High Point News
Week of: April 11th, 2016
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Ice Cream Treat
Welcome back from Spring Break!!! The admin team wants to welcome you back from spring break and kick off testing tomorrow by serving you ice cream!!!!
Please join the administrative team beginning at 2:30 outside in the media center breezeway for ice cream!! We will have flavors such as Mint Cookies and Cream, Key Lime Pie, Salted Caramel, Peach, and more!!!!!
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Welcome back from Spring Break!!! The admin team wants to welcome you back from spring break and kick off testing tomorrow by serving you ice cream!!!!
Please join the administrative team beginning at 2:30 outside in the media center breezeway for ice cream!! We will have flavors such as Mint Cookies and Cream, Key Lime Pie, Salted Caramel, Peach, and more!!!!!
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Congratulations!!!
Congratulations to Lindsey O'Daniels and her husband Jason who will be expecting their first child this October!!! We are so happy for her and her husband!!!
GA Milestones
The schedule for GA Milestones will be the following:
Tuesday - ELA Section 1 and 2
Wednesday - ELA Section 1 and 2
Thursday - ELA Section 3
Friday - ELA Section 3
Monday - Math Section 1 and 2
Tuesday - Math Section 1 and 2
Wednesday - Make Up Testing
Thursday - Science Section 1 and 2
Friday - Science Section 1 and 2
Monday - Social Studies Section 1 and 2
Tuesday - Social Studies Section 1 and 2
Wednesday - Make Up
Please remember we will be testing throughout the building and throughout the entire day. An announcement will be made on the first day to begin testing. An announcement will be made each day after the first testing block is complete so that classes will know when to have recess. Please do not take classes outside until the announcement has been made. While classes are allowed outside after the morning testing block, please be cognizant that testing will continue throughout the building.
If you have any questions pertaining to testing, please see Ms. Alexander.
Tuesday - ELA Section 1 and 2
Wednesday - ELA Section 1 and 2
Thursday - ELA Section 3
Friday - ELA Section 3
Monday - Math Section 1 and 2
Tuesday - Math Section 1 and 2
Wednesday - Make Up Testing
Thursday - Science Section 1 and 2
Friday - Science Section 1 and 2
Monday - Social Studies Section 1 and 2
Tuesday - Social Studies Section 1 and 2
Wednesday - Make Up
Please remember we will be testing throughout the building and throughout the entire day. An announcement will be made on the first day to begin testing. An announcement will be made each day after the first testing block is complete so that classes will know when to have recess. Please do not take classes outside until the announcement has been made. While classes are allowed outside after the morning testing block, please be cognizant that testing will continue throughout the building.
If you have any questions pertaining to testing, please see Ms. Alexander.
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SST Meetings during Ga
Milestone Testing
Starting Monday April 11th-Tuesday
April 26th, all SST meetings will be held in the conference room.
If you are unable to attend an SST meeting , please email Radford
information about that student.
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Attendance and Tardy Initiative
High Point Elementary will be implementing a
school-wide attendance initiative. The program is a school wide initiative to
promote students on-time arrival, daily attendance and readiness to learn. The
goal is to decrease the tardy rate and unexcused absences.
Absenteeism and tardiness can have a direct
effect on a child’s school performance. As you know, students that are absent from school miss important instruction and
academic work.
We
will be raffling off a kindle fire (1 per grade level) for all students without
any UNEXCUSED ABSENCES or TARDIES.
We will also have a grade level party for the
grade with the best Attendance Record.
The initiative for both events will start April 11th and will end May 19th.
Questions or concerns, please see Vaneisa Hutchins.
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Progress Monitoring Cut-off
Progress Monitoring Cut-off
Progress monitoring for all T2 and T3 students will end for the year when the spring STAR Screening begins (April 28). This will serve as the last data point needed for the year. You may choose to continue collecting data, but all STAR Screening tools will not be available for the rest of the year once we begin screening on April 28. If you have questions, please reach out to Brian.
Fountas and Pinnell
Fountas and
Pinnell data will be due at your May collegial planning day. Please plan
accordingly.
PBIS
Thank you to everyone who filled out a Buddy Brag for the month of March!!!! New buddy brags will be in your box this week!!! Keep up the good work recognizing your colleagues!!!
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What I've been thinking about...
What I've been thinking about...
The 10 stages of monitoring a standardized test that every teacher goes through...... Hope it gives you a good laugh.
******VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE******
In 1st
grade, students are working on their sight words with their sight word buddies.
The teachers have identified students in their classes that have already
exceeded the grade level sight word goal. These students are working with a
buddy every morning with those that have not met their goal or need some extra
practice since most of them don’t have the parental support at home.
*Peer
tutoring at its finest ! Way to go 1st grade!*
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Woods' class this week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Sexton's class next week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Sexton's class next week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, April 11th
9:30 - Prospective Parent Tour
2:30 - Ice Cream Social for ALL Staff!!
9:30 - Prospective Parent Tour
2:30 - Ice Cream Social for ALL Staff!!
Tuesday, April 12th
GA Milestones Testing Begins
2:50 - New Kids on the Block Meeting
2:50 - New Kids on the Block Meeting
Wednesday, April 13th
Thursday, April 14th
2:50 - PLCs
Friday, April 15th
Student of the Week Certificate
Student of the Week Certificate
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
Happy belated birthday to Jessica Mendes-Miralles on the 7th!
And happy birthday to Rebecca Neumann TODAY and Cailin Freemyer on the 12th!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!
And happy birthday to Rebecca Neumann TODAY and Cailin Freemyer on the 12th!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!
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