The Academy at Middle Fork Memo Blog

  I. Praise and Thanks:  Thanks so much to Claire Little for the invitation to visit her class during Morning Meeting for a Read Aloud! I appreciate her intentional efforts to build solid classroom expectations.  Thanks to everyone for your help in supervision with our first Fire Drill! I appreciate the teamwork! Thanks to Ms. E. and Jazz Brown for proactive communication and quick solution building! I appreciate their collaboration and action for our mini-Mountaineers.  II. Today's Events: 8:30 a.m.-HIKE Kick-Off/Welcome Back Assembly 10:20 a.m.-5th Grade Journal Unwrapping 1:10 p.m.-2nd Grade Journal Unwrapping 1:45 p.m.-Macrow/Smith Journal Unwrapping 3:00 p.m.-Faculty Meeting-Testing Training/School Data Share Update III. Reminders and Updates:  A.  HIKE Kickoff/Welcome Back Assembly Today We will have a welcome back assembly in the gym this Thursday at 8:00 a.m. Our purpose is to kick-off HIKE and build school community together in a fun way.  Cla...

  I. Praise and Thanks:  Congratulations again to Desteney Greene for being named a North Carolina Principal Fellow! This is such an amazing honor for our colleague.  Thanks to Darron Daniels for his resilience during yesterday's Morning Meeting! We had some technological issues and he stayed the course. Thanks to Amie Snow for pitching in and keeping it moving!  Thanks to Suzanne Smith, Andy Salinas, and Brent Macrow for the invitation to read aloud to their class! I appreciate the positive and inviting atmosphere. I loved spending time with the class!  Thanks to Megan Garner for artistic leadership in preparing artwork for the upcoming Carolina Classic Fair! I appreciate the artistic advocacy for our mini-Mountaineers!  II. Today's Events: 10:00 a.m.-Care Team Meeting 1:45 p.m.-4th Grade Journal Unwrapping 3:00 p.m.-Faculty Meeting with Nurse Julie Davis III. Reminders and Updates:  A. Brief Faculty Meeting Today:  Our School Nurse will meet wit...

I. Praise and Thanks:  Thanks to everyone for an absolutely amazing first day of school! I am so grateful for each of you and I appreciate your intentional efforts to be a learning together community for our mini-Mountaineers! It was wonderful seeing classroom communities being built, school tours taking place, and instruction happening!  II. Today's Events:  8:00-8:25 a.m.-Schoolwide Morning Meeting via Zoom (check your email calendar invitation for the link) 9:00-9:25 a.m.-Office Team Meeting  3:00-3:30 p.m.-HIKE/Restorative Justice Committee Check-In III. Reminders and Updates: A. Instructional Focus Points:  Continue to build relationships, establish classroom community, and practice routines/procedures. Remember to have evidence of the following in place: Morning Meeting Standards aligned with classroom instruction Time On Task-make sure you are following the master schedule Make sure our mini-Mountaineers are feeling Safe, Seen, and Stretched under your wa...

  I.Praise and Thanks: Thanks in advance for making our mini-Mountaineers feel "Safe, Seen, and Stretched" in our schoolhouse today! Your special efforts today will make such a positive difference in the lives of our kids! II. Today's Events:  The First Day of School!!! Here we go!  III. Reminders and Updates: A. The First Impression: Remember to set the tone for the year by building relationships, setting high expectations, and establishing procedures.  Today is your day to begin making that positive impact for our mini-Mountaineers. Let them know that you believe in them!  B. Writing Journals: Grade Levels are reminded to send a calendar invite of the writing journal unwrapping for this Thursday. Please send calendar invite by end of the day today. Thanks! C. Slides from Julie Hasson's Presentation: Click  HERE  for a link to Julie Hasson's presentation from Friday.  Her book, Safe, Seen, and Stretched, will be the title for the second optional ...

  I. Praise and Thanks!  Thanks to everyone for your sincere and dutiful participation in Friday's Learning Experiences! I appreciate your efforts to learn and connect in the following ways:  "Hike a Little Higher" with Dr. Julie Hasson CPI Training for Selected Staff Wayfinder Breakout Sessions on Restorative Justice, Math Workshop, Writing Journals A special thanks to Heather Wham and Kori Trainor for their instructional leadership! I appreciate their stewardship of our PD sessions on Friday!  Thanks to Alix Shaver and Suzanne Smith for their leadership in facilitating the Wayfinder PD on Friday!  II. This Week's Events:  Monday, August 29:  🎉🎉🎉 The First Day of School! #CelebrateMonday #FDOS 🎉🎉🎉 Tuesday, August 30:  Continued excellence for our mini-Mountaineers! Wednesday, August 31: 1:45-2:10 p.m.-4th Grade Writer's Notebook Launch Thursday, September 1 8:30 a.m.-HIKE Schoolwide Kickoff Assembly 3:00-4:00 p.m.-BOG Training Friday, Septe...