High Point News
Week of: March 7th, 2016
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Congratulations!!
Congratulations to Emily Rhoades on her recent engagement. We are very excited for her and her fiance!
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Device Dilemma
We will be sending out an email regarding the "device dilemma" today. We want you to think about how you would solve our dilemma before our next faculty meeting so that we can spend the majority of the meeting time discussing viable options and sharing.
Please notice the following on the "Dilemma" worksheet:
- Personalized Learning Framework (how our Reading/ELA and Math blocks should look)
- Number of current devices
- Number of projected devices
- Task #1 and #2 to be thinking about prior to the meeting
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Positions for Next Year
As a reminder, we have either purchased or have been given the following positions next year:
- 50% Parent Liaison
- Full-time EIP teacher (starting out as a K teacher)
- Administrative Assistant for RTI and Digital Learning
- Math Coach
- 1st-5th Paraprofessional
- FLP Math Teacher (K-5)
- IB Coordinator
We are currently taking another look at all of our current positions and their duties and responsibilities as well as deciding how the new positions will support our school's initiatives. We will be getting input from paraprofessionals and the leadership team. If you have any suggestions, please make sure you are communicating with your grade level chair or someone on the administrative team. Thanks!!!
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Student Absence Data
Below is our student absence data for each month (Aug - Feb). Congratulations to all the grade levels for helping to decrease absences this semester from last semester.
Specifically, congratulations to 4th grade who has seen a constant drop in absences since the beginning of the school year! We appreciate your diligence in calling parents and making sure our students know the importance of coming to school!!!
Please see Pitchford if you have any questions regarding your homeroom attendance data.
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STAR Celebrations! We need to celebrate!!!! Congratulations to 1st - 5th grades for increasing their median percentile ranking score from the Fall Screener to the Winter Screener!!!! You guys rock!!!! Your hard work is definitely paying off for our kids!!! Thanks for all you do!!!
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TKES FORMATIVE/SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
Ms. Alexander and Ms. Pitchford will begin their formative and summative assessments this month.
The formative assessment will be a reflection of the formative observation and the third and fourth walkthroughs. The summative assessment will be a reflection of both formative observations and all four walkthroughs.
The second formative observation WILL BE ANNOUNCED. You will be notified a minimum of 3 days before the upcoming observation. Due to changes in schedules, a specific day and time cannot be given for the observation; only a particular week and that the observations will be during Reading/ELA or Math. Please make sure that all schedules are updated and lesson plans are posted by 8:00 am Monday morning.
You will receive feedback from your formative assessment within 5 days. You will receive your summative assessment after your formative assessment. An email will be sent asking you to schedule a day and time to discuss your summative assessment.
All summative assessments have to be completed by May 15th and all summative conferences have to be completed by May 27th.
If you have any questions, please let Ms. Alexander or Ms. Pitchford know.
The formative assessment will be a reflection of the formative observation and the third and fourth walkthroughs. The summative assessment will be a reflection of both formative observations and all four walkthroughs.
The second formative observation WILL BE ANNOUNCED. You will be notified a minimum of 3 days before the upcoming observation. Due to changes in schedules, a specific day and time cannot be given for the observation; only a particular week and that the observations will be during Reading/ELA or Math. Please make sure that all schedules are updated and lesson plans are posted by 8:00 am Monday morning.
You will receive feedback from your formative assessment within 5 days. You will receive your summative assessment after your formative assessment. An email will be sent asking you to schedule a day and time to discuss your summative assessment.
All summative assessments have to be completed by May 15th and all summative conferences have to be completed by May 27th.
If you have any questions, please let Ms. Alexander or Ms. Pitchford know.
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WEEBLY
ACCOUNTS
Grades
k-5 now have one grade-level Weebly account to share. Each account can create
up to 10 separate websites and has 40 student accounts that can be shared to
create student websites and projects. Please use the information below to login
and begin exploring. Brian is here is guide you, and has lots of experience
with Weebly. Please do not change the associated email address or password
since many people will need access to these accounts.
