February 13th - February 17th...Happy Valentines Day!

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"I just want you to know how much my child loves Fossil
Ridge. The teachers are so caring and concerned about
making sure students are successful.  I wouldn't want
________anywhere else!"  --Fossil Ridge Parent

"You attract the energy and passion that you give off.  Spread good vibes.  Think 

positively.  Enjoy life."   --Unknown

WEEKLY SCHEDULE & EVENTS

Monday, February 13th--REACH CCA and Fine Arts Priority Day, and

LA 7 Team Reflection (2:10PM)

Tuesday, February 14th--Happy Valentines Day!! REACH Math Priority Day, 

and Team Reflection...PE (7:15AM), LA 6 (4th Period), Science 7 (6th Period),

and Math 6 (2:10PM)

Wednesday, February 15th--REACH Science Priority Day, Team Reflection...

CCA (1st Period), Science 6 (2:10PM), and Leadership Team Meeting (2:10PM)

Thursday, February 16th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day, 

Fossil Ridge Final Staffing for 2017-2018 (District Office), and Team Reflection...

Fine Arts (7:15AM) and Math 7 (2:10PM)

Friday, February 17th--End of 2nd Trimester--Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday Mrs. Miller...February 18th**

The Fossil Ridge Show Choir had an "awesome" performance (according to adjudicator)

at the Intermediate Show Choir Festival at Desert Hills on Friday!  Congratulations

to our kids and Mrs. Sheeran for a job well done!

The Fossil Ridge Math Counts Team participated in their final competition last week, and

finished off with a bang!  The competition included students from every Intermediate School and Middle School in the Washington County School District. Our very own Chloe Sullivan (6th Grade) earned 5th Place honors overall!

More "fabulous" prizes, and a picture with Mrs. Deb for our Plinko Students for the 

Week of February 6th -10th.

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

"The 5 Principles of Instruction"

"Every Lesson Needs a Story Line" (ASCD. Educational Leadership)

"The 5 Principles of Effective Teaching" (TED. Pierre Pirad)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

BE EXCELLENT!

February 6th - February 10th, 2016

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Surround yourself with people who will leap out
of the dugout should you ever charge the mound."  --Baseballism

"Passion is oxygen for the soul."  --Bill Butler

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

Monday, February 6th--REACH CCA and Fine Arts Priority Day

Tuesday, February 7th--REACH Math Priority Day and 

"Lion King" Cast Party (2PM)

Wednesday, February 8th--5th Grade Tour and Registration (9AM),

REACH Science Priority Day and Fossil Ridge Pre-Staffing (District)

Thursday, February 9th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, February 10th--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday to Mrs. Brackett...February 9th**

Congratulations to Mrs. Bosen, Mrs. Sheeran, and the Cast & Crew

of "The Lion King" for an EXCELLENT performance! Each night 

was packed, and never disappointed. Another obvious example of 

the talent and work ethic of the students and teachers at Fossil 

Ridge Intermediate School...ITS ALWAYS A GREAT DAY TO BE

A T-REX!

Congratulations to our recent "Get Your Brain On" students for

their academic success.

Weekly "Plinko" and "T-Rex" Students...fabulous prizes, "You can

even win a new car."

Wow! Language Arts 6 "T-Rex Readers"...students rewarded with milk

and cookies for reading at least FOUR books during the month of January!

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

"Kids and Mistakes: Growth Mindset" (Live Science)

"Fostering Growth Mindset" (YouTube. 5 minute clip)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK...

BE EXCELLENT!

January 23rd - January 27th

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Great teachers define their own success by the success
of their students. They understand its not about teaching...
its about student learning."  --Danny Steele

"We ALL have tremendous power to affect the lives of people around us."  John Maxwell

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

Monday, January 23rd--PLC Early Out (School Dismisses @ 11:45AM) and 

School-Wide Team Meeting (12:30PM)

Tuesday, January 24th--REACH Math Priority Day and Science 6

Clark Planetarium Visit (Theater)

Wednesday, January 25th--REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, January 26th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day, 

Fossil Ridge Learning Walks, and "Lion King" Faculty Night (7PM)

Friday, January 27th--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day and

"The Lion King" Opening Night (7PM)

Saturday, January 28th-- "The Lion King"(7PM)

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations to our Fossil Ridge "Get Your Brain On" Students for the

weeks of January 8th-January 13th and January 16th-January 20th!

Our Excellent "T-Rex" Students for the weeks of January 8th-January 13th and

January 16th-January 20th!

**Happy Birthday Mrs. Wiese...January 28th**

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Effective Collaboration and Student Learning

"Be Insanely Clear on Learning Outcomes" (Mike Mattos. Solution Tree)

"The Big Bang Theory: Collaboration"

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

BE EXCELLENT!

January 9th - January 13th Happy New Year!

