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December 12, 2025

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  Friday Focus  I hope everyone has had a great week! This will be the last Friday Focus of 2025.  Thank you for your work during in-service on Wednesday. This year we have been focusing on getting back to the basics. Like CIA has said, many of the strategies they have gone over have been strategies you have used in the past, but maybe didn't know the science behind it. Using the 4 power tools, Retrieval Practice, Spacing, Interleaving, and Feedback-driven Metacognition will help our students learn and remember your content better.  We only have 2 instructional days and 3 semester test days left in this semester. As we quickly approach the end of the semester there are a few items I want to remind you about to ensure they are completed. I don't have a lot of new information in this week's Friday Focus, so here are the reminders for the end of the semester. 1. Grades are due before you leave on December 19. You will need to verify your Semester 1 grades. Please double...

December 5, 2025

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Friday Focus  I hope everyone has had a great week! I am out of the building after 11:00 am  attending the state dance competition in Des Moines. I will be out of the building on Monday also. Attending a workshop at Mount Vernon High School. If you put in for a sub late on Monday morning, please let Mr. Moss know via text (541-2785). We only have 7 instructional days and 3 semester test days left in this semester. As we quickly approach the end of the semester there are a few items I want to remind you about to ensure they are completed. 1. Grades are due before you leave on December 19. You will need to verify your Semester 1 grades. Please double check a few calculations to make sure PowerSchool is doing this correctly. Steps to verify your grades: 1. Log into PowerTeacher Pro, 2. Go to 'A+ Grading' and Click 'Traditional', 3. Click 'Final Grade Status' in the bottom right-hand corner, 4. Check the box for 'S1 Final Grades are Complete' and then click ...