Gator Run Friday Focus - August 29, 2014

We are working on a plan to provide you with additional Team Collaboration time with your grade level teams.  We believe that we can give you over two hours of uninterrupted planning time with support and guidance from administration and support staff a few times during the year.  Please expect a schedule for the first days soon. 

• No school on Monday.  Enjoy your holiday weekend!
• Open House for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades is next Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
• Team Collaboration is scheduled for next Wednesday at 2:15.  
• Our first Team Leader Day is next Friday.  We will be trained on the new iReady computer program that the ESOL Department purchased for us.  We will also be delving further into Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) and how to create learning experiences at higher levels for our students. 

Quote of the Week - During dismissal last Friday I asked several students how their first week was.  One student answered like this - "It was OK I guess, nothing bad happened."  I was a little bit disappointed in the response, but then I thought that I would pass it along as a challenge.  I told her that was fine but we would be working on making things exciting for her.  So come on everyone - let's make each day memorable for our students!  I know that you can do it.