12-3-09

Thanks

• Ms. Southworth for sharing information on Cornell notes during our 8th grade team meeting
• Ms. Rasmus for sharing information on the new plan she has implemented during the 8th grade team meeting
  To those who update your school website and maintain lesson plans on the site
• To Starfish Team for viewing the PBIS video during your team meeting
• To Dolphin Team for using team meeting time to enter data in I.C. and filling out necessary forms for a student
• To the art staff for their work with Artsonia
• To Ms. Petersen and Ms. Erickson for their handling of a delicate situation
• To Mr. Hanson for wearing his Badger tie after UW beat Duke!

Information

• This Friday, Dec. 4th is the end of the 2nd UA rotation for 6th and 7th grade
• Tonight is the chorus concert at 7:30 for 7/8
• This Friday, Dec. 4th is the cut off for progress reports
• Newsletter is finalized Friday, Dec. 4th
  

Reminders

• Please be sure I get copies when students are assigned detentions
• Lesson plans!!
• Technology Meeting tomorrow, Dec. 4th in lab 410 at 8:05

Next Week

• Mon. Dec. 7: Start of 3rd UA rotation
• Tues. Dec. 8: Eagle Team to Auditorium for TA; 8th grade Girl Power field trip; Progress grades due by noon
• Wed. Dec. 9: UA meeting at 8:05 in Marcy Smith's room; Possible all 8th grade to auditorium to watch the band perform before their Thursday night concert; if not, Starfish Team to Auditorium for TA
• Thur. Dec. 10: Dolphin Team to Auditorium for TA; 7/8 band concert 7:00 pm
• Fri. Dec. 11: Faculty meeting: Staff craft fair in staff lounge; Jerim is gone

Two Weeks

• Mon. Dec. 14: 8:05 Team Leader, Dept. Head, Curric. Assis. meeting Jerim is gone
• Wed. Dec. 16: Late Start
• Thur. Dec. 17: H1N1 clinic in Commons beginning at 8:45
• Fri. Dec. 18: Internet Cafe breakfast brunch and munch
  

Data

• Julie Petersen pulled data about 8th grade GPA. Our 50th percentile cut-off has a 3.2 GPA!!
• Office Disclipline Referrals (ODR) per day: September=2.7; October=3.5; November=3.7
• Respect and Responsibility Slips turned in: September = 97 October = 96 November = 160!

11-19-09

Thanks

• To Ms. Rasmus for sharing the point sheet that you use
• To Mr. Bobb for inviting me out to watch kids look for contact lenses
• To Mr. Zabrowski for the invite out to watch rockets launch
• To Mr. Crawford for inviting me in to teach TA
• To Team Leaders and Department Heads for your leadership
• To Mr. Britton for the departure schedule

Information

• Mr. Britton emailed out bus schedules so you know when students leave early for sports
• Check the middle school website for winter sport schedules
• The 8th grade visit to the high school will take place January 11, 12, 13 more specifics later

Reminders

• Lesson plans NEED to be posted on either the I:drive or the website
• Friday Nov. 20 - UA staff: 7th grade Rising Stars to Micon 12:40-2:55

Next Week

• Tues. Nov. 24: UA Staff: Endeavor team to Micon; 8th grade boys BB to Menomonie-depart at 2:45
• Wed. Nov. 25-Fri. Nov. 27 - No school - Comp day and Thanksgiving break

Two Weeks

• Tues. Dec. 1: 8th grade boys BB at CFMS vs. Menomonie 4:15
• Wed. Dec. 2: Late Start
• Thur. Dec. 3: UA Staff: Trek team to Micon; 8th grade boys BB to DeLong - depart at 3:00
• Fri. Dec. 4: End of 2nd UA rotation

Data

• 180 office discipline referrals school wide
• 57 written to 8th graders
• 47 written to 22 different 8th grade boys
• 167 boys in 8th grade have yet to receive a referral
• 70 students received a D or an F first quarter
• 18 of the 70 (25%) are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD

11-5-09

Thanks

• For your feedback on the surveys; we had 12 returned
• For your efforts with the WKCE
• For your efforts and organization of our Micon movie trip

Information

• For the Micon movie field trip: we will begin leaving at 11:30 and be back around 2:30
• Veteran's Day: those with a first period please start to bring your students down at 9:15 as the performance begins at 9:30. This is a change from the initial email stating to bring them down after announcements.
• Shauna and Deb's field trip originally scheduled for Nov. 4th has been rescheduled for Nov. 18th.

