Newsletter October 19th-23rd

News and Notes
Monday marked the start of the second quarter. Some of our students are doing really well in acquiring all of their credits required for them to get back on track. However, we still have some students who are not being as successful in this endeavor. In identifying the students you have who are not being as successful in acquiring all of their credits in your class, please continue to encourage those students and communicate with them and their families when possible.

The Will Walker mentoring program will begin this week.Will Walker will be meeting with approximately 35 students this Thursday in room H-7 during 5th period. Will Walker and all students will then move to room I-2 during advisory.

In the month of November, Sem Yeto students will attend two assemblies taking place in the Armijo Library. On November 5th Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell will be speaking to students from Armijo and 25 students from our campus about the juvenile justice system and how judges deal with teens in the system. She will be speaking on the impact that giving teens a second chance can have on their lives.

Bring your A Game will be speaking to our students about putting forth their best effort in everything they do on November 30th. Three 1 1/2 hr  sessions will be held throughout the day; and we will be rotating all of our students through this assembly.

It is exciting to see how these opportunities are manifesting themselves for our students. It is imperative for Sem Yeto to continue to establish a culture that enables students to become independent, critical thinkers, and right choice makers. When we couple these types of social/emotional interventions with truly rigorous and engaging lessons, our students will become the model for the 21 century student success story. Let's continue to move forward Yeto Family!

In the Tool Box
Here is a Kagan cooperative learning strategy that can be utilized with students during group activities  to assist you the teacher with checking for understanding, and  reviewing. This strategy can also aid students with  assisting one another with processing, helping each other, tutoring, and enabling students to get to know their fellow classmates. Enjoy!

Inside-Outside Circle
Students stand in pairs in two concentric circles. The inside circle faces out; the outside circle faces in. Students use flash cards or respond to teacher questions as they rotate to each new partner.