Tiger Telegram - Week of 8/25/17

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View in a web browser The Tiger Telegram is a publication intended to connect staff to vital information, news, and events/activities @VHS. Look for your Telegram every Friday morning. We appreciate your readership and welcome your input.   Essential Information - Stuff You Need to Know! PTSA Luncheon in the library Friday 8/25 11:30. Come hungry! Mandated Reporter group session 10 am Monday in the Library. We all have to do the Mandated Reporter training for child abuse reporting.. If you want to get it done as a group, Chris will run through the online presentation for whomever shows up to the library at 10 am Monday. He might even include some munchables. Monday PLC Planning Calendar VHS Website Update - Login to your account, update profile with accurate department(s), professional photo, syllabus Tech Triage, Tech Reminders   Facility Needs? Air conditioning? Student furniture? Other? Kathy Klingaman handles work orders for the school. If you have an urgent matter, contact Chris (x10003) or Kathy (x 10040) and we can dispatch someone to assist. 1st Day Attendance - Check student schedules as they enter. Take accurate attendance every period.   1st Week Schedule Changes: Errors report to the College & Career Center during the period they need changed. Tues, 8/29 = Seniors, Wed, 8/30 = Juniors, Thurs, 8/31 = Sophomores, Tues, 9/5 = Freshmen; Not to accommodate preferences Behavior Expectation Presentations: Video in all LA classes on 1st day of school See schedule for follow-up classroom visits the first week Get Connected to VHS! Follow, like, tag, and send us news to post! Twitter: @ValenciaTigers Instagram: @vhstigers Facebook: Valencia High School SHOUT OUTS!  Thank you to Michael Rodriguez and his team of custodians for working diligently to prepare the campus for the open of school! Thank you to the office staff for a successful and smooth Back to School Days registration last week! Thank you to Leonard Takahashi and ASB for working tirelessly to process and distribute the new ELA textbooks and chromebooks to teachers’ classrooms! Academics Our school-wide goals this year include the use of Focused Note-Taking, Essential Questions, and Academic Sentence Frames. Athletics Kevin on Twitter @VHStigersAD, Visit AD’s new office in Activities Activities Reminder: Adjunct Duty Sign-Ups Arts Check out our marching band and colorguard as they rehearse and prepare their 2017 field show: Tchaivosky 4th Symphony Get the Best from Your Students Connecting with students to get the best out of them. Try this idea with your students early in the school year (borrowed from Gallup StrengthsFinder). Ask students to complete the following sentence fragments as they reflect on how they learn best: You get the best of me when… You can count on me to… You get the worst of me when… This is what I (student) need from you (teacher)... Here’s a link to a worksheet of the above Tech Tip: AirServer Wirelessly "cast / mirror" your iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook to your Mac/PC Students can display their device to SmartBoard wirelessly. You can then use ActivInspire to annotate on screen $12 to purchase - Download Mailing address: Valencia High School, 500 Bradford Ave., Placentia, CA, 92870, US