Essential Info - Week of 2/25/19

·       WASC Schedule 2/27 and Report - The committee will be visiting classes during 2nd period that morning. Click here for the schedule for our upcoming visit. Click here for our mid-cycle report. Please look over the report before the visit. It’s 33 pages without the appendix, but you can scroll through much of it. Make sure to look at the School Plan in the appendix.

·       Mission Statement Feedback- VHS is committed to supporting every student through high expectations in a nurturing environment to ensure success now and in the future. Please provide any feedback on the new mission statement that our SLT has been working on throughout the year.

·       Early Notification Incentive - Last day to receive the $1,000 incentive for early notification of retirement/resignation is March 1, 2019.

·       Testing Poster Ideas- Please send any suggestions for this year’s testing poster to Olivia. Ideas so far include Champion brand, Game of Thrones, Bird Box, Friends, and Riverdale.

·       Summer School- we will be hosting summer school again this year and the 400, 500, and 600 buildings will be impacted from 6/24-8/1. The library, rooms 807-811, and 901 will be impacted from 6/17-8/9, room 703 from 6/20-8/16, and room 1001 from 6/24-7/18.

·       AP exams on sale 2/12-3/15 - Price is $94/exam and reduced price is $20/exam. Students should see Ms. Hughes in the CCC if they qualify for free/reduced lunch.

·       Junior Registration 2/6-3/15 - Students will receive call slips to see their counselor to review graduation requirements, college admissions, credit status, and career pathways (15 min/student). Please send them when requested.

·       Intervention Room - Intervention room (704) running daily from 8am-1pm. Here is the discipline Flowchart for further clarification.

·       CAASPP Testing Schedule 2019 - Please examine page 2 of this shared document that outlines our modified block schedule for state testing May 28-May 31.

·       AP/IB Testing Schedule - Click to view the current draft of the IB/AP testing schedule and locations.

·       School Business Sub Requests- be sure to use the Google Form to request a school business sub. Always check that you’ve received a smartfind confirmation indicating the sub has been submitted.

·       ROAR Cards - If you need additional ROAR cards, please request them directly from Matt Vasquez.

·       It’s not too late to join PTSA! Membership is $15. You are encouraged to join online at this LINK (there is a $1 processing fee) or if you prefer to pay by check or cash, membership envelopes are available in the mail room.

·       Teacher Sound Byte Hub- Click here for the weekly update

Shout Out

Give a shout out to someone you’d like to recognize by writing a quick message on this Padlet: bit.ly/VHSShoutout. Bookmark the link. Your messages are embedded weekly in the Tiger Telegram. Simply write the name of recipient as title + twitter lengthed message to that person.

Professional Growth: What Teachers and Sports Coaches Can Learn From Each Other

This ARTICLE by KQED's Mindshift asserts that “The best teachers and coaches are developers of people as lifelong learners,” Thompson wrote. “And a big part of this is being able to surrender control of the process to the player rather than trying to direct everything from a coach’s perch.”

• Tie learning and teaching to a performance.
• Give more feedback.
• Build interdependence.
• It’s all about relationships.
• Look for another side of a child.
• Stay abreast of research in child development.
• Develop discreet skills and draw connections.
• Ask, don’t tell.
• Give up some control.

Tech Tip: Menti

Menti is yet another online polling service that you can connect to with your Google account for free. Of course, there are added featuers with a paid/pro account, but the free account still offers a lot of options for gathering input from the whole class. 

I especially like the Word Cloud option as well as the Q&A feature that has just been added. 

Beginner's Guides

Essential Info - Week of 2/17/19

·       Testing Poster Ideas- Please send any suggestions for this year’s testing poster to Olivia. Ideas so far include Game of Thrones, Bird Box, Friends, and Riverdale.

·       Mission Statement Feedback- VHS is committed to supporting every student through high expectations in a nurturing environment to ensure success now and in the future.

·       It’s not too late to join PTSA! Membership is $15. You are encouraged to join online at this LINK (there is a $1 processing fee) or if you prefer to pay by check or cash, membership envelopes are available in the mail room.

·       Summer School- we will be hosting summer school again this year and the 400, 500, and 600 buildings will be impacted from 6/24-8/1. The library, rooms 807-811, and 901 will be impacted from 6/17-8/9, room 703 from 6/20-8/16, and room 1001 from 6/24-7/18.

·       School Business Sub Requests- be sure to use the Google Form to request a school business sub. Always check that you’ve received a smartfind confirmation indicating the sub has been submitted.

·       AP exams on sale 2/12-3/15 - Price is $94/exam and reduced price is $20/exam. Students should see Ms. Hughes in the CCC if they qualify for free/reduced lunch.

·       Junior Registration 2/6-3/15 - Students will receive call slips to see their counselor to review graduation requirements, college admissions, credit status, and career pathways (15min/student). Please send them when requested.

·       ROAR Cards - If you need additional ROAR cards, please request them directly from Matt Vasquez.

·       Intervention Room - Intervention room (704) running daily from 8am-1pm. Flowchart

·       WASC Schedule 2/27 and Report - The committee will be visiting classes during 2nd period that morning. Click here for the schedule for our upcoming visit. Click here for our mid-cycle report. Please look over the report before the visit. It’s 33 pages without the appendix, but you can scroll through much of it. Make sure to look at the School Plan in the appendix.

·       CAASPP Testing Schedule 2019 - Please examine page 2 of this shared document that outlines our modified block schedule for state testing May 28-May 31.

·       AP/IB Testing Schedule - Click to view the current draft of the IB/AP testing schedule and locations.

·       Early Notification Incentive - Last day to receive the $1000 incentive is March 1, 2019.

·       Teacher Sound Byte Hub- Click here for the weekly update

Shout Outs

Give a shout out to someone you’d like to recognize by writing a quick message on this Padlet: bit.ly/VHSShoutout. Bookmark the link. Your messages are embedded weekly in the Tiger Telegram. Simply write the name of recipient as title + twitter lengthed message to that person.

Professional Growth - How Teachers Are Changing Grading Practices With an Eye on Equity

Check out Part 2 of the MindShift article “How Teachers are Changing Grading With an Eye on Equity” by Katrina Schwartz. Part of the ongoing discussion about what grades should reflect.