A)
Intervention/Enrichment PD: 10-15-19
On Tuesday, October 15, there will be an Intervention/Enrichment PD during banked time Tuesday, from 2pm-3pm. Location will be on the first floor. We will be meeting in our teams, Falcon Freshmen (Molina), Subject Specific (Chan), Enrichment (Rodriguez), and Guided Studies (Farris).
B)
Household Income Forms
Our school is currently at 81% complete forms. This means that currently we are missing 349 forms which amounts to 19% of our funding being lost for the next 5 years if we do not get these forms. Please maintain a list of students who have not turned in their forms with you and highly encourage them to do so ASAP.
Remember, these forms determine our eligibility as a Title I school, provides funding for additional classroom teachers, Teacher X time, field trips, and other activities on site.
C)
Great Shake-out:
The Great Shake-out drill is this Thursday. Teachers please make sure to pick up your folders on Monday and review all the materials. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please email or call Ms. Garrett. The meeting for all leads is on Tuesday, please check the email sent by Ms. Garrett.
D) Student Led-Conferences-
Teachers: Please prepare for student led conferences. Please check your email from Mr. Ramirez for logistics and materials. Please make sure to speak to me if you cannot be in attendance.
Parents join us on
Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
for our Student Led Conferences Event. During our Student Led Conferences Event, our students will have the opportunity to dialogue with their parents on their learning experiences, current academic grades and instructional activities they are working on in all of their classrooms.
E)
PSAT
On October 16th, we will be on Homeroom Day schedule and we will be conducting a school wide PSAT day for 9th, 10th, and 11th graders. Our 12th graders will be working on their senior portfolio and getting fit for their cap and gowns. We will be on a special schedule:
BIC and Homeroom: 8:00-8:20am
PSAT/Homeroom: 8:20-11:45am
Lunch: 11:45-12:25pm
Period 1: 12:30-1:10pm
Period 2: 1:15-1:55pm
Period 3: 2:00-2:55pm
*Modified for English Learners testing PSAT 9 with 50% Extended Time. Email will be sent out with further information from the College Center.
F)
Parents:
On Thursday, October 3, 2019 the Family Action Team held its monthly meeting and selected the "Class of Parent Meeting" as the Parent Participation Event for month of October (Meeting dates and times are enclosed below). This meeting will provide parents important information on your child's academic levels.
DATES:
TIMES: LOCATION:
- Monday, October 21, 2019: Class of 2020 Parent Meeting AM Session: 8:00am-10:0am PM Session: 5:00pm-7:00pm Cafeteria
- Monday, October 28, 2019: Class of 2021 Parent Meeting AM Session: 8:00am-10:0am PM Session: 5:00pm-7:00pm Cafeteria
- Tuesday, October 22, 2019: Class of 2023 Parent Meeting AM Session: 8:00am-10:0am PM Session: 5:00pm-7:00pm Cafeteria
- Tuesday, October 29, 2019: Class of 2022 Parent Meeting AM Session: 8:00am-10:0am PM Session: 5:00pm-7:00pm Cafeteria
On
Monday, October 14, 2019
, we will be conducting our Parent Classroom Walk-through in the English department classes during
2nd Period
from
9:00am-10:00am
. During our classroom visits parents will have the opportunity to observe for 10 minutes in each classroom and will look for evidence of a SOAR Board (Standards, Objective, Agenda, and Reflection), 3C1: Standards Based Learning Activities, and a Class Ambassador. Parent classroom walk-through is an opportunity to engage our parents in dialogue and give them examples of what learning looks like in our classrooms. All parents are invited to participate and we will be meeting in the Parent Center at 8:45am.
Reminder to all Parents!!:
Friday, October 18, 2019
will be a
Minimum Day
and classes will let out at 12:37pm.
G)
Attendance:
Teachers, thank you for taking accurate attendance this past week. We have seen an increase in accurate attendance these past few days. If you receive a discrepancy sheet in your box, please complete it and return it to the attendance office.
The Math Department did an amazing job this month having the highest attendance. In honor of this, we rewarded these teachers with a goodie bag. Thank you for all you are doing to help out with our attendance rate.
We need to continue reminding our students the importance of being in school and in class. Remember we are striving for 96% or higher attendance rate for every student which means no more then 7 total absences for the year.
We have received tickets to the LA Galaxy game on 10/19/19 to recognize students who have improved attendance. Twelve freshmen were rewarded with two tickets. Great Job students!
Please continue to use the PSA online referral form if you have a concern regarding any students attendance. The PSA's will respond to the referral in a timely manner.
H)
College Center:
College Center is open during lunch time. Please encourage students to use the College Center during lunch for any questions and also sign up for College Presentations.
Santee Education Complex is planning our annual
College Fair
on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. The fair hours are 8:30 am - 1:30 pm. If you are a college or university representative, you are invited to represent your university to the many college-going Falcons and their families. If you are a parent, guardian or student, please save the date!
I)
Sports: 10/14-10/18
10/14/19:
Water Polo-2:45 @ Maywood
Girls Volleyball-2:45/4:00 @ Diego
10/16/19:
Water Polo-2:45 @ Santee against West Adams
Girls Volleyball-5:30/7:00 @ Santee against Jefferson
10/17/19
Tennis-2:30 @ Santee against Fremont
Cross Country-2:30 @ Kenneth Hahn
JV Boys Football- 4:00@ Santee
J)
New Cell Phone Policy:
We have decided to begin our informational campaign in October instead of enforcement because we want to make sure that we are all on the same page and that we have provided training and clear communication before we begin. We have voted to begin actual enforcement the 1st day of second semester, thank you for your patience and flexibility.
K) There will be an
Enrichment PD
after-school on Tuesday regarding iPads for Teachers.
L)
Office Hours:
Office Hours have begun. Please notify your students of the day and hour that you will be available. Tutor X time will be compensated 1 hour a week per teacher.
Door sheets are done and will be posted this week.
Lastly, if you have chosen lunch time, please still adhere to the objective of office hours which is to support any Falcon with academic support and to answer any questions they may have.
All teachers who offer office hours are to turn in their office hours at the end of each month.
M)
City Year Tutoring
City Year tutoring has begun in the student cafeteria from 3pm-5pm. Please encourage students to attend tutoring for extra help. Any student may attend.
N)
PSW:
A reminder that NO email referral should be sent to the PSW's. We can not send confidential information via email. Please complete a referral form and place it in their boxes. They will respond in a timely manner.
The PSW hosted a DIY Stress Ball table this week at lunch time in the quad. Students and staff were able to make stress balls to help them out with relieving stress.
O)
Intervention and Prevention:
Our new school-wide cell phone policy campaign starts this month. Flyers, posters, and videos are being created to help promote the new policy. We need to continue to let students know what the policy is and that the policy will be in full effect starting the first day of second semester. Reminder that the new policy prohibits cell phone use in the classroom. If you need assistance with technology that can be used in the class, please see Ms. M. Miller and she can assist you. She will be offering various enrichment Professional Developments to assist you with this.
Teachers, we need to remember to document referrals in the MiSiS system. The Intervention Coordinators are receiving students in their office without referrals. We need to make sure all of these incidents are documented.
Please remember that there are no passes for the first 10 minutes of class. Also if students are sent out of your class they will need a vest. The campus aides will be sending the students back to class.
