Think College Now
Teacher Times & Week at a Glance Week of 12.14.15
Appreciations
- Thank you Dina & Daniel for thinking through the Marin Headlands logistics with us. We appreciate how you're going above and beyond for our kids!
- Thank you Julia for partnering again with the CAL Externship program. It's great to get more college students into our classrooms!
- Thank you Alex for your reflection and care around having a substitute. The preparation you did including goal setting with students and an updated sub bin!
- Thank you Kyle for being such a constant learner. You're a model of what it means to always want to get better, and learn new ways to support your kids!
- Thank you to Claudia for getting copies of report cards to teachers while holding down the office AND taking on attendance - you're doing it all!
- Thank you to Mariya for covering classes and rolling with last minute changes with such grace. You are a trusted adult that my students look forward to being with.
- Jennie Thank you for saving me hours of time in teaching me how to create a mail merge for my report card achievement tracker! Thankful to have a tech-savvy teaching partner.
- Thank you Maddie and Allison (and OUSD) for making sure our classroom libraries are replenished with new books for kids to take home. My kids are very excited!
- Thank you John for making sure my room has been sparkling clean each morning.
- Thank you Megan for a great trimester with our new buddy structure and bringing innovative activity ideas to each session. My kids look forward to it each week and so do I!
- Thank you Moni for your great idea to share photos with families during Report Card Conferences and for sharing extras with the staff!
- Thank you Jacqui, Norma, Claudia, Yesley, and Julie for translating during report card conferences. You make families feel comfortable and help build community.
- Jacqui & Arcelia thank you for leading families to plan for an amazing Unity Night!
Actions Requested
While reading the TT, please add important dates to your personal calendars or to-do lists and click the links!
This Week:
- Red/Yellow Card Tracker - Please use this tracker, saved on Drive, to update your students' red and yellow cards.
- Books for Classrooms! Every classroom is receiving 100-150 books. Make sure you reference this email from Maddie to make sure the books are ready for students by winter break.
- Thank you for making sure Maddie & Allison are shared on all assessment data!
Over the next two weeks we'll be conducting goals conferences. Please come prepared with any artifacts that support data analysis (f&p's, words their way spelling inventory, and conferring notes)
As Needed:
- Reimbursement Forms - Click here for a link to the OUSD Reimbursement Form. If you are not already set up as an external vendor, you will need to fill out this form as well.
- Need to meet with Allison? Set an appointment here or check her calendar here
- Need supplies, SST, buildings & grounds, COST referral etc.? Find the form you are looking for at http://tinyurl.com/tcnfeedback
- Want to share pictures, appreciations or upcoming events. Please email Jennifer with TT in the subject line by end of day Monday to be included in the next issue of the Teacher Times. Teacher Times will be sent out Fridays at 8am.
Reading Partners
Reading Partners
Thank you Reading Partners and all tutors for the great work you do with our students!
Reading Partners
Technology
Kindergartners use technology during centers!
Ganas!
A first grader whose first language is Pashto shows ganas by sharing about his favorite book during morning meeting.
In Lak'ech
ASP instructors, students and families came together for the In Lak'ech Winter Celebration on Wednesday evening.
Week of 12.14.15
Monday, December 14th
- Staff Meeting [3:15pm - 4:30pm, B207]
Tuesday, December 15th
- Nutcracker Performance [9:00am - 9:45am]
- Student Council [3:00pm - 4:00pm]
Wednesday, December 16th
- CCEC Drill: Earthquake/Fire [9:15am - 9:45am]
- TCN PD [2:15pm - 3:30pm, B207]
- Winter Reading Recital [1:45pm - 2:45pm, Reading Partners room]
Thursday, December 17th
- Sarah Out
- ILT [3:15pm - 4:30pm]
- TCN Happy Hour [5:00pm - 7:00pm, Lost and Found]
Friday, December 18th
- Sarah's Birthday
- Sarah Out
- Panther Paw Assembly - 4th
Weeks of 12.21.15 and 12.28.15
WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL
Week of 1.4.16
Monday, January 4th
- Damion Off Site
Tuesday, January 5th
- Student Council [3:00pm - 4:00pm]
Wednesday, January 6th
- TCN PD [2:15pm - 3:30pm, B203]
Thursday, January 7th
- Daniel's birthday!
- Allison Off Site
- ILT [3:15pm - 4:30pm]
Friday, January 8th
- TCN New Year Celebration Party [5-7pm]
Upcoming Events
- Reading Partners Winter Reading Celebration - Stop by the Reading Partners room on Wednesday, December 16 from 1:45 - 2:45 for the Winter Reading Celebration.
- Nutcracker Performs at TCN - Once again, we are lucky to have the Nutcracker come to TCN for a short performance. It will be held in the gym Tuesday, December 15, from 9:00am - 9:45am. For more resources to prepare your students, see this folder on Drive.
- Family Math Night - Get ready! Math Night is coming...Thursday, February 25 from 5:30-6:30. The goal of this evening is to make it an engaging event where families feel excited about doing math at home and supporting their students. After the new year, we will share more information about the format and schedule of the event. In the meantime, here are some links to a few sites and ideas to get your creative juices flowing: Family Math Night and Fun Math Games
- Oakland Running Festival - March 20, 2016. Believe it or not, March will be here before we know it. Last year, a group of teachers/staff/families from TCN participated in the 5k at the Oakland Running Festival. We'd love to get a group going again this year, so mark your calendars!
Resources
- December Schedule ZigZags: The next couple months are full of different activities and schedule changes. This document has all the details you need.
- What are ZigZags? Kyle shared some great resources and a video about ZigZags and how using them can help some of our students when schedules change. This website is also full of resources and videos.
- Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program - Click here to see November's menu of fresh snacks.
- TCN Chromebook Use - Please read this document for TCN Chromebook Procedures and Norms.
- Wireless Printing: Click here for directions to set up printing from your Chromebook to the new wireless printer in the teacher workroom.
- The Marshall Memo - A Weekly Round-up of Important Ideas and Research in K-12 Education. Check out the current issue.
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