Reminders

• Lesson plans need to be on the I:drive or web site
• Fri. Nov. 6: End of 1st quarter; Jungle Book in Auditorium @ 9:00; Field trip to Micon @ 11:30; Bucks vs. T-Wolves Student Council trip after school 4:30-11:00

Next Week

• Mon. Nov. 9: Start of 2nd quarter; Team Leader, Dept. Head, C. A. meeting @ 8:05 in LMC; 8th grade orchestra, band, chorus rehearsal during TA


• Tues. Nov. 10: 1st quarter grades due by noon; Tech Tuesday: Quiz Star in lab 410 @ 8:05; 8th grade orchestra, band, chorus rehearsal during TA


• Wed. Nov. 11: Veteran's Day program @ 9:30 for 8th grade; please escort students to the auditorium at 9:15


• Fri. Nov. 13: Staff meeting @ 8:05

Two Weeks

• Tues. Nov. 17: Tech Tuesday = IC training on Call Log and PLP
• Wed. Nov. 18: Collaboration; Eckwright & Bembnister field trip 9:15-1:15;
• Thur. Nov. 19: PBIS Committee meeting in Ms. Smith's room; Revolutionary War museum in Ms. Southworth's
  

Data

• 134 Office Discipline Referrals school-wide
• 33 from the classroom, 26 from the hallway
• 43 ODR from 8th grade (32%) from 21 students which means 94% of our 8th graders are referral free!
  

10-29-09

Thanks

• To our counselors for their work organizing the WKCE


• To Ms. Southworth and Ms. Rasmus for checking the Bully Boxes


• For your feedback on the surveys

Information

• "There is an intruder in the building" will be the phrase used when/if in fact we have an intruder.
• No team meetings next week due to WKCE testing
• I will be in the library testing another student 1:1 during WKCE time

Reminders

• Those who received a survey, please return it to my mailbox by Friday, Oct. 30th


• Friday, Oct. 30: Crazy Hair Day sponsored by Student Council

Next Week

• Nov. 2-5: WKCE testing; breakfast starts @ 8:10


• Wed. Nov. 4: Collaboration; Eckwright/Bembnister field trip @ 9:15 - back around 1:00


• Fri. Nov. 6: End of 1st quarter; Jungle Book in Auditorium @ 9:00; Field trip to Micon @ 11:30

Two Weeks

• Mon. Nov. 9: Start of 2nd quarter; Team Leader, Dept. Head, C. A. meeting @ 8:05 in LMC; 8th grade orchestra, band, chorus rehearsal during TA


• Tues. Nov. 10: 1st quarter grades due by noon; Tech Tuesday: Quiz Star in lab 410 @ 8:05; 8th grade orchestra, band, chorus rehearsal during TA


• Wed. Nov. 11: Veteran's Day program @ 9:30


• Fri. Nov. 13: Staff meeting @ 8:05

Data

• School-wide (09-10): 120 Office Discipline Referrals (ODR) on 78 students
• School-wide (08-09): 144 ODR on 99 students
• (09-10) 34% of our student population receives Free or Reduced lunch
• (09-10) 58% of our ODR written for students who receive Free or Reduced lunch
• 35 of 120 ODR are for 8th grade (29%)
• 35 ODR for 21 different 8th graders
• 8th grade makes up 33% of our school population

10-22-09

Thanks

• To Mr. Jeffers for building useful items for our school district like our sit and reach boxes for phy ed


• To Nurse Julie and Jimette for their efforts this year


• For your work with the Stuff-A-Truck campaign


• For collecting books for Student Council

Information

• Friday, Oct. 23: Picture Re-take day; Technology Committee meets at 8:05 in 410


• H1N1 vaccines are coming; we do not have a date or time as of yet, we do know it will be in the auditorium and only students who return appropriate forms will be vaccinated. These forms are being sent through IC and mailed via the nurses office. According to Nurse Julie, the vaccine is only for students K-12, staff is not important. (the last part is not according to Nurse Julie, my interpretation)


• Mon. Nov. 9 and 10: All 8th grade orchestra, chorus, and band to the auditorium during TA to practice for the Veteran's Day Program


• I'll be popping into classrooms simply to see what students are learning. Please don't worry about my evaluating/assessing your work when I do this. I purposefully don't bring anything to write on/with to send that message. I like being around students and enjoy seeing what they do in your classrooms.


• Put accomodations/modifications/interventions and Contacts in I.C. under the PLP tab. I was recently made aware of this so I can show you where it is if you are unfamiliar.


• A survey will be placed in your mailboxes. Please fill this out and get it back to me.

Reminders

• Stuff-A-Truck ends Oct. 23rd


• Mark attendance in IC during the period you have the students. Please do not wait until later in the day.


• Students on the Check-In/Check-Out program can leave your 10th period a couple minutes early as they need to count up their points and determine their percentage for the day.

