WEEK 05
WEEK 05
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Dear team,
We are looking forward to connecting in person on Monday!
Thank you for your engagement during our Staff Meeting. We take your feedback seriously to continue strengthening our team.
On Monday, most likely all students will bring their projects or have shared them via email. Make sure you provide some time throughout the week for kids to share what they have been working on.
Have a great weekend!
IMPORTANT MEETINGS
STAFF MEETING
WEDNESDAY OCT 2
3PM @CAFETERIA
STUDENT ASSEMBLIES
Student assemblies on Norms & Expectations update:
3rd Grade: Tuesday Oct 1, 8:50 @PAC
4th & 5th Grade: Tuesday Oct 1, 2pm @PAC
2nd Grade: A visit from your Principal (throughout W5 & W6)
MAP TEST NEW DATES
MAP testing will take place on Week 5 and Week 6 according to your grade level schedule (3rd to 5th grade).
In this document, you can find the devices assigned to your class, and class schedules.
Make sure you access the MAP Testing folder to refresh important procedures on how to set up your testing sessions correctly and proctoring guidelines. You will also find the make up session sign up sheet.
Encourage students to do their best! MAP testing should be taken seriously as this is an important part of the Goal-setting process for Student-Led conferences and our intervention to personalize learning.
During testing sessions remember to actively walk around and monitor that students are not changing browsing tabs and are focused on completing MAP tests showing academic honesty.
For any troubleshooting or rostering questions please see Marga and or IT staff.
METACOGNITION - THE LEARNER AMBITIONS
METACOGNITION WEEK 5!
LEARNER AMBITION OF THE MONTH: COLLABORATIVE
LESSON STRENGTH: PARTICIPATE (part 1)
THINKING ROUTINE: +1 (we encourage you to include this VTR in all subjects!).
Where to find the pacing and lessons?
Everything that you need is in the Metacognition folder in our Primary Teams Public Folder!
You can find the pacing document, that will guide you lesson by lesson and log-in information. You will also find the Collaborative planning, to know how far you need to get on each lesson.
You can find the Lesson Plans, including the slide deck, teacher notes, and resources to deliver each lesson successfully.
LEARNER PORTFOLIO:
Your class will be ready for next week!
This is the Learner Portfolio LINK for teachers.
This is the Learner Portfolio LINK for students. You may want to post it on Schoology
METACOGNITION WORKSHOPS
The next workshop is coming up. Make sure you register!
Metacognitive Regulation workshop Oct 22 sign up here
(If you cannot attend the session live, you will be able to access the recording and resources afterward.
EXTRA HELP
As we get prepared to start our Extra Help service, make sure that you read the Extra Help criteria and logistics document.
EXTRA HELP TIMELINE:
Week 4: Teachers analyze students' baseline assessment results to identify who will benefit from Extra Help.
Week 5: Teachers send an email to the Learning Specialist with copy to AP, with the list of students who you would like to invite to Extra Help. Learning Specialists provide suggestions to define the list of students. The list of students participating in Extra Help should be reported here
Week 6: By Wednesday Oct 9th 3pm, teachers send Extra Help invitations using this template.
Week 7 Oct 14th - 18th: Extra Help starts.
Mondays: 3rd Core , 4th & 5th Math
Thursdays: Language Arts & Spanish
NORMS AND EXPECTATIONS
Make sure to read the Elementary Norms and Expectations document.
It is essential that we are all on board and accountable to follow norms and expectations.
Once you have read it, complete this form.
CLASS T-SHIRTS
Our amazing Menor's Family Day will take place on October 26th and so we need to get our class t-shirts ready!
We want to ensure that the design process includes all children's voices. Also, we will include Learner Ambitions as the theme to design the t-shirt and foster these global skills. Please see some guidelines that will help you scaffold this process with your Core / Homeroom class:
Having a printed white t-shirt template will be very helpful, so students can take turns and draw the elements they want to add to their class shirt. An A3-sized template will be even better.
Each class will be assigned to a Learner Ambition and a color (see chart below)
Discuss what it means to be Collaborative / Critical thinker/ Compassionate / Committed/ Creative / Curious how does this Learner Ambition look like in action.
Have students brainstorm images, elements, words or quotes that come to their mind when they think of these global skills, that would look good in the t-shirt.
Ask for volunteers who can draw and color on the shirt template.
Remember that students may add a nickname at the back of their shirt but they cannot add their full name for safeguarding reasons.
MAC team will share school Core Values and Bear logos with parents to be added when sent to have t-shirts made. (Just FYI)
*This process can be a great opportunity to make a commitment to live by the Learner Ambition!
The design must be shared with Room Parents by next Friday October 4th
CAR DUTY
MELI & REBE
Please be at the gate by 7:45 am welcoming students.
REMINDERS
The use of your Menor lanyard is mandatory at all times. It is essential to ensure students safeguarding.
Wednesdays are "Menor Day" school-wide! Let's all wear our Menor gear and take pride in belonging to the best school ever #TheMenorWay.
Social Found: If you have not already, make sure to make your $25 contribution asap.
Upcoming Events
2nd Grade Parents Back to School Night
October 15th
Details coming soon
Metacognition Visit
Nord Anglia's Metacognition team will visit our campus on Week 6!
Professional Development Day
Oct 10th Professional Development Day by NAE Metacognition team - no school for students
BIRTHDAYS
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