Friday Focus - October 25th, 2019

Woohoo!  We are surpassing our goal of 80% of students being on grade level or making 1.2 years growth!  That is a direct result of the hard work you are doing in the classroom and your dedication to seeing students improve.  Way to go!  Keep in mind, that we typically see a decrease in scores when we take the test is December.  Let's change that this year and see the scores increase!

Next week at PLC's, I would like for you to bring a task or lesson that you plan to teach in the next couple of weeks.  Choose one that you feel like needs improvement.  Think about the areas we discussed on Wednesday afternoon at the meeting.
-Could you add more HOT (higher order thinking) questions to this lesson?
-Does the task call for students to think at a higher level of Blooms?
-Does the tasks at centers or station rotations need improvement?  Are they meaningful?  Are they on grade level?  Will students be given feedback on the task?  
-Could a group activity use improvement?  Does the activity truly call for collaboration among students or is it simply a task that students are going to complete while sitting with a group?
-Do you need help creating a good formative assessment that is rigorous and aligned to the summative assessment?
-How could your lesson encourage more student discussion and questioning?
-How could the task be changed to truly engage students  - especially to be cognitively engaged?

Remember - don't bring your best lesson.  Bring one that you want to make better.  

Please remember to nominate your class to spin the wheel IF they have had good hallway behavior this week.  Please add it to the Monday morning slide.

By Friday please add your Leader of the Month to this slide.  

Safety Reminder - Please check attendance each class period.  This is an area that we have not been very consistent with in the past. It is my fault - I have never emphasized it.   However - it is a real safety concern.  At the beginning of each class, please account for every student.  Check Infinite Campus to see if the student is absent.  If you can't see it on there - call the office.  If a student is missing or not in class - we need to know that as soon as possible.  

Next Week at a Glance...

Monday	Open Library from 3-4 pm
Tuesday
Wednesday	3 pm - Literacy Team meeting
Thursday	Book Character Dress Up Day No 21st Century HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Reminder - no parents at the Halloween parties!
Friday

 *Alice in Wonderland play this week at LWM - 3 showings - Friday and Saturday nights at 7 pm and Sunday afternoon at 2 pm.  Several CCES students are involved.