Next Week

• Mon. Oct. 26: Reach Groups meet @ 8:05; 8th Grade Team mtg during 5th period in Mr. Jochimsen's room 602


• Tues. Oct. 27: Intruder Drill


• Wed. Oct. 28: WKCE meeting for all who will proctor the test


• Fri. Oct. 30: Movie permission slips due; all work due for some teams; please have all final movie and soda numbers to me so I can inform Micon
  

Two Weeks

• Mon. Nov. 2: WKCE Testing


• Tues. Nov. 3: WKCE Testing


• Wed. Nov. 4: WKCE Testing


• Thur. Nov. 5: WKCE Testing


• Fri. Nov. 6: Jungle Book performance for 8th grade in auditorium @ 9:00; Movie field trip to Micon @ 11:30
  

Data

• 12 students have been nominated for the Check-In/Check-Out program; 10 started Monday, two more will start on this coming Monday


• 21 attendance letters were mailed 10-21-09 for those with 5 or more absences who have not already had a meeting/conference


• 41 students in 8th grade have a GPA at or lower than 2.0

10-15-09

Thanks

• To all of you for being flexible during first quarter, H1N1 has thrown many of us off.
• To Mr. Zabrowski for getting the TV announcements going in the Commons for lunch
• To our coaches, thanks for your commitment

Information

• Some students are going to start showing you a Daily Progress Report or DPR (point sheet). Please score them according to the rubric and initial. Only about 10 8th graders are assigned to start Monday. Emails with attachments will be coming so you can see what the DPR looks like.
• Friday, Oct. 16 is Spirit Day sponsored by Student Council. Please wear your school colors.
• Friday, Oct. 16 is the end of the first UA rotation
• Please pass out the Movie Permission forms on or before Friday, Oct. 16. I need counts for the three movie options.
• Some students will be starting the Check-In/Check-Out program on Monday
• Contrary to some beliefs, I do not buy boxed shirt and tie sets...
• Announcements are now displayed during lunch on the televisions; please let me or Mr. Zabrowski know if you would like information displayed

Reminders

• Please be visible in hallways during passing time
• WKCE week is coming! Nov. 2-5 is when we will be proctoring the tests.

Next Week

• Mon. Oct. 19: Begin 2nd UA rotation
• Wed. Oct. 21: Collaboration=Late Start
• Fri. Oct. 23: Hat Day sponsored by Student Council: Students donate $1 or a book

Two Weeks

• Fri. Oct. 30: Steve Urkel (nerd day) sponsored by Student Council

Data

• 79 Office Discipline Referrals (ODR) school wide
• 13 for fighting/physical acts of aggression (the most from any one behavior)
• 18 from the hallway (the most from any one location)
• 17 from the classroom
• 22 from 8th graders
• 14 different 8th graders have received one or more ODR
• 323 students in 8th grade have zero ODR
• 97 Respect and Responsibility Slips were turned in during the month of September
• 20 students were drawn to win a free meal from Taco Johns. These students should see Ms. McGraw in the 8th grade office to claim their prize. Their names are displayed on the TVs during lunch

10-6-09

Thanks

• To career educators for getting me your pre-approval forms
• To Ms. Hassemer for filling in during Parent/Teacher Conferences

Information

Career Educators: Please get me your pre-approval form if you have not yet done so:

• Peer Coaching & Video Tape Analysis: http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us//steps/Car_Form_A.doc


• Teacher Portfolio: http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us//steps/Car_Form_C.doc


• Action Research: http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us//steps/Car_Form_E.doc


• Reflective Practices: http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us//steps/Car_Form_G.doc


• Stuff-A-Truck: October 13th through October 23rd
• 8th Grade Respect & Responsibility winners for September: Austin B, Holli F, Becca F, Robert H

Reminders

• Wednesday is collaboration; late start for students


• Light Bulb sale


• Be visible in the hallways and locker bays


• Lesson plans, lesson plans, lesson plans


• No school Thursday and Friday; NWEA Convention

Next Week

• Mon. Oct. 12: Team Leader, Dept. Head, Curric. Assist. meeting @ 8:05 in LMC


• Tues. Oct. 13: Stuff-A-Truck begins


• Wed. Oct. 14: UA meeting at 8:05; 8th grade band students to high school until 9:30


• Fri. Oct. 16: End of first UA rotation; School Spirit Day

Two Weeks

• Mon. Oct. 19: Begin 2nd UA rotation


• Wed. Oct. 21: Collaboration; late start for students


• Fri. Oct. 23: Stuff-A-Truck ends; Hat Day-students donate $1 or a book; Technology Meeting at 8:05 in Room 410; Student Council field trip to Action City

Data

• 73% of our 8th graders tested met the Aimsweb Fluency goal of 142 (250 of 333 students)
• 76% of our 8th graders tested met the Aimsweb Comprehension goal of 22 (249 of 329 students)
• Our goal is 80% for both fluency and comprehension. We're close!!