Username,
Password
LassiterGrade5,
Highp*int
JannauschGrade4, Highp*int
CollinsGrade3, Highp*int
RhoadesGrade2, Highp*int
PereiraGrade1, Highp*int
WrightGradeK, Highp*int
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Lunch Is On Us!!!!
Please join us in the cafeteria for BARBERITOS at 11:30 this THURSDAY for a luncheon sponsored by your admin team!!!
Please join us in the cafeteria for BARBERITOS at 11:30 this THURSDAY for a luncheon sponsored by your admin team!!!
We will have salad, a taco bar, rice and beans, and chips/salsa!!! Please join us!!!
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TASTE OF COSTCO
COSTCO
will be at HPES on Tuesday, March 8th after school. Please stop by between
1:30pm- 3:30pm outside the Media Center to speak to Costco about obtaining a
membership. They will have refreshments/samples and membership incentives.
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Signing In and Out
According to our staff handbook, every employee is required to sign in and out each day using the computer system.
We are pulling reports each month to monitor attendance and tardies which is a part of our CCRPI score. There are many staff members who are not consistently signing in or out each day. Also, please make sure you are signing in prior to reporting to your duty/classroom.
We are double checking our computers to make sure they are working however, there will be a clipboard with a sign-in sheet beside the computer in order to sign in and out if the system is down.
We appreciate everyone for adhering to this expectation.
************MATH CORNER***********
******VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE*******
Subitizing
Games: Assessing Preschoolers’ Number Understanding (from NCTM)
Beth L. MacDonald and Jessica F. Shumway
By third grade, students capable of conceptual subitizing
have more comprehensive computational strategies than peers unable to
conceptually subitize (Starkey and McCandliss 2014). All the nitty gritty
about subitizing with kids and why it’s worth the investment.
Go to the G: Drive for four subitizing games to play with
your kids!
G:\Math Coach Folder
LONG\Subitizing
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Interactive
bulletin boards
Jill Van Hof
Attractive bulletin boards enhance the classroom
environment; moreover, those designed for learning tasks can also effectively
promote problem solving and consolidate learning. Boards are easily adapted to
levels of ability, grade, and complexity; they offer students real-world
connections and engaging ways to interact with peers and with math concepts.
Learning Logs for Making Cents Bulletin Board
G:\Math Coach Folder LONG\NCTM
Teaching Resources
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STEM
Explorations
Goldilocks an engineer?
Lukas J. Hefty
The engineering design challenge described in this article
is part of a broader unit of study developed around the story Goldilocks and
the Three Bears.
Activities and STEM challenges grow out of multiple
read-aloud texts noted in the article.
******VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE*******
Mrs. Taylor's class is using Office 365 in meaningful ways.
They use the collaboration of OneNote to share work, work together and complete
assignments. They also are using SWAY in Office 365 to create
presentations that show their learning!
*******WRITERS' GALLERY**********
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Todd's class this week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Pereira's class the following week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Pereira's class the following week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, March 7th
8:00 - Oratorical Competition for 4th and 5th graders
8:00 - Oratorical Competition for 4th and 5th graders
Tuesday, March 8th
1st Grade In-House Field Trip
1:30 - Taste of Costco located outside the media center
2:50 - New Kids on the Block
2:50 - Paraprofessional PLC
PLCs with Hess
Student of the Week Certificate
1:30 - Taste of Costco located outside the media center
2:50 - New Kids on the Block
2:50 - Paraprofessional PLC
Wednesday, March 9th
5th Grade Field TripPLCs with Hess
Student of the Week Certificate
Thursday, March 10th
Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL
9:30 am - Gail Dean Community Meeting in Media Center
IB Unit Writing - 7:30-11:30
11:30 am - Staff Luncheon Sponsored by Admin
9:30 am - Gail Dean Community Meeting in Media Center
IB Unit Writing - 7:30-11:30
11:30 am - Staff Luncheon Sponsored by Admin
Friday, March 11th
FC Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL
IB Unit Writing - 7:30-11:30
FC Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL
IB Unit Writing - 7:30-11:30
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy birthday to Beth Owens on the 7th! We hope you have an amazing birthday!!!
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