Spartan PRIDE
Supporting our school community core values.
We are a month away from the Day of Understanding activity scheduled for December 1-3, 2014. We are in the process of selecting approximately sixty 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to help us with the activity. We believe student leaders are essential in our
efforts to create a culture of respect and excellence at Spearfish Middle
School. All students will participate in the event. Student leaders for Day of
Understanding, serve as leaders in the following ways:
- Participate in a ½ day leaders’ training on the morning of December 1st
- Serve as a small group leader for activities in December 2 and 3. Two student leaders for every eight students in a group will guide small group activities designed by our presenter, Keith Hawkins.
- Miss 1 ½ days of class time. You will be responsible for making up the work ahead of time
- Take an active leadership role to support our goal of creating a culture of respect and excellence.
- Work hard to develop the skills to work with others, communicate clearly and create positive change.
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Spearfish Middle School
Goal: Developing a
Community of Respect & Excellence
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Objective
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Action Steps
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Who is Responsible
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Timeline
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Assessment
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A.
All
students will understand and utilize language and tools outlined in the
Expect-Respect Curriculum
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Implement Expect Respect Curriculum
-Class meetings
-FLEX Time Lessons
-START Time Lessons
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Admin., Counselors and Teachers
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August 2014-May 2015
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1.
Number
of Discipline Referrals
2.
Use
of stop phrase and tools by students and staff
3.
AdvancED
Survey addressing the 3 questions related to respect
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B.
Develop
and Grow Student Leaders to support a culture of respect and excellence
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1.
Day
of Understanding Leadership Training, Dec. 1
2.
Student
Council Leadership Day, Spr. 2015
3.
Monthly
Student Council Mtgs.
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Admin., Counselors, Student Council
Advisors
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August 2014-May 2015
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1.
Number
of students who participated in leadership training
2.
Engagement
in Day #2 of Day of Understanding activities
3.
Long-Range
Planning Committee Participation
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C.
Develop
a system to support a peer mentor program at SMS for student entering 6th
grade
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1.
Select
and train incoming 8th grade student leaders as mentors
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Admin., Cobbler to Cobbler Mentor
Program Director, Counselors
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Spring 2015 and August 2015
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1.
Number
of students trained
2.
Survey
of 6th grade students periodically during the school year
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D. All students will have at least one
adult advocate at a school and have a connection to peers
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START Time and End of Trimester
Celebrations
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START Time Teachers, Counselors and
Admin.
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August 2014-May 2015
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1.
Participation
of all students in START Time Activities
2.
Self-reflection
using PRIDE rubric
3.
AdvancED
Student Survey
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Spearfish Middle School
Weekly
Faculty Bulletin
November
3-7, 2014
“Empowering
all students to succeed in a changing world.”
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Preparedness • Respect • Integrity • Determination •
Excellence
1)
Announce Day of
Understanding Leaders in START Time: Tuesday, November 4th
(Mr. Baier will make an announcement on Tuesday during START Time and have a
list of student leaders and a brief announcement to all students out to
teachers on Monday afternoon)
2)
Meet with Day of
Understanding Student Leaders: Thursday, November 6th
at 8:25 a.m. in the commons. (15 minute
meeting need to get shirt sizes and share information)
3)
FLEX Block 2 end date
change. (see green highlight below)
Block 2: October 27-November 14
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10/6: Block 2 Course Descriptions Due
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10/13-10/17: Register for Block 2
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10/27: Beginning of Block 2
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11/17:
End of Block 2
Block 3: December 1-19
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11/3: Block 3 Course Descriptions Due
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11/17-11/21: Register for Block 3
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12/1: Beginning of Block 3
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12/19: End of Block 3
4) Team Leader Meeting: Tuesday, November 4th 7:30 a.m. in the conference
room
Agenda: A) Day of Understanding, B) End of Trimester
Celebration C) Midterm Grades Data
5) 1 PM Early Release, Wednesday, November 5th at 1:15 in the SMS Library
Agenda: A) AdvancED Site Visit Overview, 30 minutes, B) PLC work
(Identifying Power Standards, Unpacking Standards, Assessment
Development, SMART Goal and/or SLO work)
6) Staff Meeting, Thursday, November 6, 7:30 a.m. in the SMS Library
Agenda: A) Curriculum
Director, Carol Schauffen B) START Time
Reflection Activity
7) Flu Shot Clinic, November 6, 3:30-6:30 p.m. in the HS Commons
8) Newspapers
in Education: Pick up your papers on Wednesday morning from
the Lounge.
9) Communicate
alignment of lesson plans to the curriculum standards on your teacher web pages. -This is tied to the K12
accreditation process.
Upcoming
Events Below:
Upcoming
Activities
November 11 Veterans Day Program at
SMS, 8:30 a.m. in the SMS gymnasium
November 14 7th and 8th
Grade Dance, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the SMS commons
November 17-19 AdvancED Systems Review
November 21 End of 1st
Trimester and the Celebration Assembly (staff breakfast!)
November 21 6th Grade
Dance, 3:;45-6:45 p.m. in the SMS commons
November 26-28 Thanksgiving Break (No
School)
December 1 Parents as Partners,
6-7 p.m. in the SMS Library
December 1 Day of Understanding
Assembly, (8:30 a.m.) & Leadership Training
December 2 Day of
Understanding, Small Groups (6th gr. and 7th maroon in
AM & 7th white and 8th gr. in PM
December 3 1:00 PM Early
Release, Professional Development
December 9 Team Leader Mtg.,
7:30 a.m. (date change from Dec. 2nd)
December 11 Staff Mtg., 7:30 a.m.
(date change from Dec. 4th)
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“It
is the supreme art of a teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and
knowledge.”
-Albert Einstein
Make it a great week,
Shane
