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Week Oct 10

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Yes, Halloween is coming! Week Oct 10, Monday meeting 3:50-4:30 in 4th floor computer lab. Working meeting. Focus on Weekly Lesson plans Friday afternoon Weekly lesson plans for the following week due in folders.  Friday Afternoon Staff Meeting 3:50 Grade 11 room Meeting Tues. Se condary Homerooms. 3:50 Patrick's office. Topic. Shared documents,  Guided Study Lunch Duty Halloween Meeting Weds. Primary Homerooms. 3:50 Patrick's office. Topic. Shared documents, Garden Duty covers, what are the needs? Halloween Garden Duty Ring the bell 3 minutes before the end of Break to give the students 8 minutes to get ready for class. Usher the students up the stairs, past the water cooler, into class. Homeroom teachers stay with classes in play grounds Homeroom teacher, Tell students to fill water bottles BEFORE the lunch break!!! Do not allow Cups from the cafeteria. Confiscate them. Mon 9:15-9:40 James Mon 1:00- 1:50 James   Tue 9:15-9:40 Theo Tue 1:00- 1:50 Theo   Weds 9:15-9:...

Week of Oct 3-7

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  Standardized testing should be abolished from education. To what extent do you agree or disagree? " Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply."                                                                                                   Stephen Covey Week Sept 26, A week We have two important new items this week: Leader in Me and Weekly Lesson Plans. Please carefully read the information below In this week’s post you will find : This week Leader in Me Lesson Plans    Weekly Lesson Plan Template A celebration of Do Now Activities Time Table Monday Meeting Rotations Important Documents    Weekly Lesson Plan Template This week Monday meeting 3:50-4:30 Whole staff, Grad...

Week Sept 26

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  " Listen with the intent to understand, not the intent to reply."                                                                                                   Stephen Covey Week Sept 26, A week In this week’s post you will find : This week Monday Meeting Rotations Annual Plan Time Table Important Documents But First, many of us had a great time at the Leader in Me PD over the weekend. Congratulations to everyone who took part. We will talk more about what is coming with leader in me during the scheduled Leader in Me class and in all subject areas. This week Monday meeting 3:50-4:30Grade Level Meetings. See the Meeting rotation below  Primary with Ms. Aynur,    Secondary in the grade 7 room, Topics DO Now, Classroom Mana...

Week Sept 19-23

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  Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today . –  Malcolm X Sept  19-23  B WEEK This week Monday meeting 3:50-4:30 Grade 7 room. All Staff Tues 4:00 Primary homeroom teacher Patrick’s office Wed 4:00 Secondary Grade leaders Patrick’s office Welcome to our first full week of school! Thank you for all you efforts so far!   In this week’s post you will find : ·          Time table ·          Monday Meeting Rotations ·          Annual Plan ·          Uniform ·          Job description from HR But first some thoughts on the Mission statement above. We looked at the mission statement the first week, and I discussed how it is the reason why we are all here; chemistry teachers, kindergarten teachers, and cleaners. We are ...

Week Sept 12-16

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Monday Meeting: 9:15 Monday Meeting: 3:45 First, some good news. The new desks and tables are arriving on the second and third floor! Also the playground and play area are coming together nicely.  In addition to these physical improvements, we are going to be focusing on Curriculum Improvement. The information below is very important, please read carefully Curriculum Improvement Initiative  On Thursday you were introduced to the Annul Curriculum Plan document. This follows from the tradition that we started last year with the weekly planners at the end of the year, the objectives that we were using all year, and objectives posted on MIS weekly  The Annual Planner has been shared with everyone. Below is a list of Who, Why, What, How, and When. Also “What if”, What if I do not complete it And Support, What support will the school give Finally, next steps This is VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Please read carefully Who: Who does this apply to? All Teachers, Hourly, Part time, F...