Great Things We Noticed:
- Vocabulary work in Mrs. Tavaglione's class and 3 column notes!
- "What we noticed" - the beginning of success criteria for RDW!
- Writing with Ms. Ramirez!
- 10 Dots in Mrs. Borza's class... What would you make with 10 dots?
- Fourth graders playing four square at recess. Encouraging each other and giving each other feedback!
- The Equity Conference!
- Erin Masi holding down the fort on a Friday the 13th... with a full moon!!
- Shadow science in Ms. McVey's Class!
Nuts and Bolts:
- WIN Time starts officially on Tuesday - Please let us know if you have any further questions, concerns or supply needs. We can't wait to see your hard work in action!
- 9/24 - AVID/PL Share out Team Meeting - Please be prepared to share an AVID Inquiry strategy or a blended learning model with mixed grade level teams. You can provide lesson examples to share and/or pictures, etc.
- MANDATED REPORTER TRAINING: Complete by 9/20! If you do not complete your mandated reporter training my 9/20 you WILL BE PLACED ON UNPAID LEAVE!
- Take your STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT! You don't have to read the book to learn your strengths! Find the link to the results survey here.
- Resume Writing and Interview Skills Workshop Department of Personnel – Leadership and Development is offering workshops to ALL classified employees providing tips on building a strong resume and on how to create the greatest impact during the interview bringing you closer to obtaining your career goals.
- Dates & Times for Workshop
- Sept. 24, 2019 10:00am – 12:00pm
- Sept. 26, 2019 5:00pm – 7:00pm
- Feb. 19, 2020 5:00pm–7:00pm
- Feb. 25, 2020 10:00am–12:00pm
- All workshops will be at the District Office: 3380 14th Street, Riverside. Please contact Personnel Department with any questions: (951) 788-7135 ext. 80104
- The Riverside Art Alliance and Riverside Art Museum, in partnership with the City of Riverside Parks, Recreation, and Community Services, invite all RUSD students to submit works of original art for the “Paint That Pup!” art contest! This is in conjunction with a huge, public art show of Art Pups by local artists called Art Bark in the Park, coming up October 4–10, 2019. Submissions due Sept. 20. More info
- Also, check out these fun lesson plans in preparation for the Art Bark event!
- The Arts Partners newsletter is back with a wealth of resources for teachers and students in the arts. Check it out here. Also, sign up to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox here.
- 2020 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators Western Municipal Water District is offering educators in western Riverside County the opportunity to apply for grants for water-related projects. This program helps fund creative classroom projects that further a better understanding of water and the role it plays in the community. All teachers in Western’s District, both private and public schools in grades K-12 are eligible to apply for the grants. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 8, 2019. If you are interested, click the following LINK.
- Illuminate Tiles - Update We are excited to share with you how we re-organized the 2019-20 Illuminate Tiles! The goal with restructuring these tiles is to streamline the process for end users to more easily find assessments and reports within the Illuminate system. Please see below for details: • For elementary, we created tiles by grade level (K-6) and by GenEd, SDC, DLI (7 grade levels X 3 types = 21 elementary tiles). • For secondary, we created tiles by content area/department (ELA, Math, History, Science)
- These recently re-organized tiles will be available as our Assessment Technicians continue to finish the assessment shells (in collaboration with the Curriculum & Instruction Department). Login to Illuminate now to view the new tiles! If sites are interested in accessing the tiles that were launched during the 2018-19 school year, we preserved the functionality but converted them all to gray tiles:
- Please contact us at RAE with any questions. Valerie Backstrom vbackstrom@rusd.k12.ca.us, ext. 80805, and Melanie Maxwell, mmaxwell@rusd.k12.ca.us, ext. 80812, RAE Main line, x80800.
- Gateway/K-2 Institute Make-up for K-2 Teachers New or Those Needing a Review We are providing a Saturday training opportunity on 9/21 from 8:00-3:00, site Rivera Elementary, Rm. 17. Enrollment is available on Sched. Please add any new K-2 teachers that are missing from this list and inform them of the date. If you have a teacher who was trained by has not taught the intervention in a would like to attend this training to review, they are welcome, as well. A series of afternoon sessions will be scheduled for teachers unable to attend on this date.. If you have any questions, contact Judy Fuhrman, Staff Development Specialist at (jfuhrman@rusd.k12.ca.us)
- Mystery Science Training RUSD has purchased Mystery Science for all Elementary sites. If you have teachers that are interested in learning more, please have them sign-up to attend the training on September 26 from 3:45-5:30 pm at Earhart (B4). Teachers will need to sign up on SCHED and their time will be compensated.
- Project Learning Tree: SAVE THE DATE - Oct 5, 9:00-3:00 at Earhart B4 Use the environment to engage students indoors and outdoors! This award-winning curriculum workshop would be a great addition to a Saturday School. Teachers learn how to engage students with environmental issues and help students acquire skills to be creative problem solvers. Teachers will be time carded and will receive a book of lesson plans K-12.
- On 9/27 we will be holding our first Community Walk Through - This includes members of the Hawthorne Community learning about our school and the work we do in the classrooms - We will be sending notices out to classrooms asked to participate ASAP.
Focus:
We all know the importance of writing across content areas and grade levels. Sometimes, the emphasis on writing is focused on long response or process writing, but any opportunity for students to apply their language skills is important. Edutopia had an interesting and short article on the power of short writing assignments and how to use these short writing assignments in the classroom. Enjoy!
The Power of Short Writing Assignments:
Students are ALWAYS asking if they can play Football... Teach them this game during PE this week and they will be able to play at recess next week! We can order Footballs if you need them -
Upcoming Events:
9/17 - Fire Inspection
9/17 - Staff Meeting 3:05 MPR - Come ready to PLAY
9/18 - Riverside Council PTA Breakfast - Carrie Out 9:00am
9/18 - Coffee with the Principal 8:15 MPR
9/18 - Principals Secretary Professional Development - Cindy out 11:30-4:00
9/19 - K-12 Principals Meeting - Carrie out 8-12
9/19 - RUSD Leadership Meeting Carrie and Longi out 2:30
9/21 - Family Engagement Summit - Poly High School
9/23 - ELA Comprehension (K-2) and Writing Assessment (K-6) opens through 10/4
9/24 - Picture Day - EVERYONE NEEDS A PICTURE FOR SECURITY BADGES
9/24 - Team Meeting - AVID/PL Share out
9/25 - Progress Reports DUE for review
9/25 - Student of the Month Assmeblies
9/26 - Elementary Principals Meeting - Carrie Out 8-10
9/27 - Community Walk Through - 9-11:30
9/27 - All In Attendance Day #1 - Classroom Competitions - Spread the word!
9/27 - Progress Reports go home
Birthdays:
9/27 - Robin Campbell - Instructional Assistant M/S 3-6
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