October+2010

Members Present: Mayo, Vick, Berry, Davis, Keating, Barnes, Arizpe, Alston, Walton, Spencer, Bunn
 * MTAC October 6, 2010**

Computers in Education Assembly will be this Friday (Oct. 8th) for grades 3-5 at 1:30 and K-2 at 2:00. Booklets must be returned within three days fully filled out. Our school will receive $5.50 for each completed booklet. Students will receive a prize for bringing the booklet back and will get a chance at winning a scooter. If an addressee purchases a prize a free Scooby doo t-shirt will be mailed to the student.

Gaggle training is continuing and we are stressing the importance of online behavior. New feature in Gaggle called “Social Wall” has been added. This is a lot like facebook, but very safe filters. Yearbook sales will begin in November for the cost of $25.


 * Leadership Meeting**

Positive feedback about the new process that is in place. Fourth grade teachers need to bring their classes toward the main door more so they can hear what is going on.

Student Library Passes – Concern from grade level about having three students go at a time. Much discussion took place. We will review circulation data and revisit at the next meeting.

Silent Lunch – effective? Discussion about what was “fair”. We can’t have a school wide policy on this. Grade levels will determine how and when to use silent lunch.

Computers left on in Intervention Lab after school. If you cut them on, turn them off. No one should be sending students to ANY lab by themselves to take test or use computers. Please respect the work that Ms. Bunn has put into the lab itself.

Custodians will begin dusting around your computers. Please check on your computer areas and make sure they are clean, this will prolong the life of our computers. Custodians will also be cleaning out sinks in classrooms.

SPARK Time! New program that will take place everyday to help enrich all children. 10:00 – 10:45 – 1-2 Spark Time First grade will utilize their TAs to differentiate using their data. Second grade will receive help from Ms. Batchelor and Ms. Schultz. Please use data to drive your usage.

2:00 – 2:45 Third Grade – Ms. Reeves & Ms. Walker Fourth Grade – Ms. Schultz & Ms. Batchelor Fifth Grade – Mr. Stample & Ms. Howard

Groups and TAs will be used according to the data that is turned in during planning times

SPARK guidelines: Computers in Education Assembly will be this Friday (Oct. 8th) for grades 3-5 at 1:30 and K-2 at 2:00. Booklets must be returned within three days fully filled out. Our school will receive $5.50 for each completed booklet. Students will receive a prize for bringing the booklet back and will get a chance at winning a scooter. If an addressee purchases a prize a free Scooby doo t-shirt will be mailed to the student.
 * 1) No interruptions from other staff members, parents, phone calls, checkouts, or visitors.
 * 2) Time used will be data driven.
 * 3) Data notebooks will be used to identify areas of strength and areas that need improvement.

Gaggle training is continuing and we are stressing the importance of online behavior. New feature in Gaggle called “Social Wall” has been added. This is a lot like facebook, but very safe filters. Yearbook sales will begin in November for the cost of $25.


 * Leadership Meeting**

Positive feedback about the new process that is in place. Fourth grade teachers need to bring their classes toward the main door more so they can hear what is going on.

Student Library Passes – Concern from grade level about having three students go at a time. Much discussion took place. We will review circulation data and revisit at the next meeting.

Silent Lunch – effective? Discussion about what was “fair”. We can’t have a school wide policy on this. Grade levels will determine how and when to use silent lunch.

Computers left on in Intervention Lab after school. If you cut them on, turn them off. No one should be sending students to ANY lab by themselves to take test or use computers. Please respect the work that Ms. Bunn has put into the lab itself.

Custodians will begin dusting around your computers. Please check on your computer areas and make sure they are clean, this will prolong the life of our computers. Custodians will also be cleaning out sinks in classrooms.

SPARK Time! New program that will take place everyday to help enrich all children. 10:00 – 10:45 – 1-2 Spark Time First grade will utilize their TAs to differentiate using their data. Second grade will receive help from Ms. Batchelor and Ms. Schultz. Please use data to drive your usage.

2:00 – 2:45 Third Grade – Ms. Reeves & Ms. Walker Fourth Grade – Ms. Schultz & Ms. Batchelor Fifth Grade – Mr. Stample & Ms. Howard

Groups and TAs will be used according to the data that is turned in during planning times

SPARK guidelines:
 * 1) No interruptions from other staff members, parents, phone calls, checkouts, or visitors.
 * 2) Time used will be data driven.
 * 3) Data notebooks will be used to identify areas of strength and areas that need improvement.