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!

November 7th - November 11th...Happy November!

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve
success if they are dedicated to and passionate about
what they do."    --Unknown

"Push your thinking, challenge the status quo, teach better,
run faster. We really do need greatness, all of our kids
deserve it."   --Jimmy Casas

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS
Monday, November 7th--2nd Trimester Begins, REACH Session #2...Student
Training Day, Math 6 Team Reflection, and Faculty and Family
 Bar-B-Q & Swim Party (6PM Washington Community Center)
Tuesday, November 8th--REACH Math Priority Day, 7:15AM Fine Arts
Team Reflection, 6th Period Science 7 Team Reflection, and 
2:10PM Language Arts Team Reflection
Wednesday, November 9th--REACH Science Priority Day, 7:15AM PE
Team Reflection, 4th Period Language Arts 6 Team Reflection, and 
2:10PM Science 6 Team Reflection
Thursday, November 10th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day,
7:15AM Social Studies Team Reflection, 1st Period CCA Team Reflection,
and 2:10PM Math 7 Team Reflection
Friday, November 11th--REACH Social Studies Priority Day and 
7:15AM Special Education Team Reflection
Saturday, November 12th--Orchestra Concert (TBA/Pine View High School)

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT
Congratulations to Ms. Gubler's Art Students, for their achievement in 
the Washington County Health Department "Radon Awareness" Art
Contest.  Fossil Ridge had THREE students finishing in the top 10, and 
1 student winning the contest...Next step, State of Utah competition! 

"Get Your Brain On" Students for the Week of October 31st - November 4th

Happy Halloween...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Explanation of "New" REACH Academic Time (YouTube)

"Excellence for ALL Students" (ASCD. 2009)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

BE EXCELLENT!

October 31st - November 4th...Student Empowerment Week

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT

WEEKLY SCHEDULE...STUDENT EMPOWERMENT 

Monday. October 31st--Happy Halloween! "Be a Drug Free Hero" 

(Halloween Dress-Up), and REACH Fine Arts and College & Career Readiness 

Priority Day

Tuesday, November 1st--"Be a Hero" (Red, White, and Blue) and REACH

Mathematics Priority Day

Wednesday, November 2nd--"Respect Yourself & Others" (Dress-Up Nice, Sunday Best)

and REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, November 3rd--"Sock It To Bullies" (Crazy Sock Day/with Shoes)

and REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, November 4th--FINAL DAY OF 1st TRIMESTER--"Be a Drug Free Team"

(Sports Attire, Jerseys, Hats) and REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. EMETT...October 31st**

Congratulations to the "Get Your Brain On" students for the Week of

October 24th-28th...BE EXCELLENT!

Last Week the Fossil Ridge Trimester Choir, Beginning Band, Show Choir, and

Intermediate Band Students performed at our Fall Concert. Our Students were

absolutely fantastic! Thank You's go out to Mrs. Sheeran and Mr. Nielsen for all

their hard work getting our students prepared and confident for the performance!

Fossil Ridge students earned some awards last week...The Washington Country and 

State of Utah Freedom Poetry Contest, and even had a visit from Mayor Pike to 

talk about the importance of Reading with our students..."Fossil Ridge Reads & Writes"

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

As we begin the month of November, I wanted to focus our Professional Learning topic

this month on the power of PURPOSE, in essence "why we do what we do."

As educators we all believe in being a school full of PURPOSE, PASSION, and 

EXCELLENCE, but the question is "WHY?" Why are we here? Why do we believe 

what we do? Why do we do what we do? and Why do we continue forward in the 

pursuit of perfection? Take a look at the following and may all of us at Fossil

Ridge take time to reflect.

**Video Clips**

"It All Starts With "Why" (Simon Sinek. TED Talk.)

"Know Your Why" (Michael Jr. YouTube) ...shared by Mrs. Brackett

**Article**

"Importance of Knowing Who You Are" (Solution Tree Blog. Geri Parscale)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

BE EXCELLENT :)

October 24th - October 28th

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

Monday, October 24th--PLC Early Out Day (School Ends at 11:45AM) and 

Faculty Bar-B-Q and Swim Party (6PM/Washington Community Center)

Tuesday, October 25th--REACH Math Priority Day and Band Concert (6PM)

Wednesday, October 26th--REACH Science Priority Day and 

Choir Concert (6PM)

Thursday, October 27th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, October 28th--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday...October 24th Mrs. Stevens!!**

Congratulations to our "Get Your Brain On" Students for the Week of Oct. 17-21...

On Friday, Mrs. Guisinger's Language Arts Students released their "Red Kayak" 

Butterflies. The Butterflies represented a New Beginning and related to messages

from the novel "Red Kayak"...

Friday was "Monster" Day at Fossil Ridge Intermediate School...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

**Video Clip(s)**

"Unpacking Formative Assessment" (Dylan Williams. YouTube)

"Using Formative Assessments" (Ken Williams. Solution Tree. YouTube)

**Article(s)

"Every Lesson Needs a Story Line" (Educational Leadership. October, 2016)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK...

BE EXCELLENT!!

Week of October 17th - October 21st

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT

"We have the opportunity to become a Hero to a student Every Day."

                                                                            --Robert Eaker

WEEKLY SCHEDULE AND EVENTS

Monday, October 17th--REACH Fine Arts and College and Career Awareness

Priority Day, and District Fine Arts Vertical Collaboration

Tuesday, October 18th--REACH Math Priority Day

Wednesday, October 19th--Safety Drill, REACH Science Priority Day, and

School Leadership Team Meeting (2:10PM)

Thursday, October 20th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, October 21st--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

Fossil Ridge Art Students have been invited to participate in this year's Google 

"Doodle" competition. The winning student will be awarded a $30,000 college 

scholarship. Good Luck T-Rexers!!

   Congratulations to the Fossil Ridge "T-Rex Students" for the week of October 10th-12th!!

                Congratulations to our "Get Your Brain On" students...BE EXCELLENT!

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

"Believe In Me" (YouTube. 2 minutes)

"Take a Seat, Make a Friend"...The Power of Human Relationships (YouTube. 5 minutes)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

BE EXCELLENT!