4-1-10

Thanks

• To Mrs. Lisa Johnson, Mrs. Stowell, and Mrs. Kidd for your work with the Talent Show
• To Mrs. Susan Johnson for your time spent with students on the Talent Show
• To Mr. Collicot for your efforts with the Jazz band, they sounded great at the Talent Show!
• To the staff acts in the Talent Show! I really thought Mr. Olson was Jon Bon Jovi...
• and Happy Easter!

Information

• WKCE scores are posted on April 7th, we can access and share information then through DPI
• When we return from Easter Break we will decide who to recommend for summer school and who should take part in the Student Success Team for 4th quarter
• Spring Aimsweb will take place May 5 (Starfish), May 6 (Eagle), and May 7 (Dolphin) in the auditorium like we did in the fall during TA and 7th period.

Reminders

• Duties due to Janet by April 1st
• Those due for evaluations this year be sure to complete what you are working on by May 3rd. I need to submit everything before the end of May including our post observation meeting information.

Next Week

• Mon. April 5: No School
• Tues. April 6: 8:05 Communications meeting in room 230; Talk about Summer School and Student Success Team during team meetings
• Wed. April 7: 3rd quarter grades due by noon; Bembnister/Eckwright Field trip 9:15-12:15; I am out for a training
• Thur. April 8: 8:05 Reach Math meeting in room; I am out for a training; Meeting with Tammy Slowiak; No Voyagers
• Fri. April 9: 8:05 Faculty meeting in auditorium; Sunshine Meeting; Students leave for Washington DC trip

Two Weeks

• Mon. April 12: 8:05 Team Leader, Dept. Head, Curric. Assistant Meeting in LMC
• Tues. April 13: Students return from Washington DC trip
• Wed. April 14: 8:05 UA meeting in room 512
• Fri. April 16: Clubs begin for some

Data

• You all are #1!! We are the only middle school in the state implementing all three areas of RtI: Reading, Math, and Behavior!!!

3-25-10

Thanks

• Foreign language teachers for taking students on a unique learning experience
• Mrs. Hoyt and staff for your efforts with Voyagers
• Those who use the Contact Log when contacting parents!!!
• Mrs. Rasmus for a "Clicker" introduction last Friday

Information

• Please have students clear off tables at the end of the day so our custodians can wipe down table tops
• Dana Sommerfeld is visiting with admin today to share WKCE information. Hopefully we can share this next week.
• Many students are starting new point sheets/daily progress reports. We'll check progress after four weeks.
• Tammy Slowiak will be visiting with us April 8 to talk about students. Let's talk during team meetings and fill out the forms Mrs. Rasmus attached to us.
• Our technicians report we have a $700 dollar bill waiting to be paid from repaired keyboards and another monitor in the middle school that needs to be repaired for about $120. Please be sure to supervise use when using technology. Possibly assign equipment and then check on it at the end of every period.

Reminders

• Please think of students who would benefit from the Student Succees Team for 4th quarter. I'll be asking for a list at next week's team meetings.
• Update Lesson Plans
• Be sure to contact parents when you send a student from class for disruption or assign a detention
• I'm willing to supervise students during the Talent Show. Teams can provide me with a list of students they determine and we'll be in Ms. Kuehn's room 638 (I'll see the parent Talent Show)

Next Week

• Mon. March 29: 5th period-8th grade meeting in Mr. Jochimsen's room; 4:00-6:00 Building Leadership Meeting; Talent show for parents @ 7:00; Full moon!!
• Wed. March 31: Eagle Team to local restaurants
• Thurs. April 1: Talent Show in the afternoon; Duty requests due to Janet; End of 3rd quarter
• Fri. April 2: No School

Two Weeks

• Mon. April 5: No School
• Tues. April 6: Start of 4th quarter
• Wed. April 7: I am at a PBIS training all day
• Thurs. April 8: At a PBIS training all day; Tammy Slowiak visits during 5th hour-refer to Mrs. Rasmus' email

Data

• 443 Office Discipline Referrals (ODR) to date school wide written to 162 different students
• 543 ODR during the same time frame last school year written to 221 different students

