Thursday, August 27, 2009

Franklin Teaching Journal

August 27, 2009 (Day 4)

Staff meetings, followed by meet and greet new students, and final room preparation and lesson plans for 1st 2 days of math. Challenge in 1/2 Quest is the fact that you must lesson plan two groups of students with 2nd and 3rd grade work.

  • School nurse presentation on use of EPI pens, 911 procedure, seizures, and asthma. To my knowledge no one in our class has a special medical need. Will review with master teacher.
  • Teacher handbooks distributed and reviewed by principle.
  • School policy is not punishment for students but to correct behavior. Spoke about behavior contracts and sign-off process.
  • Teachers directed to provide principle with progressive behavior plan for each classroom. Teachers must follow procedure with behavior referrals slips to office.
  • Recess inventory of balls provided by PE teacher.
  • Districts Mandatory Reporting Policy reviewed.
  • Discussion of “sexting” was reviewed and procedure to deal with instances.
  • Review of LWSD Rules of Conduct.
  • Review of Student Handbook, and revisions made for this school term.
  • Energy policy reviewed. Extremes were cited as above 85 or below 65 in the classroom were thresholds established by districts.
  • Virtually all personal music players, refrigerators, fans, heaters were no longer to be used. Any use need to be cleared with principal
  • BBQ at Lael’s Monday
  • Kids are never left unsupervised or allowed to move from class to class without teacher presence.
  • Review of committee members for school year and stipends.
  • LEAP schedule issued
  • Meet and greet new students to classroom along with parents.
  • Review of lesson plan for 1st two days of class.
  • Copies of worksheets made for next week


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