April 20, 2018

April 20

I got this from Kris Corey's letter. Great feedback from students.

Speaking of students, the highlight of my week was the Student Voices presentation to the Governing
Board.  Representatives from the Student Advisory Council prepared an informative and thoughtful
presentation. Following are a few bullet points from their presentation:

• If we can’t get new facilities, please ensure that the ones we have are properly maintained.
• Allow for more time or access for students to collaborate with their teachers such as a study hall or through an advisory period.
• Provide more innovative and alternative classes that may engage more students such as a skateboarding class for physical education.
• Expand on the number of career technical education courses that are offered because classes like culinary and robotics make students interested in school.
• Provide more hands-on and engaging lessons.  They like when teachers teach bell to bell and challenge them.
• Bored students tend to goof around and cause problems.
• Listen to students.  They will tell you what they like, what they don’t like, and their interests.
• Provide opportunities to develop the interpersonal success or social/emotional learning.
• Give us solid, reliable teachers.
• Allow for more clubs on campuses and funding for more clubs.
• Don’t just put a chromebook in front of us.
• We like to be challenged with rigorous curriculum.

Overall, the students were extremely complimentary of the education they are receiving in FSUSD.
It is true that they are very insightful, and we need to listen to them.  After all, they are the reason
for our work! Below are some ideas to use with your students.

Still working on building that rapport with students? Not sure how to even start? Check out THIS ARTICLE on 5 Easy Tips for Creating Real Rapport with OUR Students! PLEASE CONTINUE TO HAVE DAILY CLASS MEETING SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF ISSUES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN DURING UNSTRUCTURED TIMES OF THE DAY :)

 

Click HERE to read about ways to engage students rather than using worksheets.

*Progress Reports: due to me on May 4th. Send progress reports home on May 7th.

SBAC testing begins May 7th.

Observable Fish Moments at SV:

Be There: Thank you for getting students prepared for the SBAC and taking time to practice in class.

Play: Thank you Stefanie, Vicky, Tye, and Kristin for planning a fun Paint night with our parents. Thank you Janice, Kristin, Christina, and Julie for planning a fun SBAC celebration for our students.

Choose your attitude: 

To actually choose how you respond to life, not just react, you must be intentional. Ask yourself throughout the day, "What is my attitude right now? Is it helping the people who depend on me? Is it helping me to be most effective?" NO EXCUSES!!

Make Their Day:  Thank you for planning field trips for your students and giving them an experience outside of the classroom.

THROUGH THE FISH PHILOSOPHY,

WE BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH,

THE STUDENTS WE TEACH AND THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.