Weekly Bulletin for February 6, 2017

Congratulations to all of our 2017 STEM Fair participants.  Thank you
to the science department for working with our students and promoting the event.
Click here for more photos.

"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived." 

- John Paul Mitchell

Important Dates

Congratulations to our senior swimmers!

February 6 - Department Chair Meeting after school

February 7- Junior Class Meeting during 5A

February 10 - 2:05 Winter Assembly

February 11 - 8:00 - Snowball Dance

February 14 - Staff Meeting

February 16 - Junior Parent Night

February 17 - Diversity Center - Freshman Mentor Training

February 20 - No School - President's Day

February 23 - 8th grade tours & scheduling

February 23 - 24 - Diversity Center

March 2 - HS Band Concert with CSU Wind Ensemble

Important Information

Book Bags - Please enforce the rules that are laid out in the student handbook. Students should not carry a book bags to any class. Direct the students to their locker to put the book bag away.

Monitor Halls - Please stand at your door between periods. Not only does this help curb any negative behavior, it is a nice gesture to greet the students as they enter your room.

From ODE regarding End of Course Exams - A half-length practice test for Grades 3-8 and partial release of the spring 2016 items from the high school end of course exams for mathematics are now available in the Test Portal. Previously, in fall 2016, half-length practice test for high school end of course exams for mathematics were released in the Test Portal. These items give educators and parents insight into the kinds of questions students will experience on the spring 2017 Ohio State Tests. Teachers can also use the half-length practice tests as a tool to inform classroom 

OTES - In your eTPES account, there is a tab labeled Evidence & Artifacts.  Throughout the year, when you complete work that exemplifes what you do in the classroom, upload it as evidence in this tab.  For example, communication with families, formative assessments, summative assessments, lesson plans, evidence of students' knowledge and skills, documentation of data analyzation, writing prompts, differentiation techniques, etc. can all be uploaded and used during the evaluation process.

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

• 10 Fun-Filled Formative Assessment Ideas
• The Four Attributes of Effective Personalized Learning
• 9 Ways to Incorporate Student Choice and Student Voice in the Classroom -Why It's Good for the Brain