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Be so invested in your craft that you don't have time to 
listen to naysayers. No time for negativity. You are too
busy creating your future."  --Jon Gordon

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers,
the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround
yourself with those that see the greatness within you, 
even when you don't see it yourself."  --Edmund Lee

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

Monday, January 9th--REACH CCA and Fine Arts Priority Day

Tuesday, January 10th--REACH Math Priority Day

Wednesday, January 11th--REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, January 12th--Safety Drill and REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, January 13th--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

**Note**...NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16th (Martin Luther King Day)

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

For the 8th consecutive year Fossil Ridge has been named a "Model PLC School" by Solution Tree. There are only 69 such schools (elementary through high) in the entire nation, and just two in the State of Utah that have been identified as "Model Schools." You can access our school's purpose, story, demographics, practices, and results at the all things PLC website, specifically at the following URL:

http://www.allthingsplc.info/evidence/details/id,507

As a result of the above mentioned designation, Fossil Ridge was also invited to apply for the 2016-2017 Solution Tree DuFour award. This award highlights the top performing PLC schools in the entire nation, and includes a $25,000 prize for the winning school. See the following links for information on DuFour Award, Fossil Ridge Application Document, and Fossil Ridge PLC YouTube clip. The top school will be announced in February at the Solution Tree Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

DuFour Award  https://www.solutiontree.com/awards

Fossil Ridge Application Document https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yZddTl4fTe-X_SfbvzAsW6KHy265oMqpxxJ4sTzmSVs/edit

Video Clip  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzh1lhD88VY

Secondly, we just heard from the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) that Fossil Ridge has been re-designated as a "Break-Through" School.  This designation is tied to our evidence of learning/assessment data, demographics (must be at least 30% Free and Reduced), and practices that result in high levels of learning for all students. Six such schools will receive invitations to send a team to present at the annual conference this June in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Awards are great, and a good way to celebrate the fact that our teachers and teams are engaged in the right work.  Perhaps more than anything this is evidence of the powerful process of teaching and learning at Fossil Ridge! The success we have, and the success we continue to pursue are the result of teachers who are invested in the process, and students (all) who are meeting high expectations and learning at high levels!  We realize our journey never ends, and we can never be satisfied with the status quo as we pursue perfection, yet we also can take time to pause, and reflect on the successes we have achieved at Fossil Ridge.

Congratulations to our Fossil Ridge Lego League Robotics students and

teams on a very successful and fun competition at Dixie State on Saturday!!

Special "shout-out" to Mr. Stewart and Mrs. Emett for all their time and effort 

helping our kids prepare!

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Teams are THE critical component in a successful Professional Learning 

Community. Interdependent teams focused on the right work establish a 

culture of learning where ALL students can and will learn at high levels.

This week's resources focus on the inherent value of collaboration, and the

pivotal role it plays in student learning.

"Groups vs. Teams" (Richard DuFour. Solution Tree. YouTube.)

"Roll Up Our Sleeves and Become Better" (Richard DuFour. Solution Tree. YouTube)

"Creating High Functioning Teams" (Jasmine Kullar. Solution Tree Blog.)

Have a Great Week...BE EXCELLENT!

December 5th - December 9th, 2016

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"The deepest and most profound learning occurs by doing...taking
action, seeing what works and what doesn't, and trying again."  --Richard DuFour

"Don't just teach, create an experience for students...Uncommon Experience

leads to Uncommon Effort from our students."  --Dave Burgess

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

Monday, December 5th--PLC "Early Out" Day...School ends at 11:45AM and 

Fossil Ridge Winter Choir Concert (6PM/Fossil Ridge Gym)

Tuesday, December 6th--Safety Drill and REACH Math Priority Day

Wednesday, December 7th--Pearl Harbor Day, Faculty Learning Walks (During Prep),

REACH Science Priority Day, and Faculty Meeting (2:10PM)

Thursday, December 8th--College and Career Awareness "Pre-school Day" and

REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, December 9th--Mrs. Kris Sewell Birthday :) and REACH PE & Social Studies

Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday Mrs. Kris Sewell...(December 10th)

Congratulations to the "Get Your Brain On" Students for the Week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2

Fossil Ridge Show Choir Performing at the 2016 Dickens Festival...

Last Thursday the Fossil Ridge "Math Counts" Students participated in an Intermediate

Math competition. Fossil Ridge had 5 Students in the Top 10, including 1st and 2nd

Place...EXCELLENCE!!

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

**Article(s)**

"The 5 Priorities of Classroom Management" (Edutopia)

**Video Clip(s)**

"5 Rules to Follow as You Find Your Spark" (YouTube. Simon Sinek...if you don't want

to listen to Usher's introduction, start at 1:20)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK...

BE EXCELLENT!

November 28th - December 2nd...Holy Cow, Its December Already!!

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"At times we only see the loudest parts of the children
we teach. We only see the parts that they work so hard
to show. We forget that what we see is not the full story
and it never will be."  -Unknown

"If your vision-your purpose-your dream is great,
then so is your potential for success."  -John Maxwell

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS
Monday, November 28th--REACH College & Career Awareness and
Fine Arts Priority Day
Tuesday, November 29th--REACH Math Priority Day
Wednesday, November 30th--REACH Science Priority Day
Thursday, December 1st--REACH Language Arts Priority Day
Friday, December 2nd--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

Students, welcome back from Thanksgiving Break!! It seems as if we been away

from Fossil Ridge for weeks. Here's to a week filled with PURPOSE, PASSION,

and EXCELLENCE!

Pictures from the Annual Fossil Ridge "Turkey Trot"...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

--Video Clip(s)--

"How to Get Insanely Clear About Student Learning" (Mike Mattos. Solution Tree)

"Groups vs. Teams" (Rick DuFour. Solution Tree)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

BE EXCELLENT IN ALL THAT YOU DO!