T-Rex Rising Weekly Focus: April 2016

Monday, April 18, 2016

April 18th - April 22nd

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"There is little point in spending time on Formative
Assessment unless it leads to modification of
Teaching and Learning. In other words, Formative
Assessment is a means to design instruction that's
a better fit for Student needs, not an end in itself."
--Carol Ann Tomlinson

"The most important thing about feedback is
what the students do with it." --Dylan William

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Monday, April 18th-- Math 7 SAGE Testing, REACH College & Career
Awareness and Fine Arts Priority Day
Tuesday, April 19th-- Math 7 SAGE Testing, REACH Math Priority Day
Wednesday, April 20th-- Math 7 SAGE Testing, Fossil Ridge Community
Council (9:30AM), REACH Science Priority Day, and Officer Lewis Birthday!
Thursday, April 21st-- Math 7 SAGE Testing and Language Arts Priority
Day
Friday, April 22nd-- Math 7 SAGE Testing, Fossil Ridge Anti-Bullying
Day, and REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE T-REX SPOTLIGHT
**Happy Birthday Officer Lewis...April 20th**

Congratulations to our March Students of the Month...BE EXCELLENT!

Congratulations to the Following Fossil Ridge Students for Participating
and Placing in the 2016 District Visual Arts Competition...
BEST OF SHOW: Brinlee Mendenhall; "Black & White" 1st Place: Laken Ence,
2nd Place McKenna Brackett, 3rd Place Kambrie Stewart; "Dry Color":
1st Place Sean Pifferi, 2nd Place Brinlee Mendenhall, 3rd Place Breya Terry;
"Wet Color": 1st Place Gabby Hafen, 2nd Place Whitney Merrinew,
3rd Place Katie Langford

Congratulations to our "Get Your Brain On" Students for the Week of April 4th-8th...

Congratulations to our "Get Your Brain On" Students Week of April 11th-15th...

The Fossil Ridge Language Arts 7 Team was recently honored with the

prestigious 2016 "Best Language Arts 7 Team at Fossil Ridge" Award... HAHA :)

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

**Formative Assessment and the Power of Feedback**

"The Secret of Effective Feedback" (Dylan William. Educational Leadership)

"Student Feedback: Do They Hear You" John Hattie. Educational Leadership)

"Teachers As Change Agents" (John Hattie. YouTube)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

BE EXCELLENT!

Monday, April 4, 2016

April 4th - April 8th, 2016

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"The overall opportunity gap is the result
of a compilation-the cumulative effect of
many separate gaps. When the time comes
that we make a serious, sustained effort
to close those gaps, we'll lift ALL
children up. We'll see children succeeding
at new levels, as high as their opportunities
will take them." -Unknown

"An Educators job is to maximize what you've
been given, whether is a little or a lot.
Find as many ways as possible to maximize your
students' potential." -Jay Parker

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
Monday, April 4th: PLC Early Out (School Dismisses at 11:45AM)
LA6 SAGE Testing and Mrs. Jaggi's Birthday!
Tuesday, April 5th: REACH Math Priority Day, LA6 SAGE
Testing and PVHS "Cats" Cast (2PM/Front of School)
Wednesday, April 6th: REACH Science Priority Day and
LA6 SAGE Testing
Thursday, April 7th: REACH Language Arts Priority Day,
7th Grade CCA Field Trip to Zion National Park (All Day)
and LA6 SAGE Testing
Friday, April 8th: REACH Social Studies and PE Priority
Day and LA6 SAGE Testing (Make-Up)