Literacy Night Brainstorming

Cathy, Jackie, Stephen, and Kevin met this AM to brainstorm what would happen during literacy night.  Below is what we left with:

Welcome

Morning Meeting – Greeting at least

Explain Night – connect to R, W, S, V, L R

Video

IRA  - take away #1

·      Buy books for modeling . . .

·      Viusal demo

·      Take home similar book with written info about what was learned/what to do

o   Do read aloud at home

o   Games at home (or in car) connected to literacy

·      Respond to text :  draw, write

·      see how everyone participates, see what teacher does, can see all of R, W, S, V, R, show the content and process goal, can show how this connects to what happens at school

·      It happens at school….and it happens at hoem

Car Games – take away #2

·      I'm thinking of a….

·      What does that sign say?

·      Twenty questions in the car

·      A game while preparing the evening meal

·      Kid:  "Can we please get . . . " Parent:  Put it on the list

·      Check the ideas from the EMWP folders

 

 

Possible video clips:

·      Kids coming into the school

·      Settling into class

·      Teachers reading at home with their kids

·      Mighty Mustangs

·      Guided reading

·      Show everyone engaged

·      Show IRA beginning

School Improvement Agenda - 12/6/13

Room 7 

7:30 

Reshare School Improvement Plan for 2013-14 (handout)

Family Literacy Night

Ideas from June 2013:

- What:  Classroom presentations on curriculum and how curriculum meets needs of above/at/below grade level?

- Opening session - define literacy, share format, writing with purpose sharing?  morning meeting?

- Conference style - offer sessions/parents pick and choose - What should be offered?

- Who:  All Mitchell Families -  How to make this a family event and still meaningful?

- When:  When would make sense?

Announcements:

- Mitchell Family LIteracy Fund

- Responsive Classroom Level 1 training

- After school/ weekend opportunities

- Communication plan - eNotes/ Monthly newsletter

Tentative meeting dates for this year:

November 22

December 13
January 24
February 14
March 14
April 25
May 16
June 6

School Improvement Team - Tomorrow @ 7:30

Hello Mitchell SIT,

See you tomorrow morning for School Improvement Team meeting at Mitchell, 7:30

Agenda:
- Share 2013-14 School Improvement Plan - look for omissions
- Define what we hope for from Family Literacy Night - and when we hope to have it.

Regrets only . . . :-)

Kevin

SIT Agenda for Friday, May 17

See you at 7:30!

There are quite a few things to share and/or discuss:
- Update SIT planning for 2013-14
- Update building plans for next year
- Share about Bryant Community Center visit
- Share about M-FLI, a recently developed initiative about summer reading

Next steps

As always, thank you for your input and commitment to our SIT.
Kevin

School Improvement Team - Rescheduled to 5/17

Dear Mitchell SIT,

I need to reschedule our meeting from 5/10 to 5/17.

I hope you will still be able to meet. At the next meeting, I anticipate discussing/updating the following topics:

1. Bryant Community Center visit
2. 2013-14 School Improvement Plan - input

Again, I hope you'll still be able to meet next week.

Kevin

Doodle: Mitchell SIT Visit to Bryant Community Center

Hi Mitchell SIT,

Click the link below to help choose which day we visit the Bryant Community Center.

http://www.doodle.com/sbhnbqkwvvbpfguw

I coordinated these dates with Derrick at the Bryant CC, and I'm hoping many of you can join in the fun.

Thanks.
Kevin

Agenda - 4/8/13 @ 7:30

Updates  (5 minutes)
- Summer Bridge
- Community Center visit?
- Education Yes!
- Budget - 2013-14

Literacy Night Brainstormmg! (~30+ minutes)