This is the last time you’ll have to read a Monday Memo from me! I’ve actually enjoyed writing these, as it’s given me an opportunity to share our best practices and to highlight all the wonderful things happening at Ramona. Thank you for taking the time to read. Great Things We Noticed to “Run… Read more May 17-21
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there! Hope you get a chance to rest and relax. Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Your week off from walkthroughs was a gift for Teacher Appreciation Week. Hope it was a magical week without us in your room! Race Reminders Teachers:… Read more May 10-14
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” We saw lots of active monitoring this week, with teachers providing specific and targeted feedback to students as they walked the room. This was obviously much harder to accomplish online, but now that we’re in person, there’s so much more that can be done! Students in 2nd… Read more May 3-7
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” While visiting classrooms last week, we noticed a number of adjustments being made to the reality of in-person learning. In a 3rd grade class, students were practicing their multiplication facts through a socially-distanced game that required them to kick a ball to one another to answer the… Read more April 26-30
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” This week we recognize and honor our lovely ladies, Julie, Frances, Maria, Maribel, Stacie, Selenne, and Lavina. The work behind-the-scenes to prepare for students’ return has not gone unnoticed. Whether answering a million phone calls, attending to a variety of adults’ requests, organizing books, organizing records, or… Read more April 19-23
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Both Lindsay and I had a chance to visit our two pilot classrooms in person this week, and it was wonderful! Getting to see live bodies in a physical seat…listening to students partner (socially distanced) to discuss and share…observing the conversation without the “glitching”…awesome! Preschool students were… Read more April 12-16
Happy Easter! hope you’re having/had a restful sunday! Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” This is National Assistant Principals week! I’d like to thank Lindsay for her dedication and hard work. She’s extremely organized, efficient, and has been a wonderful support! Take the week off, Lindsay! 1st graders were asked to use… Read more April 5-9
This being our last vacation prior to summer break, I do hope you took the time to have a bit of fun. We took the kids to the LA Zoo on Monday, and then visited Palm Springs for a few days as a last-minute getaway. I’m beyond grateful for vacation! Great Things We Noticed… Read more March 29-April 2
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Our Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classrooms continue to establish a strong foundation in early literacy by engaging students in an explicit phonics instructional routine. It’s been a challenge (as most things have been), but students are learning to read and getting ready for next year! This… Read more March 15-19
Great Things We Noticed to “Run the Race” Asking purposeful questions to challenge student thinking, assess student learning, and promote meaningful discourse is being observed on a regular basis during math. Some of the questions overheard this week were prompts such as: What is the relationship between these two fractions? Can you explain what the… Read more March 8-12