Monday Memo

• Wildcat Tier 2 - Remember 1 day should be related to Social Emotional Learning... if you need help problem solving, your SIT liaison is available.
• SIT Liaison - During PLC, there should be a time to discuss students! One of your short PLC meetings can be dedicated to student discussion

Grade Level Liaisons are...

5th Grade – Stan

4th Grade – Jen

3rd Grade – Liz

2nd Grade – Diane

1st Grade – Lisa

Kindergarten – Brittany

• To Tanya Sackett for all her help as our ESE teacher! We will MISS you!

• To Diane Landry for making sure our ELA weekly tests were copied, counted, and ready for us😊

• To Kim Mahoney and Iris for continuing to create staff get togethers😊

• To my 4th grade team for fantastic problem solving around students in real need

• To James for helping out with specials and PLC!

• To Allison for the delicious cupcakes she made.
  

• To the 2nd grade team for helping carry my stuff to my new room.

• To everyone that made the Character Parade amazing!

COMING SOON...

• Snow Cats ~ Coffee Cart

Have you been having class meetings?

The class meeting is a time when teachers and students can make decisions, discuss & solve problems, and set expectations for behavior and relationships. The class meeting is a great time to discuss emotions and provide students with opportunities to talk about issues that affect the class. Class meetings can be brief and take place any time during the day! Daily meetings can provide routine structure, allow for celebration of accomplishments, promote reflection and goal setting as a group, and facilitate forgiveness and moving on after difficult events or problems. If your meeting lands at the end of the day it can be used to create a forum for discussing how students managed their tasks, emotions, and relationships during the school day. Meetings provide opportunities for students to become leaders and facilitators, although the teacher may be in this role initially.

Suggestions to help make class discussion a positive experience:

· Show each other respect by listening attentively and encouraging positive classroom behavior.

· Allow sufficient time for initial responses from students and then probe for further information if necessary.

· Encourage participation from all students.

· Encourage non-volunteers.

· Prohibit subtle put-down tactics in response to student sharing.

Adapted from: Creating Emotionally Literate Classrooms by M. Brackett & J. Kremenitzer

For more information check out the TeachingChannel.org https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/classroom-morning-meeting

• November 11 - Committee; Veterans Day Invite to WCPAC
• November 13 - Early Release Day
• November 15 - SAC and TOY/SRP Breakfast
• November 18 - Great American Teach In Week; Faculty Meeting
• November 20 - GATI Day and Concert Rehearsals
• November 22 - Student of the Month
• November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break