Friday, January 5, 2018

The Buzzness January 5, 2018

The Buzzness

To all BES Staff,
You are the only inspiration I need.
This week, your commitment to Brownsville Elementary
 shined through. I witnessed clear communication, new 
ideas and planning for continued success of our favorite 
Pre K - 5 Kids. It is clear, that while we were enjoying the break,
 the work was somewhere in the front of your minds. You
 all make this the BESt place to bee and I thank you.

Jason
 January
8            Winter Bee Classes Begin
8            5-6 Transition meeting for 5th Gr @ Henley 3PM
9            Henley visits BES 5th gr - Comm Thtr Rm 9:30-10:30
9            PTO Meeting 6:30 - Specials featured  
10          Team Leaders Meeting (adjusted)
11          WAHS Thtr Performance BES Comm Thtr Rm
         1:10 to 1:40  Third grade
                   1:45 to 2:15  Second grade
11          RTI/SpEd Gr Level Meetings 2nd and 4th      2:45pm
12          MI3 Vertical Team meeting  
15           Holiday-No School
16          Fire Drill - Time is  TBD by TLC 1/10
18          Spelling Bee
18          Faculty Meeting - MI3
19           Lockdown Drill 8:20a.m.
19          End of 2nd Quarter.  Portal Closes at 3:00 pm
22          Teacher Workday - No School for Students
22    Winter Lit Profile, SNAP and ACAMB in Illuminate
24          WIDA assessments begin
25          RTI/SpEd Gr Level Meetings    K and 5th        2:45pm
26           Report Cards to Admin.
29    CoGAT 2nd Grade Feb 29-Mar 2
29 - Feb 2 Gr level Watchlist discussions - On / Below data due
30           TA Meeting 10am
31           Henley Strings - 5th gr Comm Thtr Rm - 1:25-2:25pm

Report Card Comments
It is report card time again. Here are a few notes to help
 guide you in comment completion.
-Show that you know and enjoy the student.
-Share progress without using ed jargon/scores. Keep it 
simple to understand.
-If you are share a deficit, bee sure to list the strategies you
 will use to support the student. Express optimism about
 the outcome.
-If there is an attendance issue, mention it in the comments.

SBIT/RTI Grade Level Meetings
This round of meetings will bee based in this year’s motto of
 Celebrating the Process of Learning. Our objective is to 
identify effective practices as a result of these meetings and
 then to begin planning on what effective conversations will
 look like as we go into the 3rd quarter.


Spelling Bee
3 – 5 Teachers,
Please click on the link provided for Spelling Bee details.
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The spelling bee will include a live stream again this year.
  Parents of classroom winners will be invited to attend in
 person in our library.  The Spelling Bee time and date is
 January 18, 2018 from 8:30 to 9:30.

On Monday (1/ 8), classroom winners will receive their formal 
notifications for the oral Spelling Bee on January 18 from 8:30
 – 9:30.  The Bee will be streamed for all classrooms. 
Teachers, please send your classroom winners to Mrs.
 Greenwood’s classroom on Tuesday (January 9) and 
Thursday (January 11) from 1:45– 2:15 for informational and
 mock sessions with Mrs. Wills-Taylor.  Runner ups will not
 need to attend these sessions, and they will not receive a letter
 home.  Teachers may share with their classroom runner ups
 about their role in the event that the winner cannot attend the
 oral Bee.







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