Notes+from+Lit+Team+Meeting

Starting 1/25/2010 All notes from Lit Team that Tony takes will be stored here. Italics are Tony's notes

Agenda: Beth Clark – new book share FYI: Caldecott Winner: **The Lion & the Mouse** by Jerry Pinkney Newbery Winner: **When You Reach Me** by Rebecca Stead //Both very good according to Beth Coretta Scott King Award: Bad News for Outlaws, about Bass Reed Beth shared lots and lots of Award winners, talk to her if you are interested in more. She has most award winners and the Newberry, Caldecott and a few others already have been marked with the Stickers.//
 * Learning : **

Cyndi McNeal – Update from District Primary Lit. Council Tony Keefer – Update from Intermediate Lit. Council //At both councils we worked on general rubrics for the targeted writing pieces. Lots of good questions. Cyndi and Tony will be meeting with grade level teams about the rubrics, feedback and collecting ideas for 2nd trimester.//

Anne Armstrong – Update from ESL //Otela tests are coming up, teachers will be notified. Meetings for parents are coming up and Anne has notified the parents.// Team Talks:

Follow up on Dec./Jan. grade level discussions. Share how you are using numbers in ProgressBook for the assessments of literacy assignments. Discussion of second trimester (Nov. 23 – Mar. 4) collection of AC, PR, and LP writing samples. New Grade Level Discussion topic for Jan. / Feb.

How can we involve parents in literacy activities at SCE (ex. Family literacy/math nights, technology, intermediate family book talks)? Brainstorm ideas/dates (school year 2010-2011) for these activities. //Generate ideas at a team level about the above issues. Movie club (talk to Mary about this). Jill gave us a form to use for brainstorming ideas.//

Getting students hooked on books/ Reading for Pleasure/Sustained Silent Reading BookBuilder cd’s, new books for early readers, etc. //Jill has tons of ideas for this.//
 * Next Meeting:** Monday, February 22, 2010

Jill, Tish, and Anne After School Reading Club
 * Service Updates:**