Wednesday, March 9


BOCES weekly bulletin - now on the web

20 week course - failing letter
We just took the letter that was shared a few days ago and made a new one for 20 week courses.  Feel free to add to it if needed.  Thanks to all those people who took advantage of the first letter we shared.  This will enhance the communication process. Remember - these letters are in the forms / parent letters folder.

 B-ball send off tomorrow:
Let's have everyone out by the gym entrance near the offices by 2:10 (start releasing at 2:05)/ If there are any issues, please let me know.  We'll give 'em a great send off!

Safety folder
Please take a look inside the new "safety" folder that I put inside of the staff share folder. There isn't much in this folder so far, but I want to get anything related to building safety in here.  As I accumulate more docs, I'll get them in there.

Guys and Dolls
Remember that Guys and Dolls is this week. I am totally impressed with the level of planning and student dedication to this wonderful production. Yours truly will light up the stage for a few numbers (thank the Lord no more than a few).

HS News:
I'd like to get another edition out in the next week.  Please send any story material to me or Missy Butler.

Microsoft Bing in the Classroom

Resources from Scholastic:
Getting ready for the new SAT, STEM resources, Bringing Coding to Life, more

Newest ASCD online PD courses

Friday, March 4


BOCES weekly bulletin - now on the web

BOCES Tribune - Student News for March
Annie Williams Appleby is on the front cover. 
Nominate a HS senior
Please consider give me some name(s) of kids you would like to nominate for the award linked above.  Let's celebrate our best SS students.

Free ASCD Webinar on disrupting poverty  This takes place on March 17th.


March Madness - Message from Felicia Woodard:

Advisors:
As you know, we did not have Snowcoming this year and Student Government planned for a March Madness instead.  With that said, March Madness is creeping up on us quickly!!  March Madness will be during our short week in March, March 13th-17th.  There is less going on with March Madness than there was with Homecoming, but Student Government still has a few different plans!

1.    DRESS UP DAYS
There will be dress up days for the Week.  We tried to combine Spring, Music in Our Schools Month, St. Patty’s Day, and Sports into the Dress Up days (side note…we will not be using this as a competition, just for fun!):

  • Monday – Favorite Sport’s Day!
  • Tuesday – Flower Power
  • Wednesday – Favorite Band/Artist
  • Thursday – GREEN DAY (For St. Patty’s Day!)


2.    Penny Collection Competition
Each class will collect pennies for a Charity Organization!  The rules are as follows:
a.     Each advisor will be given a Collection Jar to keep in their room
b.     Each class should add PENNIES to their OWN Collection Jar
c.      Sabotage the other classes by adding NON-PENNY COINS into the jars of the other classes      
The Jars will be in the rooms of the following Advisors:
  12th Grade – Chad Eastman
  11th Grade – Cindy Brewer
  10th Grade – Mike Putnam
  9th Grade – Kate Remick

d.     The class with the largest amount of Pennies (after non-penny reductions) will receive a PIZZA PARTY!
e.     The winning class will also choose which Charity the donations will go to


3.    Flower Gram
Student Government will sell Spring Flower Grams during lunches March 7th – 11th!
Flower delivery will happen on Wednesday, March 16th during Homeroom.

Buy a Spring Flower for your friend!
-         Daisies: $2.25
-         Tulips: $3.60
-         Iris: $2.80

4.    Sports Trivia

Each day there will be a new Sports Trivia Question read over the announcements.  Students can submit their answers to either myself in Room 208 or Lisa Chalifoux, in the Special Ed. Suite by the end of the day.   Each day there will be 1 winner and that person will receive a prize!

5.    Faculty Dodgeball Game

Student Government will also host a Faculty Dodgeball Game on Wednesday, March 16th at 7PM.
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR REGISTRATION FORMS SOON!
If you have ANY questions, email me (fwoodard@southseneca.org).  There will be more emails to come as we get closer to the week!
Action research project from Ithaca principal:

Colleagues,

My name is Dan Breiman and I'm the Principal of Belle Sherman Elementary in the Ithaca City School District.  I'm in the preliminary stages of investigating/conducting an action research project about classroom-based professional development (peer observation) for doctoral dissertation @ Seton Hall University.  As I'm in the preliminary stages my study has not currently been approved by IRB.  Here are the specifics:

WHAT
Participatory Action Research Project about peer observation as a form of professional development.

    6 week study
    Researcher will recruit interested participants, run information sessions, conduct study
    Teachers will be paired in 4 teams of 2 that include pairing of experienced teachers with newer teachers
    Peer observation cycle will include three phases: Pre-observation meeting, Observation, Post-observation meeting
    Participants will engage in weekly 20-minute observations throughout the 6-week cycle
    Peer observation pairs will collaboratively plan a standards based lesson with defined learning targets

POTENTIAL BENEFITS

    Opportunity to work in collaborative teams to share and improve instructional practice
    Reduce teacher isolation
    Contribute new knowledge about job-embedded professional development
    Positively impact school climate

HOW TO GET INVOLVED
 Please contact danilejbreiman@gmail.com or (607) 379-2370 if you are interested in participation or would like to learn more about this project

Thank you,

--
Daniel J. Breiman
Belle Sherman Elementary
Ithaca City School District
Principal



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