Friday, February 06, 2009

Minutes of 2/6/09 SIT meeting

Reviewed SIP action steps w/ SIT

Ed Yes draft will be sent to all to review before submitting to Todd

Family writing workshop:
Three 90 minutes workshops
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Dates: Thurs., March 26
Tues., March 31
Mon., April 6
Place: Media Center and workspace in classrooms?
Kevin will give teachers workshop insert for newsletters
Kevin will explore having one of the three workshops at Greenbaxter
-we'll need shuttle service
-enough room?
-Colleen will draft a survey parents at Greenbaxter as to their needs (transportation, what nights of the week, etc.)
Follow-up survey: Camille will check into combining EMU & King survey - quick check w/ a place for comments to give families at the end of each session. Possible survey for kids
Food: Water - Camille will check w/ Busch's for a donation

Literacy Night (plan for next year)
-earlier rather than later in the school year, Sept. suggestion
-combination curriculum night & literacy night suggestion
-separate K-2 and 3-5 sessions
-informative - what happens in the workshops and ways for parents to support
-create common understand
-common language
-reading workshop
guided reading
read aloud
shared reading
interactive reading
word work
idea to have some kids present to model guided reading & mini lesson
-writing workshop
word work
reading like a writer
writing process- brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, publication