February 8, 2019 RCSD Leadership Blog

Wellness Committee and Program
A reminder to please email Allison by February 15th the name of your rep.
Wellness Committee Info

The wellness program will be sending fresh fruit deliveries from The Fruit Guys to all sites on Tuesday, 2/12.

Starting on 2/20 we'll begin our BURST challenge again.  We're encouraging employees to take pictures or videos of themselves and their co-workers doing their BURST exercises and post on the private SIG Wellness Facebook page.  An email went out yesterday with details.  Employees can sign up for the challenge here.
Roller Coaster building at Buljan
Spelling Bee
We are happy to announce that the following students will advance to the Placer County Oral Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 13, 2019!
CONGRATULATIONS TO:

4th Grade:
Rayyan Hussain - Gates
Kaylene Edralin - Junction
Ethan Cho - Stoneridge
Ashleen Gill - Orchard Ranch
Divvya Innawalli - Sargeant
Viviana Pontillo - Blue Oaks

5th Grade:
Aaron Baur - Stoneridge
Vinny Pontillo - Blue Oaks
Christian Bize - Crestmont
Koa Sounthavin - Junction

6th Grade:
Sudeeksha Vardhan - Chilton
Eileen Gill - Chilton
Alia Nguyen - Eich

7th Grade:
Emelia Denton - Eich

8th Grade:
Emma Chapman - Chilton
Makena Locsin - Chilton
Tristan Samay Beilin - Cooley
Allen Tucker - Eich
Amee Van - Eich
Group work at Cooley
Essential Comprehension Strategies from PARC- February 26, 2019
The fourth of the 5-part series on Balanced Literacy is coming up on February 26th.  Join PARC for an evening with Lori Oczkus as she delivers a fast-paced and energizing presentation on the Essential Comprehension Strategies.
Lori is a literacy coach/demonstration teacher, presenter, and has trained teachers nationwide! She is the author of several books including Reciprocal Teaching At Work, and Literacy Survival Tips.  See the flyer below for more information.
Lori Oczkus Flyer
Global Read Aloud Day at Eich
Every student at Stoneridge went home with a book for I Love Reading Month
Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship
A reminder that all students in RCSD should be taught the 5 Digital Citizenship lessons for the year.  The link below has the links to the lessons as well as ideas for Digital Literacy lessons.  Also a reminder that all students 1st through 4th grade have access to EduTyping.  Before the end of the year, the RCSD Digital Literacy team will be sending out a form to get feedback on the first year of this plan.
RCSD Digital Literacy Home
Writers choosing their writing space at Orchard Ranch
Chilton teachers at Science Camp
iPad and TV Tutorial Videos
The link below is a tutorial showing how to use the iPad and Apple TV.
iPad and Apple TV Video Tutorial

This video shows elementary teachers how they can use their iPad to project math pages and write on the iPad to show work.
Using Clever and Think Central on the iPad to Project and Write on Math Pages

Learning through play at Sargeant during Global Play Day
Interesting Articles We Read
Feedback, Closing the Loop- Smart Brief  I taught and they learned. I gave feedback. I thought I was doing a good job, but now I know better! Today I talk with my students about their learning, not to them."
Exploring Ways to Say So Long to Traditional Letter Grades- EdWeek  Students seem more engaged in the subject material. They take more ownership of their learning. And they stop asking the dreaded question: 'What do I need to do to get an A?'  "My classroom has never been more enjoyable to me since I started this," said Frangiosa, who volunteered to switch to standards-based grading four years ago.
Brene Brown on Empathy- Video

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