What another great week at McKinley! We are nearing the end of the year- 35 days left of school. This year, as crazy as it has been, as gone by so quickly. I'm proud of all the work we have done in only a short time.
35 days left of school.... 227.5 hours of instruction.... 13, 650 minutes of instruction. Let's finish strong!
I Scream, You Scream, We all READ for Ice Cream!
Join us for our last Reading Family Night on Tuesday evening. We will be enjoying ice cream sundaes and using our creativity to author a story! If you are available to help, please let Lori Huisenga know.
Multicultural Night:
We had a great turnout at our McKinley Multicultural Night on Tuesday. We had pizza, games, laughs, and just an overall fun evening. A HUGE thank you to Laurie (& Brad) Wolhart, Liz Stitzmeyer, Caryn Boetel, Nura Elmi, & Sylvia Zavala for all your work to make this night possible. And, a huge thank you to everyone who helped volunteer. Here are some pictures from the evening:
#LoveMySchoolDay
This is one of my favorite days during the year- seeing what YOU love about McKinley. We have so much to be thankful for - it's a great day to reflect on that. Below is just a snapshot of some of the tweets from yesterday:
Mindset Video on RTI Framework:
Below is a 1 minute, 30 second video on the Response to Intervention framework. Libby shared this with me earlier this week - the video made me realize a couple of things. First, as Hattie describes, the RTI framework is for ALL kids. We teach effective core instruction (tier 1), Power 1/2 Hour & supports in room (Tier 2), and supports with additional staff outside of the reading block (tier 3). We are ALL part of the RTI framework. Secondly, this model requires flexibility and a teacher continually asking - "What is my impact? What have students learned and what else do they need?" I strongly believe in our structure and believe we ARE making an impact.
Click here to access the video
McKinleyStrong Educator of the Week:
My fault... I forgot to post Justin Lang's nomination to social media last week. So, he is our nomination one more week.
Building Weekly Newsletter:
This will come out tomorrow- via email from Lorri.
Have a great Friday (and weekend!). Sounds like there is SNOW on the way!
-Justin
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