Wednesday evening was the induction services for the 2012-13 National Honor Society Inductees. Sixty-nine juniors were inducted in the Southwest National Honor Society.
Steve Cramer, Executive Director of Project for Pride in Living was the Keynote speaker and entertainment was provided by The Cosmic Troubadours and Julia and Paul Porter.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Sanneh Foundation and Southwest Student Council BLAST
These are picture that were sent from the Sanneh Foundation
employees in Cite Soliel. You can see that the Southwest logo is
already painted on the field wall. There are also few pictures of
the girls' program and other activities for the children.
Please take a few moments to share these pictures with your
class. Also, remind students that our fund raiser will
provide school supplies, meals for the students, and athletic equipment.
Thank you so much for continuing to support the Sanneh
Foundation. Your support and encouragement mean the world to the
students.
Please send any questions or concerns to James Dundon.
Southwest Student Council
Chess Tournament December 15
MINNEAPOLIS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STUDENT
ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT
22nd “Check It Out!”
CHESS
TOURNAMENT
December 15, 2012 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
North
High School
1500 James Avenue North
(Enter on Knox Avenue side of building)
REGISTRATION FORM
Student Name:_______________________________
M F
(circle one)
School Name:
_________________________________ Grade________
Home Telephone:
_______________________________________________
We
would appreciate having an adult (a parent or staff member) represent each school
that is participating in the chess competition.
There
are four divisions:
Grades K-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8, and Grades 9-12.
We
look forward to your participation and want you to have a great time with a
challenging experience. Students will
receive trophies for placing in first through third in each division. There will also be team plaques.
Lunch
will be served.
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE DUE BY December 7, 2012.
FAX
number is 668-0155 (Student Activities).
School coaches may email a list of students who will be participating as
long as list includes name, gender & grade of each student.
STUDENTS MUST REGISTER THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS.
Questions??
Contact Derek Emery–668-0167 or Kelly
Neiber-668-0157 in the Student Activities Office, or Email: derek.emery@mpls.k12.mn.us or kelleen.neiber@mpls.k12.mn.us
Support the Girls Hockey Team
Hi Parents!
Please come out this weekend on Sat night Dec 8 at 8pm to
support the Minneapolis Girls Hockey to a parents only bash at the Whiskey Junction on the West Bank.
This parents
only event brings old and new faces together with music food and fun.
The music is by the Mediocritones and the cover is $15.
It should be a hoot!
So please get out your dancing shoes. You can get tickets
at the door, but it would help to know if you are going out for this roudy
event!
Room for 300!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Learning Throughout the Day
Today several of our staff and some visitors from the District visited some classes. The process is called a Learning Walk. It is a similar process to what you might think of as Medical Rounds.
The idea is for a team of people to visit a number of classes with a specific objective or theme. It could be posted Learning Targets or Instructional Modality or use of Technology. The team stays in the room for 10-15 minutes. In some cases members of the team by talk with a student. Then the team leaves the room and debriefs prior to moving on to the next room.
In the process of the Learning Walk the team may visit 4 or 5 rooms. Today there were five teams visiting 4 different rooms. In a short period of time a group of people can observe several rooms. At a specified time, the teams return to the conference area and reviewing the learnings and wonderings of the walks.
The purpose is to general a tone or conception about what is going on in the building around the specific identified theme. This could lead to other questions, suggestions for professional development or some other course of action. It is not an evaluation of an individual teacher or class.
Today's process continues to re enforce the idea that we have students and teachers on task and learning and teaching. Southwest is a calm, safe learning place. Yes, there a couple too many students in the hall and we always like to have more time. But the rich discussions and wonderful student presentations demonstrate that on any given day and period, the students and teachers are striving to learn and improve their skills.
This is only one example of the many ways we strive to improve our skills. Our quest to empower all students to achieve their dreams continues.
The idea is for a team of people to visit a number of classes with a specific objective or theme. It could be posted Learning Targets or Instructional Modality or use of Technology. The team stays in the room for 10-15 minutes. In some cases members of the team by talk with a student. Then the team leaves the room and debriefs prior to moving on to the next room.
In the process of the Learning Walk the team may visit 4 or 5 rooms. Today there were five teams visiting 4 different rooms. In a short period of time a group of people can observe several rooms. At a specified time, the teams return to the conference area and reviewing the learnings and wonderings of the walks.
The purpose is to general a tone or conception about what is going on in the building around the specific identified theme. This could lead to other questions, suggestions for professional development or some other course of action. It is not an evaluation of an individual teacher or class.
Today's process continues to re enforce the idea that we have students and teachers on task and learning and teaching. Southwest is a calm, safe learning place. Yes, there a couple too many students in the hall and we always like to have more time. But the rich discussions and wonderful student presentations demonstrate that on any given day and period, the students and teachers are striving to learn and improve their skills.
This is only one example of the many ways we strive to improve our skills. Our quest to empower all students to achieve their dreams continues.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Southwest Shoppers - Name Southwest
Hopefully you have designated Southwest as your charitable contribution. Target donates a portion of each purchase to your chosen organization.
Go to the Target Red Card web site to determine your chosen organization. Consider making Southwest High School your favorite.
Southwest does not endorse Target stores but definitely will accept the check from your purchases!
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