November 17, 2017

November 17

I am thankful for a wonderful school community, a loving family, and that we are all healthy. I look forward to this time of year. This Saturday, along with other administrators and my kids, we will be delivering meals to those families in need. It is going to be a crazy week next week BUT our family must LOVE crazy because we have been doing the same thing every year. On Wednesday we have Thanksgiving with my family and we ALL go grocery shopping together and then cook together and always head out to the park to play a game of kickball. On Thursday we head out to Chris's side of the family to enjoy Thanksgiving with them. On Friday we always head out to get our Christmas tree and start decorating the house.  Yes, I spend three days decorating the house inside and out! I enjoy every minute of it!! On Saturday we have Friendsgiving. Fun times!! 

These are really great  DOK resources for ALL SUBJECT AREAS for your use!  Great info to share after looking at our October data. 

Take a look at these for Academic Conversations, including one specifically for math:

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Last week I attended an Objectives PD by our IS teachers. Here are some great reminders:

Objectives Presentation

I'm Peter Pringle and glad to be a part of the Suisun Valley Team. I will be the new College and Career Tech and work with the 6th-8th graders. I'm an Air Force veteran and avid sports fan. My favorite sports are football and basketball. I enjoy spending time with my family, volunteering in the community, and playing with our family dogs. Stop by and say hi in Room 8, if I don't see you first around the campus. Go Dragons!

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you for doing a great job during conference week. Many families left school smiling :)

Play: Enjoy your time with family and friends. 

Choose your attitude: Be thankful. 

Make Their Day:  Great job making a student's day EVERYDAY!! 

November 9, 2017

November 9

Below is our data from October. We did really well on objectives!Woohoo! Our focus areas from our IPR was academic discourse and math. When you look at our data what do you notice? Where are our strengths? What is an area of improvement?

Check out this Facebook post from Everett Fire Department. Your posters and cards really made a difference! Love it!! 

Writing prompt should be finished. We will be grading it on November 14^th at our grade level meeting from 3:15-4:45 in the staff room. If you have already graded (with 2 readers) your papers and entered grades in academic conference worksheet you will not need to meet in the staff room to grade papers on November 14th. A great day to grade your writing papers would be Nov. 3rd so it frees up your time on Nov. 14th from 3:15-4:45. 

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you Katie, Brandon, and Heather H. for making our AR party a success. Check out our million word readers on twitter and instagram.

Play: Get out in the garden and have some fun. We got new benches and wheelbarrows AND kitchen supplies. Go check them out.

Choose your attitude: Your attitude can decide how you will feel for the rest of the day- EVERY DAY!!

Make Their Day:   Make your parent conference meetings positive this week.

November 3, 2017

November 3, 2017

As an educator and a parent myself, conferences can lead to a perspective where I can understand both positions. Parents want their children to feel safe, be happy and learn at school. I know EVERY parent wants this. That is why it is SO important that we make them feel welcome and part of the team when making decisions. Parent/teacher/student conferences is a great time to build relationships with parents. A great question to ask yourself is what do I want from my child's teacher? How would I want to be included? If my child was being disruptive or struggling in class how would I like to be approached?

Have you planned to have your students lead part of the parent/teacher conference? This can easily be done by using the RIT goals students have set for themselves.

Great Article Click Here

Writing prompt should be finished. We will be grading it on November 14^th at our grade level meeting from 3:15-4:45 in the staff room. If you have already graded (with 2 readers) your papers and entered grades in academic conference worksheet you will not need to meet in the staff room to grade papers on November 14th. A great day to grade your writing papers would be Nov. 3rd so it frees up your time on Nov. 14th from 3:15-4:45. 

Please welcome our new nurse. She will be sharing her time here at SV with kit:

Hello my name is Mariela Lopez, I was born in México, I came to the United States when I was 12 years old. I'm currently living in Fairfield CA. I started working as a CNA I was 19 years old. I am a mother of 2 twin boys. I am an LVN now and have worked with adults in the past. I am looking forward to work with students. I love kids and I believe that working for FSUSD will give me the opportunity to work with children of all ages. Eventually I would like to go back to school and become an RN. I am a kind and hardworking person and look forward to grow as a person and in my career!

Dragons' Breath and Calendar For November 

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you Kristin, Vicky, and Kit for making our front office a welcoming environment. Thank you Julie for creating an AWESOME photo book for the harvest festival. 

Play: Get out in the garden and have some fun. We got new benches and wheelbarrows. Go check them out.

Choose your attitude: Your attitude can decide how you will feel for the rest of the day- EVERY DAY!!

Make Their Day:   Make at least one positive phone home this week.