3-18-10

Thanks

• Mrs. Southworth and Ms. Toutant for leading the 8th grade project
• PBIS Committee for your efforts
• Art department for continuing to beautify our school with student work

Information

• If you see students with marker, etc. on their hands or arms please tell them to wash it off and use the writing utensils appropriately

Reminders

• Lesson plans!
• Document parent contacts in the Contact Log

Next Week

• Tues. March 23: Fight Against Corporate Tobacco (FACT) information tables during lunch
• Wed. March 24: Unified Art meeting at 8:05 in Room 512; FACT visit during lunch
• Thur. March 25: FACT visit during lunch
• Fri. March 26: Tech Committee meeting at 8:05 in Lab 410

Two Weeks

• Mon. March 29: 8:05 Building Leadership meeting at 8:05 in the LMC; 8th Grade Team meeting at 11:27 in room 602; Building Site Team meeting from 4:00-5:30; Talent Show for parents at 7:00 pm
• Thurs. April 1: End of 3rd quarter; Talent Show for students
• Fri. April 2: No school-Easter Break

Data

Mr. Britton provided data about sports:

• Behavior events per student: Athlete = .20; Non-Athlete=.33; Non Athlete Percent Difference = 65%
• Unexcused absence per student: Athlete = 1.13; Non-athlete = 3.27; Non-Athlete Percent Difference = 189%
• Grade Point Average: Athlete = 3.33; Non-Athlete = 2.98; Non-Athlete Percent Difference = -11%

3-12-10

Thanks

• Mr. Hanson for covering hall duty
• Mr. Britton for covering TA for Mr. J when he was absent
• Mrs. Hoyt for your efforts with the Voyagers afterschool program
• Science staff and counselors for your work with the human responsibility program

Information

• 3rd quarter ends April 1st = 15 school days including today
• Keep an eye open for unusual behavior involving containers such as glue containers
• UA: End of 4th rotation today
• Academic, assessment and behavior data can be found under the I Drive: Middle School: Data Team

Reminders

• TA teachers please remind students to attend the Student Success Group
• Lesson plans!
• Document parent contacts in the Contact Log in Infinite Campus
• Accomodate for those not making the grade, and document it in the Accomodation tab

Next Week

• Mon. March 15: Deadline for budget requests
• Tues. March 16: UA grades due for 6th grade and 7th grade 4th rotation
• Wed. March 17: Happy St. Patty's Day! 8:05 Full group Collaboration on PBIS in the Commons; all admin meeting at 2:30 in the board office
• Thurs. March 18: 8:05 PBIS Committee Meeting in Mrs. Smith's room; 8:05 Climate Committee Meeting in room 226
• Fri. March 19: Internet Cafe

Two Weeks

• Tues. March 23: Fighting Against Corporate Tobacco (FACT) visit during lunch
• Wed. March 24: FACT visit during lunch
• Thurs. March 25: FACT visit during lunch
• Fri. March 26: 8:05 Technology Committee Meeting in Lab 410; 8:05 Climate Committee Meeting in room 226

Data

• We had 42 students who received at least one F in a core academic class 2nd quarter
• Respect and Responsibilty Slips turned in:
• December = 157 January = 187 February = 94 (granted we had a week off but we can get better!)

3-4-10

Thanks

• To the data team for their extra efforts the last few weeks
• For your efforts with P/T Conferences
• To all of you for coming back after break!!!

Information

• Students assigned to working lunch will be given slips reminding them of this with an attachment that has the work they need to catch up on

Reminders

• Use the Contact Log in Infinite Campus after a contact has been made with parents
• Utilize the Accomodation tab found in the PLP tab of Infinite Campus for students that are receiving interventions
• Lesson plans!!

