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December  at  a  Glance  ...kinda  more  than  a  glance. Fifteen days. December is a short month with a lot of events and distractions for students, parents and staff. We feel a lot of pressure to be on track with our pacing and worry bout what the break will do to the long term memory of what we have taught. Plan well. Take an extra step in planning. Think about the activities and support you provide to ensure that the skills and strategies that we teach are retained in a way that can be recalled and applied. Think about
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who needs it a different way. Is it engaging and compelling for your students. Home lives are stressful during the holidays for all of us. Good stress? Maybe, but stress all the same. Teach with gratitude and appreciation rather than expectation. We are blessed to have the opportunity to impact these young lives. Each day is an opportunity to be THE DAY that Engages, incites them to Explore, Inspires and entices them to Lead full lives.
Table of Contents At a Glance December Performances December Calendar Brain food
Counseling Information Teacher Attendance Birthdays District Trainings Faculty Council To Dos
4th & 5th Grade & Chorus Winter Concert Tuesday, December 2nd 6:30 pm List of teacher Attendees on Page 3
Band and Strings Concert Tuesday, December 9th 6:00 pm List of teacher Attendees on Page 3
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Monday
Tuesday
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DRAMA B WEEK
★8:05 5th Grade ★11:00 1st Grade
December
★1:00 6th Grade Planning ★6:30 pm 4th & 5th Grade & Chorus Winter Concert
Wednesday
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Thursday
Friday
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★9:05 2nd Grade ★10:00 3rd Grade ★10:55 5K Planning ★1:50 7th & 8th Grade ★3:00-4:30 Grade Level Meeting ★Middle School ALL
★9:05 4th Grade Planning
★12:30 FIRE DRILL
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★1:30 House Meeting
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DRAMA A WEEK
★8:05 5th Grade ★11:00 1st Grade
★9:05 4th Grade Planning
★6:00 pm Band and Strings Winter Concert
★AED DRILL ★9:05 2nd Grade ★10:00 3rd Grade ★10:30 FAMILIES FOR LUNCH ★11:25 BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB ★10:55 5K Planning ★1:50 7th & 8th Grade ★3:00-4:30 Faculty Council
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★DRAMA B WEEK
★8:05 5th Grade ★11:00 1st Grade
★9:05 2nd Grade ★10:00 3rd Grade ★10:55 5K Planning ★1:50 7th & 8th Grade ★ 6pm CTC Visitation
★9 am CTC Visitation for New 3rd Graders (2015-2016)
Holiday Parties (Elementary)
★1:00 6th Grade Planning
★1:00 6th Grade Planning
for New 3rd Graders (2015-2016)
★9:05 4th Grade Planning
Take Time to Feed Your Brain 6th Grade Mini- Museum
Read or Watch One (Starred) Each Week! Discuss with your grade level and your peers.
★Tale of Two Schools Schedule: Casey Noble: Tuesday-Friday Theresa Neuer: Monday-Wednesday, Thursday 8am-12pm Alice Ann Holman: Monday and Wednesday, 1/2 day rotation on Tuesday or Thursday
4K
We are telling the story of the Little Red Hen and discussing responsibility.
5K
We are discussing how we listen in class and why it is so important.
First Grade
We are talking about kindness and ways to be kind to each other.
Second Grade
We are practicing following oral directions.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/ 2014/05/04/magazine/tale-of-twoschools.html?_r=2
Noble:
★Malcolm Gladwell-Elite
Reviewing Habits 1-3 Habit 1: Be Proactive (September) Take for your life. Type to responsibility enter text Habit 2: Begin With The End In Mind (October) Control your own destiny. Define your missions and goals in life. Habit 3: Put First Things First (November) Prioritize, and to the most important things first. I spend my time on the things that are the most important in ensuring
Institution Cognitive Disorder http://youtu.be/3UEwbRWFZVc?t=2m28s
★Ken Robinson: The World We Explore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9SYa_82TI&sns=em
The videos are posted in Moodle as well. The Malcolm Gladwell video should be started at 2:27.
4th & 5th Grade Concert : Dec 2nd 6:30
December Birthdays
Forman, Rogers, Cooper, Nodine, Epps, LaRue,
Warren Browning- Dec 3rd
Grace Smith- Dec 20th
Marty Bohnenberger - Dec 15th
Jennifer Johnston- Dec 24th
Natalie Pough- Dec 19th
Fran Emmel- Jan 1st
Lanham, Fickey, Howard, Brown, Guth, Hoover, Kiley, Jackson, Black, Dechau, Nyvall, Newell, Foulkes
Band & Strings Concert: December 9th 6pm Royal, Goll, Gordon, Burdick, Johnston, Porterfield, Satterfield, Foulkes
District Professional Development Review the district trainings available to you. We removed one of the monthly faculty meetings to free you up to customize training and support based on your grade or content area.