Once again, we are getting ready for Early College Week!! College, as we know, means any type of training beyond high school (4 year degree, 2 year degree, industry certification, military, etc.). We also know that education opens doors and our goal is to teach our students to be life long learners and to take advantage of as much education as they possibly can!
Not only is Early College Week about celebrating college, but also about celebrating all of YOU. You are the teachers/support staff that help provide students with not only academic skills, but you are encouragers and believers that all students can learn and help students see their potential! I often think about my husband during this week. He was one of the students sitting in your classrooms today that was a first generation student, smart and hard working. His ag teacher saw that and made him bring an application to Purdue to the classroom and made him fill it out in front of him and helped him along the way. His path to Purdue wasn't easy, but it was his ticket and he did it because someone else believed in him and encouraged him along the way! (He was REALLY lucky that he met me, too! Lol!)
As educators, you are creating life changing opportunities for all of our students! Thanks for all you do!
To help us celebrate Early College Week we have several surprise and delights this week, please see below:
JEANS WEEK!!!!
Monday: Chick Fil-A Sandwiches to celebrate all teachers & support staff for preparing all of our students for our Early College program!
Tuesday: Student celebration - Ice Cream for students in grades 10-12 during lunch! Everyone wear their Black Early College Shirts for a picture!
Thursday: Early College Mentor Meetings (Pizza for Mentors and students)
Friday: Sweet Treats for our teachers and our day to celebrate Laura Purcell and our Ivy Tech partnership!
Important Information:
ILEARN - This week we are starting the ILEARN test for students in grades 7 & 8. Please take a look at the updated schedule HERE. We will be testing 2-3 periods Tuesday and Wednesday and 1-3 on Thursday! Please help the other students stay quiet during passing periods as much as possible.
ILEARN PEP Session: We are going to use WIN on Monday for a short pep session for students in grades 7 &8 to celebrate learning before the ILEARN tests. Teachers are going to perform a short skit and we are going to recognize students that grew their scores from the prior years of testing and students who earned Pass +. Please do not code junior high students for WIN on Monday.
END OF YEAR: If you haven't noticed already, the natives are starting to get really restless as we start to enter the end of the school year. This is a really, really important time to keep students busy in meaningful work these last 23 days. Here are some ideas:
* Create authentic learning opportunities for students - how can you connect to the community to empower students?
* Create opportunities for movement in your classroom: (Gallery Walks, 4 Corner Activity,)
Marzano's Corner Activity/Body Representation Ideas
Updated Grades: I know it is super hard, but please make sure your gradebooks are up to date as we move forward through the end of the school year. We want to make sure students are getting adequate feedback and parents know where their students are at! Please let me know if you need help with this!
Some Things Going On Around HERE:
AVID - You will be hearing about a new program that we are going to start in the junior high called AVID. This program is designed to help students who are 3.5-2.0 students (middle students) that sometimes get overlooked because they make pretty good grades, they complete their work and fly under the radar. The program is designed to give these students the skills they need to push forward so they can be better prepared for college level courses. 12-15 students in grades 6,7,& 8 have been identified and will have a class period for AVID next year. We are excited to have Jessie Bryant, Brennan Malone and Abe Schwartz teaching a section next year!
NAPE/PIPE Process: This school year a team from the high school and elementary have been participating in the PIPE process sponsored by Toyota. PIPE (Program Improvement Process for Equity) is a process to help ensure that we are using research based practices to provide equity in education. We had to pick a project to work on and try to improve our practices. We decided to focus on trying to get girls more comfortable in non-traditional career fields, such as construction, ag, welding, diesel, etc. This week, Jane Goffinet has been leading our team to activites for 6th grade students around this idea. On Monday, high school girls in non-traditional career fields will be meeting with 6th grade girls and talking about their career pathways. Friday, we have 4 women professionals in non-traditional careers to come and talk to the 6th grade girls as well. Our goal is to expose students to the possibilities and see that anything is possible for them! Thanks, Jane, for your leadership!
Congratulations: Congratulations to Josh Craney's Enterprise team of Bowdie Cronin, Jacob Wagner, Noah Benjamin and Jackson Wallace presented a problem in Commodore Manufacturing and how they solved it! The judges were so impressed with their process and data driven approach - they said their engineers in their company do not solve problems that well! They won $6,000 for their program!
Art Show: Once again, Mrs. Poehlein and her studnets have put together a wonderful art show centered around the Prehistoric World! If you haven't had a chance to stop by, I would encourage you to do so. It will be open to the public Tuesday evening from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Bring your family!
Band Concert - The final band concert will be this Thursday, Aprils 27th at 6:00 p.m. Hope to see everyone there!!
FFA Banquet - The PC FFA Banquet will be Sunday, April 30th!
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