Next Week

• Mon. March 8: Dept. Head, CA, TL meeting @ 8:05 in the LMC: Girl Power field trip: REACh, PBIS, and Math Committee meetings from 4:00-7:00 pm
• Tues. March 9: Summer School Meeting @ 4:00
• Wed. March 10:
• Fri. March 12: Faculty Meeting @ 8:05; End of 4th UA rotation

Two Weeks

• Tues. March 16: St. Patrick's Day concert 7:00 pm
• Wed. March 17: Late Start: All school collaboration in the Commons about PBIS; 2:30 admin meeting at board office
• Thurs. March 18: PBIS Meeting in Room 512

Data

• 35% of our staff puts their lesson plans on the website.
• 857: Our three year average for Office Discipline Refferals (ODR) when our goals were made
• 457: total ODR as of March 1 during the 2008-2009 school year
• 379: total ODR as of March 1 this year!!
• 17% decrease in ODR!

2-11-10

Thanks

• To those who brought food for the Souper Bowl..that was good eatin'!
• To Mr. Hemauer, you made the bully box for "bad jokes!"
• Again for your efforts with the Mall of America trip

Information

• Please put your conferences on the sheet in the 8th grade office
• All referrals for special education for this year need to be made by March 1st

Reminders

• Tech requests can be made through February. Please refer to the email from Scott.
• Please continue to send students on the Student Success Team down to the library on Wednesdays

This Week

• Mon. Feb. 15: Reach Reading meeting at 8:05 in LMC
• Tues. Feb. 16: Intruder Drill during passing time; Progress reports due by noon; Dolphin Team Olympic opening ceremonies in the Auditorium during TA
• Wed. Feb. 17: Late Start - Thurs. Feb. 18: PBIS meeting in Room 512 @ 8:05; Math Reach Committee meeting in room 230 @ 8:30; Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:00-8:00 - Algebra meeting 5:00-5:30 in auditorium
• Fri. Feb. 19: Sunshine Committee:Internet Cafe @ 8:05

Next Week

• No school - Mid-Winter break!!

Two Weeks

• Mon. March 1: Communications meeting in room 230 @ 8:05
• Tues. March 2: Holocaust speaker for 7th grade 1:30-3:00
• Wed. March 3: Late Start; 9:15 -1:15 Bembnister/Eckwright field trip

Data

• As a school, we are averaging just over 3 Office Discipline Referrals per day
• 81% of all school referrals are written to males
• 81% of all 8th grade referrals are written to males

2-4-10

Thanks

• for your efforts with the MOA trip and P/T conferences
• Music department for your entertaining 5th graders on their visit
• Ms. Rykal and Ms. Wells for your assistance with the Student Success Team
• Data Team for your efforts and data gathering abilities
• Ms. Rasmus for contacting a rep about student response systems
• Art department for getting the Artsonia tiles displayed
• all of you for doing what you do to make this school what it is

Information

• Technology requests can be submitted until the end of February. Refer to the email from Scott.

Reminders

• Budget is due in Skyward by February 12th

Next Week

• Mon. Feb. 8: 8:05 Team Lead, Dept. Head, Curric. Assist. meeting in LMC; Schedules for students staying back from MOA for each team will be distributed/shared
• Tues. Feb. 9: 7:30-5:00 Starfish Team to MOA; 8:05 Tech Tuesday: Technology request training; Dolphin Team opening ceremonies in the auditorium; 3:00 Admin meeting @ Chi-Hi
• Wed. Feb. 10: 7:30-5:00 Dolphin Team to MOA; 8:05 Unified Arts meeting in room 512
• Thurs. Feb. 11: 7:30-5:00 Eagle Team to MOA;
• Fri. Feb. 12: 8:30-2:30 8th grade orchestra students to Hudson for field trip; 8:45-12:00 6th grade field trip to Micon; 3rd quarter progress report cut-off date

Two Weeks

• Mon. Feb. 15: 8:05 At Chi-Hi for meeting; 8:05 Reading and Math Reach Groups
• Tues. Feb. 16: 3rd quarter progress reports due by noon
• Thurs. Feb. 18: 8:05 Climate Committee Room 226; PBIS Committee in room 512; 8:30-9:00 Math Reach Committee meeting in room 230; Algebra meeting for 7th grade parents 5:00-5:30 in the auditorium; P/T Conferences 5:00-8:00

Data

To Date:

• 59 ODR for insubordination
• 43 ODR for fighting/physical aggression
• 38 for harassment/bullying
• 52 incidents between 3:00-4:00
• 39 between 9:00-10:00