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!

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)

FOSSIL RIDGE T-REX SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday Mrs. Jaggi...April 4th**

**Happy Birthday Mr. Lorentzen...April 9th**

Congratulations to Mrs. Sherran and the Fossil Ridge

Show Choir for earning straight Superior marks at the

WCSD Intermediate SUPAF Choir Festival...

Congratulations to our weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students 

For Being Excellent...

April Fools Day fun at Fossil Ridge...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

"Assessing Student Understanding" (Solution Tree Blog)

"The Futility of PLC Lite" (Richard DuFour & Doug Reeves)

"Practices for Effective Student Learning" (Ed Leadership)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

BE EXCELLENT!

Week of March 29th - April 1st

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"So often we use assessments in schools to inform
 students of their progress and attainment. Of course
 this is important, but it is more critical to use this 
 information to inform teachers about their impact
 on students. Using assessments as feedback for
 teachers is powerful. This power is truly maximized
 when assessments are timely, informative, and 
 related to what teachers are actually teaching."
                                                   --John Hattie

"Innovations that include strengthening the practice of

 formative assessment produce significant and often

 substantial student learning gains."  --Dylan William

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Tuesday, March 29th--REACH Math Priority Day and Mr. Jaggi Birthday

Wednesday, March 30th--REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, March 31st--REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, April 1st--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day and

Fossil Ridge Show Choir @ SUPAF

FOSSIL RIDGE T-REX SPOTLIGHT

**Happy Birthday Mr. Ric Jaggi...March 29th 

Congratulations to Mrs. Bosen and all the Fossil Ridge Students
who participated in last week's Intermediate School "Dramatic
Arts Festival" at Tonaquint...Fossil Ridge had more entries than
any other local Intermediate School!!

Congratulations to our weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students...

2016 Fossil Ridge 6th Grade Science Fair Winners...Fantastic and Creative Projects!!

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

**Professional Learning**

Professional Development for Life-long Learning" (ASCD Inservice)

"Stuck on an Escalator: Take Action" (YouTube. 3 minutes)

**Assessment and Meaningful Feedback for Learning**

"Meaningful Feedback for Teachers and Students" (MindShift)

"Making Feedback Meaningful" (Teaching Channel. 10 minutes)

"Authentic Feedback" (Teaching Channel. 5 minutes)

HAVE A WEEK FILLED WITH

PURPOSE, PASSION, AND EXCELLENCE!

March 21st - March 25th

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Remember that every misbehavior or
 defiance in your classroom has a story
 behind it...and 9 times out of 10, the 
 story behind the misbehavior won't
 make you angry. It will break your heart."
                                                -Lifelong Learners

"To be literate is to be on the pathway to
 becoming a life-long learner, and literacy
 is essential if we're to have educated
 individuals and a truly free society...its
 difficult, if not impossible to reach one's
 full potential without being able to read."
                                    -LeVar Burton

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Monday, March 21st--REACH Fine Arts and College & Career

Awareness Priority Day

Tuesday, March 22nd--REACH Math Priority Day and

6th Grade Science Fair (Theater)

Wednesday, March 23rd--REACH Science Priority Day and

6th Grade Science Fair (Theater)

Thursday, March 24th--REACH Social Studies and PE

Priority Day, College & Career Awareness "Child Care Day",

and Intermediate Dramatic Arts Festival (Tonaquint)

Friday, March 25th--NO SCHOOL/Spring Recess

FOSSIL RIDGE T-REX SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations to these two "Fossil Ridge Superstars"

for finishing in 1st and 3rd Place in the 2016 Elks

Lodge "Patriotism" Essay Contest..BE EXCELLENT!

Congratulations to Mr. Ric Jaggi (Science 6) the 2016

"UEA/KUED EXELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD"...only

10 Teachers chosen from the entire State of Utah!!

Weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students Being EXCELLENT!

Congratulations to our Weekly "T-Rex" Students! Can you spot

Mr. Woods...Where's Waldo?

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

"Data Driven Professional Development" (Teaching Channel. 7 min)

"Beyond Memorization: Next Level Literacy" (PL. Brunner)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK...

BE EXCELLENT!

WELCOME BACK... March 14th - March 18th

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"When teachers create 'curiosity' in their
 classrooms, kids start to wonder...when
 they wonder, they want to learn more."
                                        --Rick Wormeli

"Success is...knowing your purpose in life,

 growing to reach your maximum potential,

 and sowing seeds that benefit others."

