Day: November 26, 2008

Middle School Classroom Observations: 7th Period November 25, 2008

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Yesterday I did an unannounced visit to the Middle School classes in the afternoon. I took a photo in each of the class rooms I visited.

Above, two seventh grade students are learning the papier mache technique. They are creating a Galapagos Tortoise to enter in the Children’s October Exhibit of the Museum of Applied Arts in Belgrade. The theme of the exhibit is the 200th Anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday. Other classes are also entering projects.

Below are some photos of some of what I observed. You can see the flickr.com account for some more photos. It was nice to see literally 100% of the students engaged when I first stepped into each room. One downpoint was only 33% of one class had completed their homework assignment. This has been a topic in recent teacher meetings on how to get students to do their homework.

The 6B class is learning how to write a book report. Gal is doing a book report on the Spiderwick Chronicles
The 6B class is learning how to write a book report. Gal is doing a book report on the "Spiderwick Chronicles"
6A student Conor draws the steps of cell division (mitosis) in science class
6A student Conor draws the steps of cell division (mitosis) in science class
Use the word ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in a sentence.
"Use the word ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in a sentence."

ISB High School Daily Bulletin: Wednesday November 26, 2008

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Daily Bulletin: Wednesday November 26, 2008

Today is Day #1. I will be at the HS all day today. I will have my usual Wednesday afternoon Admin Team meeting at the LS.

ISB Time: We will be on the assembly schedule today. During ISB Time (10:50 – 11:50 AM) today, we will be holding our annual NGO Community Service Fair. The fair will take place in the bubble. All grades will have forms to fill out during the fair as they attend the presentations by each organization. I expect that all teachers will be also attending to monitor student behavior. If things are going smoothly, then you will be dismissed. All students need to be at the fair for the full hour. The STUCO President and Director of the Anglo American School of Belgrade will be special guests at the fair.  

Discipline Update: This section is confidential and will not be published on the internet. It is for internal communication among the teachers only.

School Leadership Council Meeting: Today after school in Room #17.

Parent-Principal Coffee: Tonight at 7:00 PM in the HS Computer Lab. Maja Kelly and I will be making short presentations and handling parent questions and concerns.

ISB Hooded Sweatshirt Sales: These will be on sale this afternoon at the MS, tonight at the Coffee, and Friday afternoon in the reception of the high school. The PTA sold many during yesterday’s LS Parent-Teacher Conferences.

The SPACES Media Expo Committee would like to ask you a question: What will you be eating for lunch next Monday? A soggy sandwich you found in your locker or a large, hot, cheesy slice of pizza? The lucky designer of the winning SPACES logo will find him or herself and friends dining on pizza next Monday. Voting for the logo will take place on Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28. Entries will be displayed on the screen in the lobby. Anyone can vote; cast your ballot with Bojana in the HS office.

 HS Math Competition: Organizational meeting at lunch on Friday in Ms. Marija’s room. Everyone is invited to attend.

Purchase Order 2009-2010: A reminder to all that the PO for next year is due by the end of this week. You will want to prioritize into category 1-2-3. We will meet next week to negotiate the final amounts. Once again we will have approximately $XXX,XXX to work with for all departments.