Friday Forecast

Mission

At WKE we are committed to educating ALL children by building lasting relationships and nurturing each child for success.

Vision

Empower Each Child To Design Their Future

ALL MEANS ALL

System Commitments

1. All students, regardless of circumstances, advance on time, prepared to graduate and ready to enter college, the military or industry with certification.

2. Teaching and learning develop power skills in all students.

3. Our schools are service-oriented centers of learning, committed to family and community partnerships.

4. Every adult will be equipped with the skills and resources necessary to advocate for and ensure the success of all students.

November 25 - 27 - Nicole out

November 25 - No Collaborative Conversation - Please use this time to plan with your team so you can enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday with your family.

November 26 - Have a great Thanksgiving break! See you

November 27 - 29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 2 - Collaborative Conversation - Disrupting Poverty - Chapter 4

December 3 - Leadership PLC 3:00 Conference Room

December 5 - Winter Concert

December 10 - Google Training, grades 3rd - 5th

December 1-20 - STAR 360 Benchmark Assessment

December 20 - Half day for students, lunch will be served.

December 20 - End of 2nd Nine Weeks

December 23 - January 3 Winter Break

January 6 - Teacher Work Day (FLEX Day for some)

January 7 - Students return

January 8 - ALL Grades Due to Shelley

January 13 - Collaborative Conversation - Disrupting Poverty - Chapter 5

January 13 - Report Cards Issued

January 20 - MLK Holiday

Giving Thanks - It is the time of year to stop and reflect on the multitude of experiences that have allowed you and your family to laugh, cry, smile, and love TOGETHER! it is during these times we find our strength and our ability to be resilient. We are very thankful for each member of our WKE family. As you go into the holiday week, we hope you take time to celebrate your family, embrace the season, and find time to give thanks for your many blessings. Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with your family and friends! We love you all!!

Next Steps in Literacy Learning - 2nd - 5th grade: Based on our work with Kate Bishop last week, we would like to begin taking steps to solidify our learning. At the beginning of December, you will:

1) Meet with your team to identify one goal from the hierarchy for your team's focus. (Print work might be a good place to start, but feel free to choose any goal.)

2) Each team member will choose at least one student who is matched to that goal or text level. 3) You will work with this student in the Assessment/Goal Setting/Instruction Cycle.

4) Teams will meet regularly to support one another in their work with the chosen students.

STAR 360 Winter Benchmark - Please devise a grade level schedule for winter benchmark testing. Pool your grade level devises and test students in ELA and math between Dec.1 - 20. We would like whole group administration of the test to be given. Please let us know if you need help administering the assessment to your class. The earlier in the month is preferable. Please send your schedule to admin when it is finalized.

Holiday Gathering - We are in the beginning stages of planning a holiday gathering for our work family. Please give your input in the survey below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLrM87P48UeRzVK03HCOGsOmahF_THS_37LZtVnhOWKHL3rQ/viewform

Classroom Holiday Parties - As you are looking ahead to plan Holiday Classroom Celebrations, please plan to have them on or before December 18th. We need to give housekeepers a day to throughly clean, so we can all be prepared to leave early if Dr. Little gives us the okay to do so on the 1/2 day Friday.

Google Training: GRADES 3,4 & 5 - We have confirmed the dates for our initial Google training: Tuesday, December 10th and Thursday, January 16th during your planning period with follow-up discussions after school. This was the only time that could be worked out. Our focus will be Google Docs for Collaboration and Google Classroom for Workflow. Please save those dates on your calendar. All teachers in the above grades are expected to attend the training.

Classroom Mosaic- Template 2 Instructional Practices - We will be transitioning to using Template 2 from the 4.0 Rubric for our observation. Template 2 focuses on the Instructional Practices. Please click on the link below to review. We will begin when we return in January. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Live Every Moment.....Laugh Everyday.....Love Beyond Words!

From our heart to yours,

Nicole, Martha & Angelo