And another month sneaks by...
Welcome to March! It didn't exactly come in like a lion, but it was a bit chilly...
Spring is only 18 days away (if you are reading this on Sunday)... There is a nice website for the spring equinox countdown at: http://days.to/spring/2015 as well as other event count downs.. Summer is just 111 days away... in case you were wondering...
Welcome to March! It didn't exactly come in like a lion, but it was a bit chilly...
Spring is only 18 days away (if you are reading this on Sunday)... There is a nice website for the spring equinox countdown at: http://days.to/spring/2015 as well as other event count downs.. Summer is just 111 days away... in case you were wondering...
Last month we applied for the Gold Ribbon Schools Award of the State Of California, Department of Education. This is the same as the Distinguished Schools Award but instead of qualifying initially by State scores, this year with the absence of State scores, the criteria is more open and but yet must be tied to actual practice and results in Common Core Standards and programs that support all students. A school could apply more specifically in Physical Education, Nutrition or the Arts as well. Brownell applied under Educational student and teacher supports. Or as we call it, "Whole Child Educational Supports"
And the good news is......
We made it to the next round! This will be a site visit from the County office of Education and State Education representatives. This is a site visit to validate what we have stated in our application narrative. We are truly honored to have even gotten this far. Two other schools in the district were named as well: The T. J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy (GECA) and Christopher High School. We aren't certain yet when our visitation will be scheduled but it will be before the end of March. Keep your fingers crossed!
Grit:
Firmness of character
Determination or strength of Character
"Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of 'grit' as a predictor of success." --TED
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them:
Ganas
Resilience
Indefatigability
Tenacity
When your student shows GRIT... give them the praise they truly deserve!
The WOW Word of the Week!
Theory
noun,
plural theories.
1.
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly
regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and
prediction for a class of phenomena:
Such As: Einstein's theory of relativity.
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine
2.
Mathematics. a body of principles,
theorems, or the like, belonging to one subject:
number theory.
3.
the branch of a science or art that deals with its principles or
methods, as distinguished from its practice:
music theory.
4.
a particular conception or view of something to be done or of
the method of doing it; a system of rules or principles:
Conflicting theories
of how children best learn to read would fill up many books... and do...
5.
contemplation or speculation:
The theory that there
is life on other planets is very fascinating to me!
6.
guess or conjecture:
My theory is that he
never stops to think words have consequence and continues to embarrass himself
with his inappropriate statements…
Parent Club Meeting this Wednesday the 4th
Brownell Library
@ 7:00 pm
That's all for now! ~ Mr. CL
