Calendar
May
1-5 Staff Appreciation Week (daily items attached)
1 Chiropractic in 2 / 3 workroom 11am - 1:30
1 through May 26 PALS Window open
2 Fire Drill 8:15am
24 Challenge, Cale Elementary 5:30
3 Mrs. Mason’s Field Trip to Wildrock 9:00-12:30 pm
Team Leaders' Meeting 2:45
4 4th Grade Trip - Camp Albemarle (Elsie Gibson Gillette)
Math Vertical Meeting 8am - 2:45pm
5 4th Grade Trip - Camp Albemarle (Sullivan Fiddner Foreman)
9 PTO meeting 6pm
Cans of Caring Food Drive – TBA
10 National School Nurse Day
11 Kindergarten Orientation 3 - 4:15 pm
3rd Gr Reading SOL
Golden Apple Ceremony
12 1st Grade Trip - Frontier Culture Museum
3rd Gr Reading SOL
14 Mother’s Day
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Smoothie
Bee sure to complete the SMOOTHIE order google form that Nancy sent out Thursday night. You will need to be signed into your school google account to access it.
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Staffing Update
We are all so happy for Rachel, Trevor and Kris and their assignments for 2017-18.
More big news, we would like to welcome our new bee, Jayme Pallante! Jayme is a former Brownsville student teacher and currently teaching special education. She is also the parent of our little bees, Lily and Ty.
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Mathematicians
A couple of questions are leading to our Math Vertical Team meeting on Thursday May 4:
Is it particularly important for students to learn math with an effective systematic approach? Does Investigations as core instruction provide that?
Below is a draft of the questions that will drive our discussion.
As an exercise, we will map out a 1 year implementation plan, as the 1st of a 3 year study.
Why a common practice in math?
Why Investigations?
How does a school use Investigations to invest and build on quality teaching already in place?
How much time does it take?
What type of plc work is involved in doing this well?
What is the definition of, supplementing?
What is a safe percentage of supplementing? Does it depend on grade level?
What are the results in our division? What are the results in our feeder pattern?
What are challenges teachers encounter? How do teachers overcome them?
What is the best 1 year plan to fully implement invest k-5 in a 3 year study?
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SIP Data
Teachers, Bee on the lookout for a google form that we need you to fill out in order to collect SIP data. Please complete it by this Tuesday morning.
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Computer Re-Imaging for Teachers
Info for this process can be found in this link.
Jason will be working with Chris K. to find the best way to get this done and let everyone know asap.
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Nominations for Substitute Tests Standard Setting Committees
The Division of Student Assessment and School Improvement is seeking nominations for standard setting committees for tests that have been nominated as substitute tests for verified credit. State Superintendent's Memo #115-17 includes information about becoming a committee member, for those who are interested.
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Spring 2017 SOL Test Dates
Make-ups and retakes will be on-going, scheduled as needed, between May 11 and June 8.
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