Congratulations to Michelle Anderson on her son's wedding!
Congratulations to our Apple award representatives, Bree Roon and Christy Dismang!
April 2019
This Week
Monday
8:45-10:30 CMAS - 3rd Grade ELA
10:45-12:30 CMAS - 5th Grade ELA
1:15-3:00 CMAS - 4th Grade ELA
Tuesday
* 7:30 Lab Cohort in the Gold Mine room
8:45-10:30 CMAS - 3rd Grade ELA
10:45-12:30 CMAS - 5th Grade ELA
1:15-3:00 CMAS - 4th Grade ELA
Wednesday
Staff Development - Revise Year Long Plans
8:45-10:30 CMAS - 3rd Grade ELA
10:45-12:30 CMAS - 5th Grade ELA
1:15-3:00 CMAS - 4th Grade ELA
Thursday
8:45-10:30 CMAS - 3rd Grade Math
10:45-12:30 CMAS - 5th Grade Math
1:15-3:00 CMAS - 4th Grade Math
* Jenny admin meeting
Friday
8:45-10:30 CMAS - 3rd Grade Math
10:45-12:30 CMAS - 5th Grade ELA
1:15-3:00 CMAS - 4th Grade Math
Reminders
* Please sign up for your summative if you have not done so already.
* Please check workday. Human Resources is asking that you upload ALL of your transcripts, including your work in Douglas County, degrees and endorsements. This is needed for compensation discussion that is currently happening in our District.
* Please make sure your blog is updated for April.
CMAS
* Please see the CMAS schedule above.
* Please remind your students to be quiet when walking in the halls.
Staff Development
* Below are practices that support students with dyslexic traits.
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Link to dyslexia resource from the University of Michigan.
Staff Development Schedule for the Remainder of the Year
* April 10: Revise Year Long Plans
* April 17: Placement
* April 24: Input CITE 6 Data
* Please Bring Your Data
* May 1: Placement
* May 8: Write New READ Goals
* Please Bring Your Data
* May 15: Placement/EPR
* May 22 - Staff Meeting @ 7:30 - End of Year Celebration - All Staff Are Welcome to Attend
2020 State Science Standards
2020 CO Science Standards show significant content shifts at the elementary level.
Click here for an overview. Please email Jenny if you are interested in attending a
PAID District summer training to learn more. We are able
to send one representative at each grade level. See more information below.
July 23 - 25 Summer Science Workshop at Cresthill Middle School @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Staff Joining GRE in 2019-2020
We have already hired incredible staff for next year who are eager to join our team! Below are their names and contact information. I encourage your to reach out to them and welcome them. I know that they would all appreciate hearing from you!
We are in the process of hiring a kindergarten teacher. That teacher may teach PM kindie or full day. If we receive funding from the state for full day kindergarten, this teacher will teach full day.
Placement Process
Below if our placement process that was communicated to our parent via my weekly push out.
Please make sure that all parents send input to me via an email. This allows us to track feedback throughout the summer.
Creating balanced classes 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 submits a draft 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 26th. 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 not be available.
Happy Birthday
Mandy Miller - April 8th
Pam Ditus - April 9th
Go For the Gold
* Thank you Karen Petty and Kerry Dazzio for presenting at the Board meeting!
* Thank you team leaders for your input and feedback for next year!
* Thank you Kerry Dazzio for your work with the district art show!
Golden Nuggets
Morning Announcements: Leuschner
Lounge Duty: Wright/Kaufman
