Welcome to February!! Week of February 1st - 5th

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion
 is the fire that lights the way."  -Unknown 

"Learning for ALL students means High Standards,
 High Expectations, and No Excuses...We do well
 when we ALL do well."   -Pedro Noguera

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Monday, February 1st--Early Out PLC Day (11:45AM)

Tuesday, February 2nd--REACH Math Priority Day and "Annie" Cast Party (2PM)

Wednesday, February 3rd--REACH Science Priority Day and 

 "Leader In Me" Symposium...Fossil Ridge Parents Invited at

 No Cost (information coming through email)

Thursday, February 4th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day and

 National School Counselors Day 

Friday, February 5th--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday Mrs. Smith...Monday, February 1st !!

IT WAS A GREAT WEEK TO BE A T-REX...

Congratulations to Mrs. Bosen, Mrs. Sheeran, and the Entire 

Cast and Crew of "Annie" on an amazing musical! Each night

the Little Theater was packed full of parents, families, students,

community members, and Fossil Ridge faculty and staff members.

Thank You to the Students of Fossil Ridge for sharing your wonderful

individual and collective talents with us the past two weeks. All the 

hard work over the past several months paid off with an amazing

final product that everyone involved should be extremely proud of!

The Fossil Ridge "Birds of Paradise" Robotics Team (ALL GIRLS) 

competed in the Utah State Lego League Competition at Utah 

Valley University this past Saturday. Robotics teams from all over 

the state participated and our "Birds of Paradise" finished in 

23rd Place...CONGRATULATIONS and a special THANK YOU to 

the Fossil Ridge Robotics Coaches Mrs. Emett and Mr. Stewart!!

Weekly Fossil Ridge "Get Your Brain On" Students...

Weekly Fossil Ridge "T-Rex Students"...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

**Student Centered Learning**

    Video Clips:

          "Facilitating Peer Learning"  (Teaching Channel. 10 min.)

          "A Student Centered Classroom" (TED Talk. 7 min.)

          "Inquiry Based Learning" (Teaching Channel. 10 min)

     Articles:

          "Student Centered Learning Starts with the Teacher" (Edutopia)

          "5 Ways to Make Your Classroom Student Centered" (EdWeek Teacher)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK 

and

BE EXCELLENT!!

January 25th - January 30th, 2016 BE EXCELLENT!

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Teaching content is Important... But kids
 will NEVER FORGET you listened to them
 and that YOU genuinely CARED for their
 well-being."  -Justin Tarte (emphasis added)

"Every Kid Deserves a Champion" (TED Talk. Rita Pierson)

"The Fundamental Purpose of Education is
 Learning not Teaching, all that we do must
 center on the fundamental purpose of High
 Levels of Learning for ALL Students."  -Richard DuFour

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Monday, January 25th--REACH College & Career Readiness
 and Fine Arts Priority Day and "Annie" (7PM/FRIS Theater)
Tuesday, January 26th--REACH Math Priority Day
Wednesday, January 27th--REACH Science Priority Day and
 "Annie" Matinee (Sandstone & Riverside students)
Thursday January 28th--REACH Language Arts Day
Friday January 29th--REACH PE and Social Studies Priority Day
 and "Annie" (7PM/FRIS Theater)
Saturday, January 30th--"Annie" Closing Night (7PM/FRIS Theater) and
 Lego League State Championships...Fossil Ridge "Birds of Paradise"
 (Utah Valley University)

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

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

It was an EXCELLENT week at Fossil Ridge Intermediate! Four of

our fabulous teachers earned education grants to be used in 

their classrooms to enhance student learning. Congratulations to

Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Emett, Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Smith and most 

importantly, the students who will ultimately benefit from this

grant money.  

Mrs. Snow's Science 6 Class is learning about the Solar System

and Moon Phases. During the week her students took part in a

hands on activity to learn more about the various Moon Phases 

in relationship to the Sun.  

Friday, our Language Arts 6 Students were able to hear

from Fantasy Author Lance Conrad. Mr Conrad encouraged

our Students to read and pursue their passions at school

and in life.  

The Fossil Ridge Intermediate School Musical "Annie" opened

Friday night and will continue playing this week on Monday,

January 25th, Friday, January 29th, and Saturday, January 30th.

Congratulations to Mrs. Bosen, Mrs. Sherran and the talented

Cast and Crew for an EXCELLENT first week!! :)

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

  Video Clip:

     "Students React to Being Called Important" (YouTube)

  Articles:

     "Letting Students Sink, Doesn't Teach Them to Swim" (Washington Post)

     "Ask the Right Questions About RTI" (Solution Tree. Mike Mattos)

  Webinar: 

     "Simplifying RTI" (Mike Mattos)

LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT WEEK 

TO BE A T-REX...BE EXCELLENT!

January 19th - January 23rd

Weekly Quote/Thought
INTENTIONAL EXCELLENCE!!
"Nobody ever ended up on the top of
Mount Everest accidentally. Extraordinary
achievement is intentional."  -Mark Sanborn

"If you FAIL, never give up because F.A.I.L. means

First Attempt in Learning. End is not the end. In

fact E.N.D. means Effort Never Dies. If you get

NO as an answer, remember NO means Next 

Opportunity. Be Positive in 2016"  -Spengii

Fossil Ridge Weekly Activities & Events

Tuesday, January 19th--REACH Math Priority Day

Wednesday, January 20th--REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, January 21st--REACH Language Arts Priority Day 

 and Faculty & Family BBQ and "Little Orphan Annie" Faculty

 performance (6PM)

Friday, January 22nd--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority

 Day and School Musical "Little Orphan Annie" Opening Night

 (7PM/FRIS Theater)

Saturday, January 23rd--"Little Orphan Annie" (7PM/FRIS Theater)

Fossil Ridge Student and Faculty Spotlight

**Happy Birthday Mr. Gustavenson...January 18th 

Recently, THREE Fossil Ridge Teachers...Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Meyers

and Mr. Stewart, were filmed during classroom instruction. The focus

was on STEM Education, Assessment, and using Technology in the

classroom. Fossil Ridge was notified yesterday that ALL THREE lessons

are now available for teachers from across the nation to view as 

professional learning resources.  Congratulations!

