Spartan Staff Weekly

Chelsea Jennings, Principal

Rhett Barrett, Assistant Principal

Aaron Tinnin, Assistant Principal

Email: cjennings@sdale.org
Website: sms.sdale.org
Location: 17051 E Hwy 412, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8821
Facebook: Link

Parent conferences are an opportunity to affirm and re-engage our students as they head into the second quarter. Even in a short meeting, you can make a big impact by helping parents see their child’s progress and potential.

Below are two approaches for sharing feedback and discussing assessment data (Empower grades, ATLAS scores, etc.). Choose the style that feels most natural to you — the goal is a conversation that’s both constructive and encouraging.

Hope it's a great week of connecting and learning before a 3-day weekend!

American Fidelity Insurance Open Enrollment (October 13-15th)

• Everyone must meet with the reps
• You may drop in during your plan period or subs will relieve teachers at convenient times
  

Monday, October 13th:

• WIN: Intervention & Enrichment (Science Priority)
• SMS Volleyball vs Hellstern @ CJHS, 4:30
• Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences, 3:30-6:45pm

Tuesday, October 14th:

• WIN: Intervention & Enrichment (ELA Priority)
• SMS XC Meet @ Prairie Grove, Leave SMS @ 2:15pm
• SMS Volleyball vs Fulbright @Fulbright, 4:30pm
• Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences, 3:30-6:45pm

Wednesday, October 15th:

• 6th Grade XC Mini WildDog @ SMS @ 4:15pm
• CTMs @ 2:10
• NO Huddle

Thursday, October 16th:

• No School / Professional Development & Parent Contact Day, 8:00-3:30
• SMS Football vs. Woodland @ SHS, 5:30

Friday, October 17th:

• No School / Flex Day

From Sarah Granata: There will be a note for you to hand out to parents during conferences about the book fair & the Family Prize Pack giveaway. Please hand that to parents on their way out & remind them to stop by to shop. Thank you again for your support & help getting our students & families excited to visit!

Here is a Detailed Agenda for our October 16th PD day with Tim Brown!

Tim Brown is an internationally recognized presenter and practitioner who specializes in helping school leaders and teachers align their school improvement efforts across an entire campus and/or district. Tim has published and presented works in support of creating and communicating a culture of high expectations, the power of dispersed leadership, being goal oriented, meaningful collaboration, effective assessment, feedback and grading practices, quality instruction that is learning and learner centered, student ownership and motivation through goal setting and tracking their progress, and multitiered systems of supports. In addition, he has researched and has written specifically about positively influencing student self-efficacy and building back hope through the PLC process.

As a former teacher and campus principal, Tim is a practical and passionate educator who has served in elementary, middle, K–8, and high school settings.

Today, he serves as an educational presenter, coach, and motivational speaker. Sharing insights and supporting educators and leaders fuels his work. He inspires them to identify what they value and put those values into action. He works to understand the current reality of a school or team and then provides resources, processes, and protocols to move forward.

Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in special education from the University of Central Arkansas and a master’s degree and specialist’s degree in educational administration from Missouri State University.

• Advisory Checklist
• Important: If you need a translator, contact the front office when you are ready. We will have just a few Spanish and few Marshallese interpreters, and at peak times they might be tied up in other conferences. Please have a backup plan, such as using a translation app or the student (if trustworthy), in the event we are short at times.
• Dinner will be served in the War Room both nights from around 4:00-6:00.
• Monday - Raising Cane's Chicken Tenders & Sides
• Tuesday - Gunny's Pizza & Salad

• Ferguson - XC / After school program
• Friend - Volleyball games (both nights)
• Heath - Volleyball transportation
• Phillips - Book Fair
• Pledger & Harris - Greeter in Lobby, Public Art Project Voting
• Knoedl - Assist Barracudas & Jetsetters pod
• Smith - Assist Explorers & Mavericks pod
• Villines - Assist Sharks pod
• Bailey -Assist Jaguars pod

• 6th Grade - Jaguars & Barracudas LUNCH First, Sharks OUTSIDE first

• 7th Grade - Mavericks & Jetsetters LUNCH First, Explorers OUTSIDE first

We will have our Fall Festival on October 31st! Please see the modified schedule and plans here. We will share the following invitation and costume guidelines with students and parents. Per tradition, we will have a staff costume competition with prize for best individual costume and bragging rights for best team costume.

Shout out to our Weekly Warrior, Melody Harris, who received the sword from Braden Kehl!

Thank you to Jongewaard, Prowell, and Busshaus for hosting Prairie Grove school leaders in their classrooms last week. The guests came to better understand how to support teachers with their growing ELL population. They left with the following reflections from their visit:

a) Students are doing most of the talking.
b) Students are held accountable for participating.
c) Expectations are high and at grade level, even for language learners.
d) Proficiency scales and CFA data supports differentiation.

Ann Zega 9

Braden Kehl 31

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