APRIL
This Week
Monday
* CMAS testing
Tuesday
*CMAS testing
Wednesday
* SD: Team time
* CMAS testing
Thursday
* Jenny admin meeting
* 2nd Grade plan day
Friday
Reminders:
CMAS
* 9:00-10:30 3rd Grade
* 10:45-12:15 5th Grade
* Please remember to charge your devices for CMAS each day.
* Please ensure all students who receive text-to-speech have headphones and provide all students with scratch paper.
* Please cover all math related items on your walls.
Summative Eval
A substitute will be provided for Summative Evaluations the week of April 23-26. Please schedule a 40 minute time with Anita by the end of the week. Jenny's days are the 23rd & 25th, Libby's are the 24th & 26th.
Norms Reminders
* Please do not send student to the printer.
* Email Megan if you have repairs or have students send down the device with a sticky note.
Class Placement
* Please let the office know if you hear of any students who may not be returning next year as soon as possible. We will reach out to families to confirm this to solidify our enrollment.
* Jenny shared the following information with parents regarding the class placement process. Please remind parents to email me directly. Please do not agree to specific teacher requests. While we would love to honor this, we have too many students to be able to do so.
CLASS PLACEMENT PROCESS & PARENT INPUT
Creating balanced class lists that meet the needs of all students is a difficult endeavor. This process involves hours of thoughtful dialogue between classroom teachers, administrators and other staff members. We know that creating a strong learning environment is essential to students’ success and we therefore take this responsibility seriously. Please be assured that we take each child into consideration. Please see our process below.
· Teachers identify the social and academic needs of each student. They refer to existing data and record pertinent information to assist them in their decision-making.
· Teachers meet as grade level teams to form class lists that are balanced. Balanced classrooms meet each student’s academic, social and emotional needs. Teachers consider each child’s personality, academic strengths, needs and friendships. Learning specialists, the specials team and administration also collaborate with classroom teachers to provide feedback.
· Each grade level team types several drafts of class lists. I review final lists to ensure all parent input has been considered. Classroom teachers approve any changes I suggest given parent feedback to ensure classes remain balanced.
· Class lists are finalized in mid July to reflect the addition of students joining Gold Rush in the summer.
This process is consistent across grades K-4. Our 5th grade team collaborates with the teachers at Cimarron Middle School to ensure students’ success in 6th grade.
We strongly believe that this detailed and collaborative process creates learning environments that benefit all students. Please remember that our ultimate goal is to create classes that promote the success of each child. Please also know that your child is placed in a classroom for specific reasons and that our process benefits all students. Because of the input and thought given by teachers, parents and administrators, we are reluctant to make changes once this process is complete. It may be hard to believe, but moving one child can disrupt the balance of an entire classroom.
We do value parent input and welcome any insight you wish to share about your child’s strengths, needs and learning style. We will take into consideration all pertinent information that you share with me on or before Friday, April 25th. While we welcome your input, we cannot honor specific teacher requests. Please put your thoughts in writing and address them to me (Jenny Brown). I will accept either a letter or email (jjbrown@dcsdk12.org).
I cannot express enough how important it is that your thoughts are in writing. As you can imagine, I receive a great deal of parent input and verbal information is difficult to track. I also prefer that you direct this communication to me, as I am ultimately responsible for reviewing final class lists in July when teachers may be available.
We strongly believe that this detailed and collaborative process creates learning environments that benefit all students. Please remember that our ultimate goal is to create classes that promote the success of each child. Please also know that your child is placed in a classroom for specific reasons and that our process benefits all students. Because of the input and thought given by teachers, parents and administrators, we are reluctant to make changes once this process is complete. It may be hard to believe, but moving one child can disrupt the balance of an entire classroom.
We do value parent input and welcome any insight you wish to share about your child’s strengths, needs and learning style. We will take into consideration all pertinent information that you share with me on or before Friday, April 25th. While we welcome your input, we cannot honor specific teacher requests. Please put your thoughts in writing and address them to me (Jenny Brown). I will accept either a letter or email (jjbrown@dcsdk12.org).
I cannot express enough how important it is that your thoughts are in writing. As you can imagine, I receive a great deal of parent input and verbal information is difficult to track. I also prefer that you direct this communication to me, as I am ultimately responsible for reviewing final class lists in July when teachers may be available.
Happy Birthday
Lauren Rayens - April 6th
Go For the Gold
* Karen Warner for helping with dismissal!
* Thank you teachers for a great, first week of testing!
* Thank you Kerry Dazzio and Michelle Anderson for being flexible with your schedules!
* Thank you Stacie Martino and Stephanie Braden for helping with interviews!
Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Broecker
Lounge Duty: Meier/Woolums
