Monday

9/17

9am - Latino Center Group in Community Room

345pm - RHS Admin & UTR Rep Collaboration

530pm - Girls Volleyball @ Madison Park Academy

Tuesday

9/18

930am - 2nd Period Lock Down Drill

10am - SCOW Committee Meeting

335pm - CIR in Library

330pm - GTennis @ Vallejo

530pm - GVolleyball @ Vallejo High

Wednesday

9/19

Throughout the Day - CIS 5-7 Min Presentations - Optional

230pm - Alma Latina Ballet in Community Room

230pm - Department Collaboration

Thursday

9/20

College Information Day

AP/VP Meeting - Reyes, Hatcher and Hillyer out until Noon

335pm - CIR in the Library

335pm - GTennis @ Jesse Bethel

335pm - School Climate Committee in Rm. 607

530pm - GVolleyball vs. John Swett

Friday

9/21

Field Trip: Oiler Crew

530pm - GVolleyball vs. Leadership

430pmJV/7pm Varsity - RHS Football @ Bethel

Saturday & Sunday

9/22 & 9/23

Saturday School from 8am - Noon - School will be open until noon for teachers to come in and work if desired.

Progress reports due Monday

Instructional Highlight!

Movies - Videos: Teachers, please review your systems for showing movies in class. The school culture at Richmond High involving feature length films is that there must be a literacy component, some lesson objective to the film, and a way to monitor student engagement. Film can be a powerful tool in classes, but our expectations are that films are done in short, 5-7 minute clips, and used to specifically demonstrate an idea, a cinematic theme or sequence, or is tied closely to the lesson defined in the unit.

Admin and coaches are happy to review best practices involving film in the classroom, but 2 hours dedicated to a film during instructional time can be better used to support our students.

Progress Reports due Monday- It’s important that we communicate to our students grades now, and give them an opportunity to improve or work on their grades. Make sure grades are updated this week, that students understand the cause and effect of their grades. Anticipate questions students might have in regards like:

Do you take late work?

I turned that in already.

Can I fix it and resubmit?

Do you have a system for students so that you know that they know, their grade?

New teachers and returning teachers, all grade of a D or F must have a comment attached to it,.

Planning on a project or lesson that requires purchasing materials? Apply for a Chevron/ Donors Choose grant today. Learn more about this opportunity by visiting: http://www.fuelyourschool.com/

RHS has renewed our contract with Newsela to promote more nonfiction reading in our classrooms. Teachers should complete the required Newsela professional learning after they create account. To complete, watch two videos using this link: http://newse.la/2EndKSm This takes less than 10 minutes to complete and sets you up for success.

Shout-Outs

I thought it would be worth the digital ink to let you know how great an addition to the math department Andre has been. He led a great new ‘group-test’ technique in my class today and it taught me a lot about how add new engagement elements to my teaching. We also had a rich exchange on how getting the kids engaged in the math conversations that happened is as important (sometimes more) as getting the correct answers – information to spiral back to and formative assessment data. I’d like to give Andre a shout-out in the next weekly blast.

Dejoya and Bankole- for taking on a math class! We appreciate you!

Ms. Wysinger and Mr. Gonzalez for helping us put on an amazing rally for the students on Friday. The kids also did a great job too. We are feeling the spirit!

Thank you Oiler Crew - Sciacca, Valenzuela, Chacon and Vander Laarschot for all your help in putting on tailgate. Thank you to Coach Collins for being the voice of Richmond High Football! The game was a lot of fun for our school.