August 26th PLC - Our first PLC date is set for next Wednesday. Math probes should be completed by all students before Wednesday. A joint PLC meeting will allow both grade levels to meet together to sort 4th and 5th graders based upon the data. Please designate a meeting time and room prior to Wednesday.
Communication – Once again, thank you for being flexible and communicative about our schedules. I appreciate all you’ve done this week to keep each other in the loop and to make the adjustments needed. Please continue to look for opportunities to work and plan with your collaborative partner(s).
Individual Professional Growth Plan - Every teacher needs to meet with me prior to next Friday to discuss your individual professional growth plan. Plan on 10 minutes when you schedule it with me.
Literature Circles - Betty Brummett is coming Monday to speak to some of the 5th grade teachers about how to use literature circles during reading, science lit, or social studies. If any other staff member is interested in learning more about this, please let me know so I can have her meet with you.
Science Lit Grade Book - There was a glitch in the science literacy grade book I began to send out yesterday. If you received one, please delete it and I will get a working one sent out as soon as I can!
Fluency - Thanks to Christy for testing fluency with 4th and 5th graders who were at the lower end of "at grade level" or below grade level to end last year. If you have students in your room who did not get tested but you would like it completed, please see me.
Gates or Assessment Center? - I will be talking with Jim Lippold today (Friday) about the reading and math assessments offered through the Assessment Center. If it appears it will be useful data and easy to assess students, we will go that route over Gates. If not, we will use the Gates assessment next week. I'll try to post my notes for you to give some input before we decide.
New Professional Books - Please refer to Jan's email about new professional books for our media center. A few would very helpful for your teams' formative assessment process this year.
Longest Week - The first week of school may be the longest week of the year (well, maybe the last week...) and you deserve a restful weekend! Thank you for starting the week out by greeting students and parents with a wonderful open house and ending the week already deep into student learning, helping students increase achievement and focusing on ensuring students learn the needed social skills to be successful. The number of changes and challenges faced this fall has been many and you continue to amaze me by stepping up each and every time. May the year continue as well as it has started.
Useful Website - Looking for academic templates? Try Microsoft's "back to school" collection.
Upcoming Dates to Note:
Monday
- 4th grade team meeting (3:15 pm in Haufle's rm);
- Brummett to speak about Lit Circles (9:30 am in Linn's rm)
Wednesday
- PLC (early out) 4th & 5th grade meet;
- Linn's birthday
Thursday
- Building level Math Lab begins;
- 5th grade team mtg (9:30 am?)
Friday
- PTO Trash Bag kickoff assembly (TBA);
- FB @ Corning
Sept 2nd
- PLC (early out) Building meetings
Sept 3rd
- School pictures!
- VB @ Glenwood!
Communication – Once again, thank you for being flexible and communicative about our schedules. I appreciate all you’ve done this week to keep each other in the loop and to make the adjustments needed. Please continue to look for opportunities to work and plan with your collaborative partner(s).
Individual Professional Growth Plan - Every teacher needs to meet with me prior to next Friday to discuss your individual professional growth plan. Plan on 10 minutes when you schedule it with me.
Literature Circles - Betty Brummett is coming Monday to speak to some of the 5th grade teachers about how to use literature circles during reading, science lit, or social studies. If any other staff member is interested in learning more about this, please let me know so I can have her meet with you.
Science Lit Grade Book - There was a glitch in the science literacy grade book I began to send out yesterday. If you received one, please delete it and I will get a working one sent out as soon as I can!
Fluency - Thanks to Christy for testing fluency with 4th and 5th graders who were at the lower end of "at grade level" or below grade level to end last year. If you have students in your room who did not get tested but you would like it completed, please see me.
Gates or Assessment Center? - I will be talking with Jim Lippold today (Friday) about the reading and math assessments offered through the Assessment Center. If it appears it will be useful data and easy to assess students, we will go that route over Gates. If not, we will use the Gates assessment next week. I'll try to post my notes for you to give some input before we decide.
New Professional Books - Please refer to Jan's email about new professional books for our media center. A few would very helpful for your teams' formative assessment process this year.
Longest Week - The first week of school may be the longest week of the year (well, maybe the last week...) and you deserve a restful weekend! Thank you for starting the week out by greeting students and parents with a wonderful open house and ending the week already deep into student learning, helping students increase achievement and focusing on ensuring students learn the needed social skills to be successful. The number of changes and challenges faced this fall has been many and you continue to amaze me by stepping up each and every time. May the year continue as well as it has started.
Useful Website - Looking for academic templates? Try Microsoft's "back to school" collection.
Upcoming Dates to Note:
Monday
- 4th grade team meeting (3:15 pm in Haufle's rm);
- Brummett to speak about Lit Circles (9:30 am in Linn's rm)
Wednesday
- PLC (early out) 4th & 5th grade meet;
- Linn's birthday
Thursday
- Building level Math Lab begins;
- 5th grade team mtg (9:30 am?)
Friday
- PTO Trash Bag kickoff assembly (TBA);
- FB @ Corning
Sept 2nd
- PLC (early out) Building meetings
Sept 3rd
- School pictures!
- VB @ Glenwood!
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