school/

https://tipjunkie.com/ideas-for-100th-day-of-school/

https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson149.shtml

http://www.mathwire.com/seasonal/100day.html

Upcoming Events: 

1/22 - Co-Admin Meeting - Longi out 8:00-12:00

1/23 - Instructional Rounds with Cabinet - 8:00-12:30

1/23 - Team Meeting - Dibels - MPR - 2:55

1/24 - HIT - Grade 2 (AM), Grade 5 (PM)

1/24 - SSC 3:10 E103

1/25 - 100th Day

1/25 - Student of the Month Assemblies

1/28 - SBIT Follow-Up Marathon Day

1/29 - Innovative Leadership - Carrie/Longi out 8:00-12:00

1/30 - Lunch on the Lawn

1/31 - K12 Principals Meeting - Carrie out 8:00-12:00

2/1 - SBIT New Referral Meeting Day

Birthdays:

1/22 - Patrick Wible, 5th Grade

1/25 - Ioana Borza, 1st Grade

1/30 - Erin Masi, Intervention Teacher

2/1 - Suzanne Armas, Preschool Teacher

Week 22 - January 17 is Ditch Your New Year Resolution Day

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Judid using some AWESOME math icons to help her students become independent learners!
• Student engagement across grade levels and content areas!
• Having the best attendance in the Arlington Cluster and winning the ATTENDANCE AWARD!
• The green attendance forms, thank you for using those and sending them up!

Nuts and Bolts: 

• 100th Day is January 25th - We will be planning acitivites and events and encourage you to celebrate the number 100 with your classes!  This will also be a 100% attendance day with prizes for the classes with 100% attendance! 
• Please share any ideas you have for our 100th day attendance by emailing Longi or Carrie
• Thank you to those that have responded to attend the Family Math Night!  Participation from each grade level and Sped would be great!  Let your team leader know if you would like to help with the planning! 
• Vision and Hearing will be taking place in E103 on Monday 
• Mariana Robles will be presenting on Danielson 3C at the staff meeting - please be prompt!
• Progress reports should be to Longi and I no later than Wednesday for our review - they go home Friday with students.

Focus: 

WICOR Focus #2:  Collaboration

Take a minute (maybe 1.47) to watch this video from the teaching channel and reflect on the questions below.  This video is a good reminder of how we can set our students up for successful collaboration.  

1. How does taking think time set students up for successful collaboration?
2. How could you explicitly teach listening skills and talking norms?
3. How does assigning roles facilitate successful collaboration?

The video below reviews how to run Collaborative Student Groups (an AVID strategy) - they show older students, but think of how you can use this for any grade level.  This is an example of teaching productive and helpful study strategies to our students, strategies they can take on with them through K-12 and into college. 

Upcoming Events: 

1/14 - Vision and Hearing Screening - E103 - K, 2, 3, SPED

1/15 - Danielson Module 1 Traning

1/15 - PTA Board Meeting - 3:30 - Library

1/15 - RUSD Board Meeting 3:30

1/16 - Staff Meeting - 2:55 - E103

1/17 - K-12 Principals Meeting - 8:00 - Carrie off campus 

1/17 - District Leadership - 3:30 - Carrie and Longi off campus

1/18 - Dinosaur Family Night (Tentative) 

1/21 - MLK Day - No School

1/22 - Co-Admin Meeting - Longi off Campus

1/23 - Instructional Rounds with Dr. Hansen - 8:30-11:30

1/23 - Team Meeting - 3:00-4:00 - Andy Stechovich and Dibels analysis

1/24 - HIT Coaching Session #3 - 2, 5, 3, 6 

1/24 - SSC 3:10 E103

1/25 - Student of the Month Assemblies

1/25 - Hawk Shop 

Birthdays: 

1/22 - Patrick Wible

1/25 - Ioana Borza

Week 21 - January 6th is Three Kings Day

Great Things We Noticed:

• ALL of the performances before break!  The students were great and the parents/families were so happy to see them perform!  Thank you for your hard work teachers!
• The new landscape between the wings... Looks so much better! 
• Carol OK working on the garden over break - LOTS of lettuce and veggies! 
• Mr. Sheffield's AWESOME communication over the walkie!

Nuts and Bolts:

• February 20 is the spending deadline for Technology, Furniture and Equipment.  Please see Cindy or Carrie ASAP if you are interested in purchasing any of these items.  
• Toyota Dream Car Art Contest submissions are due January 31.  More info here.
• Danielson Training starts on January 15 - click here to see Hawthorne's schedule.
• Re-inspection by the Fire Marshall is January 15 - please make adjustments as needed
• I have the entire Healthy Play/Playworks Game Guide book - you can access the file here.  
• 1/23 Dr. Hansen and Cabinet with be participating in a special instructional round day at Hawthorne.  I will be speaking to Leadership Team about this on Wednesday.  

Focus: 

Danielson Framework: 

Longi and I will be focusing on Danielson 3c as we do our walkthroughs.  You can find the text for Danielson 3c you can be found in your Danielson Framework for Teaching book on page 51.  3c's focus is engagement in student learning.  A teacher in the proficient range would have the following observable practices during instruction:

"The learning tasks and activities are fully aligned with the instructional outcomes and are designed to challenge student thinking, inviting students to make their thinking visible.  This technique results in active and intellectual engagement by most students with important and challenging content and with teacher scaffolding to support that engagement.  The groupings of students are suitable to the activities.  The lesson has a clearly defined structure, and the pacing of the lesson is appropriate, providing most students the time needed to be intellectually engaged." 

Some "look fors" and "listen fors" might include: 

• Most students are intellectually engaged in the lesson
• Most learning tasks have multiple correct responses or approaches and/or encourage higher-order thinking.
• Students are invited to explain their thinking as part of completing tasks. 
• Materials and resources support the learning goals and require intellectual engagement as appropriate.
• The pacing of the lesson  provides students the time needed to be intellectually engaged.  
• The teacher uses groupings that are suitable to the lesson activities.  

Upcoming Events: 

1/9 - Coffee with the Principal

1/9 - 9:30-11:30 - Carrie off campus for Admin Hearing Panel

1/9 - Leadership Team Meeting

1/10 - 8:00-10:00 - Carrie off campus, Principal Working Group

1/10 - Liberty Elementary School Centennial Celebration -  4:30-7:00

1/14 - Vision and Hearing Screening - K,2,5,SPED

1/15 - Danielson Training 

1/15 - 3:30 PTA Meeting

1/15 - RUSD Board Meeting

1/16 - Staff Meeting

1/17 - 8:00-12:00 - Carrie off campus -  K-12 Principals Meeting

1/17 - 2:30 - 5:30 - Carrie and Longi off campus - District Leadership Meeting

1/18 - Progress Reports go home 

1/23 - District Instructional Rounds 

Birthdays: 

1/8 - Amanda Mofsie - SDC Kinder

1/9 - Shannon Trent - TK

1/9 - Sofie Vargas - Health Assistant