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Housekeeping:
- Sign In/Sign Out Procedures: I thank you all for embracing the new procedures.
- Time and Leave: If leave will occur in the same pay period, please complete leave on one leave slip. For example: If you are taking Personal Leave on 11.15.16 and Professional Leave on 11.16.16, you can place both dates on one (1) leave slip. Just mark the dates in the appropriate sections.
- Be sure to sign up for times to get students into the computer lab to obtain their passwords and to access Office365. Please do so on Wednesday. There is a county deadline for this to be completed, sign up as soon as possible. This expectation is attached to Standard 6: Professionalism.
- I will be hosting three (3) OneDrive Training; 11.10.16 @ 4:00 p.m., 11.15.16 @ 8:20 a.m. and 11.16.16 @ 4:00 p.m. I look forward to seeing you there! You must only attend one but if you would like, you can attend multiple sessions.
- Time and Leave: If leave will occur in the same pay period, please complete leave on one leave slip. For example: If you are taking Personal Leave on 11.15.16 and Professional Leave on 11.16.16, you can place both dates on one (1) leave slip. Just mark the dates in the appropriate sections.
- Be sure to sign up for times to get students into the computer lab to obtain their passwords and to access Office365. Please do so on Wednesday. There is a county deadline for this to be completed, sign up as soon as possible. This expectation is attached to Standard 6: Professionalism.
- I will be hosting three (3) OneDrive Training; 11.10.16 @ 4:00 p.m., 11.15.16 @ 8:20 a.m. and 11.16.16 @ 4:00 p.m. I look forward to seeing you there! You must only attend one but if you would like, you can attend multiple sessions.
Highlights of the Week:
- The kids were so beautiful and handsome for picture day! Ms. Marshall was the MVP on Thursday! She was like Flo Jo going from one room to the other ensuring that all students have money for pictures. I so appreciate your laser-like focus & attention! - Accuracy, focus and productive are words used to describe the Panther PAWS Committee Meeting. Mrs. Rivers, your leadership is appreciated!
- Congratulations to Ms. Fernandez! She is replacing Ms. Kemick as our new Alphabest EEC Teacher in the afternoons.
- Mrs. Moller gave "shout outs" to the 3rd & 5th Grade Teams for signing up and getting their students to the computer lab to go through the password change and login for Office 365. She particularly praised Ms. Brown for her infectious praise of and enthusiasm for her students' technological literacy. Oh Yeah!
- A revelation was shared at our Technology Meeting this week: Our students (grades PK-5) have only known a life of smart phones and touch screens, technology is what they know. I believe that this reality supports the lessening of worksheets. Thank you Mrs. Moller and Mrs. Nicely for bringing that to the table! We must not "begin to expose" them to technology but embrace, foster and enhance their knowledge of it!
- I've met with PNC Bank to share my interest in having a student run bank! They are willing to partner with us and I will be holding meeting #2 on the 14th. If you would like to know more about my experience with student run banks, the positives about this and my vision for Bel Air with financial literacy and planning, please stop past. I will need assistance with the bank...if interested come to the meeting.
- "Thank You" to our 1st and 2nd Grade Teams for the admirable level of attention an efficiency as we created our 1/2 combination class! Thank you Ms. Erney for planting the seed for this possibility back in July, "If we have too many...I would love to have a combo class again!"
Students as Learners:
- Kindergarten students working throughout their Guided Reading and centers with high engagement! Ms. Williams' class were writing about their Monday evening. A lot of students chose to write about Halloween. Kids were using beginning sounds to write so their faces lit up when an adult could read their writing and make connections to their pictures. Way to go! Ms. Terezon, Mrs. Findley and Mrs. Malik worked on differentiated activities: identifying letter sounds, using magnetic words to spell out the sounds and writing out the sounds! Great job Kindergarten!
- What an amazing buzz heard throughout Ms. Roop's 5th grade classroom! Students were in Book Club groups arranged throughout the classroom. Students excitedly shared story elements, predictions, main idea and made connections to previous readings. Ms. Roop was truly a facilitator of their learning. A group of males were highly interested and shared rich conversation about their Book Club literature! Impressive!
- What an amazing buzz heard throughout Ms. Roop's 5th grade classroom! Students were in Book Club groups arranged throughout the classroom. Students excitedly shared story elements, predictions, main idea and made connections to previous readings. Ms. Roop was truly a facilitator of their learning. A group of males were highly interested and shared rich conversation about their Book Club literature! Impressive!
Important Dates:
- November 7th: Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO School for Students
Principal Induction #2 - Mrs. McDonald out in the a.m.
FBA Training - Mrs. Quattrone out in the a.m.
TEAM Meetings - Mrs. McDonald out at 3:00 p.m.
Principal Induction #2 - Mrs. McDonald out in the a.m.
FBA Training - Mrs. Quattrone out in the a.m.
TEAM Meetings - Mrs. McDonald out at 3:00 p.m.
- November 8th: Election Day - NO School for Students and Staff
- November 9th: 3rd Grade begin CogAT Testing
Admin Assemblies during Encore rotations
PAWS Store (be sure to sign up a time)
Advisory Council @ 5:00 p.m.
PTA Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.
- November 10th: Principal Articulation Meeting @ 8:00-12:00 p.m.
3rd Grade CogAT Testing
Popcorn Parties
OneDrive Training @ 4:00 p.m. in the Computer Lab
Parent STRINGS Night @ 6:00 p.m.
- November 11th: Veteran's Day Holiday - NO School for Students and Staff
Report Cards submitted by 3:00 p.m. export
- November 9th: 3rd Grade begin CogAT Testing
Admin Assemblies during Encore rotations
PAWS Store (be sure to sign up a time)
Advisory Council @ 5:00 p.m.
PTA Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.
- November 10th: Principal Articulation Meeting @ 8:00-12:00 p.m.
3rd Grade CogAT Testing
Popcorn Parties
OneDrive Training @ 4:00 p.m. in the Computer Lab
Parent STRINGS Night @ 6:00 p.m.
- November 11th: Veteran's Day Holiday - NO School for Students and Staff
Report Cards submitted by 3:00 p.m. export
Video Reflection:
Contrary to what we may want to believe...if we have a growth mindset, with effort, we can train our brain to get smarter! Go figure! Standard VII: Student Academic Progress!
https://youtu.be/ElVUqv0v1EE?list=PLnah-hqu5MaQY5t2GjBAwt9E7iJFYPsOA
At Bel Air we deserve consistency! Reflect on this week and what's been consistent for you! Enjoy!
~ Antoinette
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