Tiger Champions Week In Review 2 - August 19th
UTE GOAL: Top 15% of Elementary Schools in Kentucky in Reading and Math!!!
“It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.
Do not mistake activity for achievement.”
Do not mistake activity for achievement.”
~Mabel Newcomer
Education News
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Kentucky Teacher -
Tigers on a Roll!
Ms. Dianna for keeping things running smoothly and being the positive "face" of UTE!
Christie Tackett for keeping her students actively engaged at all times. Playing spoons with types of sentences, having students already making foldables in social studies and working with maps.
Nancy Withrow for getting all students entered into STAR and AR so quickly, even when she is busy dealing with a crisis at one of her other schools.
Jackie Hargett and Marta Scott for taking care of all the details to get every classroom ready for DIBELS and DEA this week!
Peggy Young for already having her word wall started by posting 5 or 6 words as they have reviewed them from K learning.
Karen Tomolonis for making sure her students understand the value of a digit within a number and ALWAYS having engaging math lessons!
Karen Tomolonis for making sure her students understand the value of a digit within a number and ALWAYS having engaging math lessons!
Sandra Brown for including movement in science by leading 3rd and 4th grades in the Scientific Method Rap!
Lynsey Varney for working with other teachers in the district on curriculum maps, which are coming soon!
Jeanie Clary and Michelle Underwood for being problem solvers, not complainers, when a problem arose with K breakfast in the classroom! They came with a possible solution in mind, and it has worked!
Leigh Williams and Angela Kimbler for also being problem solvers and jumping into action when our original early duty plan did not work!
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO KNOW WE ARE A TEAM AND CAN COUNT ON ONE ANOTHER WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
CONTINUE BEING THE LIGHT THAT YOU ARE!
Instructional Strategies That Work!
Word Walls:
Calendar Reminders
~All teacher and classroom schedules due Monday the 20th electronically.
~PLCs need to determine which two graphic organizers you will use and put it on your meeting minutes this week.
~Turn all PLC agendas and minutes in outside my door weekly. PLC Agenda and Minutes Template
~Lesson plans should be on your desk or emailed to me by Monday morning each week using our plan format from last year unless using CIITS. (If you are already using CIITS for lesson planning, just let me know in an email.
~Word Walls, classroom libraries, classroom rules and consequences, learning targets, engaging and rigorous student acitivities should be underway in each classroom daily at this point.
~Emergency folders should be in tray attached to wall in all classrooms.
August:
20th - Classroom Schedule Due to the office
- Assessment window opens (DEA, DIBELS, STAR, AUTOMATICITY)
20th - Classroom Schedule Due to the office
- Assessment window opens (DEA, DIBELS, STAR, AUTOMATICITY)
- PLC Meeting (K, 1st, 3rd, and 4th)
22nd - Faculty Meeting (RTI, Emergency Plan and KEA)
- PLC Meeting (2nd and 5th)
29th - P:icture Day
Faculty Meeting (Sound Off Strategy, Evaluation)
29th - P:icture Day
Faculty Meeting (Sound Off Strategy, Evaluation)
30th - PTO @ 3:30 (Teachers need to choose a couple meetings a semester to attend)
- Parent Curriculum Q & A with the Principal @ 4:30 (Teachers can attend, but not mandatory.)
- 4-H Parent Information Meeting for 4th and 5th grades @ 5:30 (Not mandatory for anyone.)
Worthwhile Websites
Reading A-Z Graphic Organizers This is an entire webpage of graphic organizers. You all have a password to this site. Take some time to browse it! If you don't know your login information, I can get it for you.
Smart Exchange - Graphic Organizers for the Smart Board
Smart Exchange - Graphic Organizers for the Smart Board
I am anxious to read your thoughtful responses to any of the items on this week's blog. I'll be looking at them all by Wednesday!
Here's to teaching every child....every day!!!
Here's to teaching every child....every day!!!
Our Mission: To assist each student to reach a progressively higher level of academic achievement and social and emotional development through the cooperative endeavors of responsible students, caring parents, dedicated educational staff, and an involved community.
I agree we are still on roll. I think the article on restraint was interesting. We do not have to do that a lot here, but we have had to a few times. For those who don't know Marta has been trained. I am glad everyone doesn't have to have the full restraint training, they say it is rough (ask Marta). I know positive behavior reinforcement helps but I believe there are times when you feel you can not be positve anymore with a child and need to be a little stern. Maybe the webinar or whatever the PD ends up being will give some refreshing ideas.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the calendar reminders. We tend to get so busy, that sometimes we need a quick reminder.
