ELL for ALL
Shuksan Culture Camp
Katie Brown: 2014 Washington State Teacher of the Year
Shuksan Middle School
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Bellingham Public Schools
~ 650 students, grades 6-8
~ 62% free/reduced lunch
~ 24% English as a second language
~ 12% in ELL program
Shuksan Tier 1
“Strong Teaching & High Support”
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SIOP
PBIS
Sheltered Instruction
Observation Protocol
Positive Behavioral
Intervention & Supports
Content + language
Consistency
Instructional Rounds
TPEP/Common Core
filtered through SIOP
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Focus on catching kids
being good
Shuksan PRIDE
CHAMPS
Positive rewards
Shuksan Tier 1
Staff PD within the school day = ~52 hours
Shuksan P.R.I.D.E
Peace
“We care about safety and learning.”
How do you show peace?
Be nice
Walk calmly through the halls
Say “hi”
Focus on learning in the
classroom
o Be safe
o Smile
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Shuksan P.R.I.D.E
Respect
“We treat others as we would like to be treated.”
How do you show respect?
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Be nice
Say “please” & “thank you”
Be on time
Help others
Try your best
Shuksan P.R.I.D.E
Integrity
“We are honest because it is the right thing to do.”
How do you show integrity?
o Work hard every day
o Tell the truth
o Don’t spread rumors
o If you say you will do
something, do it
o Be on time
Shuksan P.R.I.D.E
Determination
“We work hard by doing what is expected.”
How do you show determination?
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Work hard every day
Don’t give up
Ask for help
Do your homework
Revise or redo your work if you
don’t meet standard
Shuksan P.R.I.D.E
Excellence
“We go above and beyond in all we do.”
How do you show excellence?
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Work hard every day
Meet or exceed standard
Ask questions
Participate in class & sports
Do your homework
Read, read, read
PRIDE… is what we work
toward every day!
We honor students at Shuksan:
Daily
Paw
Prints
Monthly
Cougar
P.R.I.D.E
Award
Quarterly
Shuksan
Scholars
Assembly
Show PRIDE, earn a PAW PRINT!
Thank you for showing
PRIDE!
“What do I do with it?”
1. Bring your Paw Print to the
lunch room
2. Find Ms. Anderson
3. She will hole punch your Paw
Print, give you a Paw Print
pencil and take your picture
for the Paw Print Wall
Meet Ms.
Anderson
Paw Print Drawings!
• If you earn a Paw Print,
write your name in the
Paw Print Book at lunch!
• You are now entered into
the weekly and monthly
drawing!
• Drawings are every
Friday and the last
Friday of every month.
Remember: Bring your Paw Prints to lunch, not
the office! Then you can take them home.
Cougar P.R.I.D.E Award
• Chosen by teachers/ staff once a month
• Earn the award for showing academic excellence or
outstanding effort
• Attend a breakfast ceremony with your family & teachers
• Earn a Cougar PRIDE certificate
Become a Shuksan Scholar!
(Supported by our PTSA!)
At Shuksan,, we honor you for
all the things you do right!
This includes:
Attendance
Citizenship
(showing PRIDE!)
Academic
Excellence
Shuksan Scholar Awards
Assembly
Attendance:
• You are at school 95% of the days each month (miss only 1 day).
Citizenship:
• Each teacher team will vote for one male and one female student
that will earn PRIDE Awards for Peace, Respect, Integrity,
Determination and Excellence.
Academic Excellence:
• You reach standard in your
classes
Academic Improvement:
• Showing hard work to get
better in your classes
Cougar Commendation:
• Chosen by Leadership Club and
ASB based on quarterly themes
Types of Awards
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Certificates
T-Shirts
Wrist bands
Plaques
Ice Cream Socials
We will have our Shuksan
Scholar awards 4 times a year:
• November, January, March,
and June.
• We will hold award assemblies
for each grade level.
CHAMP
Classroom Expectations For Success!
Conversation
Help
Activity/Accomplishment
Movement
Participation
CHAMP
Conversation
• Can I talk during this activity? About what?
With whom? For how long?
Level 0: No talking
Level 1: Whisper
Level 2: Partner/group can hear me
Level 3: Whole class can hear me
Level 4: Playing outdoors
CHAMP
Help
• How should I ask for help?
• Who should I ask?
• What should I do while I wait to get help?
CHAMP
Activity/ Accomplishment
• What is the objective?
• What should I be doing?
• What is expected of me?
CHAMP
Movement
• For what reasons can I get out of my seat
during this activity?
• Do I need permission to get out of my
seat?
Level 0:
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3:
No movement
Permission
On a Mission
Free
CHAMP
Participation
• What behavior shows that I am
participating?
• What behavior shows that I am not?
Important!
• A CHAMP expectation may be slightly different
depending on your class and your teacher.
• Your teachers will be sure to give you clear
CHAMP expectations.
• If you aren’t sure, ask!
What’s the
expectation
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Welcome to Shuksan!
Be Nice
Work Hard
Show PRIDE