April/May

This Week

Monday

* 4th and 5th grade PARCC testing

Tuesday

* 4th and 5th grade PARCC testing

Wednesday

* 4th and 5th grade PARCC testing

* Staff development: OYO
* READ plan data entry due

Thursday

* 4th and 5th grade PARCC testing
* Happy hour at On the Rox!

Friday

No school!

Reminders:

• 4th grade will be testing from 10:00-11:30 and 5th grade from 2:00-3:30 Mon-Thur. As always, thank you for staying off wifi during these times.
• Entering data for READ plans is due on April 20th. 

• Class placement cards will be put in your box early this week. Please have these filled out and ready to go by class placement on May 4th.

• The system will be updating InspirED on four Mondays. You will not be able to work on EPRs after 7:00 pm on the following dates: 

     * April 25th

     * May 9th

     * May 23rd

     * June 6th

• Please have all chosen CITE 6 assessment data ready to enter by April 27th.

• Our dress rehearsal for the talent show will be April 29th for grades 1st - 5th. If you have specials
  during this time, the specials' teachers will watch your class.    

     * 9:15 (Gold/Black) 5Lautenbach, 5Rayens, 5Dalcerri, 4Peters, 4Poli, 3Shepperd, 3Russell,  
                                      2Graham,  2Moore, 1Rossi, 1McMillan  

     * 10:15 (Red/White) 5Holtzer, 5Hawk, 4Kramer, 4Lewis, 3Castro, 3Meredith, 3Schwartz,
                                       2Woolums, 2Meier, 1Lewis, 1Martino
• Please join us for happy hour at On the Rox on Thursday after school. Don't miss it!
• Please click here for our staff procedures in the event of a delayed dismissal. 
• Students' highest independent reading level is due in IC by May 3rd. Remember to enter results in two places.

• Click here for next year's schedule.

Grading Scale Supporting Language:

•  A score of "Exceeds" indicates a high level of achievement; it communicates that a student has a strong understanding of content/concepts/skills taught during the semester and can demonstrate understanding independently and with very few errors.
• A score of "Meets" indicates that a student demonstrates understanding of content/concepts/skills most of the time and with limited support. Student makes few major errors or omissions when demonstrating concepts/skill.
• A score of "Approaching" indicates that a students requires moderate support to demonstrate understanding of concepts/skills. Demonstrated understanding of concepts/skills is inconsistent or infrequent indicating a partial understanding of the content/concepts/skills. Errors or omissions in work are more frequent.
• A score of "Does Not Meet" indicates that a student seldom demonstrates understanding of concepts and skills taught during the semester. Student requires considerable support to demonstrate learning of concepts and skills and makes frequent major errors when demonstrating understanding.

Library Info:

• May 2nd - May 6th:  Book Fair (No library classes this week)

• May 9th - 13th: Last week to check out books

• May 16th - 20th: Last week of Library classes (No check out)

Happy Birthday

Misti Wilson - April 24th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you to our wonderful office staff, Janis, Anita, Elizabeth, and Christy for organizing volunteer appreciation week!
• Good luck to our amazing Bev Holtzer in the Boston Marathon! We are cheering you on!

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty:  Garcia/Zankey         Friday Treats: No Treats!

Morning Announcements:  Hawk

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

April

This Week:

Monday

* 3^rd and 5^th grade PARCC

Tuesday

* 3^rd and 5^th grade PARCC

Wednesday

* 3^rd and 5^th grade PARCC

* Staff Development: Collaboratively score

Thursday

* 3^rd grade PARCC

* 4^th grade to YAT

Friday

* 9:30 Kindergarten egg drop – Marchese/Brown

* 1:30 Kindergarten egg drop – Garcia/Zankey

Reminders

• Please sign up for your summative evaluation on Janis’ desk. We will have rotating subs to cover your class during this time.

• If you have parents asking you about class placement for next year, please remind them to email Jenny directly.

• Teachers please remind your students to not jump in the elevator.

• Danelle Hiatt will be visiting Gold Rush on Wednesday, April 13^th from 9:15-11:15.

• Please remember to NOT use wifi during PARCC testing. 3^rd grade will be testing M-Th from 9:20-10:45 and 5^th grade will be testing M-W from 1:45-3:30.

• All technology classes will be held in the classroom next week except for Marchese.

• We will be entering data for all chosen CITE 6 assessments during staff development on April 27^th. Please make sure all reading and/or writing data is scored by this date.

• Please have all DRA2 data entered into IC in two places by May 3^rd. Please see Janet Hurley if you need help with this or refer to her email sent on 4/8.

• Click here for the schedule for next year.

• Click here for the Leadership Team notes.

Opportunity

Apple is hosting an event at Mountain Vista HS on May 10th. This is a hands-on event using iPads and Macs to create and deliver engaging STEM content. You will learn how digital content can personalize learning and help students of all learning styles grasp challenging concepts. Click here to sign up. The sign up page is here.

Happy Birthday

Shannon Wilde – April 17^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Karen Petty for arranging the Young Voices assembly!

• Thank you Tobey for setting up the cafeteria early for second grade!
• Thank you Tammy Simpson for filling in to proctor PARCC!

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

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Rayens/Brown          Friday Treats: Kindie/Preschool

Morning Announcements:  Holtzer

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

April

This Week:

Monday - Welcome Back!
Tuesday

* 8:00 Leadership team meeting in the Gold Mine room
* 10:35 Severe weather & Lockdown drills

Wednesday

* 5^th Grade PARCC testing

* Staff Development: Enter missing CITE evidence

Thursday

* 5^th Grade PARCC testing

* 2^nd grade to PACE center

Friday

* 5^th Grade PARCC testing

* 10:30 Grades 3-5 - Voices of Colorado assembly

* EOY self-evaluations due

Reminders

• Please remember to NOT use wifi during PARCC testing. 5^th grade is testing this week from 1:45-3:15 Wed. – Fri. Click here for the entire schedule.

• EOY self-evaluations are due in InspirED by April 8^th.

• Please have evidence for all CITE elements in InspirED. Jenny and Libby will add evidence for 5.2, 5.3, and 5.5.

• Young Voices of Colorado will be performing for grades 3-5 at 10:30 on April 8th. 3rd grade will need to switch lunch times with 1st grade on this day. Thank you for being flexible!

• Dates for DRA/F & P testing are posted in the lounge. 

Happy Birthday

Lauren Rayens – April 6^th

Pam Ditus – April 9^th

Ali Garcia – April 10^th

Go For the Gold

• Thank you Amanda Emmons for being so flexible during PARCC!

• Thank you Christy Schwalick for supporting classified staff keeping them so well informed!

• Thank you Gail Golish and Naomi Meredith for all of your hard work with our BOTB teams!

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

Golden Nuggets

Lounge Duty: Holtzer/Lautenbach             Friday Treats: Office staff

Morning Announcements:  Lautenbach

Morning Supervision: Martino, Woolums, Schwartz, Hurley, Peters, Holtzer