ReplyDeleteI really, really got excited about the articles that had the graphic organizers. I plan on using the ones on the Smart Exchange as often as I can. The article on word walls had some great ideas that I could use during word work. I think I will let my children make their own individual “Word Wall Bingo” I am glad we can go back to the blog as a resource. I also wanted to share a good website for the Fry Words: http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Fry-1000-Instant-Words.html . This resource will give you the Fry list, a check off sheet and flashcards (color coded if you want) and activities you can do with them. While I am sharing, I also want to share one more thing. Did you know that you can get to your “My Documents” from your home computer? I asked Steve if it was possible to do this and he showed me how. If anyone would like to know how just let me know.
You should show us at a teachers 's meeting. I didn't know we could access this from another computer.
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ReplyDeleteI am so excited to learn from you and your teachers.
Have a great week! I can't wait to come visit!
Things seem to be going very well I agree. I am concerned about this restraint training in the future. I see that it is necessary. Several years ago I had students that I may have needed this with. I was glad to see graphic organizers appropriate for kindergarten. It is just soooooo slow going with us in the beginning.
ReplyDeleteI think this blog is important for me in several ways - first, the information, links, and "things to ponder" from Mrs. Justice is helpful as well as beneficial to me weekly. I tend to forget things I need to do and most importantly I sometimes lose focus of just why I am in the business of educating kids. Shawn's information and her thoughts pull it all back together for me as a good leader's words should. Second, I cannot say it enough how valuable the words and advice are to me from my fellow teachers here at UT. I look forward to reading everyone's thoughts and comments as I reflect on my own. Keep it up UT!
ReplyDeleteI am excited that we will be using Reading A-Z. I have went through my e-mials to find my password but was unsuccessful. So I will be searching this out! I use graphic organizers with many of my Media Lessons and think that this site will be a very valuable resource. I appreciate the calendar reminders because sometimes it can get a little overwhelming being at three schools.
ReplyDeleteLove the Calendar reminders!! My phone and Ipad store those automatically, I then set a reminder alert, makes my life easier. I also really like reading other's comments on the blog. I tested Hargetts Fry Website and printed my word cards from there. I also tried accessing my documents from home but had some trouble opening the documents once I found them (I'll try again).
ReplyDeleteI like that each grade is going to be responsible for two Graphic Organizers and I think we will be able to see the benefit of this in the years to come. Smart Exchange Graphic Organizers allows you to save your partial Organizers for later use which is great and I don't have to worry about getting my board erased.
Life is great, Rainbows and Sunshine.....that what my grade mate says.
Shout out to Jackie Hargett, thanks for the link it saved much time with pre made word cards, wonderful! Schedules are still being balanced but they are starting to smooth out, please don't change anytime soon! Lynsey, thanks for your patience, once I figure out what I am doing ,I will try to be more helpful in science, right now I will keep throwing lesson plans at you. Marta, you amaze me with the poise and grace which you handle everything! Lunch ladies keep feeding us, after seeing pics on Facebook, so thankful I am here! Christy well, you know how much you mean to me. Fancy, you are simply Fancy! Shawn, love seeing an administrator so involved, even if someone is keeping track, I know you would do it anyway! Love my school, staff, and students. It is a honor to include myself as a Tiger!
ReplyDeletei really feel like Im prepared and off to a good start this year- cantbsay enoughbabout the power of planning! The support of our peers is vital to our success- very excited about opportunity and the power of positive thinking!
ReplyDeleteWe've had another great week! I feel much more prepared this year as well. Marta has been through the restraint training so I'm happy to know she is close by if needed. She says that it is only to be used if the child is at risk to himself or others.
ReplyDeleteKaren and Marta
I also like the calenar reminders....they pop up on my phone an then all I have to do is set an alarm as a second reminder. Love A-Z site. 1st grade is excited about using the resources exspecially the higher leveled books for are students who are above the others. Hats off to Peggy for having the patience to get me started off on the right foot in 1st grade!!!
ReplyDeleteI do like the calendar reminders. It helps me to stay on top of important things since I don't hhave or use a personal calendar. Although we are still experiencing alot of change I feel as though we have gotten off to a good start. I am excited about trying some of the new ideas that have been shared. I have already accessed the a-z reading website and want to thank you for purchasing a membership for us. This is something I will really use. Mrs. Zeigler and I have already used some of the graphic organizers with our advanced students.
ReplyDeleteWell, I survived the first week of preschool! All I can say at the end of today is, I'm glad Mrs. Justice can kick her shoes off and run!! The article on restraint was very interesting for me especially after this week. I haven't looked at the word wall site yet, but I will be checking it out. I really enjoy our blog, the positive things on it, and the responses from everyone. It is nice to work where everyone works as a team!
ReplyDeleteI do like the calendar reminders. Also, the individual testing is happening more quickly this year.
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