Remind your students that you believe in them every SINGLE day! Our scholars are likely to live up to what you believe in them!!!
Academic Conversation
Continue teaching students to engage in academic discourse. Read this article on academic conversation.
Mrs. Lewis modeled academic discourse in Mrs. Nowlin's 6th grade class! If you would like one of us to model a lesson for you, please let us know!
Student Engagement
Read this article on 14 Classroom Activities That Increase Student Engagement
Hour of Code
The Hour of Code is "a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code" and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator." Coding is the process of writing a program to make the computer do something. Everything that is done on a computer, like websites, games, applications, word processing, videos, and photos, has been coded to do its specific feature. The process of coding may seem daunting, but learning the basics can be quite easy.
Get started on your first coding project here! and remember to share your pictures on Twitter with #codeFSUSD!
PTA Meeting
Join us at the next PTA Meeting on December 7th at 3:15 PM in the Library!
Meet Your PTA Officers
President
Alison Fortner
Vice President
Alex Solomon
Secretary
ReNae Summer
Treasure
Alison Guernsey
Parliamentarian
David Knott
PTA Email
We are looking forward to your group skits at our December Staff Meeting.
Teach Like a Pirate Lesson Plans
Teach Like a Pirate Teams
Enthusiasm
Pages 65-71
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Enthusiasm is the closer that comes into the game in the ninth inning and finishes it off. If you apply nothing else from this book, but you consistently ramp up your enthusiasm level in the classroom, you will be far ahead of the game and a dramatically better TEACHER!!! Enthusiasm is that IMPORTANT!...It's a skill that separates good teachers from great ones...An enthusiastic teacher can learn technique, method, and strategy, but it is almost impossible to light a fire inside the charred heart of a burned-out teacher!!!
No Excuses University
Standards Alignment
Read A Guide to Aligning the Common Core State Standards With The Framework for 21st Century Skills
Please bring in a small headshot photo to add to our Staff College Board!
Character Counts
The November character trait was Trustworthiness
Two students from Mr. Mulvihill's class won the Trustworthiness Challenge. They won the prize to shadow Mrs. Lewis on Friday, December 1st!
December character trait is Fairness
The Math Department will teach the lessons on Fairness. December Character Challenge is a video due on December 18th!
Toys For Tots
ASB is hosting Toys for Tots. Students will turn in their toys to their first period class. The classroom that donates the most toys will win a class prize! All toys are DUE by December 20th
Click HERE for flyer
Data Wall Challenge
We encourage you to create a Data Wall for your MAP scores! Data Wall Challenge- submit a photo to Admin by December 20th for a chance to win a prize!
Angle Dean
Special Education Teacher
Go and #observe Mr. Dean! He is an expert at modifying curriculum, classroom management, and building positive relationships with his Scholars!
Marielle Mayorga-Robinson
School Psychologist
Nickname: Marazul
High school: She went to Westmore HS and played kickball
Career if not a School Psychologist: Director of HR
Would like to be on this game show: Doctor Phil
Passion: She loves traveling the World!
Jacob Alarcon-Young
Science Teacher
Nickname: Jay, or Jake
High school: Pinole Valley High School. He played Water Polo, Soccer, and Swimming. He competed in the Northern California Junior Olympics for both Swimming, and Water Polo. He was very passionate about both sports!
Career if not a Educator: If he was not an educator, he would be a firefighter!!!
Would like to be on this game show: Are you smarter than a 5th grader.
Passion: He love to teach. He come from a long background of tutoring middle schoolers, and teaching swim lessons to all ages. He have always enjoyed obtaining, and sharing knowledge.
Professional Development Compensation
For the 2017-2018 school year, ALL teachers are contractually allowed to earn up to two days (13 hours) of per diem for attending approved professional development. In addition, teachers are able to participate in approved professional development for salary credit.
Upcoming Professional Development
- January 20 - Springboard Writing PD - Argument Writing by Dalal Mansour
- January 27 - Jeff Zwiers Academic Conversations for CMS/GMS
- February 3 - Springboard Writing PD - Informational/Explanatory Writing by Dalal Mansour
- February 20 - Springboard Writing PD - Research-Based Narrative Writing by Dalal Mansour
#FSUSDEdChat
Join us at our next #FSUSDEdChat with Moderator Julie Davis, Induction Consulting Teacher. The topic will be on connecting with challenging students. We highly encourage you to join and learn from one another.
- Thanks to all the teachers who helped support our substitute teachers this week! We couldn't do it without you!
- Thank you Ms. Sue Hernandez for translating for us! What would we do without you!
- Way to go, Vince Sturgis and the Cross Country/Track Team for being awarded a $2500 Wells Fargo/Brandon Crawford Step Up to the Plate Grant! Looking forward to seeing all the GPS Trackers on our CMS Runners! Congratulations!
- Wahoo!!! Jennifer Doherty submitted and was awarded a $1500 Wong Music Grant!!! Awesome job!! We are looking forward to seeing great uses of this money in your program!
- Donna, thank you for your bravery and jumping in to change student schedules and enroll new students! We appreciate you!
- Thanks to all the teachers for their participation in the Department Chair meetings this week! So many productive conversations were observed!
- Awesome job to all the teachers who have begun to use MAP Skills in their Classroom! We are SO excited to see the student growth on the next administration of the assessment!
- Thanks for all the teachers who are using MAP Data to seat students in their classes, group students for small groups and set MAP Goals! This truly will make the difference!
- Kudos to all the teachers who covered a class for another teacher this week! You are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
- December 1 - 20- Toys for Tots
- December 4 - 10 - CS Hour of Code
- December 8 - Staff Holiday Party
- December 21 - Teacher Work Day
- December 22 - January 5 - Winter Break
- Sorensen 1
- Abbott-Grotrian 6
- Mikkola 6
- Morales 19
- Mulvihill 29
- Lewis 30
- Balthazor 31
Fun with the APs
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