Weekly Bulletin for October 19, 2020

 

Mr. Duncan's STEM students present their plans for a new classroom lab
at West Geauga High School

"Nothing in life is to be feared.
It is only to be understood."

-Marie Curie

Important Dates

October 21 - Grades due at the end of the day

October 21 - Rescheduled for 11/19 School picture retakes

October 23 - Q1 grades posted to IC

November 2 - Department Head Meeting

November 10 - Staff Meeting

November 19 - School Picture Retake Day

November 19 - 9:28 A.M. - Fire Drill

November 25-27 - Thanksgiving Break

Important Information

Gifted Students - Written Education Plans for our gifted students need to be completed by October 30th. We are using SameGoal Plus to write this year's plans.  English teachers, please start the plan and share it with the math teacher.  Math teacher, please share with the science teacher.  Science teacher, please share the WEP with the social studies teachers. If you are the last teacher to add to the plan, please print two copies of the WEP and give the document to Joyce Laurita in the main office. Please note, not every student is gifted in reading. Therefore, the math teacher would start the plan, and so on. WG's gifted coordinator, Laurie Trotter, will be available to answer your questions regarding with writing process of this year's WEPs. Please see below for additional information.

Laurie Trotter Open Help Sessions

• Monday WGHS Same goal support - Time: Oct 19, 2020, 10:30 to 400 Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95009320342?pwd=eUNLRllmSEY2aFNTU05jVUdGcTc0Zz09
• Friday Same Goal WGHS support - Time: Oct 23, 2020, 07:30-330 Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92849555649?pwd=K0dmeEh2NVc4WHg0akpOR2lBMWhHUT09
• Laurie Trotter Gifted Files - These are only shared teachers of gifted students. 

Congratulations to our Boys Cross-
Country team on their first place
finish at the CVC meet this weekend.

Welcome and Thank You - A big thank you to Mr. Walton for filling in for Taylor Voelker during her maternity leave.  As we say goodbye to Mark who has served as a substitute during the first quarter, please join me in welcoming Taylor to West Geauga High School's science department. She will join us beginning Monday, October 19, 2020.

Ohio Restart Readiness Portal - Ohio developed a readiness portal to help prepare teachers and students for this year's upcoming tests.  If you teach a tested area, please be sure to view this website and the associated links as they pertain to your subject area.  Along with resources, the state created practice assessments the students can take to prepare for the end of course exam.  Please utilize these tools to guide your classroom instruction.

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

Show & Tell: A Video Column / For Complex Texts, the Brain Prefers Paper

Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Deeper Thinking