Week of October 23rd - 27th

Thank you to everyone for pulling together to support our kids! 

It truly takes a village!

ELD Teaching Strategies

Check out this list of ways to engage our students in Academic Conversations to help our ELs learn in the classroom. If you would like more information or have any one of these conversations demonstrated, please see either Alison or Lisa:

 https://docs.google.com/a/fsusd.org/document/d/15IlSyTPkoNpNV1DXN1NT4EqMd7Kw_QkHrXmW0bq9oVk/edit?usp=sharing

Academic Discourse

One of the focus area this year is to continue teaching students to engage in academic discourse.  As we observe classes we will be looking for a variety of ways you are facilitating student led conversations.  Here is a YouTube video on Academic Conversation  https://youtu.be/zz1QTU8uTjI

Click on this link for an Academic Conversation Rubric

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3XMqLPTZN1bZzhaODB4UGZBb1E

Passion

Pages 3-12

"Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things." - Denis Diderot

This chapter explains how to feel passionate, even if the subject you're teaching isn't all that exciting to you. Here is the secret: We are not passionate about everything we teach. It's OK! Dave Burgess breaks down passion into three distinct categories: Content Passion, Professional Passion, and Personal Passion.  By consciously focusing on identifying, developing, and using all three of these categories, it is absolutely possible to become a powerfully passionate teacher every day of the school year!  What are you passionate about?

#FSUSDEdChat

Join us at the next #FSUSDEdChat on November 1 @ 7 PM.  Moderator Vickie Johnson will be discussing Culturally Responsive Leadership and Instruction.  FREE PD, learn from one another!!!

If you would like to be be a moderator, sign up!!! If you have any question.  Contact AP Lewis.

https://docs.google.com/a/fsusd.org/document/d/1z8eHaOKG-qzett-0xsm5lGx5PmvtC6JPf-2cXmLKEKs/edit?usp=sharing

Fall MAP Testing Next Steps

Now that all the MAP tests have been made up, it's time to start pulling data and analyzing data to inform your instruction!

Here is a MAP Dashboard with videos and resources for MAP Testing Data.
Please check back often for updates and added information.

https://docs.google.com/a/fsusd.org/document/d/1K6E0A9aeqnazsT91gW5DY5ADIRNkwBcsBTm0gQUOgkE/edit?usp=sharing

Trunk or Treat

Please join your Admin Team to hand out candy on October 30, 2017 at the Fairfield Adult School starting at 5:00 PM.  We will decorate Mr. Dowd's car and dress up in the Scooby Doo Theme.  If you would like to join us and wear your 70's gear, WE would really appreciate it!  If you can't make it and would like to donate 1 to 2 bags of candy. Please drop it off to AP Lewis.

Favorite Staff at Crystal

Perfect Attendance
We have two students who have perfect attendance!!!

Riley Jacobs 6th Grade
Dherar Saeed 7th Grade

Congratulations to the following students who won the Red Ribbon Week poster contest in Suisun City!

6th Grade: Bianca Perez Becerra (Bottom poster)
7th Grade: Jayla Brachomb (Top poster)
8th Grade: Angel Lee Watson (Middle poster)

“All students can learn and it’s our job to teach them.”

How do you show kids that they can learn?

First five staff to respond will earn a TREASURE CARD!

Student Carisma sporting her Ohio State sweatshirt!

Carmel Onick, 6th Grade Math/Science Teacher

Go and observe Ms. Onick for academic discourse and collaborative problem solving. 

Kristen Witt, Director of Secondary Education

Nickname: KW

High school: Dance Team and a Cheerleader

Career if not the Director of Secondary Education: Attorney

Would like to be on this game show: The Price is Right

Passion: Her family (husband and two girls).

Fun Facts: She is the youngest of five children.  She married her high school sweetheart.  They have been together since 1991 and have been married since 1998.  She love to use Twitter to connect with professionals all over the world!  Two years ago, she attended a conference in San Diego and met a person she was communicating with on Twitter.

Judee Sorensen, FA Teacher

Nickname: "Hey Jude" Beatles

High school: Acalanes, Lafayette, CA

Career if not a Teacher: Horse Training

Would like to be on this game show: The Price is Right

Passion: Horses

Fun Facts: High School Dance Program Teacher for 20 years.  Owned a dude ranch in Virginia City Nevada.  

• Thank you Mr. David for your leadership on campus, making home visits and supporting so many district and school initiatives! 
• Thank you Mrs. Lay, Ms. Solomon, Mrs. MacFarland & Ms. Onick for joining the #FSUSDEdChat!  You guys rock!
• Thank you Ms. Williams, Mr. Knott, Ms. Onick, Mrs. Lay, Ms. Solomon, Ms. Lipsey, Mr. Alarcon-Young & Ms. Greig for joining us at the T.E.A.M Workshop on Grange.
• Thank you to all our campus monitors, office staff and custodial staff for working so quickly and efficiently to clear the campus!
• Thank you to Ms. Sue for translating at the PTA/O meeting. 
• Thank you to DJ Maurice for engaging our kids during lunch on Friday!
• Thank you to the office staff for keeping our lives organized and keeping all three admins on track! 
• Thank you to the PE Department for working together to keep our kids safe from the harmful air! 
• WAHOO!!! Congratulations to Maggie Halls, Barb MacFarlane and Carmel Onick for winning our FIRST Treasure Card Drawing! Maggie please see Mrs. Lewis, Barb please see Mrs. Guernsey and Carmel see Mr. Dowd to arrange your extra prep period! Congratulations! 

• October 23 - 27 - Spirit Week & Red Ribbon Week
• October 27 - Fall Dance
• October 30 - Trunk or Treat @ Adult School 
• November 3 - Staff Mixer @ Cast Iron at 3:30 PM

• Tracy Gilson 5
• Noemi Lay 11
• Carla Accettola 16
• Maurice Mouton 25

Fun with the APs