Week 9

         

Great Things From the Week

Tiger store orders filled! Some will be mailed today and some will be dropped at houses Monday - (Depends on what they ordered)

Thank you Shelley

It was great popping into some classes this week! Great to see kids learning. When we pop in, you do not need to stop the lesson, just keep going. We are just there to hang out with kids for a bit. We will try to get in more often now that you have settled in a bit. 

Ms. Herold's class sharing their Letter S Seahorse craft! - Thank you Ms. Herold for sharing with us. 

Thank you teachers for all you do, I couldn't say it or write it enough. 

Thank you Carlos for getting classes set up, and the campus ready for students - lots to be done

Share and review RUSD Opening Guide bit.ly/2DGFvpD 

Distance Learning Tips!

Tip 2: Classroom Management

Distance Learning environment requires some rethinking about what works will for you and your students. Committing or recommitting to a thoughtful and well-constructed plan to paper is a step towards a proactive approach to distance learning and can prevent problems from emerging. 

Classroom Management plans outline the procedures, routines, and expectations for all the students in the class. 

ACTION PLAN FOR THIS WEEK:

*What are the goals you want to achieve in distance learning - these can be small daily goals, or large yearly goals. 

*How do your classroom management plans support your goals?

*What is your philosophy of teaching and learning in a virtual space?

ACTION ITEMS

Write, revise, edit your classroom management for virtual learning. 

Write your philosophy on teaching and learning in a virtual space.

                

  AVID

Advancement Via Individual Determination

Our AVID commitment is to hold all students to high expectations, Students need to be explicitly taught how to use organizational tools. They need to be monitored and held accountable. Take the time to teach your expectations and check in to make sure they are adhering to those expectations. 

AMAZING RESOURCES LINK

https://sites.google.com/view/rims-avid-elementary/home

AVID Material

If students need more supplies please let us know, we can arrange for them to pick up from the office. 

WICOR

W- Writing to Learn (we spent a lot of time on writing last year, with a heavy focus on teaching students how to read a text, pull out important information, take notes and use evidence to answer Essential Questions) Students can not write with out experience (in person, virtual or otherwise). They can not write about something they have not had a number of experiences with. We can not skip this step, they need visuals, multi-media, sensory, compare and contrast and other opportunities before they can write to a topic or subject. 

I- Level of questioning -Click here for more information

C- Collaboration - We explicitly taught students how to collaborate, we used the 4 L's (or a variation). we provided sentence frames, assigned roles for each collaboration partner and followed up with feedback and checking for understanding. 

O- Organization - It is so important to keep students organized, with hand held items, digital items, etc. We will all use the AVID binder and require students to be AVID ready (set a 30 second timer and they should be able to find what you are asking them to find- if not they are not AVID ready and they need support to become AVID ready. Peer support, teacher support, parent support, etc. ) 

R- Reading to Learn - Once students acquire the skills to decode, they shift to reading for a purpose, to learn. It is important that we are not just assigning reading to read, but rather to make connections, and expand a students learning process. Close Reading Skills are a great skill w need to teach all students. Use your protocols to walk them through how to identify important information and answer the Essential Questions. 

EQUITY 

Our equity goal for the year - Provide access to a quality education for all

Teachers please remember our students have many factors that hinder or support their learning. It is important that we are being flexible and supportive. There is no requirement for Independent work and I am fully against assigning homework in this digital space. I know students need to practice, but please be mindful of the workload our parents are already experiencing and the workload on students. If an independent assignment is essential and needs to be assigned please be gentle with setting due dates and times. Flexibility is the key. We will discuss more in staff meeting. 

https://sites.google.com/riversideunified.org/si-book-study/home?pli=1&authuser=2

Shattering Inequities Book Study:

We will review at our October 28th Staff Meeting

Chapter 1

• Reflect on your beliefs as an equity leader. How do you demonstrate your beliefs to your staff, students, and/or school community?

• In an effort to “get comfortable” with the idea that something could be improved each day for our most vulnerable clients, students, or staff, how will you begin the improvement process?

Chapter 2:

* Create a chart for yourself as seen below. Break down your students. Are there trends?

• Is our data creating the educational glass ceiling that is creating a barrier for some students and not others?

  1. Using the chart how would these subjects support or hinder our students. How do we as elementary teacher impact this?

     1. Discipline

     2. AP Courses

     3. FAFSA

     4. A-G Completion

     5. Intervention Courses

     6. Special Education

     7. DIBELS

• Have you ever wondered what can change for students’ lives when we use data to uncover deeply rooted systemic inequities in the school system?

  1. Reflect back to the charts you’ve completed, what barriers can be removed to create a path equity within our school system?

NUTS and BOLTS

Don't forget to check the bit.ly/HarrisonHub for all your Harrison needs

Want to get supplies to your students onsite or virtual? 

see schedule below:

**During these pick up weeks, we will always have school supplies available, students just need to come by during assigned distribution days as communicated OR you can tell us what supplies you need and we will set up a pick up for your class.

District Mail Pick Up and Delivery  to Home Schools	Distribution to Families at Home Schools Exact dates are to be determined
Week of September 14th	Week of September 21st
Week of October 12th	Week of October 19th
Week of November 9th	Week of November 16th
Week of December 7th	Week of December 14th
Week of January 11th	Week of January 18th
Week of February 8th	Week of February 15th
Week of March 8th	Week of March 15th
Week of April 12th	Week of April 19th

Program change window for your reference:

School Level	Parent Program Change Selection Window	End of Grading Period	Possible Start Date of New Program Choice
Elementary End of 1st Trimester	10/9/2020 - 10/16/2020	11/6/2020	11/9/2020
Elementary End of 2nd Trimester	1/29/2020 - 2/5/2020	2/26/2021	3/1/2021
Middle/High End of 1st Semester	11/18/2020 - 11/25/2020	12/18/2020	1/4/2021

We must find a way to make students want the change...To achieve this objective, educators need to build relationships, create investment in the class climate, and give the students a voice.

By addressing the behavior immediately, allowing students to speak, and seeking to understand the situation, we keep from doling out quick punishments that might mishandle the situation. We also build an environment in which students understand what they did and why it was wrong, and help to build their own sets of consequences.

- Hacking School Discipline

This week-

Brown will be onsite Monday-Friday

Roe will be Onsite Monday and Tuesday

Lori will be onsite 11-3 all week

Amy will be onsite 7-11 all week

October 5-9th Tiger Store open to shop 

October 6th - Board Meeting

October 7th - Leadership Team Meeting 1-2 pm

October 7th - In-Person Teacher Meeting 12:00-12:30

October 7th - Brown Open Office Hours 12:30-1

October 9th-16th- Program Selection Choice Change window opens

Happy Birthday!!

10/10 - Denisse Lupercio