Mrs. Bennett's Math Students using Algebraic Equations to 

Debate Cloth vs. Disposable Diapers

Final Week of "Annie" Rehearsals 

Weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students

Weekly "T-Rex" Students

Fossil Ridge Professional Learning

*Response to Intervention*

     -Video Clips

GVC's (Learning Targets) and Intervention

     -Articles

"Letting Students Sink Doesn't Teach them to Swim" (Washington Post. Rick DuFour)

"The WHY Behind RTI"  (ASCD. Buffum, Mattos, Weber)

IT'S A GREAT WEEK TO BE A T-REX!

BE EXCELLENT!

Week of January 11th - January 15th

Weekly Quote/Thought
"Surround yourself with the Dreamers and the Doers,
 the Believers and the Thinkers, but most of all
 surround yourself with those who see the 
 greatness within you, even when you don't see
 it yourself." --Edmund Lee

"A successful journey does not begin with taking 

 a first step, rather it begins by facing the right 

 direction." --Mike Mattos

Fossil Ridge Weekly Activities & Events

Monday, January 11th -REACH College & Career Awareness

 and Fine Arts Priority Day
Tuesday, January 12th -REACH Math Priority Day
Wednesday, January 13th -REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, January 14th -REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, January 15th -REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

Fossil Ridge Faculty & Student Spotlight

What a great first week back to school! Our Faculty, Staff 

and Students all returned ready to go to work and begin

the 2nd half of the school year with a bang! Students

finished Registration for REACH Extension Offerings for

the next session of REACH on Friday. Our Teacher Teams

are not only providing valuable extension opportunities for

our students, but are ensuring that students who require 

additional help are provided with necessary time throughout

the week, even on "non-priority" days. Our Teacher Teams

sincerely believe that ALL the students of Fossil Ridge 

can/will learn at high levels and as a result work tirelessly

to guarantee that each one of our students is afforded 

the necessary resources, time, and opportunities to

demonstrate learning... our Faculty and Staff is committed

to do "whatever it takes"!

This past Saturday our Fossil Ridge Robotics Teams/Students

participated in a Regional Lego-League Robotics Competition, 

held at Dixie State University.  Fossil Ridge had four teams who

competed...Blue Dragons, Fossil Bots, Robo Rex 2.0 and 

Birds of Paradise. Each of the four teams presented and defended

a project and competed in 3 different rounds of Lego Robotics. 

Teams earned points for the presentation items and the actual

robotics.  Two of the Fossil Ridge Robotics Teams finished in 

the top 15... the Birds of Paradise (*State Qualifier*) and the 

Fossil Bots. Congratulations to each team and all of the students

who participated and shared their learning on Saturday, and a

special Thank You to Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Emett, and the many

supportive parents who coached-up and cheered on our students!

Congratulations to our "Get Your Brain On" Students...December 18th

Congratulations to our "Get Your Brain On" Students...January 8th!!

Fossil Ridge Professional Learning

**Response to Intervention and Closing the Achievement Gap**

     -Articles

          "Trademarks of Effective Intervention"  (Solution Tree. Dec, 2015)

          "Closing the Achievement Gap"  (ASCD. March, 2011)

     -Video Clips

          "Response to Intervention"  (Buffman, Mattos, Weber. 4 Minutes)

          

          "What Do We Want for Our Students?"   (Mattos. 6 Minutes)    

ITS A GREAT WEEK TO BE A T-REX!

BE EXCELLENT!  

WELCOME BACK...January 5th - January 8th, 20016

Weekly Quote/Thought
"The single most influential component of an
 effective school is the individual teachers
 within the school." --Robert Marzano

"Remember that your personal Excellence starts
 over each day. Learn to Reflect and Forgive 
 yourself, and then aspire to be better the 
 next day." --Jimmy Casas

FRIS Weekly Activities & Events

Tuesday, January 5th WELCOME BACK! -REACH Math Priority Day 
Wednesday, January 6th -REACH Science Priority Day and
 Student REACH Online Registration
Thursday, January 7th -REACH Language Arts Priority Day and

 REACH Registration Closes

Friday, January 8th -REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

Saturday, January 9th -FRIS Robotics Team Competition

 at Dixie State College

Fossil Ridge Intermediate Spotlight

Recently Fossil Ridge was named a "Solution Tree Model School.

There are only 7 such schools in the entire State of Utah and

only 207 such schools across the entire nation! This honor has

also allowed Fossil Ridge to apply for the Solution Tree 

"DuFour Award", recognizing the top PLC in the United States

and Canada. This is great recognition for our students, faculty,

staff, and Fossil Ridge.  Below I have included two items that

were submitted as part of the application process.

"We Are Fossil Ridge" --Background Information about Fossil Ridge and
Evidence of maintaining an effective PLC Climate.

"All Things PLC Model School Info" --PLC Model School Demographics,
Story, Practices, Achievement Data and Awards information.

Fossil Ridge Professional Learning
Edutopia Article
PLC and PLN: Modern Day Professional Learning

ASCD Article
The Power of Collaboration

Have a Great Week!

BE EXCELLENT :)