August 2018

This Week:
Monday
* 8:00-8:15 Optional I READY Refresher (printing log in, accessing student power point, teacher log in)

Tuesday
* 7:30 Leadership Team Mtg. in the Library
* 8:00 Student Council informational meeting in the Gold Mine room

Wednesday
* Staff Development - On Your Own: Plan for Assessment Day (see Plans below)

Thursday
* Band/orchestra demo performance - 5th grade @ 9:00 - 4th grade @ 9:50 in the gym
* Jenny admin meeting

Friday
* Digger Dash Assembly- Break our school norms and wear yoga pants!  Work out gear is ok!
2:30-2:50 Grades K-2
3:00-3:20 Grades 3-5
* 5:00 Western Night

Reminders
* PTO is providing classroom teachers with $100 for classroom supplies.  Please submit a clean receipt (a receipt with classroom items only) by August 30th.

* Western Night:  If parents send Pony Poop Round Up Forms in for Western Night please put them in the PTO Mailbox.  

* Please make sure that you are demonstrating active supervision during second recess times and following lunch recess norms.

* Please be at the cafeteria at your scheduled lunch time. Students do not have enough time to eat if you are late.

* Please have students pick up lunch tubs right after recess.

* Please sign up for Fat Friday in the lounge.

* This is the last week the books will be in the lounge. Get them while you can!

* Click here for Delayed Dismissal Procedures.  We have delayed dismissal usually due to lightning within 6 miles.

Getting Reading for I READY

The I READY testing window for grades 1-5 begins Monday and goes through Friday, August 24.  Just a reminder that you are doing one session of math and then two of reading.  If you haven't had students log into their devices already please do this asap and let Megan Fleet know if any devices aren't working.  

We also learned that Red flags that designate student rushing show after the test is completed.  You will need to actively proctor the test and restart it prior to the red flag showing.  A yellow flag notes that a child is rushing, but got the correct answer. 

We will hold an optional I READY refresher on Monday at 8:00 in the Gold Mine Room if you need help printing cards, accessing the student power point, monitoring students who are rushing (i.e. red flags) etc.

Getting Ready for Assessment Day

• Day Of Logistics
  ·   You will administer DRA/F&P in your individual classrooms.
  ·   Greeters will deliver your students to your classroom every hour.
  ·   Students will be escorted back to the gym by one of the greeters where they will meet their parents and take their
     Picture.
  ·   Please keep the group of students for the entire hour.
  ·   Note students that did not finish any of the assessments so you can complete them at a later
     date.
  ·   Take your picture (7:30-8:15 or at lunch)
  
  
  Get Ready
  ·   Get enough DRA/F&P student response sheets for the entire day.
  ·  See Kristi if you need additional copies of F & P books.
  ·   Read with your kids and look at articulation data to determine an approximate starting level.
  ·   Plan to read with your kid for the full 20 minutes or complete a reading interest inventory.
  ·   Plan to have students with you the full assessment hour.
  ·   Be ready to start right at 8:30 AM.
  ·   RELAX! Enjoy the time with your kids! Remember no lesson plans!
  
  
  DRA Administration Norms
  
  
  ·    Always find the student’s Highest Independent level
  ·    Enter data into IC by TBD
  Administer F&P for 3rd graders DRA 38 or above.
  Administer DRA for 4th & 5th graders who are 38 or below.
  What if students do not pass the fluency part of the DRA? STOP! Do not go onto the next level.
  Can I scribe the written part of the DRA? NO! Unless they have a writing goal on an IEP
  When do I stop going to the next level? STOP when a student falls in the grey area on any part of the DRA.

Student Council

The informational meeting is next Tuesday, August 21st at 8:00 am in the Gold Mine Room. Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade are invited to attend. There will be a flyer about the informational meeting that will go out in the electronic Thursday folders. If students are not able to attend next week but are interested in Student Council, please send them to Ashley Dalcerri or Kylee Lautenbach for an application.

Important Dates for Student Council:

Friday, August 31st (2:00 PM)- Officer Elections (only 4th and 5th graders)

Monday, September 10th- Friday, September 14th- Class Representative Elections (run by classroom teachers)

Tuesday, September 18th (7:45 AM)- First Student Council meeting

More information will be coming your way regarding elections. Please let Ashley or Kylee know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Opportunity

Staff Wellness is looking forward to continuing wellness options and challenges for our staff that assist in creating a healthy culture at our school. 

If you are interested in being GRE's Wellness Champ, please let Libby know.

Mandatory Trainings

All DCSD staff are required to complete 6 online mandatory trainings. Please register for the trainings using your DCSD district username and password. If you do not know your single sign on, please contact IT Support at 303-387-0001. All 6 mandatory trainings segments are built into 1 online session.

Search InspirED for the Online Mandatory Training specific to your school or district department using the picture link (sample image below) located in the right navigation pane.

Please scroll to find your site location.*If you work at multiple locations, select the location where you will be evaluated. The 2018-2019 Mandatory Trainings will be open for completion starting July 1, 2018 and are to be completed by September 7, 2018.

Happy Birthday
Kristen Leuschner - August 18th

Go For the Gold
* Thank you Ashley Dalcerri and Kylee Lautenbach for running student council!
* Thank you teachers for being so willing to have lunch with students!
* Thank you Mel Berry for covering a class last week!

Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Leuschner
Lounge Duty: Leuschner/Lautenbach