WEEK OF OCTOBER 12TH - OCTOBER 16TH

IT'S A MARVELOUS MONDAY TEAM CENTRAL!

WELCOME BACK! 

• Ms. Kaplun for her hard work in getting over 90 Juniors to sign up for the PSAT! A 50%+ increase from last school year!!!
• Mr. Nichols, Dr. Fuller, all Sponsors, and the entire SGA Team for a very organized and fun Homecoming Week!!
• Ms. Warner and her team of Senior students for assisting with Homecoming Week and decorating the cafeteria for the dance.
• Ms. Claggett and Ms. Holston and the AWESOME Central High School BLUE THUNDER MARCHING BAND! They were OUTSTANDING!
• All staff members who attended the Homecoming Game and Dance!! Thank you for your assistance!!
• Dr. Jones for sharing a parents' compliments regarding Mr. Nichols tutoring a student, in need of additional Math support, after school! We support each other!!!!
• Ms. Hogans for bringing Dwayne Myko and his Team to help us kick-off PSAT Testing!!
• Ms. Chavez and the ESOL team for providing us with information about prominent Hispanic men and women as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
• The entire staff for your support during Homecoming Week!! Teamwork makes the dream work!!!

5 Ways to  Incorporate Literacy in the Classroom

A CHS Blog Series

This Week.... 
Speaking

Students having academic or high-level conversations in small and large group settings does not happen overnight. It takes time -- and scaffolding -- to create a Socratic Seminar setting in your classroom.

In order for our students to engage in academic conversation, or accountable talk, they need plenty of practice with informal conversation in pairs and triads. Use the following strategies frequently for building students' oral skills: 

• think-pair-share
• elbow partner
• shoulder share
• chunk and chew
• Kids should be talking and not sitting passively in their seats. 

For every 5-8 minutes you talk, give them 1-2 minutes to talk to each other. You can walk around and listen, informally assessing and checking for understanding.

Conversation helps immensely when processing new content and concepts. Students also will surely have more fruitful answers to share (be sure to always provide wait time when asking questions of students).

*Alber, Rebecca. "How Important is Teaching Literacy in all Content Areas?" Edutopia.15 January 2014.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/literacy-instruction-across-curriculum-importance. 11 October 2015.

• WE ARE BACK IN UNIFORMS THIS WEEK! PLEASE ENFORCE THE UNIFORM POLICY, INCLUDING JACKET COLORS BEGINNING MONDAY, 10/12!
• No hall passes should be issued the first 15 or last 15 minutes of each class period! During the class period, passes should be issues for EMERGENCIES only!
•  Student Services Videos should have been watched and the assessments completed by October 9, 2015. If you have not done so, please complete ASAP.
•  All SLO's are due in Teachscape by October 19, 2015. (REVISED DATE) See your Department Chair for more information.
•  Please make sure you are lesson planning each day, and using the school-wide lesson plan template. Lesson plans should be in a binder, and in an area that is accessible for visitors. 

MONDAY, 10/12 "B DAY"

• Girls V Volleyball vs. Largo @ CHS - 5:00pm

TUESDAY, 10/13 "A Day"

• Family and Consumer Sciences Collaborative Planning (PD 1A - RM 221) 
• Math Collaborative Planning (PD 2A - RM 212)
• English Collaborative Planning (PD 3A - RM 100)
• Social Studies Collaborative Planning (U.S. His - RM 312; LSN Gov - RM 105; World History - RM 118)
• French Immersion Collaborative Planning (PD 4A - LIB 1)
• Science Collaborative Planning (PD 5A - RM 219)

• Literacy Team Meeting @ 2:45pm Rm. 100
• New Teachers Meeting  @ 2:45pm
• Boys Soccer vs. Forestville @ CHS - 3:30pm
• Girls Soccer @ Forestville - 3:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, 10/14 "B" DAY 

• PSAT DAY
• IEP Meetings (All day) 

• Foundations of Technology Collaborative Planning (PD 1B)
• World Languages Collaborative Planning (PD 1B - RM 201A)
• World Languages Collaborative Planning (PD 5B - RM 204)

• Admin/ABIS/Security/PGC Meeting  - 2:45pm - 3:15pm (Location TBA)
• Admin Meeting 3:30pm (Upstairs Conference Room) 
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• THURSDAY, 10/15 "A" DAY
• CHROME OS TRAINING DURING ALL PLANNING PERIODS - MEDIA CENTER

• Instructional Leadership Meeting @ 2:45pm Media Center
• Boys Soccer vs. Parkdale @ CHS
• Girls Soccer @ Douglass @ 5:00pm
• Girls V Volleyball @ Douglass @ 5:00pm

FRIDAY, 10/16 "B" DAY

• NO SCHOOL FOR SCHOLARS
• NO SCHOOL FOR 10 MONTH EMPLOYEES
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SATURDAY,  10/17

• (JV) Football vs. Forestville @ 9:00am
• (V) Football @ Forestville @2:00pm

MAKE IT A GREAT WEEK...BY CHOICE!!