Thank you to Carlton Medeiros and Crew for permanently affixing this mural to the main entrance wall here at Durfee! Nina, our Class of 2018 Community Based student would be so proud to know her work is greeting 2000+ students every day! THE ARTS DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Check out this Guitar and Songwriting Jam Session- see any familiar faces? We love our guest artists! Thank you, Mary Zema for sharing!
In the News This Week:
- From Mary Zema: Teachers, Gary Bigelow, Mary Zema and student Isabella DesMarais will be representing Durfee High School at the Tribute to Michael Troy at the Narrows on November 18th at 1 pm. Tickets are available on the Narrows Center for the Arts site and all proceeds come back to the Durfee Music Department!
- Our district professional development day will be held on Tuesday, November 6th- please note that the start time is 8:30 in classrooms. Here is an agenda:
NOV PD DAY 2018
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Session 1
8:30-9:15 AM
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Session 2
9:20-10:15 AM
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Session 3
10:30-11:30 AM
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Use of Tech to Narrate Assessment
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Special Needs in the Art and Music Classroom
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Say, WHAT? Planning Rigorous Tasks That Drive Academic Talk and Writing in Art and Music
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Instructor: Jackie Francisco
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Instructors: Chelsea Valois/Mary Zema
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Instructor: Mark Carvalho/Becky Jontos/Jackie Francisco
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Library Computer Lab 6
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Library Computer Lab 6
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Library Computer Lab 6
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Teachers will learn technology tools to measure student learning growth and be able to use these tools when narrating that growth at the formative and summative evaluation meetings as well as with students. We will use the Google Tools as well as a Rubric Generator.
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Teachers wll present strategies for art and music that work for students with special needs. These strategies will allow for all abilities to reach the goal set for the task. Teachers will leave with supplies and strategies for these scaffolds.
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Teachers will engage in conversation with art and music staff about the types of tasks that we plan and how a task can or cannot lend itself to solid academic conversation. This continues our work in Close Reading in Art and Music. A presentation will be given that reviews what a close read in each content area looks and sounds like, and teams will identify the best ways to frame discussion for students around art and music thinking.
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LUNCH Break- 11:30 to 12:30
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
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NOV PD DAY 2018
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PM SESSIONS
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Session 4
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Session 5
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Session 5
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Durfee Teachers-
MAPLE
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Curriculum mapping in collaborative grade leveled groups
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The New Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for the Arts!
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Shayna Morgan/Matt Desmarais
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K-8 Teachers
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Instructor: Becky Jontos
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12:30 to 1:45 PM
IMC
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12:30 to 1:45 PM
Library Computer Lab 6
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1:45 to 2:30 PM
Library Computer Lab 6
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| 1:45 to 2:40- meeting back with group in IMC 6 to join in on Curriculum Frameworks Conversation (see right). |
Teachers will continue to map out rigorous tasks on the district wide map.
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Teachers will engage in conversation with art and music staff about the new Frameworks for the Arts.
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- The Durfee Marching Band has been invited to perform at the Fall River Veteran's Day Parade! Sunday, November 11th- Steps off on South Main St at 2PM!
- There will be no school on Monday, November 12th- Veteran's Day.
- The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will perform AT OUR SCHOOLS- Terry Walkowicz and her team will visit third grade students to continue to work with them on how recycling can happen at home (with plastics and paper) AND in music (with pieces and in compositions) Fonseca at 9AM and Letourneau at 10:30 AM! SO excited to see these performances!
- Wednesday, November 21st is a release time day, and then there is no school on the 22nd and 23rd. This is ONE SHORT MONTH- get some solid planning going to keep our kids on their art/music toes!
Monthly Department Meetings:
- K-5 Art- Meeting at Silvia, 3:45 on Thursday November 29th- Rochelle and Beth will be modeling a printmaking/mono-print lesson
- K-5 Music- Meeting at Letourneau, 3:45 on Thursday, November 29th- Becky will be facilitating the group's conversation on Link Up and potentially the use of a new online curriculum
- 6-8 Art and Music- Meeting virtually from 3:45 to 4:45 on Thursday November 29th.
- Durfee Department Meeting- Wednesday, November 28th- 2:45-3:45 in Room 77!
In closing, I was not in as many classrooms as I would have liked this week- hence, the lack of pics... :( Grant writing and reviewing SLG and PPG Activity Plans were my focus this week. I will be back out there with you all on Monday! Have a wonderful first full week of November!
Thank you!
-Jackie
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