North Tahoe School

Community Organizations

● Boys and Girls Club● Tahoe Safe Alliance● Ride-Out Community Center● A Plus● Family Resource Center● Excellence in Education● B-Fit and Harvest of Month

Tonight’s Agenda

Introduce Staff and Community Partners

Mission Statement

Student Expectations: Safe, Respectful, Responsible, KIND

Bell Schedule: Arrive, Breakfast, Lunch, Dismiss

Core Instruction, Electives, PE, Support and Enrichment

Standards Grading: Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholars

Communication, AERIES, Progress Reports and Conferences

Before School Support, GATE, PIQUE, Intramurals, Athletics

PTO, Measure A, Closing Remarks

Mission Statement

North Tahoe School is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and responsible environment where all students achieve academic success through continual effort and growth. The committed work of our school community will result in all students being college and/or career ready for the 21st Century and prepared to be thoughtful and productive citizens.

Daily Schedules

Student Expectations

What does it look like and sound like…

To be safe

To be respectful

To be responsible

To be kind

Hats off and electronic devices off and out of sight unless allowed by the teacher

Learning

Core Instruction: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math

Physical Education: California State Law: 200 minutes every 10 days for Fifth and Sixth Grade. 400 minutes every 10 days for Seventh and Eighth Grade.

5th Grade Elective Wheel: Art, STEM, Music

6/7/8th Grade: Art, Tech, Band

Support: 5th and 6th grade: Extension Period: Extend or Support Core Instruction and Enrichment Period to provide Intervention OR Project Based Learning.

Support: 7th and 8th grade: Enrichment Period: Provide Literacy and Language Learning considering needs of all students.

Standards Grading

Why Standards Grading?

We want to improve student achievement for all students in every classroom every day; and research supports standards grading as a basis of communication that helps students learn more effectively through better feedback. We also use standards grading to develop a common language and understanding among students, parents and teachers around the priority learning standards.

Honor Roll and Distinguished Scholar Awards

All students receiving 3’s or higher in all classes will be a Honor Roll student. All students receiving 3’s or higher in all classes as well as 4’s in two out of four core content areas (social studies, science, ELA, math) will be a Distinguished Scholar.

Social and Emotional Programs

•Quality Teachers•Art Docent (5th )•Second Step•Specials and Electives•Quality Support Staff•Parent Conference WeekOctober 24-28 Minimum Day Schedule All Week

•Comprehensive Counseling

•Harvest of the Month•Parent Partnerships•Safe Playground with Supervision•Morning Academic Support: BEGINNING SOON

•B.E.S.T. tickets•Grade Level Field Trips•Girls & Boys Groups•School Assemblies•Advisory/Homeroom

Programs at North Tahoe School

• Morning Learning Support• GATE• Jazz Band (7th&8th)• Student Council

Lunch Intramural tournaments provided by our PE teachers

Boys and Girls Soccer Club

Middle School Team Sports:Cross-Country, Basketball, Volleyball, Nordic Skiing and Track

Parent and Community Partnership Opportunities

● School Site Council ● Measure A Parent Representative● ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee)● Harvest of the Month● B-Fit● PTO: Quarterly Meetings: September 27 at 5pm

in the downstairs teacher lounge.

Communication at North Tahoe School

Website nts.ttusd.org•Aeries Gradebook: Marks based on a (1-4) scale•Teacher websites, accessed through our school website•Connect-Ed Calls and Emails•School Site Council: Voting tonight •PTO: First Meeting September 27 at 5pm •ELAC: •Conference Week: October 24-28•North Tahoe School Facebook Page (like us)•Student agenda

clindeen@ttusd.org 581-7050 bredmond@ttusd.org

Next

•Now: Visit community tables outside the auditorium door

•Now: Vote, Attend PTO on 9/27 at 5pm, promote our school-wide walkathon on 10/10 from 2:00-3:15

5th and 6th Grade: PE Information in the Auditorium7th and 8th grade: Follow student schedule. 1st period begins at 6:45.

Closing Remarks

How do we leave each day better than how we started?

How do we bring out the best in others?

Is it safe?

Is it respectful?

Is it responsible?

Is it KIND?