Essential Info - Week of 6/8

·         Monday, June 11th- PLC’s- Be sure to arrive by 7:30 for our final PLC of the year, ready to engage in the four essential questions.

·        Finals Schedule / Minimum Days - Be sure to check this schedule for next week’s final exams.

·        Teacher Check Out Form-  Please read the Check Out Form carefully as there are a few new items highlighted on the list. Also be sure to refer to the second page which contains, "Last minute things to do in your classroom."

·        Final PLC Calendar 18-19- Here is the approved PLC calendar for next year.

·        Form A Pilot- We will be participating in a pilot of the new Form A, Teacher’s Annual Goals and Objectives next year. Here is the MOU and blank template of the 18-19 Form A Pilot.

·        Senior Week Activities

o   6/11 Yearbook Signing (MPR) 10a-12p

o   6/12 Picnic on the Grass (Ag Field) 11a-1p

o   6/13 Tile Decoration (MPR) 8a-10a

o   6/14 Grad Rehearsal (Gym)  8a-10a

·        Teacher Sound Byte @ pylusdsoundbyte.org - updated weekly.

Shout Outs!

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Professional Growth - Summer Reading to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience

Looking for some summer reading? Here's an article with some great suggestions.
Summer Reading to Cultivate your Emotional Resilience

Here are some other titles that the department chairs/ leadership team have selected to read this summer as well:

• Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works by Weston Kieschnick
• How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
• On Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting by Thomas Guskey
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
• True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership by Bill George

Tech Tip - New York Times Learning Network

We continually look for ways to make our content relevant while keeping students informed of contemporary local and world affairs. 

This excellent educational resource  from The New York Times called ‘The Learning Network’ gives you access to a wide variety of teaching resources and lesson plans covering the following content areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math, ELL and Arts. There are also custom lesson plans on current events. In each of these content areas you will find lesson plans organized into different categories each of which features resources that are chronologically ordered with the latest being at the top.