                                             --John C. Maxwell

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Monday, March 14th--REACH Fine Arts and College & Career 

Awareness Priority Day

Tuesday, March 15th--REACH Math Priority Day and "What's

Right with Fossil Ridge" School Board Presentation (4PM)

Wednesday, March 16th--REACH Science Priority Day and 

Fossil Ridge Community Council Meeting (9:30AM)

Thursday, March 17th--REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, March 18th--REACH Social Studies and PE Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE T-REX SPOTLIGHT

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr. Candland...March 17th**

Congratulations to the Weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students...

Congratulations to the Weekly "T-Rex" Students...

Mrs. Jack celebrating "The Graveyard Book" with LA6 Students...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

"Why Are So Many of Our Teachers and Schools Successful?"  

 (John Hattie.YouTube 15 minutes)

"Planning Professional Learning"

 (Thomas Guskey. Educational Leadership)

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

BE EXCELLENT!

     

February 29th - March 3rd...Make It a Great Week to be a T-Rex

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT
"Stop Being Afraid of what can Go Wrong
 and Start Being Excited about what can
 Go Right." --Unknown

"Educators like to brag about everyone else, 

 except ourselves. This has to change. If 

 it's the truth, it's not bragging." --Dwight Carter

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Monday, February 29th--Happy Leap Day! REACH Session #5

 Begins and REACH Fine Arts and College and Career Awareness

 Priority Day

Tuesday, March 1st--REACH Math Priority Day

Wednesday, March 2nd--REACH Science Priority Day

Thursday, March 3rd--REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, March 4th--REACH Social Studies and PE 

 Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE SPOTLIGHT

*Happy Birthday Mrs. Morris...Wednesday, March 2nd*

*Happy Birthday Mrs. Bean...Friday, March 4th*

Congratulations to the Mrs. Hodek and the Fossil 

Ridge Beginning and Intermediate Bands, both Bands 

earned Superior Marks and took 1st Place overall 

at Last Week's SUPAF Intermediate Festival!! 

Congratulations to Mrs. Anderson (Math 6) for being awarded

the Planet 94.1FM "Best Teacher on the Planet" Teacher of

the Week...BE EXCELLENT!

Weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students...Congratulations on 

Your Excellence!

Weekly "T-Rex" Students...Celebrating Excellence!

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

**Article(s)**

     "Informative Assessment" (Solution Tree Press)

     "Student Centered Learning: The Teacher's Role" (Edutopia)

*Video(s)**

     "Student Centered Discussion:Socratic Seminar" (Teaching Channel)

Have a Week Filled With

PASSION, PRIDE AND EXCELLENCE!

February 22nd - February 26th...BE EXCELLENT!

WEEKLY QUOTE/THOUGHT

"We ALL need to challenge each other

 to achieve EXCELLENCE. Great Teams

 produce Great Teachers, and Great

 Teachers produce Student Achievement."

                           --John Hattie

"Alone we can do so little; together

 we can do so much."  --Helen Keller

FOSSIL RIDGE WEEKLY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Monday, February 22nd-Beginning of 3rd Trimester, 

and REACH College & Career Awareness and Fine Arts

Priority Day

Tuesday, February 23rd-REACH Math Priority Day

Wednesday, February 24th-REACH Science Priority Day 

and Fossil Ridge Intermediate Band @ SUPAF

Thursday, February 25th-Spring Pictures and 

REACH Language Arts Priority Day

Friday, February 26th-"NetSmart" Assembly

(Internet Safety) and REACH Social Studies and PE

Priority Day

FOSSIL RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SPOTLIGHT

Happy Birthday...Mrs. Sandra Overfelt...February 25th

Fossil Ridge REACH Time providing additional opportunities

for Students to Succeed through Re-Teaching, Re-Learning, 

and Extending Learning...

Weekly "Get Your Brain On" Students Celebrating Excellence...

Weekly "T-Rex" Students, Its a Great Day to be a T-Rex...

Mrs. Annie's 2nd Period EXCEL Students Celebrating HUGE 

Growth during 2nd Trimester...

FOSSIL RIDGE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Article:

     "The Moment Everything Changes" (Ken Williams)

Video Clips:

"Collaborative Expertise" (John Hattie. 3 Minutes)

"Great Schools Impact on Learning" (John Hattie. 3 Minutes)

LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT WEEK 

TO BE A T-REX!