Placement!

Placement begins at level meetings next week. As a reminder, please bring your placement cards with you. We have the cards of students remaining in your class, and you will be placing your students in the available slots. 

Our goal is to do everything we possibly can to ensure fair and balanced classrooms.

Thanks in advance for your effort with this.

Derek

Here We Go

Team,

Theme song for end of the year for all of us in education: I will survive. We've got this. Keep trucking.

Shout out for all you mothers out there! Enjoy your day!

Need-to-Know and Reminders

• On 5/14, I will have a lady named Natalie shadowing me for the day. Natalie is an administrator from Greece (Assistant Principal) that has a requirement to shadow two administrators per her mentoring requirements. She will be joining us for the day. Please join me in making her feel at home.
• Just a reminder that supply lists should not exceed $25. This was first requested across the district across a few years back, however, I was not made aware of this expectation until after supply lists went out last year. Please be sure to check the numbers. In addition, we should not be asking for Clorox Wipes as those are not permitted for use with kids. If you would like cleaner for your room, Mike can provide you with an approved cleaner and spray bottle.

CIA

When: 5/14/19 (Tuesday), 7:45 AM
Where: BOE Room
What: Budget Presentation. Casey and Adam will be presenting

Looking Ahead

LAST CALL

LAST CALL:  please add your MINDFULNESS quote for the yearbook by this Friday May 8th.  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11SWBGng1KV1-Z__-h9BEfcxqLFslHPUssXTu9xhlaHI/edit?usp=sharing

Exhibition: From Gunnar

My name is Gunnar and my Exhibition topic is electric cars.  I was interested in electric cars because I wanted to know how they worked and the benefits of owning an electric car.

I would like to persuade you to think about purchasing an electric car the next time you need a new car.  There are many benefits of electric cars. The first benefit of an electric car is that it takes less money to charge a battery than it does to fill up your gas tank if you owned a gas powered vehicle. The second benefit is that there are public charging stations that you do not have to pay for. The third benefit is that electric vehicles do not put out nearly as much pollution as gas vehicles.  A fourth beneficial factor is that electric cars have less maintenance costs than traditional gas vehicles. These are just a few of the many benefits that comes with purchasing an electric car.

I hope the next time you need to purchase a new vehicle, you will consider the benefits of owning an electric car over owning a traditional gas vehicle.  If you purchase an electric car, you will be saving money and helping the environment at the same time, which is a win-win situation for everyone.

Tea with Tech

Tea with a Tech Fridays 

Every Friday morning from 8:00 to 8:30 in the QUEST Computer lab.

During this time we will have a casual conversation about technology and connect with others. Plus there will be coffee, tea and doughnuts. Our next Tea with a Tech will be on Friday, May 10th.

QUESTival Sign-up

Don’t forget to sign up for QUESTival! It is scheduled for May 30^th from 5:30-6:30. Please sign up for a booth(s) that you would like to host J

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094ca4a82ba7f85-questival

QUEST Problem Solvers

As our kids tackled the exam this week, I couldn't help but wonder about their ability to think and problem solve. It is crucial to teach content, but  likely even more crucial to teach kids how to think so that they can apply content to new situations and problems. Above is a picture of the problem solving process we launched this summer filled out--thanks to Chris for this. I'd encourage you to review it and consider the ways in which your students are problem solvers.

Do they:

-Work to understand a problem?
-Are they able to make a plan?
Do they carry out a plan and look back?
-Can they fluidly adapt a plan or abort a plan when they find something is off?
-Do they check for reasonableness?

We have a charge to create thinkers, and I am grateful for all your efforts this year to ensure that our students are fluid problem solvers in math and in ALL areas. The process they take is equally, if not more, important than the end product, so continue to push thinking above all else.  WE are QUEST!

Derek