All three administrators have been busy this week with observations! It has been a pleasure to visit each of your classrooms and see the great work you are doing with our kids!
What a week of Twitter Mania! Thank you all for participating in the
#FSUSDTweets Challenges and the
#FSUSDEdChat ! What a great way to build your PLN!
Focus on Engaging Students in Your Lessons
How do you elicit responses from students in class?
Check out this list and links of ideas:1. Popsicle sticks with student names to call on students randomly
2. Random Name Picker
3. Class Cards - iPad App to select and track student participation
4. Deck of cards passed out at the beginning of the period.
5. Numbered seats with coordinating numbers in a bucket.
Book Study
Remember to complete your Flipgrid!
Crystal Middle School's Pineapple Chart is COMING SOON!
What is a Pineapple Chart?
The pineapple symbolizes "Welcome". Using this chart,
you can welcome people into your classroom to observe
and request lessons you'd like to see.
These Visits ARE:
INFORMAL
VOLUNTARY
EVERYDAY LESSONS
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
EVERYDAY LESSONS
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
NOT OBSERVATIONS
Stop by Mrs. Guernsey's office next week to sign up to have staff come observe or to look for that specific lesson strategy that you've been wanting to find out more about.
#FSUSDEdChat
Please join us at the next #FSUSDEdChat with our very own Mrs. MacFarlane!!!
Check out this LINK for upcoming #FSUSDEdChat
Attendance for the Week of September 18th-22nd
6th Grade: 98.07%
7th Grade: 97.99%
8th Grade: 98.17%
No Excuses University
T.E.A.M. Training
Thanks to all the teachers who came out and learned how to better support our students and families. The next T.E.A.M. meeting will be help on October 19 at Grange!
MAP Testing is Upon US!
Click on this link to look at the schedule: https://docs.google.com/a/fsusd.org/document/d/1GJ2sLDkFhJoefPC3yQBxZlx5jsoX9LGDy360UXs8E3U/edit?usp=sharing
The MAP testing window was extended to October 11 due to the technical problems.
We will be sending completion reports at the end of next week.
Please join us (and the staff from Grange) to cheer on our local athletes!
Wear your Crystal T-Shirts!
PTA Meeting
October 12, 2017
9:15-10:15 AM
Library
Nicole Williams, Counselor
PTA Meeting
October 12, 2017
9:15-10:15 AM
Library
October Staff Meeting- IPR
What is a IPR? In Progress Report. We will review data and our interventions on campus.
Inspire Career Fair is coming up on October 3, 2017
Permission Slips will be given to all 8th grade students during their MATH class on
Monday September 25, 2017!
ALL permission slips MUST be turned in by Wednesday September 27, 2017! Please send them to the office as they are received to Mrs. Guernsey!
An email will be sent Monday morning to give you further instructions.
Nicole Williams, Counselor
Nickname: No nicknames
High school: She went to four different high schools and graduated from Valley High School in Sacramento, CA. She attended Sacramento High in Sacramento, CA, Gardena High in southern California, and Elk Grove High, Elk Grove CA. At each of these schools, she continued to pursue her passion of participating in track and field. She was soooooo good, sometimes the coaches made her run with the boys because the girls were too slow. She played on the Varsity Girls Basketball team and participated in the Black Student Union. She did not attend many dances or go to sporting events in high school because she started working in 10th grade to help support her family. In 11th and 12th grades, she worked at least two jobs while going to school, running track and field, and preparing for college. She was determined to go to college. She skipped taking the PSAT and instead, took the SATs three times and the ACT one time. She was offered full-rides for track and field at UCLA, UC Berkeley and CSU, Sacramento and chose to attend CSU, Sacramento.
Career if not a Counselor: She loves the law so she would be a Criminal Law Attorney. She would fight for the young people who make mistakes as children, but are unreasonably sentenced to life in prison. She recently read a book called Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson that further inspired her to consider law school when she retire.
Would like to be on this game show: Family Feud
Passion: She is passionate about a dance called Chicago Style Stepping. This dance is similar to, and is associated with the Bop, Swing-out and Ballroom and was popularized first in Chicago, Il. She has been doing this particular dance for about seven years and is an unofficial instructor in Sacramento. She also does Ballroom and would like to learn Salsa.
Jennifer Shearer, Math Teacher
Nickname:Jenni and JenHigh school:Snider High School (Fort Wayne, IN)
Career if not a Secretary:
Physician's Assistant (I switched majors halfway through college)
Would like to be on this game show:
Family FeudPassion:Running and Mentoring Fun Facts:I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. At the age of 18 I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. I ran Cross Country and Track & Field in middle school, high school, and college (for UNLV). After teaching for seven years in Vegas, I moved to California to be with my fiance. I love sports; hockey is my favorite. You will always see me in
LuLaRoe (clothing) and Origami Owl (jewelry).
- Thank you to Nimfa for keeping our office running smoothly, day in and day out! We couldn't do what we do without you!
- HUGE thanks to Talaisha Lopez and the entire Special Education team for working together to find a solution to a problem!
- Congratulations to Katie Molina, Edward Blaylock, and Howard Kornblum for emailing us your #selfcare challenge this weekend! Way to take care of yourselves in order to be at your best for our kids! Stop by Lisa's office to complete a Treasure Card!
- Whoot! Whoot! Our first fire drill of the year was complete and clear in 5 minutes and 10 seconds! Great job on our first drill. As a reminder our goal is under three minutes!
- Thanks to all the teachers (Crystal and Grange) who attended our FIRST TEAM training! It was great to collaborate and learn together!
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| Guess which staff members (yes, more than one!) are in this photo!!! |
September Staff Birthdays!
- Jay Dowd- 5
- Jennifer Doherty- 5
- Jacob Alarcon-Young- 6
- Tara Spinelli- 10
- Karen Bower- 14
- Darin Drumheller- 17
- Heather Scicluna- 18
- Lisa Reed- 27
- Bryce Tomas- 28
- September 26 - District College Fair at Fairfield High
- September 29 - September Mixer @ Chevy's then to the Armijo Football Game!
- October 3 - Inspire Career Fair for 8th grade students (more details to be emailed!)
- October 3 - IPR in the library
Fun with the APs
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| Friday Morning Fun! |
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| Double selfies with the APs! |
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