Playground Supervision and Safety
What does it mean to identify high risk or hot spots on the playground?
Noticing areas where the greatest potential for problems to arise (competitive games, congested areas, most popular equipment)
Unit plans are written using this format/template; we have celebrated your work on these plans?
CAR
This type of chart can hep gauge student knowledge before a topic is introduced.
KWL chart
What are our school colors?
This staff member is known for her love of Disney, Philly Sports and Puppets.
Bonnie Bhasin
Why is it important to keep moving along the perimeter during student supervision?
Get a better view of all areas and students
This time of the day helps students build connections and relationships with their peers.
Morning Meeting
When confronting poverty, think __________, not scarcity.
Abundance
What is the name of our mascot?
Buster
This staff member is a restaurant and travel expert. See her for ideas on the social scene.
Chris Burns
What is an "on the spot" intervention?
A quick response to a minor problem that results in validating the student that had the issue and holds the offender accountable with a reminder, warning or consequence in the moment.
Are you permitted to differentiate for students without an IEP or a 504 plan?
YES!!!
This type of assessment is ongoing and helps inform instruction.
Formative Instruction
What are the two types of "Points" that students can earn in Elementary and Middle School?
Paw Points & Pride Points
These two coaches won our first league championship last school year.
McKinnon Erario and Mike Terlizzi
Remember the importance of our walkie codes. What is Code "W?"
Wet or water
What is one of the most important words that contributes to students doing their best learning and classroom management by feeling safe and cared for? "Kids don't learn from people they don't like!" -Rita Pierson
Relationships
This type of guide can help your students activate their prior knowledge when given at the beginning of a lesson.
Anticipation Guide
Name 3 words from our mission statement that represent good character.
This staff member's daughter just got her first teaching job.
Michelle Small
Who can describe and demonstrate how to make an all call for a "Lockdown" on the phone? Demonstrate by saying, "Test, test" on the phone.
Press the page button and speak
Tell how flexible seating and a sensory room can help a particular student.
movement breaks, allows for student choice, sensory needs are met, improves focus
Station teaching, parallel teaching, and alternative teaching are different approaches to this...
Co-teaching
Which Ivy League school has a bulldog mascot?
Yale
This staff member speaks the most languages.
Sal Mazzocca