September / October 2015

This Week:

Tuesday

* 4:00-8:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Wednesday

* Weather Assembly - Grades 2 & 5

* Mandatory trainings are due by today.  

Thursday

* 8:00-4:00 Admin Mtg. - Jenny

* 4:00-8:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday

* 8:00-9:30 Thank you for Conferences - Coffee Barista in the Lounge 

* 9:00-12:00 Digger Dash (See schedule below)

Reminders

• If you did not receive hard copies of your READ plans, please let Libby know.  Please return the parent signed form to Libby.

• Please let Jenny or Libby know if you have any difficult conferences that you would like them to attend.  They would be happy to support you.
• We will not have staff development this week due to conferences.

• All mandatory trainings are to be completed by September 30^th. Please email Jenny when you have completed both trainings.

Digger Dash Schedule:

Grades                                                Stretching Times                   Running Times

Pre-School & K                                 9:20-9:35                               9:35-9:50

1^st & 2^nd                                             9:40-9:55                               9:55-10:25

3^rd & 4^th                                             10:15-10:30                          10:30-11:15

5^th                                                       11:05-11:20                          11:20-12:05

Happy Birthday

Christi Dismang – October 4^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Stephanie Braden for covering car loop duty!

• Thank you Libby for facilitating the completion of READ Act plans.

If you have anyone you would like to recognize in the Barker, please let Libby know.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Dalcerri/Hawk                       Friday Treats: Specials

Morning Announcements:  Rayens

Morning Supervision: Moore, Graham, Berry, Simpson, Wilson, Hawk

Student Assessment Data:

I Station 

* Click here for directions on how to print parent letters if you want students to practice at home.  This is best for Tier 2 & 3 students. See Stephanie Brown if you need help. Remember...parents can see their child's Tier once they log on.  It is therefore recommended you share this information at conferences.  

* I Station cut scores for Tier 3 (first chart) and Tier 1 (second chart) are shown below. (BOY = Beginning of the Year) 

Feedback on Gold Rush Belief Statements:

Jenny combined belief statements from the core team that opened Gold Rush, all teachers' reading beliefs and the leadership team's dream statements created this summer into four primary belief statements for our school that will be posted on our website.  Please feel free to email feedback and suggestions to Jenny so that they accurately reflect our school.

September 2015

This Week:
Tuesday
* Read Act Mtgs for identified students.  Click here for the schedule.  A rotating schedule will be
   provided for classroom teachers to attend.

Wednesday

* Staff Development – (Job Embedded): Clarifying Instruction and Assessment of WCO/Content

Thursday

* 9:15 Fire Drill

Opportunity

Jenny and Kristi will be out Monday morning. If anyone would be available to help with the car loop it would be greatly appreciated!  

Reminders

• Please make sure to turn off all projectors and document cameras at the end of the day.

• All mandatory trainings are to be completed by September 30^th.

Happy Birthday

Toby Vogt – September 20^th

Jenny Brown – September 24^th

Mary Rossi – September 26^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Kylee Lautenbach, Kerry Dazzio, Becca McMillan, Kathryn Kramer, Karen Warner, Stephanie Brown, and Nicole Moore for serving on our RtI committee!

• Thank you Misti and Kylee for hosting a leadership academy for student council Friday night!

• Thank you to everyone who administered Cogat!

If you have anyone you would like to recognize in the Barker, please let Libby know.

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Poli/Wilson                Friday Treats: 5^th and Childcare

Morning Announcements:  Dalcerri

Morning Supervision: M. Lewis, Meier, Castro, Evans, Poli, Lautenbach

September / October 2015

This Week

Tuesday

* 8 AM @ Gold Mine Room - Optional refresher on uploading evidence in InspirED

Wednesday

* Staff Development – (Job Embedded): New Report Card & Understanding WCOs

Thursday

* 8:00 Libby admin meeting

Reminders

• All mandatory trainings are to be completed by September 30^th.  Please email Jenny a screen shot showing your completion.

• If you know you are going to need a sub, please enter the absence in Aesop right away.

• If you are on our RtI committee, our first meeting will be this Friday in the downstairs conference room.

InspirED / CITE

* The deadline for uploading your grade level year long plan & student goal setting documents was extended to October 7th.   Click here for the example for student goal setting.

* We are supporting teachers who need a refresher on how to upload data into InspirED on Tuesday for 8:00-8:55 in the Gold Mine Room.  Feel free to drop in anytime in that hour. 

* At the new teacher meeting we shared examples of CITE Standard 1.  Click here to view the presentation.

Cogat Testing Schedule:

* Students in grades 3 & 5 will take the Cogat assessment this Monday through Wednesday.  Their testing times are the following:

3rd & Dalcerri: 9:30

5th: 10:45

1st (select students): 12:30

2nd (select students): 2:00

Student Assessment Data:

I Station 

* Click here for directions on how to print parent letters if you want students to practice at home.  This is best for Tier 2 & 3 students. Remember...parents can see their child's Tier once they log on.  It is therefore recommended you share this information at conferences.

* We are asking classroom teachers to have all Tier 2 & 3 students log on once a month and take the test (the test will automatically come up at the start of a new month).  If you haven't had them assess in September, you might want to do this this week so we have enough time before the October assessment.

DRA in IC

Fourth grade teachers will need to add DRA2 4-8 Comprehension and Fluency under the assessment tab. If you need help with this, please see Kristi or Libby.

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Kylee Lautenbach for attending the Legend homecoming parade!

• Thank you Rochelle Evans for your insight and patience. It is truly appreciated!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             A. Lewis/Peters                     Friday Treats:  Third/Fourth

Morning Announcements:  Hawk

Morning Supervision: Shepperd, Radich, Meredith, Braden, Kramer, Dalcerri

September 2015 

This Week

Wednesday

* 8:00-8:55 Leadership Team Mtg.

* Staff Development – (Job Embedded): Analyzing Istation data and reports

Thursday

* 8:00 Jenny Admin Mtg.

Friday

* 8:00-8:55 New Teacher Mtg. - Review CITE Standard 1 Evidence 

Reminders

• All mandatory trainings are to be completed by September 30^th.  Please email Jenny a screen shot of your completed courses.

• The deadline for entering DRA assessments into IC was last Friday.  If you haven't done so already please enter your results.

• If you know you are going to need a sub, please enter the absence in Aesop right away.

• If you are interested in serving on our RtI committee, please let Libby or Stephanie Brown know. RtI meetings are held Friday mornings at 8:15.

GVC Look Fors

Members of the District will routinely visit your classroom to see your wonderful work. One of the focuses is typically on how teachers are implementing the 4 elements of the GVC.  In an effort to be more transparent, I wanted to give you some look fors in this area....

WCOs: Is there evidence of the World Class Outcome? Are students making connections to the broader WCO? Have students defined what the outcome is and what they wonder about it? 

Content: Are students practicing lessons tied to our big concepts in math, Lucy's Units of Study and Stephanie Harvey's thinking strategies etc.?  Is there evidence of the workshop model? 

4c/21st Century Skill: Is a 4c/21st century skill identified for the unit? Have students' defined this 4c/21st century skill and are they making the connections to this as they work? 

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Jamie Marchese for setting up the Harlem Ambassadors assembly!

• Thank you Karen Warner for allowing us to use the gym!

Happy Birthday

Jamie Marchese – September 7^th

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:             Shepperd/Kramer                Friday Treats:  First/Second

Morning Announcements:  Holtzer

Morning Supervision: Rossi, McMillan, Russell, Bettner, A. Lewis, Rayens