Growth Mindset
Other ideas:
Academic growth
- All teachers need to become effective at understanding iReady reports so they have a better understanding of student's strengths and weaknesses in reading and math and have access to information
- Administration walk-through
- Peer mentoring and modeling by teachers
- Classroom Data display to encourage student growth and interest
- Open Media center from 8:30-9:00 to encourage students to check out books and to use computers to complete iReady/Edgenuity
- Advertise clubs first week of school before and during lunch waves and at orientation (sign up sheets)
- Magnet recruitment Fair (have activities where they can participate) like a quizlet, a kahoot, a lab, a short debate in courtroom.
- Create new recruitment video
STUDENT IDEAS
STAFF IDEAS
- Halloween dress-up day/contest
- Thanksgiving luncheon
- Holiday sweets exchange
- Holiday Ugly Sweater dress up and contest
- Bathroom Redesign- motivational quotes on stalls
- Weekly rotation of departments in spill-out (getting to know me activities)
- Values matter monthly theme enforced through announcements and activities
- Student of the month (MVP of the month- F/M from each department)
- Student shout-outs on social media and school TV for excellence
- Values on columns and staircase
- Hallway contest for different values
- Benjamin store and dollars
- Mentoring Program
- All Star Award (monthly)
- Teacher MVP award (pass it forward)
- HMS halftime social gathering (1x/nine week)
- Monthly Birthday cake at faculty meetings (staff club)
- Motivation Mondays (nominations go in mailbox and classroom is featured on announcement friday)
- Staff shout-out board and social calendar in office
- Book club for teachers (Monthly meeting)
- Pep rally
- Turkey Bowl
- Halloween dress up and dance
- Valentine's dance
- March Madness (spirit week)
- Talent show
- Food truck invasion (1 x/nine week)
- Community Recruitment Fair
Hammocks Middle School
2018-2019 Redesign Implementation