It is hard to believe that this is the last week of January! It sure has FLOWN by. As I visit classrooms it is exciting to see the rigor and the FUN! I would like to take a moment to highlight the work of our Kinder Team and their students. The team took the PLUNG into Writer's Workshop and the writing cycle. They embarked on a six week unit of study and coaching cycle, where they pushed themselves professionally and went beyond their comfort zone. They engaged in collaborative conversations that stretched their thinking and they shared that they have a new view of Writer's Workshop and it's power.
They embraced a unit of study, Personal Narrative and RAN with it! In the beginning, the team struggled..yet they persevered and so did their kiddos! Our Kinder Stars generated seed ideas, drew and labeled their stories, wrote about their illustrations, REVISED and PUBLISHED a final draft and they celebrated! If you were able to stop by and visit the Kinder classrooms on Friday, I am sure you were amazed by the writing they did. Our stars wrote across pages and were so very proud of their work!
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| Students celebrating each other's writing! |
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| Excited and proud to share! |
Thank you to you all for taking the risks and making learning fun for our Stars!
To another amazing week at TJ!
Kirsten
PLC MONDAYS
PLC Mondays are intended to have a positive impact on student preformance and your own professional growth. PLCs should be DATA driven. On January 18, 2019 we sent home Progress Reports to our families and this is a perfect time to create SMART goals. I am aware that the iReady Window is not open, but there are other assessments and progress monitoring that should also be guiding our work. Please use data to support your work and complete your grade level's SMART Goal. Please make a copy of the SMART Goal below and share it with me when you have completed it. The goals are due 2/4/2019.
A Week of a Glance
Monday 1/28 - PLC Monday
Tuesday 1/29 - First Grade and Kirsten Off-Campus - District PD
3:00- IEP - Edson and Dean
4:00 - IEP - Gordon
Wednesday 1/30 - 3:15 IEP - Gordon and
Thursday 1/31 - IEP DAY
8:30 - Vose and Logie
9:30 - Vose
12:30 - Vose and Daniels
1:45 - Vose and Reilly
504 Coodrinator Meeting 3:30pm - Kirsten Off-Campus
Friday 2/1-
9:00 Awards Assembly 3-5
10:00 Awards Assmebly TK-2
UPCOMING EVENTS
Daughter Dance 2/9
Read Across America Spirit Week - Feb. 25-Mar. 1, 2019
Please join the Thomas Jefferson Family in celebrating Dr. Suess' birthday and the gift of literacy!
Mon. Feb. 25 – "Fox in Socks Day!" - Crazy Sock Day -Wear your CRAZIEST socks to school!
Tues. Feb. 26 – “Cat in the Hat Day” Crazy Hat Day! Wear your CRAZIEST hat to school!
Wed. Feb. 27 – “Who-ville” Day – Crazy Hair Day! Come to school with crazy hair!
Thurs. Feb. 28 – “I Not Going to Get Up Today" - Wear your pajamas and bring your stuffed animal day.
Fri. March 1 – “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” Day – Red, White and Blue Day/TJ Spirit Day
THOMA JEFFERSON COMMUNITY READ ALOUD
We will be opening our doors to volunteers to come and read to our RISING Stars on Reading Across America Day, Friday, March 1, 2019. We have Awards Assemblies scheduled for that day. We have two options; cancel the awards assemblies and hold the event from 9-9:45 am with the expectation that awards are celebrated in the classroom or host our Read-in in the afternoon (2-2:45 pm). Please let your Leadership Team member know which option your grade level would prefer. Please email Kirsten with your choice by the end of the day so that an email can be crafted with the correct times to community members.
Please join the Thomas Jefferson Family in celebrating Dr. Suess' birthday and the gift of literacy!
Mon. Feb. 25 – "Fox in Socks Day!" - Crazy Sock Day -Wear your CRAZIEST socks to school!
Tues. Feb. 26 – “Cat in the Hat Day” Crazy Hat Day! Wear your CRAZIEST hat to school!
Wed. Feb. 27 – “Who-ville” Day – Crazy Hair Day! Come to school with crazy hair!
Thurs. Feb. 28 – “I Not Going to Get Up Today" - Wear your pajamas and bring your stuffed animal day.
Fri. March 1 – “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” Day – Red, White and Blue Day/TJ Spirit Day
THOMA JEFFERSON COMMUNITY READ ALOUD
We will be opening our doors to volunteers to come and read to our RISING Stars on Reading Across America Day, Friday, March 1, 2019. We have Awards Assemblies scheduled for that day. We have two options; cancel the awards assemblies and hold the event from 9-9:45 am with the expectation that awards are celebrated in the classroom or host our Read-in in the afternoon (2-2:45 pm). Please let your Leadership Team member know which option your grade level would prefer. Please email Kirsten with your choice by the end of the day so that an email can be crafted with the correct times to community members.
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